A Ceremony for Official Launching of the WESTPAC/SEAGOOS Ocean Forecasting Demonstration System (OFDS) for Southeast Asian Seas website (http://221.0.186.5/IOC-WESTPAC_OFDS/index.jsp) was held on 10 May 2012 at the Ninth Intergovernmental Session… Continue reading WESTPAC launches the website of Ocean Forecasting Demonstration System (OFDS) for the Southeast Asian Seas
Dr. Somkiat Khokiattiwong from Thailand, Dr. Youn-Ho Lee from Republic of Korea and Dr. Vo Si Tuan from Vietnam were named to be the new Chairperson, First Vice-Chairperson and Second… Continue reading WESTPAC elected its new officers
The Ninth Intergovernmental Session of the IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC) was convened in Busan, Republic of Korea, 9-12 May 2011 with the kind host of the Government… Continue reading Ninth Intergovernmental Session of WESTPAC Successfully Concluded
Regional scientists gathered for the first time in Thailand to investigate fluvial sediment discharge to the South China Sea. Over 20 scientists from eight Western Pacific countries recently met at… Continue reading Scientists study sediment discharge to improve environment in the Western Pacific
Joint 6th Workshop on Asian Dust and Ocean EcoSystem (ADOES) with Asian SOLAS was held on 5-9 October 2011 in Qingdao, China. This workshop was organized by Ocean University of… Continue reading Joint 6th Workshop on Asian Dust and Ocean EcoSystem (ADOES) with Asian SOLAS
The IOC/WESTPAC Coordinating Committee for the North-East Asian Regional- Global Ocean Observing System (NEAR-GOOS) concluded its 14th Session in Tianjin, China, 8-9 September 2011 with kind host of the National… Continue reading NEAR-GOOS set out action on ocean forecasting
IOC/WESTPAC and PICES (the North Pacific Marine Science Organization) had organized a joint workshop on on Rapid Assessment Survey Methodologies for Detecting Marine Non-Indigenous Species at Phuket Marine Biological Center,… Continue reading IOC/WESTPAC-PICES Joint Workshop on Rapid Assessment Survey Methodologies for Detecting Marine Non-Indigenous Species, Phuket, Thailand, 19-21 July 2011
The 26th IOC Assembly, the biennial meeting of the governing body of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, took place in Paris from 22 June to 5 July 2011. The… Continue reading Twelve new resolutions adopted at the 26th IOC Assembly, 22 June – 5 July 2011
The Regional Training and Research Centre on Ocean Dynamics and Climate of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO (hereinafter referred to as “UNESCO/IOC-ODC Centre”) were launched in the First… Continue reading UNESCO/IOC-ODC Training Course on Ocean Models was organized in Qingdao, China, 10-16 June 2011
The Second IOC/WESTPAC Training Course on “Water Quality and Impact on Coral Reefs” was successfully held in Sanya, Hainan, China, 8-11 June 2011. This course was chaired by Prof Hui… Continue reading Second IOC/WESTPAC Training Course on “Water Quality and Impact on Coral Reefs” was organized in Sanya, China, 8–11 June 2011