The programme will combine plenary sessions, parallel scientific sessions, workshops, poster presentations, and field visits, providing opportunities for knowledge exchange, collaboration, and engagement across the global seagrass research and conservation community.
| 08:00 - 09:00 | Registration |
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| 09:00 - 09:30 | Opening Ceremony |
| 09:30 - 10:30 | Plenary Lecture 1 |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 - 12:30 | SS01 - Climate Resilience in Seagrass Ecosystems |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 - 15:00 | SS02 - Biodiversity as the Foundation of Resilience |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Coffee Break |
| 15:30 - 17:00 | SS03 - Seagrass Restoration for Resilient Futures |
| 17:00 - 19:00 | Welcome Reception |
| 09:00 - 10:30 | Track A - SS04 – Seagrass Microbiomes and Resilience |
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| 09:00 - 10:30 | Track B - SS05 – Seagrass Resilience and Coastal Protection |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 - 12:30 | Track A - SS06 – Human Impacts on Seagrass Resilience |
| 11:00 - 12:30 | Track B - SS09 – Seagrass Resilience in a Global Context |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 - 15:00 | Track A - SS10 – Seagrass and Fisheries |
| 13:30 - 15:00 | Track B - SS11 – Policy and Governance for Seagrass Resilience |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Coffee Break |
| 15:30 - 17:00 | Track A - SS13 – Seagrass Resilience and Blue Carbon |
| 15:30 - 17:00 | Track B - SS15 – Open Session: Emerging Frontiers in Seagrass Resilience |
| 09:00 - 10:30 | Track A - SS14 – Seagrass Resilience in Urbanised Coasts |
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| 09:00 - 10:30 | Track B - SS08 – Innovative Monitoring and Management |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 - 12:30 | Poster Session |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 - 15:00 | Track A - SS07 – Socio-Ecological Resilience: Linking People and Seagrasses |
| 13:30 - 15:00 | Track B - SS12 – Education and Outreach for Resilience |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Coffee Break |
| 15:30 - 17:00 | Poster Session |
| 08:00 - 17:00 | Field Trip: Abu Dhabi Seagrass Sites or other |
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| 09:00 - 12:30 | Track A - SS08 - Innovative Monitoring and Management Tools |
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| 09:00 - 12:30 | Track B - TBD - TBD |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 - 17:00 | Track A - SS07 + SS12 - Socio-Ecological Resilience & Community Engagement |
| 13:30 - 17:00 | Track B - TBD - TBD |
| 19:00 - 21:00 | Closing Dinner |