5th Adriatic Spill Conference

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Four years after the last ADRIASPILLCON, the time has come to announce this year’s Conference which received a very encouraging response since the begging of its conception. The 2023 edition foresees three days of presentations and discussions with high level speakers and stakeholders from the Adriatic coastal States, the Mediterranean region, the European countries, and other parts of the world.

ADRIASPILLCON is organized by ATRAC (Adriatic Training and Research Centre for accidental marine pollution preparedness and response) under the auspices of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Transport, and Infrastructure of the Republic of Croatia, and like on previous occasions a number of the most important international, regional and national organizations active in the field of protection of the marine environment against accidental pollution have confirmed their support. 

This year’s Conference will address current oil spill preparedness and response related issues on the sea, inland, and related to spills by hazardous and noxious substances (HNS) and marine debris.

ADRIASPILLCON 2023 will discuss issues considered to be of particular interest to the Adriatic coastal States, which fall into one of the two thematic groups of the Conference:

• Legal, organizational, administrative, and financial aspects of preparedness and response, including contingency planning and training;
• Relevant practical, technical, and scientific aspects of response to marine spills of oil and other hazardous and noxious substances.

As in previous years, the Conference will be complemented by an Exhibition of spill response equipment and products, and presentations of services offered by organizations and companies engaged in the field of oil and HNS spill preparedness and response. This will offer participants an excellent opportunity for business contact between the exhibitors and the visitors, giving them the chance to procure equipment and products necessary to respond to oil and HNS spills. 

The goals of ADRIASPILLCON 2023 are therefore to present the latest developments in the technical, scientific, legal, and organizational fields of dealing with accidental marine pollution, and to provide a forum where national, regional, and international institutions, oil, chemical, and shipping industries, individual experts, specialized companies and equipment manufacturers could share their knowledge and experience. The Conference aims at participants from the Adriatic countries, but also at promoting dialogue among the experts from the Adriatic region and their counterparts from the Mediterranean, the rest of Europe, and the world. Consequently, it is intended for all those active or having an interest in the field of prevention of accidental marine pollution, increasing the preparedness for and, in particular, the efficiency of response to accidental spills of oil and other hazardous and noxious substances.

The Conference will be held in Opatija, Croatia, from 16th to 18th May 2023. Participants are requested to fill in a specific registration form. The conference foresees a participation fee.