The Ocean Decade Conference will take place over three days from 10 to 12 April 2024 at the Barcelona International Convention Centre and will be part of an entire Ocean Decade Week that will take place throughout Barcelona from 8 to 12 April 2024.

Based around the 10 Ocean Decade Challenges, the Conference will be collaborative, inclusive, and interactive in nature to offer participants time and space for learning, networking and building partnerships.

It will provide a forum to discuss the results of the Ocean Decade Vision 2030 strategic ambition-setting process around the Decade Challenges, and its related set of white papers. These papers will identify future priorities for the Ocean Decade to generate the knowledge needed for science-based solutions to global challenges such as climate change, food security, biodiversity conservation, sustainable ocean economy, pollution, and natural hazards。

Registration for the 2024 Ocean Decade Conference will take place in two steps:

Pre-registration which will be open from 8 June to 30 September 2023.

Full registration which will take place from 30 September to 30 October 2023.

There are no registration fees to participate in the Conference; however, at the time of full registration, participants will be kindly asked to make a modest financial contribution to a travel fund to support travel for selected participants from Small Island Developing States and Least Developed Countries and Early Career Ocean Professionals. This contribution will not be compulsory but will be greatly appreciated and will help ensure that no one is left behind in the Ocean Decade.

To pre-register for the 2024 Ocean Decade Conference, please click here.

Deadline for pre-registration is 30 September 2023.

Submit your activity as a Satellite Event

To complement the formal programme and contribute concretely to the Conference outcomes, interested parties are invited to propose, organize, and lead Satellite Events prior to and during the Conference.

On-site Satellite Events will take place at the Conference venue on 10-11-12 April 2024 during the lunch break of the Conference, while off-site Satellite Events will be organized in a variety of locations around Barcelona starting from 8 April. From workshops and symposiums to dinners and art exhibitions, these partner-led and partner-resourced events can take various forms.

To learn more about Satellite Events and to submit your application, please click here.

Deadline for submission is 30 October 2023.