Oceans: a common good An open conference about Marine Biology Cologno Monzese (Mi) - Sunday 18th October - Time: 11.30 and 16.30 On Sunday 18th October, in the central square of Cologno Monzese (Piazza Castello), it took place the first Conference about Marine Biology by Gianluca Pomati (photografer and Scuba Diving instructor) and Sara Agnoletti (Biologist) .The conference was held as a part of the PADI Project Aware.The conference, based on the preservation of the Oceans, was the occasion to announce the first course of marine biology which will be held in Cologno Monzese, with the supervision of Dr. Danilo Rezzolla and the participation - in addition of Gianluca and Sara - also of Mr. Dimitri Bartani, expert in physics of Bicocca University.At the end of the course - which will be carried out in 4 lessons during the month of November - it will be held an open and overall conference by Dr. Rezzolla.This final conference will probably take place in a town council hall or in the Cinetheatre of Cologno Monzese. The cooperation with the municipal representantives will enable us, in the first months of 2010, to hold a turn of meetings in the local schools, with the aim to incline young people to marine biology and to the preservation of the Environment in general. On Sunday 18th October both conferences (at 11.30 and 16.30) had been joined by at least 300 people, who demonstrated their interest making many questions to the speakers in order to clarify their doubts. The conferences were spaced out with the demonstration of the dressing up of a Scuba Diver of Bucanieri Sub Club. The main part of the conference focused on the current state and the preservation of the coral reefs and on the implementation of a sensible behaviour in buying souvenirs of animal origin. To this purpose, it was delivered to all the audience a leaflet by PADI Project Aware about the preservation and the safeguard of the Sea. The event made a good success and a great continuation, as shown from the attached photos.