Call for proposals opend: 30 September 2015
Call for proposals closed: 21 November 2015
Decisions on proposals: mid-December 2015*

Call for abstracts opens: 5 January 2016
Call for abstracts closes: 7 March 2016*
Decisions on abstracts: end of March 2016*

Early bird registration starts: 15 March 2016*
Deadline for early bird registration: 24 April 2016
Start of regular registration: 25 April 2016
Deadline for regular registration: 30 June 2016
Start of late registration: 1 July 2016

Call for late-breaking news and abstracts: 9-30 May 2016*

Pre-Congress workshops and activities: 28-29 July 2016

4th International Marine Conservation Congress: 30 July - 3 August 2016
IMCC4 presents OceansOnline: 4 August 2016

Post-Congress workshops and activities: 4-6 August 2016

*Dates are approximate and subject to change

Source        http://conbio.org/mini-sites/imcc-2016