The Minister for Environment Protection, Heritage and the Arts and the Minister for Foreign Affairs announced that Hobart will host the 35th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) in 2012. The ATCM is an annual meeting which provides Antarctic Treaty countries the opportunity to exchange information relating to Antarctica and formulate recommendations to Governments on ways to further the objectives of the Antarctic Treaty. During the two-week meeting approximately 300 representatives from the 47 Antarctic Treaty nations and several organisations with an Antarctic focus will hold discussions on a range of Antarctic issues. Read More