TUESDAY
31 OCT
SYMPOSIUM OPENING
PLENARY SESSION
WEDNESDAY
1 NOV
WORKSHOPS
THURSDAY
2 NOV
SYMPOSIUM FORUM
Last updated June 2023.
All times are in local time in Seoul, Korea (UTC +9)
The Symposium will take place at the The Ambassador Seoul – A Pullman Hotel, Seoul, Korea.
Lunches will be provided to session participants as well as daily mid-morning and mid-afternoon tea breaks.
Detailed agenda coming soon!
TUESDAY 31 OCT AM
SYMPOSIUM OPENING | Venue: 2F Grand Ballroom
08:30 – 09:30 Registration
Facilitator: Sang-Hyeok Lee (KMI)
- 09:30-09:40 Jong-Deog Kim (KMI President)
- 09:40-09:45 Woonyul Oh (KIMST President)
- 09:45-09:50 *Paul DiGiacomo (GEO Blue Planet Co-Chair | NOAA Division Chief)
- 09:50-10:00 “Introduction to GEO Blue Planet and the Symposium” Sung-Jin Cho (GEO Blue Planet Asia Secretariat | KMI)
10:00-10:10 Group Photo
10:10-10:30 Coffee Break
- 10:30-11:00 “Issues and Challenges for Blue Economy” Young Tae Chang (Professor Emeritus, Inha University)
- 11:00-11:30 “State of Ocean and Coasts in the EAS region: challenges and opportunities” Aimee Gonzales (Executive Director, PEMSEA)
Session Co-chair: Aimee Gonzales (PEMSEA) & Rory Scarrott (University College Cork)
- 11:30-11:35 Welcome from Moderator
- 11:35-11:45 “Towards Roadmap 2030: Marine Challenges and Priorities for the Asia Pacific region” Mahesh Pradhan (Coordinator, COBSEA)
- 11:45-11:50 “GEO Blue Planet Opportunities” Emily Smail (GEO Blue Planet US Secretariat | NOAA)
- 11:50-11:55 Facing realities: A sense-check- Open for Comments
- 11:55-12:10 “Focusing on People: The importance of considering regional socio-economic contexts for technology uptake” Andiswa Mlisa (The Pacific Community)
- 12:10-12:30 Panel and audience deep dive Additional panelists:
Suk Jae Kwon (KIOST) Laura David (UP Marine Science Institute)
Yegor Volovik (Secretary Director, NOWPAP)
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch
Session Co-chairs: Andiswa Mlisa (The Pacific Community) & Piotr Zaborowski, (Open Geospatial Consortium)
- 14:00-14:10 Introductory remarks Andiswa Mlisa (The Pacific Community) & Piotr Zabrowski (Open Geospatial Consortium)
- 14:10-14:20 “Enhancing User Experience in the Western Pacific and Marginal Seas of South and East Asia through the Digital Twin Ocean” Ryo Furue (JAMSTEC)
- 14:20-14:30 “New Trends of Reality Tech in Ocean: XR, Digital Twin and the Metaverse” David Kim (CEO, Samwoo Immersion Inc.)
- 14:30-14:40 “Coast Big-Data Platform: Discovering New Marine Industries w/ Bigdata” Chol Young Lee (Director of Marine Bigdata∙AI Center, KIOST)
- 14:40-14:50 “The Development of Electronic Monitoring in the Western and Central Pacific Long line Fisheries” Leontine Baje (The Pacific Community)
- 14:50-15:30 Panel Discussion: Opportunities, Challenges and Future Trends Presented by Digital Solutions for Users.
Session Chair: Jungho Nam (KMI)
- 16:00-16:10 Session Introduction
- 16:10-16:25 “Marine Spatial Planning of the Republic of Korea” Hee-Jung Choi (KMI)
- 16:25-16:40 “Marine Spatial Assessment of the Republic of Korea” Myoung Won Kim (GeoSR Inc.)
- 16:40-17:30 Panel Discussion Panelists:
Yegor Volovik (Secretary Director, NOWPAP)
Dong-Oh Cho (Senior Policy Consultant, KMI)
Jeong-Kyu Yoo (Director of Marine Spatial Planning, KOEM)
Wednesday 1 Nov
Workshop 1: Marine litter (Location: 2F East Palace)
Chair: Audrey Hasson (Mercator Ocean Intl.) & Sunwook Hong (OSEAN)
Speakers:
- Young Nam Kim (KOEM)
- Jong Soo Lee (OSEAN)
- Audrey Hasson (Mercator Ocean Intl.)
- *Noriko Tamiya-Hase (Ministry of Environment Japan)
Panelist:
- Yoon Jung Lee (KMI)
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Workshop 2: Satellite Derived Bathymetry (Location: 2F West Palace)
Chair: Nashwaan Matheen (MSRO)
Speakers:
- Nashwaan Matheen (MSRO)
- Andiswa Mlisa (The Pacific Community)
Panelist: Jongkuk Choi (KIOST)
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PEMSEA Learning Exchange Program: Session I (Location: 2F Jewel Room)
Session I
Sustainable Development Strategy for the Seas of East Asia: Roadmap to 2030
Speaker:
- Nancy Bermas, PEMSEA Resource Facility
Workshop 3: Fisheries (Location: 2F East Palace)
Chair: Nikelene Mclean (University of Maryland)
Speakers:
- *A Gopalakrishnan (Central Marine Fisheries Institute, India)
- Sukguen Jung (Jeju National University)
- Jaeyoon Park (Global Fishing Watch)
Additional Panelists:
- Dong-Hun Go (KMI)
- Manasa Babitu (The Pacific Community)
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KIOST Session: Data Centers in Coast Big-Data Platform (Location: 2F West Palace)
Chair: Chol Young Lee (KIOST)
Speakers:
- Woo Ram Kim (Haebomdata Inc.)
- Jin Il Song (Inha University Research and Business Foundation)
- Chan-Yeong Oh (OCEANIC Co., Ltd.)
- Ho-Seung Jung (OSEAN)
- Lukas Kim (NSONESOFT Co., Ltd.)
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PEMSEA Learning Exchange Program: Session II (Location: 2F Jewel Room)
Session II
Sharing Sessions
- ICM and Sustainable Coastal Development Approaches
- Biodiversity and Habitat Management
- Role of Learning Institutions in Biodiversity Conservation and Management
Speakers: PNLC members
Chair: Daeseok Kang (Pukyung National University)
Speakers:
- Jungho Nam (KMI)
- Shenghui Li (Guangdong Ocean University)
- Sung-Jin Cho (KMI)
Additional Panelists:
- Jong-Joo Yoon (Chungnam Institute)
- Andiswa Mlisa (The Pacific Community)
- Mahesh Pradhan (Coordinator, COBSEA)
Co-Chairs: Joy Chakrabartty (NOAA) & David Cabana (GERICS)
Speakers:
- Laura David (UP Marine Science Institute)
- Hak Soo Lim (KIOST)
- Soo-Min Kim (GeoSR Inc.)
Additional Panelists:
- In-Seong Han (National Institute of Fisheries Science, Korea)
Thursday 2 Nov
Symposium Forum | 19F Namsan Room
Co-Chairs: Emily Smail (NOAA) & Mahesh Pradhan (COBSEA)
- 09:00-09:10 Session Introduction
- 09:10-09:55 Speakers:
Han San Park (MTCRC)
Johnny Ching (De La Salle University)
Hyunsoo Hur (Geostory Inc.)
Emily Smail (NOAA) - 09:55-10:30 Panel Discussion
Additional Panelists:
– Andiswa Mlisa (The Pacific Community)
– Piotr Zabrowski (Open Geospatial Consortium)
– Nashwaan Matheen (MSRO)
Chair: Jungho Nam (KMI)
- 11:00-11:10 Overview of Current Working Group Activities : Audrey Hasson (Mercator Ocean Intl.)
- 11:10-11:20 Summary of 5th GEO Blue Planet Symposium : Nikelene Mclean (University of Maryland)
- 11:20-11:30 Summary of Key Highlights from Plenary Sessions : Joy Chakrabarrty (NOAA)
- 11:30-11:40 Summary of Key Highlights from Thematic Workshops : Nikelene Mclean (University of Maryland)
- 11:40-11:50 Operational Direction of GEO Blue Planet in Asia : Sang-Hyeok Lee (KMI)
- 11:50-12:20 Open Discussion
- 12:20-12:30 Concluding Remarks : Sung-Jin Cho (KMI)