The Local Organizing Committee (LOC) would like to announce that the abstract submission deadline has been extended to July 30, 2023.

Abstract Submission Timeline

² Jun 1-Jul 30, 2023: Abstract Submission

² Oct 15, 2023: Scientific Program Posted

How to Submit Abstract

Please submit your abstract through website https://melmeeting.xmu.edu.cn/scsam/

by July 30, 2023. If you have any questions, please contact the session conveners or secretariat of SCSAM 2023 via email at scsam2023@xmu.edu.cn.

Theme of SCSAM 2023

The South China Sea under Climate Change: Multi-scale Dynamics and Their Ecological and Environmental Effects

Sessions and Event

Sessions

1. Air-Sea Interaction and Climate Variability

Conveners:

Prof. LIN Xiaopei (Ocean University of China) and Dr. HAN Lei (Xiamen University Malaysia)

2. Multi-scale Dynamical Processes in the Ocean

Conveners:

Prof. LIU Zhiyu (Xiamen University, China) and Prof. XIE Lingling (Guangdong Ocean University)

3. Extreme Weather Events and Their Environmental and Ecological Effects 

Conveners:

Dr. WANG Yuntao (Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources), Prof. WANG Guihua (Fudan University), and Prof. CHAI Fei (Xiamen University)

4. Coupling of Marine Biogeochemical and Dynamical Processes

Conveners:

Prof. CAO Zhimian and Prof. LUO Ya-Wei (Xiamen University)

5. Coastal Wetlands and Coral Reef Ecosystems' Response to Global Change

Conveners:

Prof. CHEN Luzhen (Xiamen University) and Dr. CHEAH Wee (University of Malaya)

6. Remote Sensing and Artificial Intelligence Oceanography

Conveners:

Prof. DONG Changming (Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology) and Prof. SHANG Shaoling (Xiamen University)

Event

Early Career Forum

Conveners:

Dr. LIN Wenqiang, Dr. YU Xiaolong, Mr. WANG Zhixuan (Xiamen University) and Dr. WANG Chuanyin (Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai)),

Who can participate?

Postdocs and graduate students.

Best Presentation Award

To encourage young scientists to present excellent studies at SCSAM 2023 the Best Presentation Award is given in recognition of the best oral presentations presented at Early Career Forum. Best oral presentations will be selected by the review committee from the Early Career Forum. A First Prize winner will receive a prize of 2,000 MYR prize, two Second Prize winners will each receive a prize of 1,200 MYR and three Third Prize winners will each receive a prize of 600 MYR. Results will be announced during the Closing Ceremony on 5 November 2023.

Financial Support

SCSAM 2023 aims to encourage high-quality abstracts and foster greater diversity at the meeting by offering registration fee waivers to eligible individuals who require financial support. Please apply through SCSAM 2023 website https://melmeeting.xmu.edu.cn/scsam/

Registration Fees

Regular: 2000MYR | Student: 1000MYR

Organizers

State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University

College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University

China-ASEAN College of Marine Sciences, Xiamen University Malaysia

Co-sponsor

COASTAL-SOS (A project endorsed by United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development):

Coastal Zones Under Intensifying Human Activities and Changing Climate: A Regional Programme Integrating Science, Management and Society to Support Ocean Sustainability

Organizing Committee of SCSAM

Co-Chairs:

ZHENG Quan’an, HU Jianyu, LIN Mingsen, QI Yiquan

Members (Alphabetical order by surname):

CHAI Fei, DONG Changming, GAN Jianping, GUAN Yuping, HO Chung-Ru, HU Jianyu, HUANG Ruixin, JING Zhiyou, LIANG Xiangsan, LIN Mingsen, LIN Xiaopei, LIU Zhiqiang, LIU Zhiyu, PAN Aijun, PAN Jiayi, QI Yiquan, SONG Jun, TIAN Jiwei, WANG Dongxiao, WANG Guihua, WEI Zexun, WU Chau-Ron, XIE Lingling, XU Hongzhou, XU Jie, ZHENG Quan’an

Local Organizing Committee

Chair: LIU Zhiyu

Members: SHI Dalin, CHAI Fei, HU Jianyu, LIM Phaik Eem, SHANG Shaoling, CAO Zhimian, LUO Ya-Wei, HAN Lei, LIN Hongyang

Background

The South China Sea Annual Meeting (SCSAM) is a series of international academic conferences that are organized voluntarily by scholars engaged in ocean science research in the South China Sea and its adjacent sea area. The Organizing Committee of SCSAM coordinates the event and selects host institutions. The first conference was hosted by Xiamen University in 2013, and nine successful events have been held since then, hosted by Guangdong Ocean University, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the First Institute of Oceanography of the Ministry of Natural Resources, Hohai University, the Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fudan University, Guangdong Ocean University, and Jiangxi Normal University.

The South China Sea Annual Meeting 2023, the 10th annual Meeting, is hosted by the State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science (Xiamen University), the College of Ocean and Earth Sciences (Xiamen University), and China-ASEAN College of Marine Sciences (Xiamen University Malaysia) with the agreement of the Organizing Committee of SCSAM.

Important Dates

Jun 1, 2023: Abstract Submission Begins

Jul 30, 2023: Abstract Submission Closes

Oct 15, 2023: Scientific Program Posted

Nov 3, 2023: Early Career Forum

Nov 4-5, 2023: South China Sea Annual Meeting

Nov 6, 2023: Xiamen University Malaysia Campus Tour

Contact

Secretariat of SCSAM 2023

Ms. HUANG Ying (Coordination)

Mr. ONG Soon How (Registration & Logistics)

Ms. WANG Guanfei (Visa)

Email: scsam2023@xmu.edu.cn

Tel: +86-592-2181571/ +603-8705-5208