Dr. Jang Yeon-sik of KIOST Elected Vice Chair of London Convention Scientific Group Meeting

Dr. Jang Yeon-sik, head of the Marine ICT and Mobility Research Department at the Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST), was elected as the vice-chair at the 46th London Convention and the 17th London Protocol Scientific Group Meeting held in Casablanca, Morocco, from the 13th to the 17th.

Since 2017, Dr. Jang has been serving as a South Korean expert in the London Convention and Protocol.

Since 2018, he has been operating a foreign professional master's program in "London Protocol Management Engineering" at the University of Science and Technology (UST) KIOST School, striving to train public officials from developing countries as marine environment experts.

Dr. Jang Yeon-sik, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology.

In recognition of these contributions, he was unanimously elected vice-chair by fellow scientists at the London Convention and Protocol Scientific Group Meeting on the 17th.

Dr. Jang Yeon-sik is the second vice-chair from an Asian country in the Scientific Group Meeting, with a term of one year. According to the reappointment procedure, he can serve as vice-chair for up to four years.

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