Marina World July August 2023
The magazine for the marina industry
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WORLD NEWS<br />
Early registration for<br />
<strong>Marina</strong>s24<br />
AUSTRALIA: The <strong>Marina</strong> Industries Association (MIA) has opened registration<br />
for <strong>Marina</strong>s24, the international conference and trade exhibition to be held<br />
at the Royal International Convention Centre (RICC), Brisbane 27th-28th May<br />
2024.<br />
MIA president, Andrew Chapman,<br />
commented on the decision to open<br />
registration one year ahead: “Following<br />
the success of <strong>Marina</strong>s22, and the<br />
continued growth of the event in<br />
recent times, particularly the exhibition<br />
component, we want to ensure we<br />
provide delegates as much time as<br />
possible to confidently plan their<br />
attendance.”<br />
Mike Harvey, <strong>Marina</strong>s24 conference<br />
chair, believes that <strong>Marina</strong>s24 will be<br />
the biggest and best yet. “The RICC will<br />
allow us to attract a greater number of<br />
exhibitors and allow those businesses<br />
more room to showcase their products<br />
and services, while still providing the<br />
intimacy our delegates prefer by having<br />
the sole use of the venue,” he said.<br />
www.marinas-24.com<br />
How sustainable<br />
is your marina?<br />
• What is sustainability?<br />
• How can marinas make a positive contribution to the<br />
environment?<br />
• What is smart destination integration?<br />
The Introduction to Sustainability<br />
in <strong>Marina</strong>s (Second Edition) offers<br />
a narrative approach to some of the<br />
ways in which sustainability applies<br />
to marinas. Starting at inception,<br />
with ecological and social design<br />
considerations, and completing the<br />
circle by learning to protect local<br />
biodiversity and encouraging citizen<br />
science, the guide serves as a useful<br />
resource for marina managers and<br />
their teams.<br />
Bringing together sustainability<br />
experts, scientists, engineers,<br />
researchers and designers from across<br />
the recreational maritime industry, this<br />
updated anthology demonstrates true<br />
collaboration.<br />
New articles include orientation<br />
on how marinas can make a positive<br />
contribution to the SDGs, sustainable<br />
design principles, and different<br />
options for marinas seeking to obtain<br />
recognition for their commitment<br />
to responsible environmental<br />
management. There are helpful pointers<br />
to how to improve equity, inclusion and<br />
diversity in marinas and an encouraging<br />
piece on the importance of building<br />
alliances within the industry.<br />
The publication explores how smart<br />
destination integration might work for<br />
marinas and how stops can be taken<br />
into the pioneering territory of how<br />
alternative propulsion infrastructure<br />
might look for a fleet seeking to<br />
reduce carbon emissions. An inspiring<br />
overview of work being carried out by<br />
the Blue Marine Foundation suggests<br />
ways in which marinas could interact<br />
with local conservation entities, and<br />
oceanographer Dr. Dominque Durand<br />
sets out examples of how marinas<br />
can engage more productively and<br />
respectfully with their local natural<br />
environment.<br />
The Guide can be downloaded free<br />
of charge at www.innovamarina.com<br />
NEXT<br />
GENERATION<br />
MARINAS.<br />
www.marinaworld.com – <strong>July</strong>/<strong>August</strong> <strong>2023</strong><br />
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