PACON International is an organization comprised of marine scientists, engineers, industrialists, and policy-makers dedicated to sharing state-of-the-art marine science and technology and the appropriate applications of this technology.
Our principle goal is to provide leadership to all participating nations to promote the environmentally sound utilization of ocean resources and to advance knowledge in the various disciplines. The organization provides an international forum for nations and islands of the Pacific to exchange information, ideas and technology.

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Vyacheslav B. Lobanov

Citizenship:  Russia
Affiliation: V.I.Il¡¯ichev Pacific Oceanological Institute,
Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences,
43, Baltiyskaya St., Vladivostok 690041 Russia
Tel: +7-423-231-2377, 1400 (office), 2651 (home)
Fax: +7-423-231-2573
Mobile: +7-908-9944-569, E-mail: lobanov@poi.dvo.ru
Position: Director
Education: Graduated, 1977, Dept. of Oceanography,
Leningrad State University;
Ph. Degree, 1993, Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences,
Vladivostok
Positions held: ¡¡
1977-1995 Junior Researcher, Researcher, Senior Researcher,
Pacific Oceanological Institute, Vladivostok, Russia
1996-1996 Visiting Researcher, East West Space Science Center,
University of Maryland at College Park, USA
1995-2015 Deputy Director (General Oceanography, Satellite Oceanography),
2015- Director, V.I.Il¡¯ichev Pacific Oceanological Institute

Scientific interest: physical oceanography, mesoscale water dynamics, application of satellite data, East Asia Marginal Seas. 

Professional Societies:  Member, American Geophysical Union 

International Professional Activities:

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Chair, Physical Oceanography and Climate Committee, of North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES) (1998-2001)
- Acting chairman, IOC/WESTPAC Coordinating Committee for NEAR-GOOS (2002- 2004)
- Chairman, IOC/WESTPAC Coordinating Committee for NEAR-GOOS (2015 - ¡­)
- Member, Monitor Committee, Physical Oceanography and Climate Committee of North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES) (2002 - ¡­)
- Member, Steering Committee for the Program of East Asian Seas Collaborative Experiments (PEACE) (2006-¡­.)
- Co-chairman, CREAMS Advisory Panel for East Asian marginal Seas, PICES (2008-¡­)
- Chairman-elect, Pacific Congress on Marine Science and Technology (PACON) (2016--)

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