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The First All-Russian scientific and practical conference with international participation “Russia in the UN Decade of Ocean Sciences” has started at ����Vlog��ý MIREA.

The opening ceremony was attended by Alexander Sergeevich Sigov, President of ����Vlog��ý MIREA, Natalia Ivanovna Golubeva, Deputy Director of the Department for Coordinating the Activities of Scientific Organizations of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia, Nikolay Ivanovich Prokopov, First Vice-Rector of ����Vlog��ý MIREA, Lev Mikhailovich Klyachko, Chairman of the Scientific Expert Council (SEC) of the Maritime Collegium under the Government of the Russian Federation, Alexander Leonidovich Balyberdin, Director of the Institute for Comprehensive Studies of National Maritime Policy (IKI NMP), Svetlana Gennadievna Sivkova, General Director of the Museum of the World Ocean.

The event was also attended by representatives of Equatorial Guinea, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mongolia, the Yemeni Arab Republic, the Republic of Serbia, the Republic of Iraq. In total, more than 500 participants registered to participate in the conference representing various research organizations, educational institutions, federal executive authorities, representatives of regions and public associations.

Vladimir Eduardovich Ryabinin, Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), Deputy Director General of UNESCO welcomed the participants in his video greeting.

Lev Mikhailovich Klyachko read out a letter of welcome to the participants from Denis Valentinovich Manturov, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, Chairman of the Maritime Board under the Government of the Russian Federation. The address said that the conference held at ����Vlog��ý MIREA will become an important popular science event aimed at increasing the availability of research results to the public, supporting the most significant events and initiatives to achieve the goals of the UN Decade of Ocean Sciences, and attracting young people, students, and young scientists to the study of the World Ocean and marine activities in general. Also, in his address, the minister expressed confidence that in the course of the conference, the development of new partnerships between science, education, government, business circles and society in the field of ocean research and using their results is to be achieved. In the plans of the parties is the initiation of the joint development of new projects and programs within the decade; involvement of new stakeholders in solving problems and achieving the results of the decade.

Also, the participants in the Conference were greeted by Aimee Nzeba Kabamba, First Counselor of the Embassy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the Russian Federation, Jigjidsuren Bayarkhuu, First Secretary of the Embassy of Mongolia in the Russian Federation, Sava Stambolić, Second Secretary of the Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in the Russian Federation, Yasin Abdel Jalil Aboud, Representative of the Iraqi Association of Graduates of Soviet and Russian Universities, Dzeitov Shamil Shakhgirievich, Deputy Head of the Department of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Ingushetia under the President of the Russian Federation.

Alexander Sergeevich Sigov, President of ����Vlog��ý MIREA noted in his welcoming speech the relevance and symbolism of holding such conference at the University premises: one of the scientific structural units of MIREA – ����Vlog��ý is the Institute for Comprehensive Studies of National Maritime Policy, where unique specialists and experts of federal significance are working today.

“Marine activity throughout the history of mankind has been a key generator of new technologies. And today the widest range of technological innovations is in demand in this sphere,” noted Alexander Sergeevich. “The sea borders of Russia exceed 37 thousand kilometers. The significance of maritime policy for the sustainable development of the country and the protection of its national interests is enormous. One of the priorities of the Strategy for Scientific and Technological Development of Russia approved by the President of the Russian Federation is associated with maintaining leadership positions in the development of the World Ocean and its high-latitude regions: the Arctic and the Antarctic. Particular attention in ensuring the maritime activities of Russia is given to the Maritime Doctrine of the Russian Federation, approved by the Decree of the President of Russia in July this year. The list of the Maritime Doctrine includes many technologies that affect both directly and indirectly maritime activities.

The scientific and technological foundation ensures the global competitiveness of the country's marine economic complex, which is why the development and implementation of domestic technologies of marine origin and destination, technological equipment for marine expeditionary research, and information support for marine activities are so relevant. In accordance with the government assignment of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia, ����Vlog��ý MIREA is developing a concept and forming a platform for information support for the implementation of the national maritime policy in terms of science and education, ongoing marine scientific research, the implementation of the goals and main directions of Russia's actions to implement the UN Decade of Ocean Sciences.”

The All-Russian Conference with international participation “Russia in the UN Decade of Ocean Sciences” will be held from 24 to 28 October. In the children's technopark “Altair” of ����Vlog��ý MIREA, renowned specialists and prominent scientists will discuss topical issues of developing and popularizing the potential of the ocean science. Projects to be demonstrated are aimed to increase the availability of research results and the importance of the World Ocean for the humans. 

Also, within the framework of the conference there will be exhibitions, contests, and competitions for the best scientific papers, videos and 3D models among students who are also in love with the sea and inspired by the oceans.

A gastronomic festival is planned for all visitors, and everyone will be able to taste the culinary delights of the national cuisines of the peoples of the world gathered at one site.

The conference is supported by the Russian Ministry of Education and Science under the auspices of the Maritime Board under the Government of the Russian Federation and the Interdepartmental National Oceanographic Commission of the Russian Federation (INOC), which acts as the National Committee for the UN Decade of Ocean Sciences.