IAC 2022 – Monday 31 October

08:30 - 10:15 - Welcome speeches

On the opening day of the congress, personalities of all nationalities who are committed to the Ocean and aquatic environments, and who are responsible for unifying actions on a global scale, will give their testimonies to fuel the reflection process.

  • Dominique GODEFROY – President of NAUSICAA
  • Frédéric CUVILLIER – Chairman of the Communauté d’Agglomération du Boulonnais – Mayor of Boulogne-sur-Mer
  • Philippe VALLETTE – Chairman of the IAN – International Aquarium Network
  • Vladimir RYABININ – Executive Secretary, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission – Assistant Director General, UNESCO
  • Virginijus SINKEVICIUS – European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries
  • Hervé BERVILLE – Secretary of State for the Sea
  • Rebecca DANIEL – Young Ocean Advocate – Youth4Ocean Forum
  • Alexis ROSENFELD – Underwater photograph
  • Christophe SIRUGUE – General Manager of NAUSICAA     

10:15 - 10:45 - Coffee break and poster session

10:45 - 12:30 - Keynote speakers: General theme

Aquariums: engaged and active on behalf of the Blue Planet

Introduction of the theme

  • João Falcato, President of the EUAC on the commitment of aquariums.
  • Françoise Gaill, CNRS and Ocean & Climate platform on “importance of raising everyone’s awareness”.
  • Bruno Maquart, President of ECSITE on “Societal role of aquariums and science centres”.
  • Richard Vevers, Photograph “Ocean Decade Exhibition” on “Talking about the ocean to the general public”.
  • Jacques Rougerie, Architect on “Make people dream”

On the opening day of the congress, personalities of all nationalities who are committed to the Ocean and aquatic environments, and who are responsible for unifying actions on a global scale, will give their testimonies to fuel the reflection process.

  • Introduction by representatives of Communauté d’Agglomération du Boulonnais, Ville de Boulogne sur Mer, Pas de Calais department and the Hauts de France region.
  • Welcome speeches by Philippe Vallette, president of the IAN and by Christophe Sirugue, general manager of Nausicaa.
  • Vladimir Ryabinin – executive secretary of the IOC – UNESCO on “Using the Ocean to disseminate oceanographic sciences”
  • A representative of the Youth4Ocean Forum on “The Ocean issue for young people”
  • Alexis Rosenfeld, photograph on “The importance of raising awareness about the Ocean”        

Introduction of the theme

  • Christophe Sirugue, general manager of Nausicaá, presentation of the EUAC / UCA declaration
  • João Falcato, president of the EUAC on the commitment of aquariums
  • Françoise Gaill, CNRS and Ocean & Climate platform on “importance of raising everyone’s awareness”

12:30 - 14:00 - Lunch break

Session 1 - 14:00 - 15:45

Animal care

15:45 - 16:15 - Coffee break and poster session

Session 2 - 16:15 - 18:00

Animal care

Scenographic Design and Production of Cultural and Scientific Content

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