The principles underlying the structure and representativeness of the IIOE Steering Committee (SC) were first specified in the STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK for the implementation of IIOE-2.
Sponsors
The sponsors of IIOE-2 are IOGOOS, SCOR and UNESCO-IOC.  Collectively these autonomous international bodies, each involved in the science in the Indian Ocean, takes responsibility for facilitating funding of the infrastructure of IIOE-2 including resourcing of the Project Office (PO) with node in India.
Working Procedure of the three Co-Chairs representing the three sponsors     Download
						
Governance framework
A duly constituted Steering Committee (SC) sets the high-level policies and take responsibility for the delivery of the project over the 2015-2025 period (see Implementation Strategy).
IIOE-2 Project Office (PO) 
 The PO defines the nodal point network for IIOE-2 delivery and has day-to-day responsibility for the coordination & implementation of IIOE-2.  The node of the PO have been established: in India (INCOIS, Hyderabad). The PO facilitates all aspects of IIOE-2, particularly the science and associated infrastructure as well as capacity building, operational coordination, outreach/communication, data/information management, etc.  
						
Steering Committee
The Steering Committee (SC) consists of a Core Group and a Stakeholder Group as structured below:
| Steering Committee | Core Group | CO-CHAIRS | |||
| Vidar Helgesen v.helgesen[at]unesco[dot]org | Sinjae Yoo sjyoo[at]kiost[dot]ac | Brett Molony Brett.Molony[at]csiro[dot]au | |||
| STRATEGIC EXECUTIVE LEVEL | |||||
| Hermann Bange/Raleigh Hood(Co-Chairs WG01), E. Pattabhi Rama Rao/ Harrison O. Ong'Anda (Co-Chairs WG02), Rajan Sivaramakrishnan (Chair WG03), Aneesh Lotliker (PO), Johnson Kazungu (Chair, IOC Africa), Justin Ahanhanzo (Chair, IOCINDIO), Somkiat Khokiattiwong/Kentaro Ando (Co-Chairs IOC WESTPAC) | |||||
| REGIONAL COORDINATION LEVEL | |||||
| SCIENCE DELIVERY LEVEL | |||||
| One representative (i.e. PI) per each 'major' IIOE-2 scientific research initiative, including a representative of the Early Career Scientists Network from the Capacity Development Working Group | |||||
Chairs/ Co Chairs of the Science Themes, Working Groups and Representatives of Regional Bodies
Core Group
The Core Group comprises, besides the three Co-Chairs, an Executive level with one representative (leader) per each of the six Science Themes and each of the seven operational divisions (Working Groups) derived from the IIOE-2 Science Plan. In addition, the Executive is composed of representatives of key Indian Ocean-related IOC Regional Bodies and Committees and Head of the IIOE-2 Project Office.
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						  WG-1: Science and ResearchCo-Chairs:- 
						 Prof. Hermann W. Bange (Germany)
						 hbange[at]geomar[dot]de 
						
 Prof. Raleigh Hood (USA) rhood[at]umces[dot]edu
 Members:
 Core Group- 
								 Dr. Halina T. Kobryn[Chair, ST-1], (Australia)
								 H.Kobryn[at]murdoch[dot]edu[dot]au 
								
 Prof. P N Vinayachandran [Co-Chair, ST-2], (India) vinay[at]caos[dot]iisc[dot]ernet[dot]in
 Prof. Yukio Masumoto [Co-Chair, ST-2], (Japan)
 masumoto[at]eps.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp
 Prof. Adrian Matthews [Co-Chair, ST-3], (UK) a.j.matthews[at]uea[dot]ac[dot]uk
 Prof. Joaquim Goes [Co-Chair, ST-3], (USA) Jig[at]ldeo[dot]columbia[dot]edu
 Dr. Amit Tandon [Co-Chair, ST-4], (USA) atandon[at]umassd[dot]edu
 Dr. Helen Phillips [Co-Chair, ST-4], (Australia) h[dot]e[dot]phillips[at]utas[dot]edu[dot]au
 Prof. Chari Pattiaratchi [Co-Chair, ST-5], (Australia/Sri Lanka)
 Chari.pattiaratchi[at]uwa[dot]edu[dot]au
 Dr. Roxy Mathew Koll [Co-Chair, ST-5], (India)
 roxy[at]tropmet[dot]res[dot]in
 Prof. Lynnath Beckley [Co-Chair, ST-6], (Australia) l.beckley[at]murdoch[dot]edu[dot]au
 Dr. Marie-Alexandrine Sicre [Co-Chair, ST-6], (France) marie-alexandrine.sicre[at]locean[dot]ipsl[dot]fr
 Associates
 Prof. Adam Martiny (Denmark) amartiny[at]uci[dot]edu
 Prof. Indra Jaya (Indonesia)
 indrajaya[at]ipb[dot]ac[dot]id; indrajaya[dot]ipb[at]gmail[dot]com
 Prof. Pere Masque (Spain/Australia) p.masque[at]ecu[dot]edu[dot]au
 Mr. Volodymyr Iemelianov (Ukraine) eva[at]nas[dot]gov[dot]ua
 Prof. Subrahmanyam Bulusu (USA) sbulusu[at]geol[dot]sc[dot]edu
   WG-2: Data and Information ManagementCo-chairs:- 
						 Mr. E. Pattabhi Rama Rao (India)
						 pattabhi[at]incois[dot]gov[dot]in 
 Dr. Harrison O. Ong'Anda (Kenya)
 hochieng2003[at]gmail[dot]com , honganda[at]kmfri[dot]co[dot]ke
 Members:- 
								 Dr.	Roger Proctor (Australia)
								 roger[dot]proctor[at]utas[dot]edu[dot]au 
								
 Dr. Nelly Florida Rima (Indonesia) nelly[dot]florida[at]bmkg[dot]go[dot]id
 Mr. Abdullah Bin Sulaiman (Malaysia) abdullah[at]jmg[dot]gov[dot]my
 Prof. Ntahondi Mcheche Nyandwi (Tanzania) nyandwi[at]ims[dot]udsm[dot]ac[dot]tz
 
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								 Dr.	Roger Proctor (Australia)
								 roger[dot]proctor[at]utas[dot]edu[dot]au 
								
   WG-3: Capacity DevelopmentCo-chairs:- 
						  Dr. Zainal Arifin (Indonesia)
						 Zain003[at]lipi.go.iD 
 Dr. Behrooz Abtahi (Iran) B_Abtahi[at]sbu.ac.ir
 Members:- 
								 Dr.	Weidong Yu (China)
								 yuwd[at]mail[dot]sysu[dot]edu[dot]cn 
								
 Dr. Werner Ekau (Germany) werner[dot]ekau[at]leibniz-zmt[dot]de
 Dr. Dirhamsyah (Indonesia) dirh001[at]lipi[dot]go[dot]id; dirhamsyah[at]lipi[dot]go[dot]id
 Dr. Sidney Thurston (USA) sidney[dot]thurston[at]noaa[dot]gov
 
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								 Dr.	Weidong Yu (China)
								 yuwd[at]mail[dot]sysu[dot]edu[dot]cn 
								
   WG-4: Operational CoordinationChair:- 
						
						 Dr. Rajan Sivaramakrishnan (India)
						 rajan.ncaor[at]gmail[dot]com 
 Members:
 Core Group- 
							
						  Dr. Harrison O. Ong'Anda [Co-Chair, WG-2], (Kenya)
 honganda[at]kmfri[dot]co[dot]ke; hochieng2003[at]yahoo[dot]com
 Dr. Behrooz Abtahi [Co-Chair, WG-3], (Iran) B_Abtahi[at]sbu[dot]ac[dot]ir
 Dr. Zainal Arifin [Co-Chair, WG-3], (Indonesia) Zain003[at]lipi[dot]go[dot]iD
 Dr. Faiza Al-Yamani [Chair, WG-5], (Kuwait) faizayamani[at]gmail[dot]com
 Dr. Rezah M. Badal [Chair, WG-6], (Mauritius) mrbadal[at]govmu[dot]org
 Dr. Nick D'Adamo [Co-Chair, WG-7], (JPO, Perth) nick.dadamo[at]uwa[dot]edu[dot]au
 Dr. Aneesh Lotliker [Co-Chair, WG-7], (JPO, Hyderabad) aneesh[at]incois[dot]gov[dot]in
 Associates
 Mr. N. Kiran Kumar (India) kirankumar[at]incois[dot]gov[dot]in
 Dr. Nani Hendiarti (Indonesia)
 nanihendi[at]gmail[dot]com; nani.hendiarti[at]maritim[dot]go[dot]id
 Captain. Sergey Travin (Russia) unio_main[at]mi[dot]ru
 Mr. Jim Costopulos (USA) jcostopulos[at]global-oceans[dot]org
 
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						  Dr. Harrison O. Ong'Anda [Co-Chair, WG-2], (Kenya)
   WG-5: Outreach and CommunicationChair:- Dr. Faiza Al-Yamani (Kuwait) faizayamani[at]gmail.com
   WG-6: Translating Science for SocietyChair:- Dr. Rezah M. Badal (Mauritius) mrbadal[at]govmu.org
   WG-7: Sponsorship and ResourcesCo-chairs:- 
						 Dr. Nick D'Adamo (JPO, Perth) 
						 nick.dadamo@uwa.edu.au 
 Dr. Aneesh Lotliker(JPO, Hyderabad) aneesh[at]incois[dot]gov[dot]in
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						  IOCINDIOChair:- Dr. Justin Ahanhanzo (France) j.ahanhanzo[at]unesco[dot]org
 
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							  IOC AFRICAChair:- Dr. Johnson Kazungu (Kenya) johnsonkazungu[at]yahoo[dot]com
 
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						  IOC WESTPACChair:- 
						 Dr. Somkiat Khokiattiwong (Thailand) skhokiattiwong[at]gmail[dot]com  
						
 Dr. Kentaro Ando (Japan) Alternate andouk[at]jamstec[dot]go[dot]jp
 
 
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						 Dr. Somkiat Khokiattiwong (Thailand) skhokiattiwong[at]gmail[dot]com  
						
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						  IOCARIBE- Nominations yet to be received
 
 
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								 Dr. Halina T. Kobryn[Chair, ST-1], (Australia)
								 H.Kobryn[at]murdoch[dot]edu[dot]au 
								
 
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						 Prof. Hermann W. Bange (Germany)
						 hbange[at]geomar[dot]de 
						
Stakeholder Group
This Group comprises (i) a Regional Coordination Level consisting of representatives of IIOE-2 'National Committees'; and (ii) a Science Delivery Level, with a leading scientist (typically the Chair or the PI) from each major science initiative endorsed/implemented under the IOE-2's science framework. The PO will communciate with and advise these Groups as necessary.
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						  AUSTRALIAChair:- 
						 Dr. Lynnath E. Beckley 
						 Murdoch University
 L.Beckley[at]murdoch[dot]edu[dot]au
 
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						 Dr. Lynnath E. Beckley 
						 Murdoch University
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						  CHINAChair:- The representative details are pending advice from the respective countries
 
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						  FRANCEChair:- Jean-Francois Ternon jean-francois[dot]ternon[at]ird[dot]fr
 
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						  GERMANYCo-Chairs:- Dr. Birgit Gaye University of Hamburg birgit.gaye[at]uni-hamburg[dot]de
 
 - Dr. Hermann Bange GEOMAR, Kiel hbange[at]geomar[dot]de
 
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						  INDIAChair:- 
						 Dr. M. Ravichandran 
						 Ministry of Earth Sciences
 secretary[at]moes[dot]gov[dot]in
 
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						 Dr. M. Ravichandran 
						 Ministry of Earth Sciences
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						  INDONESIAChair:- The representative details are pending advice from the respective countries
 
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						  JAPANChair:- Prof. Yukio Masumoto University of Tokyo masumoto[at]eps[dot]s[dot]u-tokyo[dot]ac[dot]jp
 
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						  REPUBLIC OF KOREAChair:- Dr. Dong-Jin Kang Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology djocean[at]kiost[dot]ac[dot]kr
 
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						  SOUTH AFRICAChair:- The representative details are pending advice from the respective countries
 
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						  UKChair:- Dr. Greg Cowie University of Edinburgh Dr.Greg.Cowie[at]ed[dot]ac[dot]uk
 
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						  USAChair:- Dr. Raleigh Hood University of Maryland rhood[at]umces[dot]edu
 
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						1. Dr. Rashid SumailaPI The University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC Canada IIOE2-EA01
 2. Dr. P. N. VinayachandranPI IISc, Bengalru India IIOE2-EP01
 3. Dr. M. RavichandranPI NCAOR, Goa India IIOE2-EP02 and IIOE2-EP03
 4. Dr. Michael RobertsPI Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa and National Oceanography Centre
 UK IIOE2-EP04
 5. Dr. Lynnath BeckleyPI Murdoch University Australia IIOE2-EP05 and IIOE2-EP06
 6. Dr. Hermann BangePI GEOMAR, Kiel Germany IIOE2-EP07 and IIOE2-EP10
 7. Dr. Charitha PattiaratchiPI University of Western Australia Australia, Perth IIOE2-EP08
 8. Dr. Greg CowiePI University of Edinburgh UK IIOE2-EP09
 9. Dr. Shaun DolkPI NOAA Global Drifter Program, FL USA IIOE2-EP11
 10. Dr. Arvind SinghPI Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad India IIOE2-EP12
 11. Dr. Weidong YuPI The first Institute of Oceanography, Qingdao China IIOE2-EP13
 12. Dr. Oleg LevchenkoPI P. P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Moscow Russia IIOE2-EP14
 13. Dr. Victor NeimanPI P. P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Moscow Russia IIOE2-EP15
 14. Dr. Sunil K. SinghPI Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad India IIOE2-EP16
 15. Dr. R. VenkatesanPI National Institute of Ocean Technology, Chennai India IIOE2-EP17
 16. Dr. Bijoy Nandan SivasankaranPI Cochin University of Science and Technology India IIOE2-EP18
 17. Dr. Katsuro KatsumataPI JAMSTEC Japan IIOE2-EP19
 18. Dr. TaeKeun RhoPI Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, Ansan Japan IIOE2-EP20
 19. Dr. Xavier CartonPI Laboratory of Ocean Physics and Remote Sensing, European Institute of Marine Science, University of Western Brittany, Brest France IIOE2-EP21
 20. Dr. Oliver SteedsPI Nekton Oxford Deep Ocean Research Institute, Begbroke Science Park, University of Oxford, Oxford United Kingdom IIOE2-EP22
 21. Dr. Anil Kumar NPI NCAOR, Goa India IIOE2-EP23
 22. Dr. Jochen KaempfPI Flinders University, Adelaide Australia IIOE2-EP24
 23. Dr. Alejandra Sanchez-FranksPI National Oceanography Centre United Kingdom IIOE2-EP25 and IIOE2-EP43
 24. Dr. Ashley JohnsonPI Department of Environmental Affairs, Cape Town South Africa IIOE2-EP26
 25. Dr. Sergey TravinPI Head of the Department of Navigation & Oceanography, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation Russia IIOE2-EP27
 26. Dr. Shigalla MahongoPI Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute, Dar es Salaam Tanzania IIOE2-EP28
 27. Mr. Jim CostopulosPI Global Oceans, NY USA IIOE2-EP29
 28. Dr. Prabhat KonerPI Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center; University of Maryland USA IIOE2-EP30
 29. Prof.Michael McPhadenPI NOAA/PMEL,7600 Sand Point Way ,Seattle WA USA IIOE2-EP31
 30. Prof.Phil HosegoodPI University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA United Kingdom IIOE2-EP32
 31. Nerida WilsonPI Western Australian Museum,49 Kew St, 6109, Welshpool, Western Australia Australia IIOE2-EP33
 32. Viviane MenezesPI Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI),266 Woods Hole Road, MS321, Woods Hole, MA, 02543 USA IIOE2-EP34 and IIOE2-EP50
 33. Dr.Maria DesaPI CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Goa India IIOE2-EP35
 34. Yukio MasumotoPI Dept. of Earth and Planetary Science, The University of Tokyo Japan IIOE2-EP36 and IIOE2-EP37
 35. Eric AchterbergPI 1.GEOMAR Helmholtz Zentrum fur Ozeanforschung Kiel , 2. Christian Albrecht Universitat zu Kiel Germany IIOE2-EP38
 36. Francis MarsacPI Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement (IRD), MARBEC France IIOE2-EP39
 37. Tim O'HaraPI Museums Victoria, GPO Box 666, Melbourne, 3001 Australia IIOE2-EP40
 38. Mar BenavidesPI Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography (MIO), Campus de Luminy Batiment Mediterranee 13288 Marseille cedex 09 France IIOE2-EP41
 39. Ekaterina Popova & Michael RobertsPI National Oceanography Centre, European Way, Southampton, SO14 3ZH & Nelson Mandela University, Gomery Ave, Summerstrand, Port Elizabeth United Kingdom & South Africa IIOE2-EP42
 40. Dr. Jasmine. PPI Zoological Survey of India India IIOE2-EP44
 41. D.D.G.L. DahanayakaPI Department of Zoology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, The Open University of Sri Lanka, Nawala, Nugegoda Sri Lanka IIOE2-EP45
 42. Michael LandryPI Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego USA IIOE2-EP46
 43. Nicole JonesPI University of Western Australia Australia IIOE2-EP47
 44. John KeesingPI CSIRO Australia IIOE2-EP48
 45. Gilles BESSEROPI Société des Explorations de Monaco (Monaco Explorations) MONACO IIOE2-EP49
 46. Dong-Jin KangPI Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology (KIOST) Republic of Korea IIOE2-EP51
 47. Birgit GayePI Institute for Geology, University of Hamburg Germany IIOE2-EP52
 48. Mar BenavidesPI Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography,Batiment OCEANOMED France IIOE2-EP53
 49. Dr. Girishkumar Madathil SivasankaranPI Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) India IIOE2-EP54
 50. Dr. Marie-Alexandrine SicrePI Sorbonne University, Campus Pierre et Marie Curie France IIOE2-EP55
 51. Amanda LombardPI Nelson Mandela University, Institute for Coastal and Marine Research South Africa IIOE2-EP56
 52. Tamaryn MorrisPI South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON) South Africa IIOE2-EP57
 53. Nicole JonesPI UWA Australia IIOE2-EP58
 54. Yukio MasumotoPI Dept. of Earth and Planetary Science, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo Japan IIOE2-EP59
 55. Prof. Ying WuPI P.R, China IIOE2-EP60
 56. Dr. Maryam GhaemiPI Iran IIOE2-EP61
 57. Ming FengPI Australia IIOE2-EP62
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ST-1: Human benefits and impacts
Co-Chairs:Dr Jerome Harlay (Seychelles) Jerome[dot]Harlay[at]unisey[dot]ac[dot]sc
Dr Damian Leonardo Arevalo Martinez (Germany) damian[dot]arevalo[at]io-warnemuende[dot]de
ST-2: Boundary current dynamics, upwelling variability and ecosystem impacts
Co-chairs:Prof. Yukio Masumoto (Japan) masumoto[at]eps[dot]s[dot]u-tokyo[dot]ac[dot]jp
Prof. Kawser Ahmed (Bangladesh) kawser_du[at]yahoo[dot]com
Prof. Peng Xiu (China) pxiu[at]xmu[dot]edu[dot]cn
Dr. Rena Czeschel (Germany) rczeschel[at]geomar[dot]de
Dr. Anastasia Rita Tisiana Dwi Kuswardani (Indonesia)
anastasia.tisiana[at]gmail[dot]com
Dr. Iwao Ueki (Japan) uekii[at]jamstec[dot]go[dot]jp
Dr. Vincent Amelie (Seychelles) v.amelie[at]meteo[dot]gov[dot]sc
Dr. Michael Roberts (South Africa) mike.roberts[at]nmmu[dot]ac[dot]za
ST-3: Monsoon variability and ecosystem response
Co-chairs:Prof. Joaquim Goes (USA) Jig[at]ldeo[dot]columbia[dot]edu
Prof. Nicole Aberle-Malzahn (Germany) nicole[dot]aberle-malzahn[at]ntnu[dot]no
Prof. Shankar Doraiswamy (India) shankar[at]nio[dot]org; dshankar67[at]gmail[dot]com
Prof. Raden Dwi Susanto (Indonesia/US) dwisusa[at]umd[dot]edu
Dr. Lubna Hamood Al-kharusi (Oman) lubna[dot]alkharusi[at]gmail[dot]com
Ms. Samina Kidwai (Pakistan) skidwaipk[at]gmail[dot]com
Prof. Benjamin Peter Horton (UK/USA) bphorton[at]marine[dot]rutgers[dot]edu
ST-4: Circulation, climate variability and change
Co-chairs:Dr. Helen Phillips (Australia) h.e.phillips[at]utas[dot]edu[dot]au
Prof. Yue Fang (China) yfang[at]fio[dot]org[dot]cn
Dr. Tarek Mohamed Ahmed El-Geziry (Egypt) tarekelgeziry[at]yahoo[dot]com
Dr. B. Praveen Kumar (India) praveen.b[at]incois[dot]gov[dot]in
Prof. Iskhaq Iskandar (Indonesia)
iskhaq[at]mipa[dot]unsri[dot]ac[dot]id; iskhaq.iskandar[at]gmail.com
Dr. Motoki Nagura (Japan) nagura[at]jamstec[dot]go[dot]jp
Mr. Balla P. Maggero (Kenya) Sagaaf04[at]gmail[dot]com
Dr. SungHyun Nam (Republic of Korea) namsh[at]snu[dot]ac[dot]kr / namsh6513[at]gmail[dot]com
Dr. Emily Shroyer (USA) eshroyer[at]coas[dot]oregonstate[dot]edu
ST-5: Extreme events and their impacts on ecosystems and human populations
Chair:Dr. Roxy Mathew Koll (India) roxy[at]tropmet[dot]res[dot]in
Prof. Syamsul Rizal (Indonesia) syamsul.rizal[at]unsyiah[dot]net
Prof. Benjamin Peter Horton (UK/USA) bphorton[at]marine[dot]rutgers[dot]edu
ST-6: Unique geological, physical, biogeochemical, and ecological features of the Indian Ocean
Co-Chairs:Dr. Marie-Alexandrine Sicre (France) marie-alexandrine.sicre[at]locean[dot]ipsl[dot]fr
Dr Eric Raes (Australia)
Dr Danielle Su (Singapore)
Dr Rajeev Saraswat (India)
Dr Minyu Kim(S. Korea)