The call for presentations, workshops, parallel sessions, and posters for CommOCEAN 2026 is now open. Deadline to submit proposals is 1 May !

We are looking for suggestions for presentations, workshops, ‘circus sessions’ and posters for CommOCEAN 2026, the seventh in the series, taking place 2-3 September in the coastal town of Bergen, Norway, with an ‘icebreaker’ in the evening of 1 September. CommOCEAN 2026 will be a fully in-person event and registration for the conference will soon open.

For this edition of CommOCEAN the overarching theme is ‘Communication for and within the UN Ocean Decade: Setting Sails for 2030’. Under this theme there will be three main topics and an open session (each with a plenary followed by workshops/parallel sessions):

• Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and new technologies in ocean science communications – opportunities, risks and ethical considerations.
• Security-related and geopolitical dimensions of ocean and science communication in a time of crisis and disruption – including misinformation, trust and strategic communication.
• Increasing Citizen Engagement and Ocean Literacy through communication – how to reach different audiences and foster understanding of ocean–climate interactions.
• Open topic session – emerging topics, case studies and experimental formats.

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