The theme for 2023 is Blue Connections.
With the expansion of maritime initiatives at Â鶹´«Ã½, "Blue Connections" hopes to explore opportunities for the campus community to engage in awareness and support of the ocean's ecosystems through a variety of disciplines - the arts and design, sciences, business, education, engineering, health, supply chain, and more.
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- appreciating and researching the crucial roles our oceans, coastal waterways, freshwater systems, etc. play in our global economies.
- recognizing and advocating for the various sectors that impact our blue economy - ocean defense, tourism and recreation, fisheries, offshore renewable energy, ocean transportation, Naval enterprise, supply chain and logistics, maritime workforce, and more.
- connecting land and waterways in the distribution of goods and services.