On April 8th, 2013, at the ceremony held at the Institute of Oceanography (IO), representative from the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) announced the decision to appoint Dr. Le Dinh Mau to the Vice Director of IO. Attending the ceremony were Prof. Chau Van Minh, Member of the Party's Central Committee, President of VAST, and some other representatives from VAST’s functional units. As for the Institute of Oceanography, there were IO’s leaders and representatives it’s functional units also.

   On April 8th, 2013, at the Institute of Oceanography in Nhatrang, Prof. Chau Van Minh, Member of the Party's Central Committee, President of Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) had a meeting with the Vietnam IOC National Committee (IOC VN) and the Institute of Oceanography (IO) on the preparation to host the 9 th WESTPAC International Scientific Symposium in Vietnam in 2014.

   WESTPAC Advisory Group Meeting 2013 will take place in Bangkok, Thailand, 27-29 March 2013 with the kind host of the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources of Thailand. The major objectives for the meeting are to i) brief on the status and challenges of WESTPAC; ii) brainstorm a road map for the future of WESTPAC; and iii) deliberate on the 25th Anniversary of WESTPAC 2014 and the 9th WESTPAC International Scientific Symposium in Vietnam 2014.

   The International Conference Bien Dong 2012 was held from Sept. 12-14, 2012 on the occasion of the 90th Anniversary of the Institute of Oceanography. Also on this occasion, the Institute of Oceanography was honoured to receive the First-class Independence Medal. Under the guidance and support from the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology and many national and international sponsors, the conference was successfully organized.

Second Circular of APN/IO/IMB International Conference on "Marine Biodiversity of East Asian Seas: Status, Challenges and Sustainable Development"

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