Agenda item 3.6.1

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• Agenda item 3.6.1
• ICRIForum and ICRI Newsletter
• (document ICRI GM Japan/Palau (1) 2005/3.6/1)
• ICRI General MeetingPalau, 2005

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What is the ICRIForum
The ICRIForum is a central gateway that organizes
coral reef information, and offers an interactive
space for its members. The ICRIForum is also the
official website of the International Coral Reef
Initiative (ICRI). www.icriforum.org
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Main features of the ICRIForum

• ICRI Secretariat web site (www.icriforum.org/secre
  tariat.html)
• Bulletin Board
• Kiosk
• Discussion Forum
• Calendar

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Work plan

• Re-design of the layout for the ICRI section
• Searchable database with all the ICRI documents
• Searchable database of ICRI focal points (Once
  finalized)
• Merging of the ICRIForum library to Reefbase
  (www.reefbase.org)

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Conclusion
The ICRI Forum continues to be well visited with
and increasing number of repeat users but there
are a number of facilities which are underused
(such as the discussion section).
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ICRI Newsletterwww.icriforum.org/newsletter.html

• ICRI News 5 was released in October 2005.
• Table of contents
• ICRI Secretariat News
• A special feature
• Country report
• Coral reef news / stories
• Upcoming events

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• The ICRI News 6 will be released in February
  2006. If you have any news items or articles you
  would like to see included, please send them to
  the ICRI Newsletter Editorial Team at
  newsletter_at_icriforum.org
• Encourage ICRI Members to provide information for
  the ICRI Newsletter
• Encourage ICRI Members to help distribute the
  newsletter

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Thank you and visit the www.icriforum.org