The 26th POGO Annual Meeting (POGO-26) will be hosted by Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies (CEMACS), Universiti Sains Malaysia, in Penang, Malaysia, from 25-28 February 2025:
- POGO Annual Meeting Plenary & Poster sessions (25-27 Feb, all delegates)
- POGO Members’ Annual General Meeting (28 Feb, POGO members only)
The meeting will be held at: Gurney Bay Hotel, 53 Persiaran Gurney 10250 Penang Malaysia
To make a reservation using POGO’s preferential rate, please use the ‘Gurney Bay Room Reservation Form’ by 15 January 2025.
Please Note:
The format of the next POGO Annual Meeting will be slightly different to previous years, following discussions among the POGO members and Board regarding meeting attendance and effectiveness, in particular in response to POGO’s recent external review.
POGO-26 will therefore be more open than previous meetings, welcoming additional delegates from partner and non-member institutions, as well as scientists at different levels within POGO member institutions (i.e., not only the Director).
As POGO meetings are currently fully funded by the host institute and do not charge a registration fee, we will need to cap the number of delegates at around 100, with 60 of these spaces reserved initially for representatives of POGO member institutions.
We still have a few spaces remaining – including opportunities to present a poster – and invite interested parties to find out more and indicate their interest in participating via the pre-registration form.
We invite poster submissions in line with the session themes:
- Thematic Session 1: Towards more environmentally sustainable ocean observing
- Thematic Session 2: Biomolecular observations and eDNA
- Thematic Session 3: Ocean observations of contaminants – towards indicators or EOVs
- Thematic Session 4: Blue Carbon
- Thematic Session 5: Digital Twins
- Thematic Session 6: Marine heatwaves
- Thematic Session 7: Coastal impacts of El Niño and La Niña
The registration process consists of the following:
- a pre-registration, with a closing date of 17 January 2025 (or earlier if meeting reaches capacity)
- a selection process and notification by the Secretariat of pre-registration approval (within 5 days)
- a registration confirmation, with a closing date of 31 January 2025
When available, the sidebar will be used to share useful documents, including the latest Draft Agenda, and information about accommodation options.
Side Meetings:
Mon 24 Feb
IOCAS is leading a workshop on HOMES (Health of Ocean under Multiple Ecosystem Stressors) – a UN Ocean Decade Endorsed project, which takes a multidisciplinary approach to unravel the intricate relationships between anthropogenic, ecological, and environmental factors. Its primary objective is to address the pressing issue of declining marine biodiversity in the western Pacific Ocean and its neighbouring areas.
Times and venue tbc. Please contact zhouhui@qdio.ac.cn for further information.
POGO-26 – OUTLINE AGENDA |
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Tues 25 Feb |
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| Morning | Registration & coffee | |
POGO-26 Science Meeting (open session – all delegates)
Lunch for delegates provided on-site |
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| Afternoon: | POGO-26 Science Meeting (open session – all delegates)
Poster Session 1 |
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| Evening: | Conference Dinner (all delegates) Venue: TBC |
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Wed 26 Feb |
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| Morning | POGO-26 Science Meeting (open session – all delegates)
Lunch for delegates provided on-site |
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| Afternoon: | POGO-26 Science Meeting (open session – all delegates)
Poster Session 2 |
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| Evening: | No formal activities – delegates to make own arrangements | |
Thur 27 Feb |
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| Morning | POGO-26 Science Meeting (open session – all delegates)
Lunch for delegates provided on-site |
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| Afternoon: | Excursion (open to all delegates: registration required) | |
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| Evening: | Members’ Dinner (AGM Attendees only) Venue: TBC |
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Fri 28 Feb |
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| Morning: | POGO-26 Annual General Meeting (closed session – POGO members only) | |
| Lunch for AGM attendees provided on-site | ||
| Afternoon: | Board Meeting trustees only Venue: TBC |
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| Evening: | Board Dinner (trustees and invitees only) |
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