OCEANEXT 2024 - Working together to meet the challenges 

!NEW ! Early-bird registrations are open until 7 may ! 

Plenary lectures: Philippe Blondel (University of Bath, UK) and by Werner Krauss (University of Bremen, Germany).

Welcome to Nantes / France !

The inspiring and innovative city of the Dukes of Brittany between Loire vineyards and the Atlantic coast

Following the success of the 2016 and 2019 editions, the Institut Universitaire Mer et Littoral of Nantes University (IUML) and its laboratories are delighted to announce that the third edition of OCEANEXT will be held from June 12 to 14, 2024 in Nantes at the Halle 6 Ouest.at the Halle 6 Ouest. For this edition, the general theme will be "Meeting the challenges of maritime and coastal socio-ecosystems together".

This multidisciplinary international conference, initiated in 2016 by the COSELMAR program, aims to bring together renowned international scientists and encourage an interdisciplinary look at the issues addressed.

The seminar is divided into two parts:

• Scientific conferences on June 12 & 13,
• Policy Day on June 14, a free day with independent registration, hosted by the Pays de la Loire region.

Justine Dumay, Sophie Pardo and Marc Robin will be delighted to steer this edition.

Themes & sessions :

Understanding the past and representations of the sea

S.1 Maritime archeology

S.2 Imaginaries of the sea

Global changes

S.5 Nature-based solutions to climate change

S.6 Exposome, health and biodiversity

S.7 Decarbonizing maritime transport

How to cope with changes ?

S.8 Threats and cybersecurity in the maritime sector: technological and human issues

S.9 Environmental integration of marine renewable energies

S.11 Sharing maritime space

S.12 Ship flags: challenges, drifts and prospects for sustainable ocean governance

S.13 Maritime work/maritime profession: Configurations and reconfigurations

S.15 Public engagement in science and participatory science

Tomorrow’s innovations

S.16 Microalgae: from biodiversity and ecological services to biotechnologies and innovation

S.18 Underwater acoustics: noise and communication

Policy Day : Coastline and Sea in 2100 - June 14, 2024

The policy day will be organised around three panel discussions and hosted by the Regional Coucil of Pays de la Loire.

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