International Aquariums

Congress · Wuhan 2027


CALL FOR PAPERS

Theme: “Connecting the ocean, building the future together”

The IAC2027 invites professionals, researchers, and conservationists to submit abstracts for presentations and posters. We seek innovative contributions that explore the evolving role of aquariums as centers of conservation, education, and technological advancement. Submissions are encouraged, but not limited to, the following 10 key fields:

- Advanced Life Support Systems& Habitat Replication

- Animal Welfare, Behavior & Enrichment

- Species Conservation & Population Management and Reproduction

- Veterinary Medicine & Diagnostic Advancements

- Guest Engagement & Education

- Aquariums as Advocates: Policy, Partnerships & Public Outreach

- Sustainable Operations & The Blue Economy

- New Projects

- Scientific Research

- AI & the Future Aquarium

We look forward to your groundbreaking contributions that will help shape the future of the global aquarium community.


***A workshop may be created on “AI and the aquarium industry” in the program of IAC2027 except for the above fields.

Paper submitted to:iac2027papers@haiheangroup.com

Submission Deadline: May 31, 2027

Info contact:iac2027@haiheangroup.com

Format of the abstract

English Title (Times New Roman,16pt,Bold)

San ZHANG 1, Si LI1* (Times New Roman,12pt)

(1 College of XX, XX University, City postcode, China; *Corresponding author e-mail) (Times New Roman,10.5pt)

Abstract(Times New Roman,12pt,Bold): Main body(Times New Roman,12pt,1.5 line spacing,no more than 500 words)

Keywords: Conservation, Aquarium, … (no more than 5 key words, separated by comma)

READING COMMITT MEMBERS (Being Updated)
Peijun Zhang (chair)
Professor of the Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Xianfeng Zhang (co-chair)
Professor of the Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Cuihua Yang
Director of Ocean Science Department, Qingdao Aquarium, China
Eszter Matrai
Head of Research and a Senior Research Fellow, Ocean Park Hong Kong, China
John Racanelli
Executive Director, CentroMar Puerto Rico
Rob Hicks
Director of Environmental Social and Governance at Global University Systems
Florence Blond
Deputy Executive Director of Nausicaa Aquarium
Robbie McCracken
Head of Conservation, Welfare & Education, SEA LIFE Asia Pacific
Andrea Taylor
Senior Curator, Two Oceans Aquarium, South Africa
Kiyonori Nishida
Former Executive Director, Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan
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