Second International Indian Ocean Expedition (IIOE-2) Steering Committee Meeting No. 9 (IIOE-2 SC9) during March 16 - 20, 2026

Participants are expected to fill in the (Online Google Form) on or before 31 January 2026 to facilitate appropriate planning and coordination.

The Integrated annual meetings of the Indian Ocean Global Ocean Observing System (IOGOOS) and its allied programs such as the Second International Indian Ocean Expedition (IIOE-2), Sustained Indian Ocean Bio-geochemical and Ecological Research (SIBER), IndOOS Resource Forum (IRF) and Indian Ocean Regional Panel (IORP), along with the Korea-US Indian Ocean Science (KUDOS) and Early Career Scientist Network (ECSN) workshop will take place during 16-20 March 2026 at Marianne Hotel, Busan, South Korea. These integrated meetings aim to review the progress and scientific knowledge gained due to the concerted efforts of these regional bodies and to plan and discuss the action plans to address the issues leading to the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030).

These integrated meetings and workshops bring members and secretariats of IOGOOS, IIOE-2, SIBER, IORP and IRF and to meet again together in an integrated collegiate format at Marianne Hotel, Busan, South Korea.

Hosts:
The conference is being hosted by "Korea Research Institute of Marine Science and Technology"
The venue for the integrated meetings is situated in 'Marianne Hotel' Haeundae Busan, South Korea.
The map coordinates of the venue is : https://maps.app.goo.gl/8u83Y6KqxvnJnAYm9

Principal Coordinators for the conference:

Local Organizers:

• Dr Dong-Jin Kang, the Vice President of KIOST and the Chair of the IIOE-2 Korean National Committee.E-mail: mrbadal@govmu.org
• Dr Hyoun-Woo Kang, PI of the KIOST Indian Ocean Study: Korea-US Joint Observation Study of the Indian Ocean. E-mail: hwkang@kiost.ac.kr
• Dr Sujin Kang, Senior Research Scientist of KIOST. E-mail: sjkang@kiost.ac.kr

IOGOOS Secretariat:

• Mr M Nagaraja Kumar, Co-Secretary, Indian Ocean Global Ocean Observing System, Scientist-F & Division Head, Operational Ocean Services (OOS) - Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad, India. E-mail: raja@incois.gov.in

IIOE-2 Project Office, SIBER International Programme Office and IRF:

• Dr Aneesh Lotliker chairperson of SIBER, IRF, IIOE-2, Scientist-F & Division Head, Ocean Observation Network (OON) - Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad, India. E-mail: aneesh@incois.gov.in

Scientific Committee on Ocean Research (SCOR):

• College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment 003 Robinson Hall, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, U S A, Phone: +1-302-831-7011. E-mail: secretariat@scor-int.org

IORP Secretariat:

• Dr Agus Santoso, Director, International CLIVAR Project Office (ICPO), Qingdao, China. E-mail: agus.santoso@clivar.org

Korea-US Indian Ocean Science (KUDOS) Research:

• Dr Dong-Jin Kang, Ph.D, Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology (KIOST), Busan 49111, Korea. E-mail: djocean@kiost.ac.kr

IIOE-2 ECSN:

• Dr Sudheesh V, Chair, IIOE-2 Early Career Scientist Network (ECSN), Central University of Kerala, Central Instrumentation Facility, Kasaragod, India. E-mail: sudhikeloth13@gmail.com

IIOE-2 SC9 Documents

                                        

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