Seabed Mining: Multidimensional Approaches and Challenges (International Conference)

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Seabed Mining: Multidimensional Approaches and Challenges (International Conference) by Gujarat National Law University and Gujarat National Law University in collaboration with International Seabed Authority

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About the event

The International Conference on Seabed Mining: Multidimensional Approaches and Challenges, adopts a unique multidisciplinary approach by focusing on the legal, regulatory, scientific, environmental, and economic perspectives of seabed mining. Central to its theme is raising awareness of the important role of the International Seabed Authority and its involvement in creating a regime for deepsea mining. Experts from various Indian government bodies from the policy and regulatory field, mining companies, marine research centers, etc. will be a part of the conference to have a confluence with the International Seabed Authority. Through the rich and wide range of contributions, participants will be able to draw interesting new insight into the Authority’s evolutionary work as well as its legal framework. 

About the event

The International Conference on Seabed Mining: Multidimensional Approaches and Challenges, adopts a unique multidisciplinary approach by focusing on the legal, regulatory, scientific, environmental, and economic perspectives of seabed mining. Central to its theme is raising awareness of the important role of the International Seabed Authority and its involvement in creating a regime for deepsea mining. Experts from various Indian government bodies from the policy and regulatory field, mining companies, marine research centers, etc. will be a part of the conference to have a confluence with the International Seabed Authority. Through the rich and wide range of contributions, participants will be able to draw interesting new insight into the Authority’s evolutionary work as well as its legal framework.

The event will have two phases

Phase I: Round Table Discussion with the different stakeholders and the Secretary General of the International Seabed Authority and his delegation.

Phase II: Paper presentations

This Conference is aimed at students, educators, researchers, academicians, practitioners, professionals, policy-makers, bureaucrats, and other stakeholders to come together and discuss and disseminate the different aspects of seabed mining. The multidisciplinary approach would mean inviting different arguments in the form of a round table discussion representing research institutes, academic institutes, start-ups, and industries from the perspective of legal and regulatory issues, scientific requirements, environmental hazards, and the economic outcome involved in the action of seabed mining.

Theme

“Seabed Mining: Multidimensional Approaches and Challenges”

Sub-themes:

  1. Regulations and Deep Seabed Mining
  2. Technological aspects and Seabed Mining
  3. Demarcations of the oceans and regulation challenges of seabed mining
  4. Start-ups and seabed mining
  5. Economics and seabed mining
  6. UNCLOS on Exploration to Exploitation of Seabed minerals and Marine Scientific Research with Environmental and Technological Tactics
  7. Marine Minerals Research Projects
  8. Options for Selective Harvesting & Green Processing of Polymetallic Nodules
  9. Seabed a source of Green Minerals
  10. Best practices in adopting for seabed mining

Important Dates

  • The last date for submission of the extended abstract – 28th January 2023
  • Publication of selected abstracts – 1st February 2023
  • The last date for registration for participation – 5th February 2023  
  • Conference date: 14th February 2023

Time: 10.00 AM to 06.00 PM

Venue: Vitan I, Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar, India

For more details please refer to the brochure attached with this email.

Registration

Participants willing to attend the Conference may register themselves by clicking on the following link.

https://forms.gle/RRN2awkHahPC3C1N9

Contact

For any queries contact us on psharma@gnlu.ac.in

+918511188729

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