In 2017 the GOOS BioEco Panel worked towards implementing a sustained, global system that observes multidisciplinary essential ocean variables needed to address the overarching questions: what is the current state of life in the ocean, how is it changing and why? Their goal is to build a global biological and ecosystem observation network that provides […]

The Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) and the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) invite nominations of qualified individuals to serve on the Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) of the Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS). This call is for Scientific Members, with terms starting at the annual SSC meeting (Hangzhou, China, 6-9 May 2018). Nominations from […]

DetailsPublished: 16 November 2017 The Biology and Ecosystems Panel of GOOS and the Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (MBON) are inviting abstract submissions to the 4th World Conference on Marine Biodiversity special Session 5 on: “Sustained observations of life as an integral component of coastal and ocean observing systems” (Montréal, Canada, 13-16 May 2018). Chairs of the session: Patricia […]

The BluePrint website for Ocean Observing in the Atlantic has just been launched: http://atlanticblueprint.net/ The BluePrint will lay out the principles and plans for sustained ocean observations in the North and South Atlantic. It will benefit from active engagement from all interested parties and partners.

Organizers of OceanObs’19 are seeking experts to join its Program Committee (PC), which will shape the agenda and outcomes of the conference set for 16-20 September 2019, at the Honolulu Convention Center, in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. Nominations or self-nominations are welcome for OceanObs’19 Program Committee until 15 October 2017. Please fill out the linked form and submit a […]

The present state of sea-level science provides unambiguous evidence that sea level is rising and that the increase will continue to accelerate with unmitigated emissions. This requires that scientists closely collaborate with the stakeholder community to develop plans for responding to sea-level change affecting their coasts and to implement adequate adaptation measures. Without urgent and […]

The 22nd PIRATA Conference (PIRATA-22), titled “PIRATA Project 20 Years Conference: Contributing to the Understanding and Prediction of the Tropical Atlantic Climates“, will take place in Fortaleza, CE. Brazil, on 5-10 November 2017. The PIRATA acronym, originally defined as “Pilot Research Moored Array in the Tropical Atlantic” in 1997, has been changed in 2008 to “Prediction and Research Moored Array in […]

The World Meteorological Organization is hiring an Associate Technical Coordinator for the Data Buoy Cooperation Panel (DBCP) and OceanSITES, as a part of the JCOMM Observations Programme Support Centre (JCOMMOPS). You will join a dynamic technical coordination group supporting the operators of basin-scale in situ sustained ocean observing networks, monitoring status and data flow, and […]

The programme will be held at NUI Galway, Ireland, from 18 to 22 September 2017, and is open to postgraduate students of ocean, climate and environment related sciences. The Ocean and Climate Scholars Programme is a collaboration between NUI Galway and the Parnership for Observation of the Global Ocean (POGO), and is supported by the Nippon […]

The Partnership for Observation of the Global Oceans (POGO) is pleased to announce the POGO-SCOR Visiting Fellowship programme for 2017 is open for applications. The deadline for applications is 7 April 2017. The scheme is designed to promote training and capacity building towards a global obsevation scheme for the oceans, and is aimed at scientists, technicians, […]