Committees

The One Ocean Science Congress is jointly organized by CNRS and IFREMER, under the supervision of UNOC3 Chairs, H. E. Gina Guillen (Costa Rica) and H. E. Olivier Poivre d’Arvor (France).

Co-chairs

Jean-Pierre Gattuso
Senior Research Scientist
(CNRS-Sorbonne Université-Iddri)
François Houllier
CEO
(IFREMER)

International Scientific Committee

  • Janine Adams, Nelson Mandela University (South Africa)
  • Diva Amon, SpeSeas (Trinidad and Tobago)
  • Tamatoa Bambridge, CNRS (French Polynesia)
  • William Cheung, University of British Columbia (Canada)
  • Sanae Chiba, PICES (Canada/Japan)
  • Jorge Cortes, University of Costa Rica (Costa Rica)
  • Carlos Duarte, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (Saudi Arabia)
  • Thomas Frölicher, University of Bern (Switzerland)
  • Jean-Pierre Gattuso, CNRS, co-chair (France)
  • Stefan Gelcich, Pontificia Universidad Católica (Chile)
  • Jessica Gephart, American University (USA)
  • Kristina Gjerde, IUCN (USA)
  • Deborah Greaves, University of Plymouth (UK)
  • Peter Haugan, IMR (Norway)
  • François Houllier, IFREMER, co-chair (France)
  • Daoji Li, China Normal University (China)
  • Mere Takoko, Pacific Whale Fund (New Zealand)
  • Arthur Tuda, WIOMSA (Tanzania)

Organizing Committee

Representatives of Research Organisations

  • Joachim Claudet, CNRS
  • Sylvie Dufour, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle
  • Yannis Faugère, Centre National d'Études Spatiales
  • Jean-Pierre Gattuso, CNRS
  • Nathalie Hilmi, Centre Scientifique de Monaco
  • François Houllier, IFREMER
  • Marina Lévy, Institut de recherche pour le développement
  • Anne-Hélène Prieur-Richard, Agence Nationale de la Recherche

Representatives of Universities and Schools

  • Hugues Brisset, Université de Toulon
  • Silvia Chacón, National University of Costa Rica
  • Pierre Ferrant, École Centrale de Nantes
  • Alvaro Morales Ramirez, University of Costa Rica
  • Laurent Mortier, ENSTA Paris
  • Jean-Marc Ogier, La Rochelle Université
  • Christophe Prazuck, Sorbonne Université
  • Margot Provost, ENSTA Bretagne
  • Cécile Sabourault, Université Côte d'Azur
  • Richard Sempere, Aix-Marseille Université
  • Vianney Pichereau, Université de Bretagne Occidentale

Representatives of Ministries and other Institutions

  • Ashok Adiceam, Ministry Europe & Foreign Affairs
  • Elisabetta Balzi, European Commission
  • Cyrille Barnerias, Office Français de la Biodiversité
  • Sieglinde Gruber, Invited Expert
  • Vidar Helgesen, IOC-UNESCO

Congress coordinators

  • Mahé Butel, CNRS
  • Chiraz Talbi, IFREMER