Recap of very successful 18th edition of the VLIZ Marine Science Day

The VLIZ Marine Science Day 2018 was a very successful edition with no less than 370 junior and senior marine scientists finding their way to MEC Staf Versluys, Bredene.

A well-filled programme including pitch presentations, poster sessions and a networking event 'Meet the Company' was preceded by an inspiring keynote by researcher Veerle Huvenne from the British National Oceanography Centre (NOC). She spoke, among other things, about how technological developments can help to achieve a better understanding of the marine environment.

The Compendium for the Coast and Sea was also strongly represented at the event. Next to a pitch presentation in which the release of the new Compendium was teased, there was also the opportunity for an interactive introduction to the Compendium for the Coast and Sea through various small assignments at the Compendium booth. Furthermore, visitors had the opportunity to express their views on the visibility and user-friendliness of the Compendium by participating in a survey.

In accordance with good VMSD habit, several VLIZ-prizes were awarded. An overview of the different winners and topics along with other content can be found on the VMSD website.

The VLIZ Marine Science Day is an annual VLIZ event and will return in early 2019. A new call for abstracts will be send out in the autumn of 2018.