Planned celebrations include a one day ceremony in Lisbon on 24 June organised by the IHO and hosted by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA). To be attended by representatives of leading world hydrographic organisations and institutes, it will also mark the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the two organisations in the interests of improving the general safety of maritime traffic.

In London, the UK Hydrographic Office is to hold an evening reception at Trinity House on 18 June. Presided over by Chief Executive Mike Robinson and national Hydrographer, Rear Admiral Ian Moncrieff, it will also feature presentation of the UKHO's annual Alexander Dalrymple Award for outstanding individual dedication and contribution to world hydrography. Further afield, in Canberra, the Royal Australian Navy's Hydrographic Service and The Australasian Hydrographic Society are to join forces on 21 June for a Hydrographers Ball.