International Scientific Committee
| Darius Bartlett | University College Cork, Ireland |
| Francois Cuq † | Institut universitaire Europeen de la Mer, France |
| Cindy Fowler | NOAA, Coastal Service Center, USA |
| Ron Furness | International Cartographic Association, Australia |
| David Green | University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| David Hart | University of Wisconsin, USA |
| Stephen King | University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Roger Longhorn | IDG Ltd. ,UK |
| Lionel Loubersac | IFREMER, France |
| Peter Nwilo | University of Lagos, Nigeria |
| Gerardo M. E. Perillo | Instituto Argentino De Oceanografia, Argentina |
| Jacques Populus | IFREMER, France |
| Bruce Potter | Island Resources Foundation, the Virgin Islands (Caribbean) and Washington, D.C |
| Emanuele Roccatagliata | ICCOPS/GISIG, Italy |
| Andrew Sherin | Geological Survey of Canada, Canada |
| R. Sudarshana | National RS Agency, Government of India |
| Adalberto Vallega | International Geographical Union, and ICCOPS, Italy |
Local Organising Committee
| Emanuele Roccatagliata | ICCOPS/GISIG, Italy |
| Giorgio Saio | GISIG, Italy |
| Paola Salmona | ICCOPS, Italy |
| Adalberto Vallega | International Geographical Union, and ICCOPS, Italy |