8:30 Registration
9:00 Welcome to the VLIZ Marine Science Day
Jan Mees, general director VLIZ
Carl Decaluwé, governor Province West Flanders, president VLIZ
9:10 Keynote presentation
Joanna Post, director GOOS, head of the IOC Ocean Observations & Services Section
9:40 Predoc presentations (5)
10:10 Interactive session theme: Ocean Observations
10:15 Coffee break - Interactive sessions - Poster session
11:15 Predoc presentations (10)
12:15 Interactive session theme: Ocean-Climate Nexus
12:20 Lunch break - Interactive sessions
13:30 Keynote presentation
Piet Opstaele, CEO Blue Cluster
14:00 Predoc presentations (5)
14:30 Interviews with last year's Brilliant Marine Research Idea grant winners
15:10 Interactive session theme: BBNJ - Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction
15:15 Coffee break - Interactive sessions
16:15 Award ceremony
- Dr Edouard Delcroix Incentive Award
- Dr Edouard Delcroix Research Grant
- VLIZ Philanthropy Brilliant Marine Research Idea grants
- VLIZ North Sea Award
- VLIZ Master Thesis Awards
- VMSD Best Predoc Presentation Award
- VMSD Best Poster Award
17:00 Reception (until 18:30)