Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the 6th OSM / 4th YSM conference was postponed from 2021 to 2022. It was held in a hybrid format, with some participants and organizers in-person in Agadir, Morocco and most other participants online.
Conference Materials
For a full description of the plenary sessions, visit this page.
For a description of the round tables visit this page.
For a list of all scientific sessions visit this page.
All administrative and organizational materials are available on this page.
Organizing Committees
A big thank you for the tireless efforts of the talented organizing committees who ensured the 6th OSM and 4th YSM were a success.
Scientific Program Committee (SPC)
- Asfawossen ASRAT, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
- Lhoussaine BOUCHAOU, UIZ, Morocco
- Abdelghani BOUDHAR, USMS, Morocco
- Ilham BOUIMETARHAN, MARUM, Germany/UIZ, Morocco
- Matthieu CARRÉ, LOCEAN, France
- Rachid CHEDDADI, CNRS, France
- Abdelghani CHEHBOUNI, IRD, France/UM6P, Morocco
- Cristiano CHIESSI, University of São Paulo, Brazil
- Sarah EGGLESTON, PAGES IPO, Switzerland
- Mike EVANS, University of Maryland, USA (PAGES Co-chair)
- Lindsey GILLSON, University of Cape Town, South Africa
- Marie-France LOUTRE, PAGES IPO, Switzerland
- Katrin MEISSNER, University of New South Wales, Australia
- Abdelfettah SIFEDDINE, IRD, France/UIZ, Morocco
Local Organizing Committee (LOC)
- Abdelmoula ABOUHILAL
- Asmae BAQLOUL, UIZ/USMS, Morocco (PhD, ECR)
- Lhoussaine BOUCHAOU, UIZ/UM6P, Morocco
- Abdelghani BOUDHAR, USMS, Morocco
- Ilham BOUIMETARHAN, MARUM, Germany/UIZ, Morocco
- Yassine AIT BRAHIM, UM6P, Morocco (Assistant professor, ECR)
- Matthieu CARRÉ, LOCEAN, France
- Rachid CHEDDADI, CNRS, France
- Abdelghani CHEHBOUNI, IRD, France/UM6P, Morocco
- Mohammed HSSAISOUNE, UIZ, Morocco
- Zouhir MAHANI, UIZ, Morocco
- Mustapha NAMOUS, USMS, Morocco
- Hanane REDDAD, USMS, Morocco
- Abdelfettah SIFEDDINE, IRD, France/UIZ, Morocco
Inclusivity Committee (IC)
- Yassine AIT BRAHIM
- Mike EVANS
- Georgy FALSTER
- Katrin MEISSNER
- Nick SCHAFSTALL
- Blas VALERO-GARCÉS
- Chené VAN RENSBURG
About Agadir
The city of Agadir is a berber town in south-western Morocco, located on the Atlantic coast, 508 km south of Casablanca, 173 km from Essaouira and 235 km west of Marrakech.
Agadir and its surroundings experienced an economic boom in modern times (tourism, fishing, agro-food industry, etc.) and exerts strong influence on a space exceeding the limits even of Souss-Massa. Considered as the capital of the South, Agadir has become central economic hub between south and north of Morocco and, conversely, the gateway to the provinces of the South.
Agadir has the first fishing port in Morocco, spurring the city commercial activity which is already booming with the export of citrus fruits and vegetables produced in the fertile Souss Valley. Agadir is also the first tourist pole of the country, a position sometimes disputed by Marrakech.
Now the largest seaside resort in Morocco, where tourists and foreign residents come in large numbers for the mild climate, Agadir has more than 300 days of sunshine a year. Its 10 km-long beach is more sheltered than many beaches on the Atlantic coast. Known by its white buildings hidden behind the dunes, wide, flowered boulevards, modern hotels and European-style cafes, Agadir is a modern, active and dynamic city, resolutely looking to the future.