upcoming events & conferences

The Oceans In Action 2025 Workshop is an in-person event featuring the marine science and technology research efforts along the Gulf Coast that transform into operational missions worldwide. It’s the premier Gulf Coast regional marine technology event focusing on emerging technologies – bringing together federal, state, local, and private organizations for presentations, business-to-business/business-to-government meetings, and exhibits of the latest technology. Following the success of the larger, OCEANS 2023 Conference, the workshop will host presentations from locally based federal agencies, state-led initiatives, and high-tech companies. This year’s event will once again highlight the results of the Advanced Naval Technology Exercise (ANTX) vignettes that occurred in the Gulf of Mexico in 2024. In addition to the Department of the Navy, these vignettes are supported by NOAA, USM, and LSU and are the results of testing new technologies in an operational scenario.

Welcome to the 2025 Annual Science Conference – a flagship event of ICES, bringing together marine scientists from around the world to share innovative research, share ideas, and build lasting collaborations.

Join the leading innovators, analysts, and producers of marine technology in the Great Lakes region from September 29-October 2, for OCEANS 2025 Great Lakes, where leaders in oceanic and freshwater science, engineering, and policy come together to address global water challenges. This internationally recognized conference offers a platform for exploring innovations in environmental monitoring, sustainable resource management, and cutting-edge technologies.

The Great Lakes, the largest system of freshwater lakes in the world, provide a dynamic setting to examine the intersection of freshwater and oceanic ecosystems. Researchers, industry experts, and policymakers will collaborate on solutions for water quality, climate resilience, and ecosystem restoration.

Be part of this vital conversation and contribute to advancing the health and sustainability of our planet’s waters.

Oceanology Asia 2025 (OA 2025) will be held on October 22-24, 2025, at the Shanghai Convention & Exhibition Center of International Sourcing (CECIS, Shanghai). As one of the grand gatherings focusing on ocean technologies and developments, OA 2025 is expected to attract over 200 global exhibitors from oceanology-related industries and 5,000+ participants, including academics and user representatives worldwide. The event aims to foster close communication in the ocean tech community through exhibitions, meetings, forums, special dialogues, and business matchmaking sessions. The event will feature an OA Plenary, alongside multiple conferences and forums addressing latest hot topics in oceanology. Prominent guest speakers from various relevant industries worldwide will also share their insights during these sessions.

Each year, Ocean Exchange hosts an event to recognize and help advance innovation in technologies aimed at the health of our oceans and the Blue Economy. Solutions represent such categories as alternative materials, CO2 reduction and sequestration, data/robotics, digitalization, energy, fisheries/marine habitat, vessel/port operations, and water treatment.

Sustainable Coastal Development Forum– KSA taking place on 27-28 October 2025 will bring together key stakeholders to tackle these challenges and explore strategic solutions for developing eco-friendly coastal communities. The forum will focus on sustainable design, infrastructure integration, and the preservation of marine life while spotlighting groundbreaking projects in tourism, shore protection, and biodiversity restoration.

Join Restore America’s Estuaries for the 2025 Living Shorelines Tech Transfer Workshop taking place from October 29 – 30 in New Haven, Connecticut. This event, hosted by Restore America’s Estuaries and Save the Sound, will present a unique platform to learn, engage, and exchange knowledge with professionals, experts, and stakeholders in the field of coastal and estuarine habitat restoration.

Our focus will be on Living Shorelines – an innovative and nature-based solution to shoreline stabilization and ecosystem conservation. Be sure to join more than 250 professionals, practitioners, and policymakers for two days of insightful presentations, invigorating discussions, on-site restoration visits, and valuable networking opportunities.

CERF 2025 conference on 9–13 November 2025 in Richmond, Virginia, USA, an inclusive and welcoming space to network, celebrate our work, learn from each other, and grow within an amazing field to connect science and society in the collective goals of preserving coastal and estuarine habitats, resources, and heritage.