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its scenery is breathtaking;
its wine spellbinding; and most important, its people
are friendly and cosmopolitan
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The
Comite Maritime International 2006
Colloquium is now part of history!
The feedback
was outstanding and the event was thoroughly valued
by all attendees and their accompanying persons.
All in all 238 delegates and 83 accompanying persons
took part in the event. In an attempt to rekindle
the memories of the event, a selection of photographs
and the Local Organising Committee Chairperson's
unofficial colloquium wrap up is now available.
Some of the papers and presentations given at the
Colloquium are also available and can be found
on the Colloquium Documentation page.
>>Download
PowerPoint: Colloquium
Wrap Up
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The South
African Maritime Law Association and the Comité
Maritime International are pleased to invite you to
attend the first event the CMI has yet convened on
the African continent. From 12th to 15th February 2006
SA MLA will be hosting a CMI Colloquium in Cape Town.
The invitation is an open one - we welcome any delegate
who has an interest in maritime law.
 The
CMI, now in its second century of promoting the development
and harmonisation of maritime laws, convenes a full
international conference every three to four years.
It has found that in the intervening years there are
often pressing and interesting issues that could benefit
from international debate. From time to time, and regularly
for the past decade, the CMI has thus convened a colloquium
for one of the years between full conferences.
The most recent colloquia were held in Toledo and
Bordeaux, and attracted between 200 and 300 delegates
from all over the world. The gatherings of kindred maritime
spirits has on both these last occasions sparked great
debate on topical issues such as the continuing development
of a new regime for the carriage of goods by sea, general
average, marine insurance review and reform, the liability
of classification societies, piracy and today’s
most pressing topics - maritime safety and security
and the legal situation relating to damaged and distressed
ships. 
As the colloquia are run more informally than the conferences,
much of the debate takes place at workshops conducted
with panelists who are international specialist in their
fields. There is ample opportunity for audience participation
- vital for the success of the colloquium.
The SA MLA submitted a bid for Cape Town as the venue
for the 2006 colloquium because it is one of the world’s
most beautiful and bountiful cities. Its climate (especially
in February) is Mediterranean; its new conference facilities
are up with the best in the world; its communications
infrastructure is without equal in Africa; its scenery
is breathtaking; its wine, spellbinding; and most important,
its people are friendly and cosmopolitan - yet retain
the warmth that is Africa.
South Africa is proud to host the Comité Maritime
International. It does so on behalf of all African members
of the CMI. We hope to welcome, especially, our ‘brothers(and
sisters)-in-law’ from Africa.
See you in Cape Town, February 2006!
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