Breakfast with Biologists is a morning lecture series where guests dine on breakfast fare by Wolfgang Puck Catering in Georgia Aquarium's Oceans Ballroom while our biologists tell you about everything aquatic, from working with our animals at the Aquarium and in the field to the problems facing marine life today.

Time: 8:30 - 10 a.m.
Cost: Member - $20; Non-Member - $30
Includes: Complimentary breakfast and Aquarium admission.

Science on Tap, presented by Heineken, is an evening lecture series where guests are invited to enjoy Heineken, hors d'oeuvres and beverages in Georgia Aquarium's Oceans Ballroom while hearing first-hand accounts of interesting experiences with marine life and the oceans around us.

Time: 6:30 - 8: 30 p.m.
Cost: Member - $25: Buy Now
Non-Member - $35: Buy Now
Includes: Complimentary beer, wine, soft drinks and light hors d'oeuvres.

AUGUST

Science on Tap: Coral Catastrophe 2000 and a Decade Later
Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010 from 6:30 - 8 p.m.
Speaker: Dr. Bruce Carlson, Senior Scientist and Marj Awai, Biologist
Coral reefs around the world have changed considerably in recent years. Using photographs and data collected over nearly 40 years, Bruce and Marj will present a story about how reefs in the Pacific have changed and some of the causes. They will also discuss coral culture techniques they helped pioneer in the 1970's that helped make possible the development of the large Pacific Barrier Reef Exhibit at Georgia Aquarium. Exhibits like this one may be increasingly important for conservation in future years as corals disappear in more and more areas of the world.

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SEPTEMBER

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Science on Tap: South African Health Assessment Project
Wednesday, Sept. 8 from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Speaker: Venessa Strauss, CEO of SANCCOB
Join us for a lecture covering African penguin conservation issues in South Africa and the amazing support of the Georgia Aquarium with the Health Survey. The Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) is the leading seabird center in South Africa. Since its inception 42 years ago, SANCCOB has been involved in responding to every major oil spill in Southern Africa and is internationally recognized as a leader in emergency response involving oiled birds. In 2000, when the MTV Treasure vessel sank off the South African coast, resulting in the worst global disaster involving seabirds, SANCCOB spearheaded a massive clean-up operation involving 20,000 oiled African penguins and achieved impressive rehabilitation results.

Since African penguins have recently been reclassified as endangered on the IUCN Red Data List, the work which SANCCOB does to save these vulnerable seabirds is more critical than ever. SANCCOB's work to rescue, rehabilitate and release oiled, ill, injured and orphaned seabirds continues 365 days of the year, and in a non-spill year, more than 2,000 seabirds are rehabilitated at the center. In the past, SANCCOB's work was mainly reactive. In recent years, the focus of the organization has shifted to encompass a more pro-active approach. It has refined its oil-spill preparedness planning, and together with its partners, is involved in key research projects. It has expanded the existing environmental education progams and training services and understands the urgency to build human capactiy in the environmental sector in Africa. Its voice is recognized and respected in advocacy debates.

SANCCOB has a number of conservation-minded local and international partners, and together with them, is working ceaselessly to save African penguins and other vulnerable seabirds endemic to the South African coast line from extinction.

Georgia Aquarium joined forces with SANCCOB in 2009, and its support has enabled the benchmark Health Survey to be launched.

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SEPTEMBER

Breakfast with Biologists: Georgia Aquarium, the Art and Science of Collecting
Saturday, Sept. 18, 2010 from 8:30 - 10 a.m.
Speaker: Kevin Curlee, Quarantine and Acquisitions Manager
Learn about what it takes to build, keep and diversify the world's largest Aquarium collection.

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OCTOBER

Science on Tap: Book Release and Signing for Moral Ground
Wednesday, Oct. 6, from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Do we have a moral obligation to leave future generations a planet as rich in possibilities as our own? This is the question more than 80 spiritual and moral leaders from around the world answer in the new book, Moral Ground: Ethical Action for a Planet in Peril. What if we could find a way to agree on the issues of climate change, global warming and environmental degradation? We invite you to join the editors of Moral Ground in an evening of inspiration and unity as they discuss our obligations to the planet.

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Science on Tap: Home for Hawksbill Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010 from 6:30 - 9 p.m.
Speaker: Dr. Bruce Carlson, Georgia Aquarium Science Officer
Join Dr. Bruce Carlson, Science Officer, as we explore the Solomon Islands. This exciting Science on Tap will include a viewing of "Home for Hawksbill," a documentary showcasing the conservation efforts of three rival tribes in the Solomon Islands to save the Hawksbill from extinction. After the viewing, join Dr. Carlson and a special guest from The Nature Conservancy as we discuss Georgia Aquarium's coral conservation efforts in the Solomon Islands.

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