Upcoming events

The ninth event in the IOPC Funds’ webinar series will be entitled “Successful Recovery of Losses in the Tourism and Fishery Industries”. This session, which is part of the current Module on “Claims for Compensation”, will take place on 25 September 2024.

Following the format of the entire series, the webinar will consist of a short 15‐minute presentation, followed by 15 minutes of questions.

The webinar series, which is being delivered initially in English only, is open to any interested party and participants can opt to attend either the full series or only those webinars of particular interest to them. Divided into four modules the full programme (available here) consists of a total of 11 webinars covering everything from the basic understanding of the Conventions, to the financing of the system, the types of claims that arise from tanker incidents and the claims submission process.

The upcoming webinar will highlight the process for recovering losses incurred in the tourism and fishery industries due to oil pollution damage. It will emphasise best practices for claims submission, the need for claimants to comply with the admissibility criteria applied by the IOPC Funds and the importance of good record-keeping.

To accommodate participants from different time zones, this session will be conducted at two separate times: 10am and 4pm UK time.

Please register for the event here.

The next regular meeting of the IOPC Funds governing bodies will take place from 5 to 8 November 2024. The invitation and provisional agenda, including a provisional timetable for the sessions, have been issued to all Member States, and States and organisations with observer status. To register for the meeting, click here.

Interspill 2025, the European oil spill conference and exhibition, will take place at ExCeL London, in London, United Kingdom, from 8-10 April 2025. As a supporter of the event and member of the organising committee, the IOPC Funds’ Secretariat is involved in the organisation of the conference and will also have a stand at the exhibition, providing information on the work of the organisation as well as guidance on the claims process and admissibility criteria. 

As a leading event for oil spill research, prevention, preparedness, the conference will focus on increased spill risk caused by oil production’s shift towards mature basins, often with older infrastructure, and on concerns over pollutants like debris and plastics. 

Delegates will be addressed by global thought-leaders representing international spill response companies, the private sector, as well as governmental and non- governmental bodies. Prospective participants, speakers, exhibitors, and sponsors are invited to indicate their interest in attending by registering here. 

A number of seminars, workshops, training events, and networking activities are planned to run in parallel with the conference and exhibition.   

The IOPC Funds are looking forward to this opportunity to engage directly with the response community, to raise awareness of the role of the organisation, and to contribute to the training activities relating to preparedness by discussing claims for compensation for damage caused by a major oil spill or hazardous and noxious substances (HNS) incident.