The Western Pacific Ocean(WPO) features a complicated ocean circulation system with intensive multiscale interactions with the atmosphere and adjacent ocean basins. Understanding the dynamics of the WPO ocean circulation as well as its role in climate and biogeochemical processes is of crucial importance.

The first and second Open Science Symposium (OSS) on Western Pacific Ocean Circulation and Climate (WPOC)were successfully held in 2012 in Qingdao and 2015 in Busan. The WPOC OSS has been an important conference among the western Pacific Ocean circulation and climate research community and beyond.

We are delighted to announce that the 3rd Open Science Symposium on Western Pacific OceanCirculation and Climate (3rd OSS-2018) is to be held on May 8-10, 2018 in Qingdao, China under the auspices of NPOCE. This will provide a forum for oceanographers,meteorologists and climate scientists to exchange recent progresses in their study of the Western Pacific Ocean (WPO) circulation and climate, marine biogeochemistry and ecosystem, their variability, changes and impacts, to explore opportunities for international scientific collaboration, and to promote interdisciplinary study in the WPO. It will be an excellent opportunity for senior scientists,  students and early career scientists to show case their research, gain international exposure, and shape their academic career directions.