OCEANS 2008

In September 2008, the prestigious Oceans conference and exhibition comes to Quebec City, Canada. Oceans ’08 will coincide with the 400th anniversary of Quebec, a jewel of the World Heritage famous for its gastronomy and joie de vivre. Oceans ’08 will also happen at the pinnacle of the 4th International Polar Year (2007-2009) that focuses on the rapidly changing Polar Oceans. Thus the stars are aligning for a landmark edition of Oceans, the world’s leading conference and exhibition in ocean science, engineering, technology and management. At a time when the Northern Hemisphere is poised to shift to a new climate, our theme ‘Oceans, Poles and Climate: Technological Challenges’ will enable scientists and engineers from all over the world to discuss and debate the technological challenges raised by the study of the on-going transformation of Polar and non-polar oceans.

From the decline of the Arctic sea-ice cover to the acidification of the surface ocean, from the exploration of new resources to the preservation of ocean biodiversity, a series of plenary, keynote and technical papers will focus on the technological challenges of exploring and preserving our changing oceans.