Global Ocean Summit 2018, in Qingdao, China – July 3rd to 5th

Global Ocean Summit 2018 (GOS2018), as the 2nd Global Ocean Summit, ocured in Qingdao, China from 3 to 5 July 2018. It was jointly organized by QNLM and AAAS (Science). It followed the spirit of Building the Partnerships on Ocean Observation and Research which was recognized during the 1st Global Ocean Summit held in Qingdao, China from 26 to 28 Sept 2016.

This 2nd GOS focused on : (1) ocean observation and prediction, (2) deep-sea research, (3) polar seas research, and (4) ocean sustainable, exchanging the development strategy on marine research institutions, discussing the sharing of knowledge, education resources, and infrastructure, and exploring solutions to challenges in marine science and technology resulted from economic development and global change.
The MIO was invited to GOS2018. A Poster and a video of the French Institute have been presented by G. Grégori. More than a hundred people from 24 countries were present.