About Ocean Society of India

The Ocean Society of India (OSI) is a professional society having life members all over the country with local chapters at Kochi, Chennai, Pune, Goa and Delhi. The society comprises of Scientists, Engineers, and Technologists from various academic institutions, research laboratories, scientific organizations, industries, and other related bodies.

The mission of OSI is to provide a forum for sharing the knowledge and experience of individuals, research institutions, and industrial organizations working in the broad area of Ocean Sciences, Engineering, Technology and allied fields. The motto of OSI is to inspire working professionals, researchers, students and to empower the community to conserve and sustainably use the oceans and its resources. The society promotes knowledge dissemination through educational programmes, awareness campaigns, ocean conservation, success stories and good practices. The registered office of OSI is at CMLRE, Kochi.

OSI welcomes the ocean community to join this vibrant professional society and contribute towards knowledge sharing, discussions and sustainable use of oceans and its resources.

This is an appeal from the OSI in connection to the Prof. R. Ramesh Endowment Award. Please click the link for your kind attention and action.

Nominations invited for Prof. R. Ramesh Endowment Award 2024 for young outstanding Indian Scientists/Researchers in the field of Climate and Ocean Sciences. The last date for receiving nominations is 4th December 2024. Click this link for more details.

The deadline to submit abstracts for the OSICON-25 conference is extended till 07 November 2024. Please click this link for more details in the OSICON-25 brochure.

The OSI invites you to its 9^th national conference ‘OSICON-25’ that will be held during 5-7 February 2025 at the CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Goa. The focal theme of the conference is "Sustainability of Oceans and Climate Change". For more details on the sub-themes, deadlines for abstract submission and registration, awards, and a lot more, please see the attached brochure and also visit the conference website at : https://osicon25.nio.res.in/

The nomination/application deadline to apply for the Dr. D. Srinivasan Endowment Award 2024 is extended to 30th September 2024.

Inviting applications for the Biennial OSI Best Ph.D. Theses Awards for different Ocean Science and Technology themes.
Last date of application: 31 August 2024.