The second R&D Forum and Exhibition on Biofouling Prevention and Management for Maritime Industries, which will be held at IMO HQ in London from 11-14 October 2022.

For more information readers are invited to see here:

https://www.glofouling.imo.org/rdforum

and for Registration here:

https://www.glofouling.imo.org/event-details/2nd-glofouling-partnerships-r-d-forum-and-exhibition-on-biofouling-prevention-and-management-for-maritime-industries

The GloFouling Partnerships is an international project led by the IMO to address the transfer of harmful aquatic species through biofouling in some of the developing regions of the world.  

The IMO-GloFouling Partnerships flagship conference on Biofouling Management will bring together regulatory bodies, academia, leading scientific experts, technology developers, and representatives from maritime industries such as shipping, ports and harbours, aquaculture & fishing, offshore oil & gas, deep sea mining and ocean renewable energy, for a comprehensive overview of this rapidly expanding area of research and development of technologies.

Call for Abstracts and Presentations

The abstract or presentation proposal should be written in English, with maximum length of 250 words. The text should include objectives, results and conclusions, or, in the case of presentations, a description of the subject, the main aim and the conclusions or main aspects.

Abstracts should be submitted by email to: glofouling@imo.org

The deadline for submissions is 31 July 2022

All proposals will be reviewed by an international scientific committee and authors will be notified of acceptance by 15 August 2022. 

Since a large number of proposals are expected to be submitted to this IMO-GloFouling flagship event, the deadlines will be strictly followed.