Digital Solutions for Sustainable Oceans
GEO Blue Planet is pleased to announce the 6th GEO Blue Planet Symposium, slated to be held from October 31st – November 2nd in Seoul, Korea. These symposiums are designed to increase regional linkages, promoting linkages between stakeholders and the observing community and gathering community feedback on the focus of GEO Blue Planet activities.
This year’s symposium, themed Digital Solutions for Sustainable Oceans, is specifically geared towards improving GEO Blue Planet’s engagement with Asian nations to expand the EO community of practice, strengthen local capacity and provide access to resources, tools, and services. The Korean symposium is scheduled to be held by establishing cooperative relationships with international organizations to enhance awareness of GEO Blue Planet in the Asia region.
This in-person event will feature Plenary Sessions centered on the GEO Blue Planet Core Action Areas of Stakeholder Engagement, Cooperation, and Co-design and Capacity Development. Additionally, It will include multiple sessions on Korean Marine Spatial Planning (K-MSP) and digital solutions for marine sustainability, thematic workshops, and a highly interactive symposium forum.
For any questions, contact symposium@geoblueplanet.org.
Past GEO Blue Planet Symposia
GEO Blue Planet hosts symposiums every one to two years in different regions for the purpose of increasing regional linkages, promoting linkages between stakeholders and the observing community and gathering community feedback on the focus of GEO Blue Planet activities.
- 1st GEO Blue Planet Symposium (Ilhabela, Brazil, 2012)
- 2nd GEO Blue Planet Symposium (Cairns, Australia, 2015)
- 3rd GEO Blue Planet Symposium (Maryland, USA, 2017)
- 4th GEO Blue Planet Symposium (Toulouse, France, 2018)
- 5th GEO Blue Planet Symposium (Accra,Ghana, 2022)
GEO Blue Planet is a network of ocean and coastal-observers, social scientists and end-user representatives from a variety of stakeholder groups, including international and regional organisations, NGOs, national institutes, universities and government agencies. Our experts have a demonstrated capacity to bridge the gap between data and services to deliver usable information that supports informed decision-making toward achieving sustainable development.
GEO Blue Planet is the ocean and coastal arm of the Group on Earth Observations (GEO). GEO is a partnership of more than 100 Participating Organisations that envisions a future where decisions and actions for the benefit of humankind are informed by coordinated, comprehensive and sustained Earth observations.
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Organisers of GEO Blue Planet Symposium 2023
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