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About OSICON-25
Since 2009, OSI started organizing biennial conferences viz. OSICON-09, OSICON-11, OSICON-13, OSICON-15, OSICON-17, OSICON-19, OSICON-21 and OSICON-23. These conferences hosted by leading academic/research institutes viz. Andhra University, Visakhapatnam; NIOT, Chennai; IITM, Pune; CSIR-NIO, Goa; NCESS, Thiruvananthapuram; CMLRE, Kochi; NCPOR, Goa and INCOIS, Hyderabad were very successful in bringing together 500 researchers, students and professionals working in the area of ocean sciences, technology and allied fields to share their knowledge.
OSICON-25 is being hosted by the CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Goa, is a constituent laboratory under the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India. CSIR-NIO and OSI are pleased to invite the oceanographic community to this biennial conference, OSICON-25, the 9ᵗʰ National Conference scheduled to be held during 5-7 February 2025.
OCEAN SOCIETY OF INDIA
The Ocean Society of India (OSI) was launched on 19th March 2006 at Kochi with an aim to provide a forum for sharing the knowledge and experience of individuals, scientific institutions and industrial organizations in science, technology, engineering and allied fields of the Ocean. OSI is registered as a Society under Travancore-Cochin literary, scientific and charitable societies registration act. The registered office of OSI is at Kochi and now functions from the Centre for Marine Living Resources & Ecology (CMLRE). The OSI conducts its day-to-day business through a Governing Council (GC). OSI invites the ocean community to join the only Professional Society comprised of scientists, engineers, researchers and technologists from academic institutions, research laboratories, scientific organizations, industries, and anyone engaged in any ocean-related activity or profession.
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The Annual General Body Meeting of OSI will be held during OSICON-25 at CSIR-NIO, Goa
About CSIR-NIO
The CSIR-NIO with its headquarters at Dona Paula, Goa, and regional centres at Kochi, Mumbai and Visakhapatnam, is one of the 37 constituent laboratories of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi. CSIR-NIO was established on 1 January 1966 following the International Indian Ocean Expedition (IIOE) in the 1960s. The institute has since grown into a multi-disciplinary oceanographic research institute of international repute. The principal focus of research has been on observing and understanding special oceanographic characteristics of the Indian Ocean. CSIR-NIO will be celebrating its Diamond Jubilee in 2025, and OSICON-25 will be a flagship programme of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations.