World Oceans 2019

It is our great pleasure to announce the “International Monaco Symposium on Historical Approach for Measuring and Protecting of World Oceans and Waters” which will be held at the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco on 20 and 21 June 2019. The Symposium will be jointly organized by the Pîrî Reis University/İstanbul-Turkey, International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) and Oceanographic Museum of Monaco.

Main Topics:

• History of measuring and mapping of world seas and oceans.
• History of protecting of marine environment, world oceans and waters,
• Precautions to be taken to protect world oceans and waters in general.
• History of technology for research in Oceans both at surface as well as sea beds.
• History of research in the Arctic Seas.

Themes :

• History of mapping technology at sea (charts, portolans etc.)
• Examining rules and regulations to protect marine environment in the history
• Computers and oceanography
• Protecting of world oceans and waters and live resources