EMSEA 2024 will take place in Zadar, Croatia. Zadar is a 3000-year-old city situated in the middle of the eastern Adriatic coastline, and according to Alfred Hitchcock, it's a city with the most beautiful sunset in the world. The conference host will be the University of Zadar (UNIZD), a member of the European University for Smart Urban Coastal Sustainability (EU-CONEXUS) alliance. The conference will be co-organized by UNIZD and the NGO Marine Explorers Society - 20.000 leagues, both working together as the pioneers of ocean literacy in Croatia.

Join us in Zadar this September, enjoy the essence of the Mediterranean lifestyle and tradition, Zadar's sunset and sea organs, and (re)discover your connection with the ocean in this unique part of the one big ocean – the Adriatic Sea.

The program will consist of presentations and workshops on the following topics:

• Ocean literacy and the blue economy
• Inclusive ocean literacy
• Ocean literacy and education
• Ocean literacy and natural sciences
• Ocean literacy beyond natural sciences
• Ocean literacy and academia
• Ocean literacy research
• Ocean literacy and water sports
• Open session