1. Description

As the first Regional Network of Training and Research Center (RTRC) under the framework of UNESCO/SOC RTRCs, ODC center aims to promote the international cooperation and enhance the research capacity in the WESTPAC region on ocean dynamics, air-sea interactions, climate change and numerical modelling through the provision of international annual training courses and workshops to junior scientists and doctoral/master students mainly from the member states of IOC in the Western Pacific. Since its establishment, ODC Center has carried out and coordinated series training courses, activities, workshops and international research programmes, which are featured with both foundational and high-level courses/lectures, enough hands on exercises, comfortable group discussions, and intensive interactions among trainees and experts. 

Through the aforementioned activities, ODC Center has witnessed increasingly active academic exchanges, steadily expanded international cooperation areas, and deepened international friendships among participants in the past years; it has been instrumental in developing an early career professional network with the attendance of 750 trainees from 55 countries. Responding to the call of the Decade Actions for sustainable development, and retrospecting the experience and success of the center activities, ODC center established the Young Marine Scientist Community, named ODC International Forum for Young Marine Scientist (FYMS) in 2021, to further strengthen international academic exchanges and collaboration in the WESTPAC region. Since April 2021, the community has been conveneing the FYMS on a regular basis and a variety of activities were coordinated and organized.

2. Objective

FYMS aims to establish a platform for mutual progress of early career scientists and students with the support of ODC center .Through the platform, we hope to develop a network that facilitates the academic and knowledge exchange, data/information sharing, personal/team achievements showcase, and communication with high-level experts in the world.

3. Agenda

The Ninth FYMS-2024on Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions in Modulating Regional Climate Extremes and Variability is scheduled on 2:00-5:00 pm of 29 October 2024 CST (GMT+8).

Tecent Meeting number: 831-747-687

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Link: https://meeting.tencent.com/dm/CxrfRIs8NnHf

l Role Of AI In Marine And Oceanography Science (Review Report) Dr.Kyaw Than Oo

l Study of the Marine Mammal Habitats under the Changing Oceanic Conditions off

    the Coasts of North-western Sri Lanka  Dr. Tharana Inu Laksith

l   Assessing the relationship between Short Rain Season Rainfall and Indian Ocean Dipole in Recent Decades over Tanzania Following the 2011 Abrupt Change Dr. Charles Yusuph Ntigwaza

l The Mediterranean Sea and its Influence on Algeria's Climate Dr. MOHAMADI Mouna

l Examine the Role of Indo-Pacific Sea Surface Temperatures in Recent Meteorological Drought in Sudan Dr. Awad Hussien Ahmed MoHammed

4. Participation

FYMS welcomes scientists, especially early career scientists and PhD students who are interested in research or techniques of climate and ocean, as well as people who are subjected to climate change, to join the forum. Participants in previous ODC courses are highly welcomed. But we are no limited to the above scope; if you are a young scientist, no matter whether you want to contribute to the platform, or hope to get academic help, join FYMS!

5. Contact

Ms. Yan Wang. ODC center, odc_center@fio.org.cn