On May 5, the member states of the ring seal seawater desalination technology cooperation international expert seminar and exhibition opened in Tianjin. Meeting by the participating experts and representatives of communication, promote cooperation desalination technology and technological achievements transfer between regional members.

On October 9, 2014, the state oceanic administration, tianjin institute of seawater desalination and comprehensive utilization of regional alliance with ring seal technology transfer center jointly signed the state oceanic administration of China, tianjin institute of seawater desalination and comprehensive utilization and the Indian Ocean region cooperation alliance regional science and technology transfer center of technical cooperation, transfer and trade of understanding . According to the memo, the two sides will jointly launch including desalination technology in the field of science and technology information transfer or exchange, seawater desalination technology and method of demonstration and other cooperation. At the same time, put forward the memo will be relying on the coordination center founded seawater desalination technology, guide the cooperation of both sides.

As the two sides after signing a memorandum of first project, this meeting has attracted from Bangladesh, seychelles, Iran and other 11 countries and regions, and domestic several desalination experts and representatives of related companies, a total of more than 60 people. During the period of five days of meeting, the participants will solve the problem of water shortages, desalination seawater desalination technology, policy, environmental impact, plant construction process, and the application of renewable energy in seawater desalination, etc to carry out academic exchanges, at the same time to carry out technology product display and field investigation.

At the opening ceremony was held the ring seal alliance regional technology transfer center desalination technology coordination center opening ceremony. The establishment of the coordination center will be officially set up in China and union ring seal seawater desalination technology transfer cooperation platform for the exchange, promote the union of the technical exchanges, technical cooperation and transfer.