| Since its initiation in 1993, MEDCOAST has carried out activities in three directions: | ||||||||||||
| 1. | Organization of international scientific meetings (conferences, workshops) | |||||||||||
| 2. | International training programs. | |||||||||||
| 3. | International collaborated research. | |||||||||||
| The range of MEDCOAST activities is presently being expanded by: | ||||||||||||
| 1. | Publishing the MEDCOAST Newsletter biannually; | |||||||||||
| 2. | Developing the International Graduate Program at Middle East Technical University on Coastal Management in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea; | |||||||||||
| 3. | Operating as the regional data and information management center on coastal and sea management issues of the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. International events organized by MEDCOAST. | |||||||||||
| MEDCOAST has already organized: | ||||||||||||
| Eleven major international conferences; | ||||||||||||
| > | MEDCOAST 93, 2-5 November 1993, Antalya, Turkey | |||||||||||
| > | MEDCOAST 95, 24-27 October 1995, Tarragona, Spain | |||||||||||
| > | MEDCOAST 97, 11-14 November 1997, Qawra, Malta | |||||||||||
| > | MEDCOAST 99, 9-13 November 1999, Antalya, Turkey | |||||||||||
| > | MEDCOAST 01, 23-27 October 2001, Hammamet, Tunisia | |||||||||||
| > | MEDCOAST 03, 7-11 October 2003, Ravenna, Italy | |||||||||||
| > | MEDCOAST 05, 25 - 29 October 2005, Kusadasi, Turkey | |||||||||||
| > | MEDCOAST 07, 13 - 17 November 2007, Alexandria, Egypt | |||||||||||
| > | MEDCOAST 09, 10 - 14 November 2009, Sochi, Russia | |||||||||||
| > | MEDCOAST 11, 25 - 29 October 2011, Rhodes, Greece | |||||||||||
| > | Wind and Wave Climate of the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, 27-30 March 1999, Antalya, Turkey | |||||||||||
| Three international workshops; | ||||||||||||
| > | International Workshop on the State-of-the-Art of ICM in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, (MED & Black Sea ICZM 96), 2-5 November 1996, Sarigerme, Turkey | |||||||||||
| > | Applications of Remote Sensing to the Management of River Catchment Areas and their Coastal Margins in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, 10-12 April 2000, Ispra, Italy | |||||||||||
| > | International Workshop on Beaches of the Mediterranean and the Black Sea: Dynamics, Regeneration, Ecology & Management, 24-27 October 2002, Kusadasi, Turkey | |||||||||||
| Nine Training Programs on the topic of Coastal Zone Management in the Mediterranean & the Black Sea; | ||||||||||||
| > | MEDCOAST Institute 94, 22 August - 14 September 1994, Ankara / Bodrum Peninsula Turkey. | |||||||||||
| > | MEDCOAST Institute 95, 28 August - 15 September 1995, Ankara, Marmaris, Cappadocia - Turkey. | |||||||||||
| > | MEDCOAST Institute 96, 27 August - 13 September 1996, Ankara, Marmaris, Cappadocia - Turkey. | |||||||||||
| > | MEDCOAST Institute 98, 25 August - 11 September 1998, Ankara, Marmaris, Cappadocia - Turkey. | |||||||||||
| > | MEDCOAST Institute 99, 24 August - 10 September 1999, Ankara, Marmaris, Cappadocia - Turkey. | |||||||||||
| > | MEDCOAST Institute 02, 3 - 17 September 2002, Dalyan, Aegean coast - Turkey | |||||||||||
| > | MEDCOAST Institute 04, 31 August - 14 September 2004, Dalyan, Aegean coast - Turkey | |||||||||||
| > | MEDCOAST Institute 10, 14 - 30 September 2010, Dalyan, Aegean coast - Turkey | |||||||||||
| > | MEDCOAST Institute 12, 25 September - 11 October 2012, Dalyan, Aegean coast - Turkey | |||||||||||
| Six Training Programs on the topic of Beach Management; | ||||||||||||
| > | The First International Workshop/Training Program on Beach Management in the Mediterranean & the Black Sea, 7-12 April, 1995, Erice, Italy. | |||||||||||
| > | The Second International Training Program on Beach Management in the Mediterranean & the Black Sea,11-17 May, 1996, Gozo, Malta. | |||||||||||
| > | The Third International Training Program on Beach Management in the Black Sea, 4-6 July, 1997, Varna, Bulgaria. | |||||||||||
| > | The Fourth International Training Program on Beach Management in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, 13-17 July, 1999, Valetta, Malta | |||||||||||
| > | The Fifth International Training Program on Beach Management in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, 27 June - 2 July 2000, Mamaia, Constanza, Romania | |||||||||||
| > | The Sixth International Training Workshop on Beach Management in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, 9-15 June 2003, Kusadasi, Turkey | |||||||||||
| A Short-course on the topic of Coastal Zone Management; | ||||||||||||
| Coastal Zone Management in the Mediterranean & the Black Sea, 22-23 October 1995, Tarragona, Spain. | ||||||||||||
