On the morning of September 72024, the exchange meeting for the l6thOingdao International Sailing Week &Qingdao International Marine Festivaland the inaugural China (Qingdao)In.ternational Marine Sports Conferencewas successfully held at InterConti.nental Oingdao. Representatives fromvarlous international organizations andcities, including the World SailingPolish Yachting Association, International Sailing Schools AssociationInternational Laser Class AssociationUnion Internationale Motonautique.Ocean Rowing Society International.Confederation Africaine de Voile, AsianSailing Federation, Mexican SailingFederation, Singapore Sailing Feder,ation, Victoria International Optimis!Dinghy Association (Australia), Roya!Thai Naval Cadet Yacht Club, and representatives from Western Cape (SouthAfrica), Kiel (Germany), and Dunedin(New Zealand) attended the event andshared their experiences.

As a key component of the Olympicsailing cultural exchange segment ofthe 2024 Qingdao International SailingWeek & Oingdao International MarineFestival and the China (Oingdao)In-ternational Marine Sports Conference.the exchange meeting aimed to buildan internatlonal cooperation platformand promote in-depth connections andbroad collaboration between Qingdaoand international organizations andcities. The successful meeting not onlyprovided a platform for representativesto exchange experiences and sharepractices, but also iniected new vital-ity into the international developmentof Oingdao's sports industry, bringingnew opportunities and challenges to thedevelopment of marine sports both inOingdao and globally.