Foundation's Activities:
February 2004 To Dec 2008

	Seminar on “Is India’s Marine Environment in Peril?”, at Pune.
	Lecture by Captain MK Barritt, FNI, Royal Navy, Special Advisor to the Head Of International Relations, UK Hydrographic Office On “Can You Trust Your Charts?”.
	Maritime Media Workshop. Blue Diamond Taj Hotel.
	International Coastal Cleanup (2004) All Over India, coordinated by IMF.
	Dinner on Occasion of visit by Commander AF King, RIN (Retd.)
	SIMA’S Annual Exhibition in Empress Garden- 2004
	Talk by Admiral L Ramdas, former Chief of Naval Staff, on ‘Dismantling Prejudice; the Journey to a People based Peace Strategy in India-Pak Relations’ followed by Dinner.11th Anniversary of IMF (2004).
	Wreath laying in tribute to Tsunami victims at Seafarers Memorial, Pune.
	Seminar on ‘Global Warming And Climate Change- How is India Responding?’- March 2005.
	Underwater Cleanup in Goa by Barracuda Diving Centre, Goa.
	International Coastal Cleanup (2005), all over India, coordinated by IMF.
	SIMA’s Annual Exhibition of Seascapes in Empress Garden- 2005.
	Lecture by Prof.Geoffrey Till, Dean of Academics, Joint Services Command and Staff College, Shrivenham, UK, on ‘Naval Transformation in the 21st Century’.
	Talk by Vice Admiral Madanjit Singh Flag Officer Commanding Western Naval Command on “Carrier Operations in the Indian Navy”, followed by Dinner. 12h Anniversary of IMF (2005)
	Seminar on ‘ISPS Code – How is it Working?’- March 2006.
	International Coastal Cleanup (2006), coordinated in India.
	SIMA’s Annual Exhibition of Seascapes in Empress Garden- 2006.
	Talk by Vice Admiral SKK Krishnan, Chairman and Managing Director, Mazagon Dock Ltd, Mumbai on “The Future of Warship Building in India”, followed by Dinner. 13th Anniversary of IMF(2006)
	Ocean Savers Lecture and workshops for schools and colleges held throughout the period.
	Faculty provided for post-graduate courses on ‘Oceans and Global Marine Environment’ at the Department of Defence and Strategic Studies, and the Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Pune.
	January 2007-“Marine Debris”, 100 books in Marathi Distributed in Mumbai. Marine Debris Action Group(MDAG) formed.
	Feb 2007- Seminar on “India’s EEZ and Continental Shelf- its exploitation and conservation. Chief Guest Vice Admiral SS Byce, POCINC,WNC.
	September 2007- International Coastal Cleanup Conducted.
	October 2007- All India Naval Symphonic Concert, Balgandarva, Pune.
	12th November 2007- Captain Nicholas Cooper, President Nautical Institute (UK), Visited Pune.
	18th November 2007-     IMF’s 14th Anniversary and Dinner, Chief Guest- Adm Sureesh Mehta CNS, Lecture- “India’s Maritime Strategic Outlook And Naval Transformation”.
	24/25 November - SIMA Annual Exhibition of Seascapes in Empress Garden. Chief Guest, Mr Ravi Chopra, MD Piaggio Vehicles Ltd.
	13th February 2008- Seminar on “ Global Warming and Climate Change- Does India Have An Effective Roadmap for Adaptation and Mitigation?”.
	Feb/March 2008- 100 books each of “Marine Debris” in Kannada and Gujarati distributed to fishermen at Mangalore and Porbandar/Diu respectively.
	June 2008- Festival Of Environment Films NFAI, Pune. Jointly with Rotary, Max Muellar Bhavan & SIMA. SIMA artists donated 6 paintings for Raffle.
	July 2008 - Seminar on "Indian Navy Submarines and Underwater Warfare", Southern Command Auditorium Pune
	Sept 2008 - International Coastal Cleanup in India. 6808 volunteers took part. Collected 10728 kgs of Marine Debris in 1861 bags, Covering 82.0 kms.
	Oct 2008 - Dedicated new Seamen's War Memorial in Bund Garden, Pune.
	Nov 2008 - Junior SIMA Exhibition of Seascapes and Painting competition at Empress Garden , Pune.
	04th Feb 2009- Seminar on "Ports, Infrastructure and Management."at Central Park Hotel,Pune
	14th May 2009-Seminar on "Underwater Technology"
	April 2009- Seminar On " US Navy : Global Interest Demand Global Presence By Captian Edward Lundquist US Navy (Retd)
	22nd July 2009- Seminar on "India's Ship Building Industry" at Southern Command Auditorium"