OCEANS 2022 conference

February 25, 2022

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras Research Park in association with the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) hosted the “OCEANS 2022 conference”.

Highlights

OCEANS conference is a bi-annual event of global marine researchers.
It was hosted in India, for the first time.
Department of Ocean Engineering of is coordinating the OCEANS 2022 conference, on behalf of Marine Technology Society and Institution of Electrical & Electronics Engineering (IEEE) Ocean Engineering Society.

Hybrid Mode conference

The OCEANS 2022 conference was held in hybrid mode. It had 400 presentations by delegates on topics like climate change, global warming, marine pollution, microplastics, vagaries of weather and combating coastal erosion. It was a four-day event that started on February 21, 2022.

Theme of the conference

The theme of the “OCEANS 2022” conference was “inspire-innovate-sustain”.

Agenda of the conference

The OCEANS 2022 conference highlighted on how the “U.N. Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development” is making attempts to reduce impact of climate change through renewable energies.

NIOT Mandates

One of the start-ups of NIOT, Plays Technologies, is making small underwater vehicles to explore the ocean. It has also been mandated to design, develop and demonstrate technologies for a sustainable exploration and using ocean resources. First project of NIOT is with IIT Madras on extraction of energy from oceans.

Marine Technology Society

Marine Technology Society was incorporated in June 1963. It was incorporated to give members of academia, industry and government a common forum to exchange of information and ideas. Their purpose is to promote awareness, advancement, understanding, and application of marine technology.

IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society

IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society works for advancement of theory and practice of electrotechnology, allied branches of engineering, as well as related arts and sciences, besides maintenance of high professional and ethical standards among its affiliates and members.

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