This Conference comprises the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the tenth Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (Cartagena Protocol COP/MOP 10), and the fourth Meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing (Nagoya Protocol COP/MOP 4).

CBD COP 15 will review the achievement and delivery of the CBD’s Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020. It is also anticipated that the final decision on the post-2020 global biodiversity framework will be taken, together with decisions on related topics including capacity building and resource mobilization.

The UN Biodiversity Conference was originally scheduled to take place from 15-28 October 2020, in Kunming, China, but was postponed several times in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. On 18 August 2021, the CBD Secretariat announced that COP 15 would take place in two parts:

• the first part took place in a virtual format, from 11-15 October 2021;
• the second part of COP 15 is scheduled to be a face-to-face meeting in Kunming, China, from 25 April-8 May 2022.

In November 2021, due to the emergence of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus and subsequent travel restrictions announced by some countries, the resumed sessions of the subsidiary bodies were postponed from January to March 2022. The 24th meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA 24) and the 3rd meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI 3) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) as well as the third Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (WG2020-3) will prepare for CBD COP 15.

Read the SDG Knowledge Hub policy brief on the road to the 2020 UN Biodiversity Conference here. The SDG Knowledge Hub summary of the 2018 UN Biodiversity Conference is here.

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dates: 25 April – 8 May 2022
location: China
additional: Kunming
www: https://www.cbd.int/article/new-dates-cop15-virtual-2021-facetoface-2022

The Department of Industry, Energy and Technology (IET) is pleased to inform that plans are underway to attend OTC 2022.

All information pertaining to IET’s attendance can be found here: Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) 2022 – Industry, Energy and Technology (gov.nl.ca).

Those interested in attending OTC 2022 as part of the Newfoundland and Labrador delegation are encouraged to go to the website for further information or contact Brad Kendell for more information.

The CMCC Foundation Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change, as Lead Partner of the Interreg Italy Croatia GUTTA project is pleased to invite you to its final workshop “Journey of a droplet to the ocean of decarbonisation”, a hybrid event to be held in Lecce on May 4th, 2022.

The event has been selected to be part of European Maritime Day In My Country 2022 (EMD2022) and received the endorsement of the UN Ocean Decade

This workshop will review the state of the art of maritime decarbonisation from multiple viewpoints: the regulatory institutions, the research and academia, the industry, and an advocacy organization. It will also provide a special focus on the impact of COVID-19 on the maritime sector, and how it may have affected its pathway towards its decarbonisation.

The workshop’s main outcome shall be a cross-fertilization among experts and disciplines, which is much needed for successfully tackling the enormous challenges it faces. The event will try to bring the latest technical advancements to the broadest audience.

In response to the pandemic, the organisers have decided to conduct the 3rd Annual Guyana International Petroleum Business Summit & Exhibition virtually. GIPEX 2022 – Virtual Edition will take advantage of a new-age virtual platform, providing participants with an exclusive opportunity to network, get unparalleled access to latest industry insights, debate over current challenges, learn about changing market dynamics amid the pandemic and revolutionary solutions shaping the future of the global oil & gas landscape. Participants will also get an opportunity to showcase their brands and explore latest products & services. GIPEX 2022 – Virtual Edition will provide a feature packed interactive exhibition with virtual booths, smart lead capturing capabilities, and product showcase alongside an immersive virtual conference and real time networking opportunities through video calling, live chat, document sharing and other intelligent features.

Marine Education and Research Society course on British Columbia’s whale species and seals, sea lions, dolphins, porpoises and otters too.

The aim of this course is to enable more people to inform and inspire marine mammal conservation.  This is intensive, in-classroom only, crash training for those working (or hoping to work) as whale watch naturalists, kayak guides, park staff, or others interested in gaining a deeper knowledge of the natural history and conservation of BC’s marine mammals. Please note that attendance for all sessions is mandatory as is completion of an online test. Successfully meeting these criteria will lead to a Certificate of Completion.

Arctic Frontiers Science conference is traditionally international and multidisciplinary, bringing together social sciences, humanities, physical and life sciences. The Arctic Frontiers Science is focusing on both fundamental and solution-oriented research with strong impact, which addresses growing societal challenges and needs in the Arctic region. Arctic Frontiers Science is developed with the guidance of the Strategic Science Committee of Arctic Frontiers.

Arctic Frontiers conference will take place on 31 January – 3 February 2022. As of now, we consider a hybrid conference solution with an in-person conference in Tromsø and a possibility of digital participation. Arctic Frontiers will host five science sessions:

Session 1 – Pan-Arctic Infrastructure Development
Session 2 – Food from the Ocean and Ocean Science for Sustainable Development – Bridging the UN Decades
Session 3 – Arctic Coasts in Transition
Session 4 – The Arctic, ocean conflicts, and pathways to sustainability
Session 5 – Experiences from the science-policy interface in the Arctic

On behalf of the Arctic Frontiers Session Committees, we have great pleasure in inviting you to submit one or more
abstracts to any of the five sessions. The abstract submission deadline is extended until 22 September 2021.

Further updates and information will be published on this page.

The workshop (postponed from 2020 because of the Covid pandemic) will combine oral and poster presentations, round-table discussions, and tutorials in order to 1) increase awareness of the range of modelling and observational tools that are in our community toolbox (or should be); 2) help the HAB community speak with one voice regarding climate-change impacts on the global ocean; and 3) help scientists and technologists develop creative approaches to meeting the needs of coastal communities, governments, and industry worldwide. Sessions will include:

• Regional problem-solving: linking models, observations, and stakeholder needs

• Emerging approaches and technologies: physical and ecological model methods and observational capacities that open up new directions in HAB prediction

• Global patterns and global change: links between HABs and environmental drivers at large spatial scales and on long time horizons

• Scalable solutions: applications of global models, remote sensing, and other communal resources to predicting HABs and managing their impacts in data- and resource-poor systems

A priority for this workshop is inclusivity and balance in terms of national origin and career stage. We are able to waive registration fees and cover travel costs for a number of participants in support of this goal. Since the workshop is focused on discussion and small-group, informal interaction, it will not be possible to join it remotely, but we hope to make a number of presentations and other resources freely available online afterwards.

For more information and to submit an abstract, please see habmodelworkshop.sccoos.org. (If your abstract was accepted for the postponed 2020 version of the workshop it will be accepted again, but please re-register your interest at the link above.) Abstract submission closes 14 Nov 2021.

These workshops will inform the agenda for a larger, pan-European expert conference to be held in Venice on October 17 & 18 2022. The main result from these workshops and the conference will be an Assessment Report on sea level rise, its impacts and policy options for each of the major sea basins around Europe.

The African Conference on Priority Setting & Partnership Development for the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development is organized by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO through its Sub-Commission for Africa (IOCAFRICA) and hosted by the Government of Egypt through its Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, and the National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, in partnership with a wide range of partners in the region.

The three-day conference will be held from 10-12 May 2022 in a hybrid format with a limited physical presence in Cairo, Egypt. It will present the results of the pre-conference workshops, the regional gap analysis, and national surveys, showcase endorsed Decade Actions in the region and will be featuring high-level support from UN agencies, governments, regional organizations as well as other stakeholder groups to these regional initiatives. These discussions will feed into the regional gap analysis that will support the development of the regional Ocean Decade Action Plan to deliver the Science We Need for the Ocean We Want in Africa.

The 3^rd Annual

GUYANA INTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM BUSINESS SUMMIT & EXHIBITION

GIPEX 2022 – Virtual Edition

Introduction | Connection | Business Development

Connecting Global Stakeholders With Guyanese Oil & Gas Industry

10 – 12 May 2022

Whether you have been a part of All-Energy and Dcarbonise before, or are joining us for the first time, we look forward to seeing you in Glasgow in May 2022.

Register your interest in attending the event and accessing industry-leading knowledge.

Our goal is to connect suppliers of renewable and low carbon energy solutions and policy makers to developers, investors, buyers and a number of professionals from around the world, facilitating business and knowledge exchange right there on the show floor.

Nicola Sturgeon declared back in 2001 that Scotland will become a world leader in low carbon energy technologies, embrace social changes and reduce emissions. With this mantra in mind All-Energy was born, and since became home for the renewable and low carbon energy community.

The 19th Biennial CCWESTT conference will be held May 12-14, 2022 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. We are particularly excited to welcome attendees back to Halifax. It’s been 10 years since we hosted CCWESTT.

The theme of the 2022 conference is Reach for the Stars: Creating Impact Together. Our logo represents Bellatrix, the female warrior.

The conference highlights activities by member organizations, industry partners and government initiatives that are working towards a more diverse SETT workforce in Canada. This conference is open to all genders. With a vision of a Canadian SETT workforce that values diversity and inclusion and a mission to be a recognized leader for and a voice of a national community for women in SETT, CCWESTT builds alliances and partnerships which support and celebrate a diverse

The 19th Biennial CCWESTT conference will be held May 12-14, 2022 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. We are particularly excited to welcome attendees back to Halifax. It’s been 10 years since we hosted CCWESTT.

The theme of the 2022 conference is Reach for the Stars: Creating Impact Together. Our logo represents Bellatrix, the female warrior.

The conference highlights activities by member organizations, industry partners and government initiatives that are working towards a more diverse SETT workforce in Canada. This conference is open to all genders. With a vision of a Canadian SETT workforce that values diversity and inclusion and a mission to be a recognized leader for and a voice of a national community for women in SETT, CCWESTT builds alliances and partnerships which support and celebrate a diverse SETT workforce.

Marine Education and Research Society course on British Columbia’s whale species and seals, sea lions, dolphins, porpoises and otters too.

The aim of this course is to enable more people to inform and inspire marine mammal conservation.  This is intensive, in-classroom only, crash training for those working (or hoping to work) as whale watch naturalists, kayak guides, park staff, or others interested in gaining a deeper knowledge of the natural history and conservation of BC’s marine mammals. Please note that attendance for all sessions is mandatory as is completion of an online test. Successfully meeting these criteria will lead to a Certificate of Completion.

The Blue Climate Summit will be held in French Polynesia on May 14-20, 2022. This global convening of 250+ carefully selected ocean leaders and champions to come together to accelerate solutions to some of the greatest challenges facing humankind.

The Blue Climate Summit is an endorsed action of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development and is co-hosted with the Government of French Polynesia.

OFI’s next biennial conference will take place in Halifax, Nova Scotia from May 16-19, 2022. 

We hope you’ll save the date so that we can see you there! Keep an eye out here for more details about the conference over the coming months.

Global leaders in science, industry, policy, and philanthropy will unite to identify priorities and pledge action to solve the next frontier of ocean-climate challenges. 

Climate is at the top of the international policy agenda and is creating massive risks and opportunities in the commercial sector.  Understanding the changing ocean is critical to predicting the future of climate.  The ocean stores hundreds of times the heat and 50 times more carbon than the atmosphere and takes up more carbon than all the rainforests combined.  Some of the most pressing global issues at the frontier of the ocean-climate nexus are achieving net zero, developing sustainable food from the ocean, and protecting ocean biodiversity.    

Conference delegates from industry and policy will share their visions and challenges for sustainable development of these topics over the next decade.  They will motivate the next frontier of ocean research by highlighting key questions to advance the field and outline their commitments to action to make an impact on solving some of the most pressing issues at the ocean-climate nexus.  Ocean Frontier Institute researchers will join the dialog and present results from their studies that contribute directly to enabling the future of critical policy and industry decisions.

We are thrilled to invite all of our members to come join us and participate in our first in-person Canadian Marine Industries and Shipbuilding Association Annual General Meeting. We will be hosting it the evening before Mari-Tech begins and at the same location, the beautiful Fallsview Casino Resort in Niagara Falls. The meeting will be from 7:30-8:30 pm, following by a small reception from 9:00-11:00 pm. We will have some delicious finger-food and a cash bar to ensure that the meet-n-greet portion of the event is comfortable for all. We do ask that you register with us so that we know the number of attendees and if you are attending Mari-Tech with other members of your company, they are welcome as well – just let us know their names. Here is the link to our AGM event on our website where you can register easily but otherwise, please just let us know by email by sending a note to Sandra at support@cmisa.ca as early as possible and she will get you registered. This event is free but we are seeking a hand-full of sponsors to support us directly. Please reach out to Colin at president@cmisa.ca for more information.

We thank you for your continued support and participation and if we don’t see you at the AGM, we’ll be doing ‘reconnect’ outreach calls in the fall, so we’ll speak with you then if not sooner.

Welcome to Mari-Tech 2022 Conference and Exhibition

About the conference

Mari-Tech was created by the Canadian Institute of Marine Engineering (CIMarE) in 1976 and is the premier event for the marine engineering community in Canada.

Held annually, Mari-Tech is hosted in turn by each of the CIMarE’s seven branches; the 2022 edition is hosted by CIMarE’s Great Lakes Branch overlooking Niagara Falls in Niagara Falls, Ontario.

The conference has earned a respected position as a neutral, non-political event devoted to engaging the private sector, government and academia.

Connect with hundreds of leading professionals from across the world, including:

• Industry leaders and senior management from the private sector
• Government policy-makers (federal, territorial and provincial)
• Innovators and consulting firms
• Academics
• Communications and government relations professionals
• Young professionals and the next generation of marine engineers

Get ready to leave with new skills, creativity and energy!

Tenth session of the IODE Steering Group for OBIS
Agenda to come

Astronomical observatories are often to be found far from the sea yet their work has long been connected to the maritime world.

The Royal Observatory at Greenwich, for example, was established as part of the quest for developing a method to determine longitude at sea accurately.

Observatories also provided corrections for nautical tables and trained naval officers to observe with instruments. Over the past decade, historians have also demonstrated that observatories were never only devoted to astronomy. Meteorological, magnetic and seismological research also formed part of their work.

Furthermore, all of these areas of research, and others, were motivated by empire-building and competing national interests.

How can the history of observatory sciences be brought closer to the history of the sea?

What does the history of observatories tell us about maritime commerce and naval strategies of the past?

To what extent were the directors of observatories aware of their contributions to the maritime world?

Join Dr Daniel Belteki (Royal Museums Greenwich), Dr Steven J. Dick (former Chief Historian and Director of History Office, NASA) and Dr Fiona Williamson (Singapore Management University) for our free online seminar addressing these fascinating questions.

Using the Hong Kong Observatory and the United States Naval Observatory as examples, our panel of experts will explore the history of observatory sciences at two distinct locations before entering into a wider discussion.

Well the deepest place in the ocean we know of is about 11km (26,200ft) deep! How do animals survive in the dark and under high pressure? How do they hunt? What do they eat? Explore cool facts of the deep sea and learn about the adaptations of the sea creatures within, with an Ocean Wise Educator. Participants will discuss the importance of ocean exploration and ways for citizens to help uncover ocean mysteries.

Be sure to have some questions ready, because there will be a live Q and A at the end of this program.

Note: This program is delivered through Zoom and YouTube Live.

We are pleased to announce Forward Summit will be returning in 2022 at the Grey Eagle Event Centre on Tsuut’ina Traditional Territory.

Registration is now open. You can attend in-person or  virtually. Stay connected. Sign up to be the first to receive updates from Forward Summit including speaker and workshop announcements and registration information.