The Queensland Coastal Conference 2009 will be the second State coastal conference to be held in Queensland and will provide an ideal opportunity for coastal planners and managers, social planners, community groups, engineers, scholars, the tourism and recreation industry and the development industry to share ideas and workshop solutions to assist in maintaining the values of Queensland's coastal landscapes. The theme "Waves of Change" aims to reflect the need for the immediacy of coastal issues to be recognised and addressed in a new way to avoid past mistakes and work towards a sustainable future. If you are passionate about Queensland's coastline and want to make a difference by sharing your experiences and knowledge with others then we encourage you to submit an abstract. The deadline for submitting abstracts is Wednesday 3 September 2008.