Mexico

The celebration of the IOC 50th Anniversary will, in 2010, coincide with the 100th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution and with the 200th anniversary of the independence of Mexico.

All national institutions involved in marine research, monitoring and capacity-development have been invited to organize activities dedicated to the IOC 50th Anniversary.

An annual National Congress on Marine Science and Technology and other relevant national meetings will be organized and dedicated to the Anniversary. There will be lectures delivered on the history of the Commission and its activities, emphasizing the important role the IOC plays in ocean research. Special activities, including contest for schoolchildren, are planned in relevant educational institutions to present UNESCO and, particularly, IOC activities in the area of education and training in marine sciences. It is planned to publish brochures about IOC activities that will be widely distributed. The posters on the IOC activities with the Anniversary logo shown during the 25th Session of the IOC Assembly will be translated into Spanish and submitted to the institutions dealing with marine issues.

An exhibition on the health and sustainability of the ocean, as well as on other critical issues with emphasis on the problems of Mexico's coastal seas will be organized in Mexico City and in other cities of the country. All research and training cruises planned for the Anniversary will be implemented under the IOC Anniversary flag. A web page dedicated to the IOC 50th Anniversary will be developed.

• 10-05-2010