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London Ocean Forum

The first London Ocean Forum will be held on Monday June 17th, hosted by the London Ocean Group & UCL Geography. This one-day event will address big questions around ocean science, ocean policy and also some of the broader issues facing the academic ocean community.

London Ocean Forum

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The Forum will bring together London-based academics, policy-makers, and ocean NGOs based in London, and also distinguished speakers from around the UK.  We want to build on a strong foundation of science to establish links between all the people working to understand and shape the future of our oceans.   This is a chance to step back from individual papers and scientific topics to consider the present and future of ocean science.

This year’s event will have three broad themes:

People who see the sea: Who are we, who should we be & how do we get there?  How do we build strong bridges between local communities & the people who study their regions?

Oceans & climate, with a focus on temperature.   How are the oceans responding to climate change and what are the implications for human society?

Ocean Governance, with a focus on deep sea mining. How do scientists, governments and industry work together to decide what happens in the deep sea?

The event will be a mixture of talks and panel discussions, with plenty of time to meet and chat with everyone else at the event.

 

Date and time: Monday June 17th 2019, 10am-5pm

Venue: Franks Room, Wellcome Collection, 183 Euston Rd, London NW1 2BE

Costs:  Attendance is free, but we ask that you register online beforehand.  A link will be posted here when the registration form is live.

 

For more information about the event, please contact one of the organisers:

Dr Helen Czerski (h.czerski@ucl.ac.uk), Dr David Thornalley (d.thornalley@ucl.ac.uk),

Dr Arnuad Czaja (a.czaja@imperial.ac.uk) and Dr Chris Brierley (c.brierley@ucl.ac.uk)

 

The list of talks has now been finalised:

 

People who see the sea

Reflections on the lives of Walter Munk and Wally Broecker – Helen Czerski & David Thornalley

Dr Heather Ford – QMUL.  “Gender and ethnic inequity in speaking opportunities at a major scientific conference”

Charise Johnson – Sense about Science.  “There are More Diverse Fish in the Sea: Overcoming the Lack of Diversity in Ocean Conservation”

Philomene Verlaan  Uni of Hawaii “ “Sea” the Future: Through A Glass, Brightly.”

 

Ocean temperature

 

Dr Elizabeth Kent – NOC Southampton “Understanding the global marine surface temperature record”

Jo Lester “Insights on ocean circulation changes from transient tracers”

Dr Chris Brierley – UCL ““Coastal upwelling in climate projections””

 

Deep sea mining and ocean governance

Prof Phil Weaver –Seascape Consultancy “How close are we to deep-sea mining and what major issues need to be addressed before it can proceed?”

Prof Bram Murton – NOCS – science research on hydrothermal crusts and composition and where found etc

Dr Diva Amon – NHM – “Deep-Ocean Biodiversity: Out of Sight and Under Pressure”

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