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Next Biorock workshop will take place in Gili Trawangan in November 2012.
For much information, please contact us at
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Biorock workshops are organized by the Gili Eco Trust, the Global Coral Reef Alliance, the Biorock Thaïland and the Marine Foundation, thanks to the contribution of hotels, restaurants, dive shops and inhabitants of Gili islands.
During the workshops, participants learn about what is coral, the threats that touch it and solutions used around the world to fight them.
Thomas J. Goreau, president of the Global Coral Reef Alliance and co-inventor of Biorock technology, teaches them its knowledge about coral and the Biorock solution.
Theory is followed by pratice of the Biorock method, from construction of the structure to its installation in the depths of the sea. Practice ends up with a dive session to collect corals and attach them to the Biorock structure and another dive session to observe how to maintain such a structure in long term.
Construction of a Biorock structure
At the end of the workshop, every participant will be able to reproduce the whole Biorock technology and to install new Biorock structures in other damaged reefs around the world.
To PADI dive instructors: after the workshop, you just have to send a certificate and documentary evidence to PADI to be certified as a Biorock specialist, which is a real plus on your résumé!
The participants to the Biorock workshop of 2010
PARTICIPATION FEES TO THE BIOROCK WORKSHOP (November 2010)
PADI professionals: US$ 550
Divers: US$ 550
Non-divers: US$400
Students (divers): US$ 350
Students (non-divers): US$200
Entreprises / Institutions: US$1500
Participation fees to the workshop comprise: certificate, materials and ustensils needed for the workshop, educational materials, meals, T-shirt, etc...
Workshop participants can benefit from a special price of 900,000rp for round-trip ticket Bali-Gili-Bali in boat with Gili Cat and Blue Water Express companies.
INSTALLATION FEES OF A BIOROCK STRUCTURE FOR SPONSORS (November 2010)
To sponsor the workshop and get a Biorock structure in front of your business, prices are:
- extension of a Biorock stucture: US$1,200
- Construction and installation of a new Biorock structure: US$1,700
- Construction and installation of an anti-erosion Biorock structure: US$2,200
This includes construction and installation of the Biorock structure, cost of materials and cables, and instruction of necessary knowledge to maintain the structure.
2 persons per sponsor can participate to the workshop at the students’ fees.
Moreover the sponsor’s logo will be included in every publications and promotions about the workshop.
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
If you plan to stay less than a month in Indonesia, you won’t need to obtain a visa before you come. You will just have to pay US$30 for a tourism visa once you arrive in the country.
To come to Gili Trawangan, you need to landed in Bali or Lombok and to take the boat to Gili Trawangan. If you come from Bali, do not hesitate to benefit from the special price with Gili Cat and Blue Water Express.
About the accommodation, you can reserve it in advance but in November the island is calm and it is easy to find an accommodation once you are here. There is a big choice of rooms, bungalows and villas on Gili Trawangan which are more or less luxurious, from US$10 to US$100 per night.
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