When
PiE 2025 will take place from Wednesday 17 to Friday 19 September 2025, with an icebreaker on Tuesday evening 16 September 2025.
Who
PiE 2025 is co-organized by Sequoia Scientific Inc., Flanders Marine Institute, Flanders Hydraulics and the Institute of Natural Sciences.
Where
PiE 2025 will be held at the InnovOcean Campus, the main building of VLIZ, in Ostend (Belgium). There is no virtual component, PiE 2025 will be an in-person event only.
Who should attend PiE?
PiE brings together some of the world’s experts in measuring and monitoring particles in water. The presentations are not limited to specific technology or field of study. Anybody interested in measuring, monitoring, modeling or managing particles in oceans, rivers, lakes, storm water, streams and ice may attend: Researchers, students, environmental officials, government employees, and monitoring agencies should attend the meeting. Broadly, examples of topics of interest are:
- Marine and hydrological sediment transport
- Biological studies
- Maintenance and Contaminated-Sediment Dredging
- River and Reservoir sedimentation
- Particle Measurement technologies
- Optics/Acoustics of Particles and Flocs
- Marine Optics & Remote Sensing
Organizing committee
PiE 2025 is organized by Dr. Ole Mikkelsen (Sequoia), Dr. Nore Praet (VLIZ), Dr. Yves Plancke (Flanders Hydraulics) and Dr. Michael Fettweis (Institute of Natural Sciences).