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International Project Office Network
Our IPO Network
The co-hosted Lead Institutions from Australia and China and the associated IPO network are responsible for assisting the Executive Committee (ExCom) in all aspects of its work and liaising with key stakeholders at regional, national and local levels.
The office collates and communicates information related to national and international FEC research, as well as serving as a channel of communication on coastal aspects of global environmental change.
Executive Director – Communication & Engagement (Dr. Xiaoyu Fang)
Executive Director – Capacity & Networks (Prof. Anja Scheffers)
The IPO network operates a distributed structure to ensure broader geographical representation and global diversity in the running of Future Earth Coasts. The Lead IPOs are located at East China Normal University (SKLEC, ECNU), Chinese Academy of Sciences (YIC-CAS) and Southern Cross University, Faculty of Science and Engineering (SCU) with additional hubs located in Argentina, Ghana and the USA. We also have Regional Engagement Partners (REP) located in the United States (Louisiana); Latin and South America (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), the Caribbean (Trinidad & Tobago), Canada (Newfoundland and covering the Arctic region), Europe (Algarve, Portugal), East Asia (Nanjing, China), and South East Asia (Taiwan, China).
Who’s Who in the IPO
Dr. Xiaoyu Fang
Prof. Charles Lemckert
Prof. Dr. Jing Chen
Prof. Dr. Anja Scheffers
Ass/Prof. Dr. Kai Schulz
Prof. Dr. Xiuzhen Li
Prof. Dr. Jianhui Tang
Ms. Shifang Meng
Mr. Saviour Komla Sobia Deikumah
Dr. Heath Kelsey
Prof. Dr. Gerardo M.E. Perillo
C0-Hosted Lead IPO’s
State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research (SKLEC – East China Normal University)
East China Normal University (ECNU), founded in October 1951, is recognized as one of Shanghai’s top public research...
Southern Cross University (SCU)
Southern Cross University is a multi-campus university on Australia’s east coast. We are proud of our reputation as a...
Host Institutions
Instituto Argentino de OceanografÃa (IADO-CONICET-UNS)
Founded in 1969, IADO is the oldest and largest civil oceanographic institution in Argentina, known, since its...
Centre for Coastal Management – Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience (ACECoR)
The Centre for Coastal Management is Africa's Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience as recognized by the World...
Center for Environmental Science – IAN, University of Maryland
A globally eminent research and graduate institution focused on advancing scientific knowledge of the environment, the...