European Maritime Day (EMD) is the annual EU meeting point on maritime affairs and blue growth. It targets maritime professionals, entrepreneurs and ocean leaders. The event and exhibition will take place on 14-15 May 2020 at the City Hall in Cork, Ireland. This year the conference will herald in a new 'Blue Decade'.
The 1st EPIgenetics in MARine biology congress (EPIMAR) is being held 13-14 May, 2020 in Montpellier, France. This conference will explore the most up-to-date techniques and implications of epigenetics in marine biology, with a specific focus on the following key areas:
A conglomeration of Belgian institutions (including EuroMarine member organisations UGent, RBINS-ODN and ILVO) are hosting the 52nd Liège Colloquium on Ocean Dynamics in May 2020.
The Eurolag conference is a biennial symposium that aims to bring together scientists, managers and stakeholders to discuss new scientific findings and experiences on the knowledge and use of coastal lagoons, from cold-fresh-water Baltic lagoons to the warm-hyperhaline lagoons in the Mediterranean.
Gaston Berger University and the West African Networks on Biological Invasions of the French Institute of Research for sustainable Development (IRD) have announced an international conference: Invasive Species and Associated Socio-Environmental Issues, to be held 22-25 September 2020 in Saint-Louis, Senegal. This conference, the first of its type in West Africa, aims to:
The Ocean Sciences Meeting (OSM) for the ocean sciences and ocean-connected community will take place in February 2020 in San Diego (USA). the conference will gather the scientific community to raise awareness of the truly global dimension of the ocean, address environmental challenges, and set forth on a path towards a resilient planet.
The 13th biannual European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC) is being held in Naples, Italy from September 1st to the 6th. The EWTEC series has garnered international attendance and recognition as high-level technical and scientific conferences focused on the latest developments in ocean renewable energy while adhering to high standards of academic and industrial contributions.
The purpose of the “Human Health and Ocean Symposium” is to provide an update on the various risks human activities expose the oceans to, and the threats that those activities and the resulting ocean degradation pose to human health, but also to consider the various benefits that the Ocean can bring to the health and wellbeing of populations.
The 9th EUROLAG conference on coastal lagoons and transitional environments will be held in Venice (Italy) on 20-24 January 2020. The conference is devoted to science, research and management issues that are related to lagoons and transitional areas. The theme of the conference will be future vision and knowledge needs for coastal transitional environments.
For more information on the conference, and to submit abstracts and register, please visit the EUROLAG9 website below.
The working group Pelagic from the Centre for the Synthesis and Analysis of Biodiversity (CESAB) will hold a symposium in Montpellier on Friday the 29th of November 2019. During this symposium a groups of international researchers will present the new challenges associated with monitoring both wildlife and human activities in Protected Area using up to date technologies. The list of speakers will be available early September.