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Virtual Early Career Ocean Professionals
V.ECOP Days
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A unique livestream event series

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The Virtual Early Career Ocean Professional (V.ECOP) Days are a unique livestream event series showcasing testimonials of change in applying science and knowledge to ocean sustainability from the global community of ECOPs. It is hosted by and for early career ocean professionals as a contribution to the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.

V.ECOP Days 2025 will connect ECOPs from around the world under the motto “ECOPs shaping the Ocean’s future” to share and make their contributions to achieving SDG 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development. Organized in a hybrid format the global ECOP community will be linked with the third International UN Ocean Conference (UNOC 3) in Nice, France. The program will start with a welcome onboard the German research vessel Meteor in the port of Nice on Monday, June 9th at 9 am CEST and will run for two days. The program will be enriched by live reportings from our mobile journalists in Nice. Furthermore, ECOPs from around the globe can contribute to our online program by applying for the Call for Contributors by 2 May 2025 here.

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The Highlights of V.ECOP Days 2024

Join us as we revisit the Virtual Early Career Ocean Professional (V.ECOP) Days 2024! This highlight video showcases inspiring testimonials and groundbreaking discussions from early-career ocean professionals worldwide.

V.ECOP DAYS 2024

V.ECOP Days 2024 bridged a global online community with the UN Ocean Decade Conference in Barcelona from April 9-11, 2024.

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V.ECOP Dashboard 

For all information about the programme, moderators, and local activities in Barcelona visit our V.ECOP Dashboard via the embedded website below.

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HIGHLIGHTS FROM V.ECOP DAY 2021

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V.ECOP Day 2021 followed a path covering all areas of our blue planet as shown in the map diagram below. With almost 200 contributions from young scientists and experts from around the world, the program covered many issues concerning human-ocean relations.

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The Virtual Early Career Ocean Professional (V.ECOP) Day started on June 1, 2021, as a 24-hour livestream event following the sun around the world. It waas hosted by and for early career ocean professionals from around the world and from a variety of ocean disciplines to showcase their work, activities, and contributions to the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.

The UN Ocean Decade is a once-in-a-generation opportunity and the first global campaign to catalyze transformative ocean science solutions for sustainable development. V.ECOP Day will follow immediately from the 1st International Conference of the UN Ocean Decade for Sustainable Development beginning at approximately 13:00 UTC on June 1, 2021.

V.ECOP Day was organized by the German Marine Research Consortium in cooperation with the Global ECOP Programme and is supported by Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the European Commission, IOC-UNESCO, the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, and ESRI Deutschland  as an officially endorsed UN Ocean Decade Activity.

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The International Ocean Decade Conference

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The International Conference for Young Marine Researchers

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