IPMEN 2025 Theme & Strands

Conference Theme: TEK Perspective to Ocean Literacy Dialog – Voices from Asia-Pacific.

  • Strand 1: Asia & Pacific examples of the local community knowledge with connections to Ocean Literacy and Ocean Decade White Paper Challenge 10.  
  • Strand 2: Advancing ocean science through Asia-Pacific Traditional Ecological Systems.   
  • Strand 3: Asia & Pacific examples of the links between local ocean community knowledge and climate change / extreme weather.  
  • Strand 4:  Asia & Pacific examples of collaboration between communities and international ocean scientists (Asia-Pacific Sea Grant Consortium initiative).

Note: local ocean communities include traditional owner communities. 

Key IPMEN 2025 Dates

  • Call for abstracts opens – now open
  • Call for abstracts closes – December 31, 2024
  • Abstract results posted – January 15, 2025 
  • Early bird registration – now open
  • Early bird registration closes – January 31, 2025 
  • Registration closes – March 30, 2025

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