OCEAN

BIT’s7th

Annual World Congress of

China Association of

Oceanic Engineering

China Fisheries

Association

China Institute of

Navigation

China Association of

the National

Shipbuilding Industry

BIT Group Global Ltd.

2018

October 29-31 One Ocean One Dream

Dear Colleagues and Friends,

On behalf of the Organizing Committee, it is my great pleasure to welcome you to BIT’s

7th Annual World Congress of Ocean-2018 (WCO-2018), which will be held in China during

November 2-4, 2018.

It is intended to provide a platform for professionals around the world to exchange

state-of-the-art research and development and identify research needs and opportunities

in the field of Ocean and Aquaculture.

WCO-2018 covers a wide range of topics related to Ocean Economy, Maritime Law, Ocean

Engineering, Ocean Energy, Green Port, Shipping & Modern Shipbuilding, Marine

Management and Environment Protection, Ocean Science, etc. Over the conference

period, you will have opportunities to share information and the best practices on from

current research to commercial implementation of new technologies. At the same time, we

would explore further communication and collaboration through social activities during

the conference.

Based on the huge success of last event of WCO-2017, we are strongly confident

WCO-2018 will be a great success and meet our expectations.

I look forward to your participation, and wish everyone have an unforgettable stay in

China.

Sincerely yours,

Xiaodan Mei, Ph.D.

Executive Chair of WCO-2018

President, BIT Group Global Ltd.

Objectives

Welcome 01

The theme of 7th Annual World Congress of Ocean-2018

is "One Ocean One Dream". The objective of this

Congress is to bring together experts, academicians,

senior scientists, industry executives and project

leaders involved in ocean field to share, network and

develop advanced experience and technology. The

Conference will feature a wide range of topics relevant to

diverse perspectives such as Marine Economy & Law;

Ocean Energy and Engineering; Green Port; Shipping &

Modern Shipbuilding, Marine Management and

Environment Protection, Ocean Science, etc. These

presentations will identify or offer solutions to problems,

utilize case studies, identify knowledge gaps or

collaboration opportunities, and discuss broader

applications and implications of material presented.

Conference

Message

Forum 1: Ocean Economy and Sustainable Development

Session 1-1: A New Economic Frontier for Growth, Development and Investment

Session 1-2: Sustainable Utilization of Oceans, Seas and Marine Resources:

Change and Management

Forum 2: Maritime Law & Standards

Session 2-1: Recent Developments in Maritime Law and Marine Security

Session 2-2: Maritime Competition Law and Arbitration: Legal Developments and

Strategies Alliances in the Maritime

Session 2-3: Transport and Law towards the Future

Forum 3: Ocean Engineering and Coast Engineering

Session 3-1: Coastal Management and Prevention

Session 3-2: Coastal & Estuarine Structures and Numerical Modeling

Session 3-3: Offshore Ocean Engineering

Session 3-4: Advanced Underwater and Deep-sea Engineering Technology

Forum 4: Ocean Energy Development and Utilization

Session 4-1: Offshore Wind Energy

Session 4-2: Wave, Tidal and Ocean Thermal Energy

Session 4-3: Exploitation and Utilization of Marine Oil and Gas

Forum 5: Emerging Ocean Innovative Industries

Session 5-1: Advanced Seawater Desalination and Water Reuse Technologies

Session 5-2: Innovations in Marine Natural Products Research

Session 5-3: Novel High Performance Materials for Maritime Industry

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Forum 6: Green Port, Shipping & Modern Shipbuilding

Session 6-1: Smart Port Planning and Management

Session 6-2: Green Shipping and Shipping Sustainability

Session 6-3: Modern Navigation Technologies and Innovations

Session 6-4: Ship Engineering and Recycling

Forum 7: Marine Management and Environment Protection

Session 7-1: Advanced Ocean Observing and Detection Technology

Session 7-2: Advanced GIS and Remote Sensing Technology

Session 7-3: Climate and Sea Level Change

Session 7-4: Marine Pollution and Ecological Environment Protection

Session 7-5: Ocean Disaster and Emergency Response

Forum 8: Breakthrough in Ocean Science

Session 8-1: Oceanography and Meteorology

Session 8-2: Marine Geology and Deep Sea Geophysics

Session 8-3: Marine Biology and Ecology

Session 8-4: Frontiers in Marine Biotechnology

Preliminary

Program

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Mr. Paul Holthus founded and leads the World

Ocean Council (WOC), the international,

multi-industry business leadership alliance on

ocean sustainable development. His work brings

together shipping, fisheries, aquaculture, tourism,

oil/gas, offshore renewables, seabed mining,

submarine cables, ports, investment and other

ocean industries to create ocean business

community leadership and collaboration in

addressing shared marine sustainable

development challenges. He has grown the WOC

to a global, nulti-sectoral network of 34,000+

ocean industry stakeholders. He is a frequent

speaker at international industry, ocean, and

island and Blue Economy conferences. He was

one of 5 people invited to be on the UN Secretary

General’s Ocean Expert Group for Rio+20 in 2012.

He led ocean industry involvement in the UN

Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) process and

produced a report analyzing the SDGs in relation

to ocean industries. At the 2017 UN Ocean

Conference, he organized business and finance

participation and was invited to speak to the UN

General Assembly on behalf of the ocean

business community.

Mr. George Guy Thomas is now on contract to the

US Department of Homeland Security Science &

Technology (DHS S&T) as their subject matter expert

(SME) for Maritime Domain Awareness and

Commercial Earth Observation Space Systems, Guy

is the former US Science & Technology Advisor for

Maritime Domain Awareness (2003-2012) and creator

of both space-based AIS & C-SIGMA, (Collaboration

in Space for International Global Maritime

Awareness). He also serves as the

technical/academic advisor to the Multinational

Maritime Security Center of Excellence. Guy has

been involved in surveillance operations and

systems in the Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard,

industry, Johns Hopkins’ Applied Physics Lab

(JHU/APL) as well as the Department of Homeland

Security and its operational elements. As one of the

first designated Navy Space Operations

sub-specialists, he was the first person in the

history of the Navy to be quadrupled qualified. He

was awarded the Distinguished Career Service

Award in 2012, and the US Geospatial Intelligence

Foundation’s Individual Achievement Award in 2015.

Mr. Roger Johnston has been the CEO of

Pilbara Ports Authority since 2012, which

incorporates two of the world’s largest bulk

export ports, both located in the mineral

rich Pilbara region of Western Australia.

Well-regarded for his clear leadership and

focused strategic capabilities, he brings

with him over 35 years’ experience as a

senior Executive and Company Director. Mr.

Johnston has previously worked in senior

roles with a number of multinationals and

logistics companies. With the significant

growth in export trade in recent years, Mr.

Johnston has led the development and

implementation of world-leading

capabilities across the ports in the Pilbara.

His emphasis and dedication to the safety

of his employees across all sites is evident

in the outstanding safety performance

levels achieved in recent years.

Renowned

Speakers

The 6th Annual World Congress of Ocean held in Shenzhen Marriott Hotel

Golden Bay from November 3-5 in China, has achieved great success. The

theme of the conference was “Our Ocean, Our Future”. The conference

jointly held with the 6th Annual World Congress of Aquaculture and Fisheries

(WCAF-2017), which has also attracted a lot of attention.

This year's congress has obtained highly focus and extensive attentions

throughout the world. Honorable leaders and distinguished guests

worldwide have come to attend this congress. In the Opening Ceremony and

High-level Dialogue, over 500 participants from more than 30 countries heard

the warmly discussion from five honored leaders. During the whole three

days’ conference, totally, there were in excess of 600 participants, 150

presentations, 40 posters altogether join in the two conferences. Most

participants gave a high appraisal to WCO-2017.

After the conference many participants have expressed their satisfaction

with the congress and had fine memories of Shenzhen. We believe that with

the support and constructive suggestions the next conference will still be

even better. We welcome you to join us next year.

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New

City

Conference

Report

Weihai, known in the past as the Weihai

Garrison, and sometimes as Port Edward

during the colonial period, is a prefecture-level

city in eastern Shandong province, People's

Republic of China. Weihai is the center of

“China-Japan-Korea Yellow Sea Economic

Circle” and “Qingdao-Yantai-Weihai around

Yellow sea and Bo Sea Economic Circle”. It is

a beautiful coastal tourist city and also a

historical coastal defense spot. Weihai has

been named as China’s first National Hygienic

City, one of the first National Model City

Cluster of Environmental Protection and one

of the National Outstanding Tourism Cities.

Moreover, it has been awarded twice for the

Best Practice for Improving the Living

Environment by the UN. As the leading open

city of Shandong Province, Weihai has set up

the business relationship with more than 160

nations and regions in the world.

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Item

Academic Package

Before

5-31-2018

Before

6-30-2018 On-site

Speaker $1049 $1149 -

Attendee $1149 $1249 $1749

Item

Business Package

Before

5-31-2018

Before

6-30-2018 On-site

Speaker $1149 $1249 -

Attendee $1249 $1349 $1849

Notice: The Registration fee will increase $100 every month since

January.

REGISTER ONLINE NOW

http://www.bitcongress.com/WCO2018/registration.asp

Registration fee includes: All Program during the whole conference;

Luncheon and supper during the conference; Coffee Break; Welcome

Banquet; Proceeding and other conference materials; A free paper

abstract in the proceeding.

WCO-2018 would like to encourage everyone to submit a high quality abstract

for both oral and poster presentations. Authors are strongly encouraged to

consider both poster & oral presentations as poster session is also an integral

part of the program. Papers submitted for” oral presentation only” may not be

accepted as oral presentations due to the limited number of available speech

slots. All abstracts must be in English - the official language of the conference.

Each oral presenter shall be entitled to no more than 20 minutes for a

presentation, plus 5 minutes for questions.

Authors of studies involving proprietary products or formulations should

present this information in workshops or the exhibitions. Oral presentations

should use Power Point. Please submit your abstract in the standard format

as early as possible before the deadline on October 1st, 2018.

HAVE QUESTION? E m a i l a t : d a v i d @ w c o c o n . c o m

Submit your research abstracts, papers and e-poster to contribute and

help shape the conference.

Visit http://www.bitcongress.com/WCO2018/ to find the full guidelines of

abstract submission and an abstract sample.

Register earlier to book the best speech slot.

Email conference coordinator for any suggestion or question.

Call for

Contribution

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Date & Time

Day 0 Day 1 Day 2 Day 3

Nov.1, 2018

Thursday

Nov. 2, 2018

Friday

Nov. 3, 2018

Saturday

Nov. 4, 2018

Sunday

08:30-12:00

Registration

Opening

Ceremony &

Keynote Forum

Parallel Forums Parallel Forums

12:00-13:30 Luncheon

13:30-17:00 Parallel Forums Parallel Forums

Parallel Forums

18:30-20:00 Welcome

Banquet Dinner Dinner

Explore initiatives in sustainable coastal engineering practice and

management

Share international knowledge and experiences in coastal zone

engineering and management

Attend keynote speeches of an outstanding line-up of international

experts

Exchange the latest scientific innovations and technologies in coastal

development

Network and share innovative ideas and practices

Attend workshops to engage in a more structured learning led by

experienced professionals

Attend the exhibition to observe and to promote products and services

This conference is intended for marine researchers and those

working within the broader research community. All delegates

from academia, industry and government, with an interest in

different areas such as Ocean Economy & Policy, Maritime

Law, Marine Energy, Marine Environment, Oceanography,

Coastal and Offshore Engineering, who wish to hear the

newest advances and contribute efforts to this field. The

World Ocean Congress perennially plays host to delegates:

Professional Delegates - Individuals who are or have

been engaged, or directed research, in a branch of

aquatic science or in aquatic science education and who

either possess appropriate academic qualifications or

because of knowledge and experience occupy positions

in this field.

Corporate Delegates - Organizations, agencies or

institutions that have objects, powers or functions

relevant to aquatic science and that are interested in,

and wish to support in a demonstrable way

Students Delegates - Individuals who are studying

aquatic science related subjects at a tertiary level

education and are enrolled at an education institution in

part-time (i.e. with at least a 50% load) or full-time

student status.

Reasons to Attend