Abstract submission is now open!
The Eighth Xiamen Symposium on Marine Environmental Sciences (XMAS 2027) will be held from January 12 to 15, 2027, in Xiamen, China. The symposium is jointly organized by the State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science (MEL), Xiamen University, and the Department of Earth Sciences, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC).
The XMAS 2027 will feature 82 interdisciplinary sessions, 4 workshops, 1 Town Hall, and 2 other events, covering a wide range of topics in marine environmental sciences, including physical, chemical, biological, and geological oceanography, marine policy and governance. We warmly invite you to submit your abstract to the session that best aligns with your research.
Abstract submission is open until June 30, 2026 (23:59 China Standard Time, GMT+8).
Submit your abstract: https://mel-xmas.net/submit_abstract.html
Before submitting, please review the session list and select the most appropriate session for your work.
https://mel-xmas.net/all_session_proposal.html
Timeline
l April 30, 2026: Abstract submissions & registration open
l June 30, 2026: Abstract submission deadline
l August 31, 2026: Abstract acceptance notifications & scientific program release
l October 15, 2026: Early bird registration deadline
l January 12–15, 2027: XMAS 2027
Scientific Advisory Committee
Chair: Minhan DAI
Members: Eric ACHTERBERG, Annalisa BRACCO, Nathan BINDOFF, Robert CHEN, Suchana Apple CHACANICH, Patricia GLIBERT, Zhengtang GUO, Juliet HERMES, Gerhard J. HERNDL, Aileen Tan Shau HWAI, Kyung-Ja HA, Gerrit LOHMANN, Kenneth Mei Yee LEUNG, Yonglong LU, Mark MOORE, Jack MIDDELBURG, Hiroaki SAITO, Dalin SHI
Local Organizing Committee
Chair: Yao ZHANG
Co-Chairs: Yuan SHEN, Xianhui WAN
Members: Xiaolin BAI, Bicheng CHEN, Yibin HUANG, Xin LIN,
Kewei LYU, Tiantian TANG, Weilei WANG, Wupeng XIAO, Fengling YU, Xiaolong YU, Yurui ZHANG, Yue ZHENG, Zengkai ZHANG
We look forward to welcoming you to Xiamen in January 2027.
Contact
Ms. Zhijia YE
Email: xmas@xmu.edu.cn
Tel: +86-592-2181571
https://mel-xmas.net/
