Monday
21 October

Day 1: Review of the IMBeR Science Plan and Implementation Strategy (2016-2025)

I. Opening of the IMBeR Executive Committee Meeting

II. Introducing IMBeR: Towards sustainable oceans

III. Oceans-IMBER-IMBeR: A review from the output perspective

IV. Panel discussion

Tuesday
22 October

Day 2 – The Current Status and Gaps in IMBeR Science

I. Grand Challenge I – Understanding and quantifying the state and variability of marine ecosystems (Nina)

I. Grand Challenge II – Improving scenarios, predictions and projections of future ocean-human systems at multiple scales (Rowan)

II. Grand Challenge III – Improving and achieving sustainable ocean governance (Derek)

IV. Panel discussion: Potential products and explore synthesis and planning workshop in spring 2025, and allocating budget

Wednesday
23 October

Day 3 – IMBeR 3.0: A New International Project for the Next 10 Years

I. Core Themes for a new Science Plan – Topical presentations (invited guests)

II. What makes IMBeR 3.0 unique – boundaries, links and collaborations with other projects (e.g., FEC, SOLAS, bioGEOTRACES, ONCE, etc.)

III. A new Implementation Plan – Potential players, partners and resources, potential large national research projects to be recruited.

IV. Road map for launching IMBeR 3.0 (Dongyan)