On the 14th of November 2013, the Compendium was officially launched in the Flemish Parliament (room De Schelp) in the presence of the Vice-Minister-President of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister of Innovation, Public Investment, Media and Poverty Reduction Ingrid Lieten, the governor of the Province West-Flanders Carl Decaluwé and the Secretary-general of the department Economy, Science and Innovation (EWI) Dirk Van Melkebeke.
Photo official launch of the Compendium, fltr: Dirk Van Melkebeke (Secretary-general EWI), Rudy Herman (senior researcher EWI; chair Compendium expert group), Ann-Katrien Lescrauwaet (Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ); Compendium-secreteriat), Jan Mees (director VLIZ), Ingrid Lieten (Minister of Innovation) and Carl Decaluwé (governor of the Province West-Flanders).