INTERNATIONAL MARINE CONFERENCE GIVES CITY ECONOMIC BOOST
Date Published: 22-Mar-2012
500 marine mammal biologists from all over the world are to converge in the city this Saturday [Mar 24] for a major conference.
The five day event is hosted by GMIT and the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group.
It involves a two day workshop at the GMIT Dublin Road campus, followed by a three day conference in the Galway Bay Hotel in Salthill.
The event will feature over 70 presentations and will be formally opened by Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Jimmy Deenihan.