The International Ocean Data Conference 2022 – The Data We Need for the Ocean We Want - will be held in Sopot, Poland, between 14-16 February 2022 as a hybrid event.

Organized by the IOC’s International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE), the Conference will have three main objectives:

(i) to consider regional and global strategies and policy needed to achieve the digital ecosystem;

(ii) to discuss existing and required technological developments and their implementation; and

(iii) to identify future directions in ocean data and information management.  The mentioned objectives will furthermore be considered within the multi-sectoral vision of the Ocean Decade. 

The expected outcome will be a Conference Declaration that will provide a number of actionable recommendations to the global ocean data and information, observational and management community aimed at realizing the implementation of the ocean data and information “global commons” by 20XX.

Interested persons are invited to submit your abstracts for the conference before 15 November 2021 (23:59 CEST) - deadline extended!

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