Centre of European excellence for oceanography and the marine environment, Brest is hosting the seventh Sea Tech Week, a major interdisciplinary forum for the marine science and technology sector.

Sea Tech Week combines five days of seminars and workshops with a professional trade fair, creating a unique forum for all those involved in the wide-ranging disciplines of maritime research and development.

Around a thousand participants including researchers, economists, legal experts, industrialists and delegates from major institutions are expected to gather to review the latest scientific discoveries, groundbreaking technological developments and current economic and legal issues.

Sea Tech Week is organised by Brest métropole océane and supported by IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), Ifremer, Europôle mer, Pôle Mer, Université de Bretagne occidentale, Ensieta, Télecom Bretagne...