IOSSC report back by Ed Levine
ISCO Report on the International Oil Spill Science Conference October 12-16, 2026 Global Experts Gather in Montreal for the 2026 International Oil Spill Science Conference MONTREAL – The International Oil Spill Science Conference (IOSSC) 2026 concluded last week at Concordia University, bringing together over 400 leading experts from 17 countries to address the latest advancements in spill preparedness, response, and environmental recovery. The four-day event, held from October 13–16, featured
ISCO attends ADRIASPILLCON 2026
Image – M. Kerem Kemerli, President at MEKE Marine and Rupert Bravery of ISCO This week has Rupert Bravery, ISCO Chairman, attended ADRIASPILLCON 2026 on behalf of ISCO and gave a presentation on key governmental and industry initiatives to encourage trans-boundary cooperation. ISCO also had a stand at the conference (ser picture). Our thanks go to Vedran Martinic for hosting ISCO at this important regional conference. We’ll have a
ISCO continues to work with University of Sussex
ISCO has continued its collaboration with the University of Sussex, with Professor Rupert Bravery of ISCO, recently announced as Chair of the University’s Industry Advisory Board (IAB). The University commented: “Delighted to share that today we successfully relaunched our Industry Advisory Board for the Department of Engineering and Design at the University of Sussex! Today’s meeting brought together industry leaders and academic colleagues to shape the future of engineering education
ISCO Council Member and team publishes study results
ISCO Council member Larissa Montas Bravo was a lead author of a recently published article focused on pathogenic fungi in beach sand and marine water. This is an emerging topic in Europe and the US; a unique aspect of the study was the use of high incubation temperatures and specific media targeting fungi with the capacity to cause systemic infection. Please click on the following link to download a copy
ISCO Council member to serve on IOSC program committee
Ed Levine advises us that he has been invited to serve on the Program Committee for the upcoming International Oil Spill Conference (https://iosc.org/ ). The conference will be held from May 17th to May 20th, 2027, at the Savannah Convention Centre Savannah, GA. Notes about the IOSC: The International Oil Spill Conference (IOSC) serves as a crucial platform for professionals from the international spill response community, the private sector, government, and
ISCO presents at ITAC meeting at CEDRE
The International Technical Advisory Committee (ITAC) meeting, October 28-30, 2025, in Brest, France, offered a forum for knowledge sharing and information exchange to support outreach and communication for the industry to reach a broad community of stakeholders. (https://spillcontrol.org/2025/07/29/itac-announce-october-dates-of-oil-spill-response-conference-at-cedre-brest/). ITAC is a technical forum that was established in 1996 to address oil spill response (OSR) issues of interest to its member organizations and the wider response community. Originally, ITAC projects sought
