OSICON-23

Time (IST)	Atal Bhavan (ITCOO)			Main Building
Time (IST)	First Floor Hall-1 (Plenary Hall)	First Floor Hall-2 (E-Class Room)	Ground Floor Hall-3 (Breakout Room)	Ground Floor Hall-4 (Auditorium)	First Floor Hall-5 (E-Class Room)	Ground Floor Hall-6 (Board Room)
Day-1: 23 August 2023 (Wednesday)
08:00-09:30	Registration
09:30-11:30	Inaugural Session
11:30-12:00	Inauguration of Exhibition & Tea
12:00-13:00	Ocean Observations (In-situ & Satellite) Chair: Dr. R. Krishnan	Ocean Information and Advisory Services Chair: Dr. Balakrishnan Nair	Ocean Engineering and Technology Chair: Dr. Tata Sudhakar	Coastal and Open Ocean Processes Chair: Dr. M. Baba	Biodiversity and Ecology Chair: Prof. Jayachandran	Blue Economy & Marine Resource Management Chair: Cdr. (Dr) Prashant Srivastava
13:00-14:00	Lunch
14:00-15:30	Ocean Observations (In-situ & Satellite) Chair: Dr. R. Krishnan	Ocean Information and Advisory Services Chair: Dr. Balakrishnan Nair	Ocean Engineering and Technology Chair: Dr. Tata Sudhakar	Coastal and Open Ocean Processes Chair: Dr. M. Baba	Biodiversity and Ecology Chair: Prof. Jayachandran	Blue Economy & Marine Resource Management Chair: Cdr. (Dr) Prashant Srivastava
15:30-16:00	Tea
16:00-17:45	Launch of UN Ocean Decade Collaborative Centre for Indian Ocean Region
18:00-21:00	Dr. N. K. Panikkar Memorial Lecture + Cultural Event + Dinner
Day-2: 24 August 2023 (Thursday)
09:30-10:30	Invited Plenary Talk
10:30-11:00	Tea
11:00-13:00	Ocean Observations (In-situ & Satellite) Chair: Dr. Prakash Chauhan	Ocean Information and Advisory Services Chair: Dr. Vijay Kumar, MoES	FIGA-Energy and Fresh Water from Oceans Chair: Dr. Shailesh Nayak	Coastal and Open Ocean Processes Chair: Dr. C. Revichandran	Biodiversity and Ecology Chair: Dr. Anas Abdulaziz	OSI- PG Dissertation Awardee Session (Dr.Vimlesh Pant)
13:00-14:00	Lunch
14:00-15:30	Ocean Observations (In-situ & Satellite) Chair: Dr. B K Jena	Ocean and Climate Change Chair: Dr. Prasad Kumar Bhaskaran	IMS-Importance of Ocean Observations to Monsoon Weather and Climate Forecasting Chair: Dr. Suryachandra Rao	Coastal and Open Ocean Processes Chair: Dr. C. Revichandran	Biodiversity and Ecology Chair: Dr. Anas Abdulaziz	Business Meetings
15:30-16:00	Tea
16:00-18:00	Ocean Observations (In-situ & Satellite) Chair: Dr. B K Jena	Ocean and Climate Change Chair: Dr. Prasad Kumar Bhaskaran	IMS-Importance of Ocean Observations to Monsoon Weather and Climate Forecasting Chair: Dr. Suryachandra Rao	Coastal and Open Ocean Processes Chair: Dr. C. Revichandran	Polar Science and Cryosphere Studies & Marine Geology and Geophysics Chair: Dr.Balakrishnan Nair	ECOP Session/Workshop
18:30-21:00	Invited Plenary Talk + Industry Talks + Dinner
Day-3: 25 August 2023 (Friday)
09:30-10:30	Invited Plenary Talk
10:30-11:00	Tea
11:00-13:00	Ocean Modelling and Data Assimilation Chair: Dr. Sudheer Joseph	Ocean and Climate Change	Air-Sea Interactions Chair: Dr. M.V. Ramana	Biogeochemistry of the Ocean Chair: Dr. Vinu Valsala	Polar Science and Cryosphere Studies & Marine Geology and Geophysics Chair: Dr. Thamban Meloth
13:00-14:00	Lunch
14:00-15:30	Ocean Modelling and Data Assimilation Chair: Dr. Sudheer Joseph	Ocean and Climate Change	Air-Sea Interactions Chair: Dr. M.V. Ramana	Biogeochemistry of the Ocean Chair: Dr. Vinu Valsala	Polar Science and Cryosphere Studies & Marine Geology and Geophysics Chair: Dr. Thamban Meloth
15:30-16:00	Tea
16:00-17:30	Valedictory Session (Panel Discussions + OSI PGDA Awards + Best Paper & Poster Awards, Closing Ceremony)

Note 1: Sessions marked in Yellow will be Plenary Sessions to be held in Hall-1 Atal Bhavan (ITCOO), First Floor.
Note 2: Exhibition & Posters will be open for viewing during lunch/ tea breaks [Venue: Corridor, Atal Bhavan (ITCOO)].

Eighth National Conference of Ocean Society of India

OSICON-23

Aug 23-25, 2023

Program Schedule