Upcoming events

The IOPC Funds have been invited to participate in a training event on civil liability and compensation being organised and delivered for the Maritime Administration of Georgia by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA).  The event will take place remotely on 26 and 27 November 2020 and the IOPC Funds will deliver presentations on the 1992 Civil Liability and Fund Conventions as well as on the 2010 HNS Convention.

The next meeting of the IOPC Funds’ governing bodies will take place from 2 to 4 December 2020. A circular containing the invitation and provisional agenda as well as details relating to the format of the meeting will be issued nearer the time. However, documents for the meeting are already available to view or download via the document services section.  Further information on the meeting in general can be found here and in circular IOPC/2020/Circ.12.

As part of a two-week training programme (18-29 January 2021) for emergency responders organised by the environmental emergency service (‘Urgence-Environnement’), Quebec Ministry of Environment, the IOPC Funds have been invited to deliver a presentation on the international liability and compensation regime. The Canadian Ship-source Oil Pollution Fund (SOPF) will also be contributing to the programme to present the compensation system in place in Canada.

The International Oil Spill Conference (IOSC) has been rescheduled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and will now take place from 10-13 May 2021, in New Orleans, USA.
Held on a three-year cycle in conjunction with the Interspill and Spillcon conferences, the IOSC provides a forum for professionals from the international community, the private sector, government(s), governmental and non-governmental organisations to highlight and discuss innovations and best practices across the spectrum of prevention, preparedness, response and restoration. The IOPC Funds will participate in the event. More information can be found here: iosc.org.