The Gender and Diversity Board raises gender, early career, and other diversity awareness within the consortium. The Gender and Diversity Board is developing a Gender and Diversity Action Plan and advising the Steering Committee and Executive Board on its implementation.

The Gender and Diversity Board members are:

• Michele Barbier (Institute for Science and Ethics) – chair
• Sheila Heymans (European Marine Board, EMB)
• Dina Eparkhina (European Global Ocean Observing System, EuroGOOS)
• Rene Garello (IEEE France section)
• Raffaella Casotti (Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn)
• Kieran Reilly (Irish Marine Institute)