2020 Events
Update on 4/22/20: Several international meetings are currently being postponed or switched to virtual meetings amid global efforts to contain coronavirus. We will update this page on a periodic basis as new information is available.
Jun 2020
A Changing Arctic
June 2-5, 2020- Tromso, Norway
- (Update on 3/28/20: This conference has been postponed. An alternative date is not yet confirmed.)
United Nations Ocean Conference
June 2–6, 2020- Lisbon, Portugal
- (Update on 3/28/20: Organizers have announced that the conference will be postponed to a later date.)
Capitol Hill Ocean Week
- June 9, 2020
- Washington, D.C.
- (Update on 4/4/20: This conference has switched to a virtual format.)
Jul 2020
International Coral Reef Symposium
July 5–10, 2020- Bremen, Germany (Update on 4/10/20: Organizers have postponed the conference to July 18-23, 2021.)
International Marine Conservation Congress
July 21–27, 2020- Kiel, Germany (Update on 4/10/20: Organized have cancelled the in-person meeting and are exploring a potential virtual format.)
August 2020
Our Ocean Conference
- August 17-18, 2020
- Palau
2020 UN Biodiversity Conference
October 5-10, 2020- Kunming, Yunnan Province, China
- (Update on 4/4/20: This conference has been postponed.)
UNFCCC COP26
November 9-20, 2020- Glasgow, UK
- (Update on 4/4/20: The COP26 has been postponed.)
2021 Events
January 2021
IUCN World Conservation Congress
- January 7-15, 2021
- Marseille, France
- (Update on 4/4/20: This conference, originally scheduled for June 2020, has been postponed to January 2021.)
