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title: "ACAP Secretariat participates in the Tasmanian Midwinter Festival"
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# ACAP Secretariat participates in the Tasmanian Midwinter Festival

 

ACAP’s Interim Secretariat is based in Hobart, Tasmania in Australia.  Every year Hobart celebrates the [southern midwinter](http://www.antarctic-tasmania.info/) (June 21) with two weeks of events (see [www.antarctic-tasmania.info](http://www.antarctic-tasmania.info/)).  This year ACAP  participated in one of the events on 22 June, entitled “Ice Cold Facts – Antarctic Science and Climate Change” when John Cooper, ACAP’s honorary Information Officer who is currently working at the Secretariat, delivered a public lecture entitled “Conservation of Southern Ocean Albatrosses and Petrels”.** **

In addition, ACAP’s Executive Secretary, Warren Papworth and John manned an ACAP display to increase awareness of the Agreement among visitors to the all-day event.  The event took place at the headquarters of another international organization based in Hobart: the [Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources](http://www.ccamlr.org/)([www.ccamlr.org](http://www.ccamlr.org/)).

  Information from the ACAP Information Officer; posted 20 June 2008, revised 23 June 2008