THE 3rd RUSSIA-CHINA SYMPOSIUM ON MARINE SCIENCE
"Oceanic Process and Climate Change"
The 3rd Russian-Chinese Symposium on Marine Sciences "Oceanic Process and Climate Change" carried out within the framework of "Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the People's Republic of China on cooperation in the exploration and applying of the World Ocean” dated March 27, 2003, will be held in Vladivostok on September 20-23, 2017.
The Symposium is a continuation of a series of outcomes on the basis of the results of joint Russian-Chinese ocean studies (five joint marine expeditions in the marginal seas of the North-West Pacific and the Arctic).
The FIO-POI Joint Center for the Study of the Ocean and Climate (hereinafter Joint Center) was established (Memorandum of January 13, 2017) to coordinate and advance bilateral cooperation. The Symposium is organized to discuss the most actual challenges of the ocean related to climate change and the ways to understand and address them; to summarize the results of joint researches over the last 5 years; to coordinate the scientific topics and specific plans for the Joint Center. A range of activities will be carrying out during the Symposium. 
For the reports at the plenary and poster sessions, the following topics are proposed:
-Marine Geological Process and Effects
- Physical oceanography and climate change
-Paleoceanography and Paleoclimate
- Marine Mineral Resources and Mineralization
- Changes in marine ecosystems
Program of the symposium:
September 20 - arrival of participants;
September 21 - registration, opening of the POI-FIO Joint Research Center, opening of the scientific session, Oral and poster sessions, dinner. 
September 22 - Oral and poster sessions, round tables, closing of the meeting 
September 23 - round tables
Organizers of the Symposium: State Oceanic Administration, Russian Federation Federal Agency of Scientific Organizations, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation, First Institute of Oceanography, V.I. Il'ichev Pacific Oceanological Institute.
 Organizing Committee 
Members:
Chairman: 		
Lobanov V.B.	Director, V.I. Il’ichev Pacific Oceanological Institute, Russia	
Tiegang LI	Director, the First Institute of Oceanography, SOA,China	

Members		
Akulichev V.A. 	Academician of RAS,  Pacific Institute of Geography,  Russia	
Astakhov A.S. 	Professor,  V.I. Il’ichev Pacific Oceanological Institute,  Russia 	
Baklanov P.Ya. 	Academician of RAS,  Pacific Geographical Institute,  Russia 	
Ye-li YUAN	Academician of the CAE, First Institute of Oceanography (FIO), SOA	
Yue CHEN	Deputy Director, International Cooperation Department, SOA, China 	
Tan-Zhou QU	Deputy Director, Science and Technology Department, SOA, China	
Dolgikh G.I.	Academician of RAS, V.I. Il’ichev Pacific Oceanological Institute, Russia	
Jun WU	Deputy director, Chinese Arctic and Antarctic Administration	
Bo LI	Deputy director, Chinese Ocean Mineral Resources R&D association	
Fang-li QIAO	Deputy Director,  the First institute of Oceanography,  SOA	
Gorbarenko S.A.	Professor,  V.I. Il’ichev Pacific Oceanological Institute,  Russia	
Xue-fa SHI	Professor,  the First institute of Oceanography,  SOA	
Yong-Zeng YANG	Professor,  the First institute of Oceanography,  SOA	
Bao-dong WANG	Professor,  the First institute of Oceanography,  SOA	
Jia-biao LI	Academician of the CAE,  the Second institute of Oceanography,  SOA	
Guo-hong FANG	Academician of the CAE, First Institute of Oceanography (FIO), SOA	
Li-Xin WU	Academician of the CAS, China Ocean University	
Fan WANG	Director, Institute of Oceanography, Chinese Academy of Science	

Secretariat:  Dr. Artemova A.V., Dr. Bosin A.A., Yanguang LIU, Dr. Jianjun ZOU, Xin-Ru XUE
V.I. Il’ichev Pacific Oceanological Institute, 43, Baltiyskaya Street, Vladivostok, 690041, Russia 
the First Institute of  Oceanography
 Phone: +7 (4232) 31-23-82, fax: +7 (4232) 312-573 +886 (532)8896-1651
 E-mail: opcc-2017@poi.dvo.ru
 Registration fee is 100 $ US  
Financial support will be available for limited number of participants to help defray the cost of travelling and accommodations.  
Symposium language is English 
Important dates: July, 6, 2017, First circular 
August, 1, 2017 Deadline for abstract submission and registration 
September, 21, 2017 Symposium opening

If you intend to participate, you are kindly requested to pre-register, as soon as possible, using the form (attachment)