On Friday 24 June 2022, the symposium ‘RV Belgica – A ship for the future‘ will take place in the Aula of Ghent University (Campus Aula, Voldersstraat 9, 9000 Ghent; 14h-18h30).
Registration is open to all interested parties until Monday, June 20th, at 17h (as long as there are seats). You can register via this link.
The symposium will be held in English.
Programme
- 13h00 – 14h00 Registration
- 14h00 – 14h15 Welcome – Prof. dr. Mieke Van Herreweghe, Vice-Rector of Ghent University
- 14h15 – 15h30: Session 1
- 14u15 – 14u30 Prof. dr. Ann Vanreusel (UGent) “Future opportunities and challenges for marine life science research”
- 14h30 – 14h45 Prof. dr. David Van Rooij (UGent) “To boldly go where no one has gone before: geoscientific challenges for RV Belgica”
- 14h45 – 15h00 Dr. Patrick Roose (RBINS) “Science-based Marine Management: Practice and Future”
- 15h00 – 15h15: CPV Guy Schotte (RMA) “RV Belgica: A burden or an added value for Belgian Defence?”
- 15h15 – 15h45 Coffee break
- 15h45 – 16h40 Session 2
- 15h45 – 16h00 Dr. Lieven Naudts (RBINS) “RV Belgica: A ship for the future”
- 16h00 – 16h15 Dhr. Tom Nees (DEME) “Importance of RV Belgica for the Belgian offshore industry”
- 16h15 – 16h30 Panel discussion
- 16h30 – 16h40 Closing – Patricia Supply (General Director RBINS), representing Thomas Dermine, State Secretary for Science Policy, Recovery Program and Strategic Investments
- 16h40 – 18h30: Reception
