ABSTRACT:

The Fifth Annual Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC5) will be held in Vancouver from February 2 to February 9th, 2023. The intent of this session is to share highlights from the event along with key messages on outcomes. Parks Canada hopes to gather anecdotes and stories from a variety of participants both Canadian and International and share them with eSummit participants who were not able to attend IMPAC5 to give them a bit of a behind the scenes look at the event and what was presented in advance of any formal proceedings. We hope to use a variety of multimedia including video and audio clips, images and live presenter to share stories of their experiences and what they learned at IMPAC5 and want others to know.