EU4OceanObs

5th International conference on use of space technology for water resources management
2022-05-10 - 2022-05-13 | Accra, Ghana
Accra, Ghana (in-person and online)
Hosted by the University of Energy and Natural Resources on behalf of the Government of Ghana, Co-sponsored by the Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water (PSIPW) and supported by the Inter-Islamic Network on Space Sciences and Technology ( ISNET)
This conference is dedicated to improving water management through the use of innovative space technology, the 5th edition of a series of related conferences. Focusing on a key objective of the Decade for Action on Water for Sustainable Development, 2018-2028: the international community shall “energise implementation of existing programmes and projects”, such as the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the 2015-2030 Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, and the 2015 Paris Agreement.
Space technology for marine and coastal resources management

GEO’s Blue Planet Initiative works to bridge the gap between ocean observations and services to deliver usable information that supports informed decision-making for sustainable development. As part of its core missions, GEO Blue Planet works to enhance cooperation, bringing together multidisciplinary approaches from diverse stakeholder communities on various thematic areas including marine resource managment and marine and coastal hazards. The European coordination of GEO Blue Planet, hosted by Mercator Ocean International and supported by the EU4OceanObs project, will participate in this event to learn about recent advances in earth observational techniques and technologies, foster knowledge exchange between actors in the space sector and water resource sector as well as the establish partnerships, specifically regarding open ocean and coastal waters.
For more information on the conference, click here.

International Digital Twins of the Ocean Summit
2022-05-04 - 2022-05-05 | London, UK & Online
Building on the outcomes of the UK G7 Presidency 2021, the UK Government will host an International Digital Twins of the Ocean Summit in London, led by the Digital Twins of the Ocean (DITTO) programme of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, with support from the G7 Future of the Seas and Oceans Initiative*. The Summit will be an in-person high-level event with live stream Q&A, and will include a programme of virtual satellite events hosted by GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, Kiel, Germany.
For more information and to register for the event, click here.
*EU4OCeanObs, with funding from the European Union, facilitates the European Coordination of the G7 Future of the Seas and Oceans Initiative. Click here for more information. The G7 FSOI Resource Strategy Group on Enabling Digital Twin Ocean (DTO) Capability, evaluates and supports activities and underpinning infrastructure required to enable the development of Digital Twin Ocean capability, brings together digital ocean initiatives from across the G7, UN Ocean Decade programmes, and related digital Earth initiatives to facilitate collaborations and share best practices.

#OceanChallenge4Africa hackathon
2022-04-08 - 2022-04-10
The #OceanChallenge4Africa hackathon will take place fully online from 8 to 10 April 2022, bringing together participants to find solutions to address challenges in coastal and marine environments in Africa. Teams will be invited to create innovative and impact-driven ocean solutions using marine earth-observation data, to contribute to the sustainable use of ocean and coastal resources in Africa.

The coastal and marine environments in Africa expand over 35,000 kilometers of coastline in 38 countries on the continent and deliver numerous ecosystem services, among which food provisioning, climate regulation, cultural benefits, tourism, shipping, to name just a few. While the ocean holds a vital role in the lives of many African communities and offers many opportunities, it is also threatened by climate change and increasing pressures derived from human activities, affecting the health and resilience of marine environments and biodiversity.
To find solutions, the Copernicus Marine Service and Mercator Ocean International have launched the #OceanChallenge4Africa, a one-of-a-kind 48-hour journey to create transformative and impact-driven ocean science solutions which will participate in achieving a sustainable ocean and improve livelihoods for coastal communities in Africa.

Who can participate?

We invite business visionaries, marketing wizards, project managers, educators, web/app developers, UX/UI designers, entrepreneurs, product/service developers, marine and coastal field experts and students, environmentalists, data scientists, meteorologists, oceanographers, marine biologists, and other interested individuals with the desire to contribute to the development of new and change-making products and services with their knowledge and skills.

Key dates

For more information and to register, click here.

Rewatch all the pre-events via this link.

G7 FSOI meeting for biogeochemical Argo
2022-03-28 14:00 - 2022-03-29 16:00 (Europe/Paris) | Online Event
The first meeting of the G7 Future of the Seas and Oceans (G7 FSOI) Resource Strategy Group for the global Biogeochemical Argo Array 2030 will take place online from 28 to 29 March 2022, bringing together representatives from the G7 member states (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK, USA and the European Commission). Hosted by the European coordinator of the G7 FSOI Coordination Centre, supported by EU4OceanObs, the meeting serves to share information between the G7 members and the International Mission Team on implementation progress and funding commitments for the global Biogeochemical Argo Array. It will also review scientific, technical and logistical challenges and identify priorities for coordinated G7 investment or joint activities.
The G7 FSOI Resource Strategy Group works to support the development of a sustained Global Biogeochemical Argo Array by encouraging and facilitating G7 commitment for the implementation of the full-1000 float Array by 2030. This activity contributes to G7 FSOI Action Areas 1, 3, and 4.
For more information on the G7 FSOI Resource Strategy Group on BGC Argo, click here.
Useful links

The Global Biogeochemical-Argo Fleet: Knowledge to Action Workshop 2021
EU coordination of G7 FSOI Coordination Centre

EOOS Technology Forum 2022 Workshop
2022-03-22 - 2022-03-24 | Online Event
Thinking Ahead: The Technology of the Science We Will Need for the Ocean We Want
The EOOS Technology Forum is hosting a workshop on the technologies required to fulfill the goals of the UN Decade for Ocean Science and Sustainable Development. The workshop will bring together science and industry to explore the technical challenges and requirements needed to achieve the ultimate goal of a clean and healthy Ocean. The case study for the workshop will be “Marine pollution: monitoring, mitigation, forecasting and measuring impact on marine life”.

Panel discussions include the technology we need and role of technology to achieve UN Ocean Decade goals; how do we achieve a distributed, embedded, multi-parameter ocean network; and how do we establish a systematic and robust data value chain. There will also be dedicated show and tell session for tech developers and industry on instrument platforms and integration, sensors and technology, and cyber-infrastructure, AI and applications.

For more information and to register, click here.

Copernicus Marine Service Phase 2 kick off
2022-02-17 - 2022-02-18 | Online Event
The kick-off of phase 2 of the Copernicus Marine Service, 17 and 18 February will officially mark the continuation of the Service. Implemented by Mercator Ocean International on behalf of the European Union, Copernicus Marine has been providing free, open, regular and systematic reference information on the blue (physical), white (sea ice), and green (biogeochemical) ocean state, variability and dynamics across the global ocean and European regional seas. This event will gather Copernicus Marine partners and downstream users, and showcase the road map for the upcoming seven years in the second phase of the Copernicus Earth Observation Programme.
Day 1 will be open to the public. This will be a mix of plenary presentations and round table discussions to present the Copernicus Marine strategy developed for phase #2. Thematics will be highlighted such as:

Copernicus priority actions for the upcoming years,
support and policies for a safe, clean and healthy Ocean,
integration of a digital Ocean,
etc. .

Participants will also have the opportunity to take part in discussions of how the Copernicus Marine Service is integrates satellite and in-situ components and collaboration with other Copernicus core services including (Climate Change, WEkEO) and the European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet).
Day 2 will gather with Copernicus Marine partners who provide observations and model marine data for the global ocean and the European seas and present mid-term objectives. The agenda also covers developments of the Marine Information System (MIS) and the Marine Data Store (MDS) and coastal activities and biogeochemical data assimilation, road maps for Ocean Monitoring indicators and cross-cutting activities will be showcased.
To register and for the full agenda, click here.

EU Africa Week 2022: dialogue on ocean governance
2022-02-14 16:30 - 18:30 (Europe/Paris) | Online Event
Fostering a cross-continental Africa-Europe dialogue on ocean governance
On several occasions, starting in Abidjan in 2017, the European and the African Unions have emphasised their mutual interest in advancing a common and prosperous ocean agenda. Ocean governance, including sustainable fisheries and blue economy, is an area in which closer cooperation could benefit both continents.
In support of the UN 2030 Agenda and, in particular, Sustainable Development Goal 14 (“life below water”), and Africa’s 2063 Agenda, both continents would benefit from a joint approach emphasizing the importance of oceans and seas, not only for the safety, security, well-being and healthy environment of our societies, but also as a catalyst for socio-economic changes in the face of climate change and the pandemic.
This cross-continental dialogue amongst government officials and non-state actors could enhance mutual understanding about ocean-related priorities, whereby the two continents would have an opportunity to advance a shared agenda, working together towards a mutually beneficial partnership in favour of economic opportunities, environmental preservation and resilience to climate change. Discussions will be centred on the following questions:
• How could greater Africa-Europe cross-continental action on ocean benefit our economies and populations, while minimising threats to the environment?
• How could the two continents make the most of this decisive year and ensure a common approach is designed and deployed for the oceans?
• What are the biggest bottlenecks in relation to ocean governance to be addressed? How can the two continents work together towards a mutually beneficial partnership?
For more information on this session and to register, click here.

Ocean Carbon from Space workshop
2022-02-14 - 2022-02-18 | Online Event
2nd Workshop in the CLEO (Colour and Light in the ocean from Earth Observation) Series
The European Space Agency (ESA), with Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) and support from NASA, is organising an Ocean Carbon From Space Workshop, to be held virtually from 14 to 18 February 2022.
The main objective of the workshop is to bring together remote sensing scientists, field scientists and modellers around the common topic of ocean carbon, its pools and fluxes, its variability in space and time and the understanding of its processes and interactions with the earth system. The aim is to articulate a collective view of the current status, identify gaps in knowledge and formulate the scientific roadmap for the next decade, with an emphasis on evaluating where Earth Observations (EO) may contribute.
Abstract submission now open!
Click here for agenda and more information.
G7 FSOI support for ocean carbon monitoring
As part of the G7 Future of the Seas & Oceans (FSOI) Coordination Centre’s scientific and technical support to Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), the Coordination Centre will work closely with the the International Ocean Carbon Coordination Project (IOCCP) to develop an internationally agreed strategy for Surface Ocean CO2 monitoring, a priority of the G7 FSOI. The EU coordinator of the G7 FSOI Coordination Centre (EU4OceanObs) leads the G7 FSOI support to the IOCCP on this activity. For more information, click here.

International Ocean Data Conference 2022
2022-02-14 - 2022-02-16 | Sopot, Poland
The Data We Need for the Ocean We Want
The conference aims to

examine regional and global strategies and policy needed to achieve the digital ecosystem;
discuss existing and required technological developments and their implementation; and
identify future directions in ocean data and information management.

These objectives will furthermore be considered within the multi-sectoral vision of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.
This conference is co-financed by the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund within the Oceanographic Data and Information System eCUDO.pl.
To register and for more information, click here.

Blue-Cloud Hackathon
2022-02-07 - 2022-02-09 | Online Event
The Blue-Cloud Hackathon is an open invitation to marine scientists & researchers, data scientists, ICT experts, innovators, students, and anyone who is passionate about the Ocean to explore and test Blue-Cloud: A new, Open Science platform for the marine domain offering a wealth of data, analytical tools and computing power to support you in developing solutions for a safe, healthy, productive, predictive and transparent Ocean.
Participants will be challenged to develop applications that contribute to improving knowledge of marine ecosystems; support the transition to a greener, blue economy; advance Ocean literacy; and/or enhance international collaboration towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations Agenda 2030.
To register and for more information, click here.

Blue-Cloud Open Science Platform
2021-12-14 15:00 - 17:30 (Europe/Paris) | Online Event
Supporting collaborative marine research across the Atlantic and beyond
A workshop jointly organised by Blue-Cloud and the All-Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance
Blue-Cloud deploys a web platform featuring an unprecedented wealth of multidisciplinary data repositories, analytical tools, and computing facilities to explore and demonstrate the potential of cloud-based Open Science, in the context of key European and international initiatives such as the EU Green Deal, the UN Ocean Decade and the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. This European-funded project federates leading European marine research infrastructures (SeaDataNet, EurOBIS, Euro-ARGO, ICOS, SOCAT, ENA, EMODnet, Copernicus Marine Service) and e-Infrastructures (EUDAT, D4Science, WEkEO DIAS), allowing researchers to combine, reuse, and share quality data across disciplines and countries.
The webinar will present the Blue-Cloud Open Science platform for marine research and the Blue-Cloud Hackathon in February 2022. A panel discussion with speakers from the marine research community, will discuss the joint policy brief “Nourishing Blue Economy and Sharing Ocean Knowledge” published in October 2021. The brief outlines recommendations for sustainable ocean observation and management, specifically addressing how to strengthen the value chain of ocean information for sustainable management of the ocean.
For the agenda and to register, click here.

G7 Ocean Decade Navigation Plan Workshop
2021-12-09
The workshop will take place virtually, hosted by the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to discuss:

possible cooperative structures for the G7 to use to implement the G7 Ocean Decade Navigation Plan and contribute to the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development,
best practice regarding international collaboration with a range of partners, and
how the G7 can identify priorities to translate to actionable initiatives.

The group will focus on three spotlight priorities: Global Ocean Indicator Framework, Digital Twin Oceans, and Net-Zero Oceanographic Capability. The UK and EU* coordinators of the G7 Future of the Seas and Oceans Initiative (FSOI) Coordination Centre, will take part in the discussions to explore how the G7 FSOI can best support the Navigation plan.
For more information on the UN Ocean Decade Navigation plan, click here.

The EU coordination of the G7 FSOI Coordination Centre is hosted by Mercator Ocean International and facilitated by EU4OceanObs, funded by the European Union. Click here for more information.

Useful links

G7 adopt UN Ocean Decade Navigation Plan
Communiqué from G7 Climate & Environment Ministerial May 2021
G7 FSOI support to developing a Net-Zero Carbon Emissions Ocean Capability (Resource Strategy Group)
G7FSOI support to GOOS on developing a Global Ocean Monitoring Indicators Framework for Assessments and Observing System Evaluation
G7 FSOI support to enabling Digital Twin Ocean Capability (Resource Strategy Group)

#MarineData4Africa: Webinar and 2-day workshop
2021-12-07 10:00 - 2021-12-08 12:00 (Europe/Paris) | Online Event
After two successful international events in Asia and America, the #MarineData4Africa event will cater to users of ocean and coastal data working in Africa. Through this event, the European- funded Copernicus Marine Service aims to engage with the marine communities in Africa, and share its global ocean data products and knowledge that can be used to support sustainable blue economies and ocean conservation in Africa. It will gather scientists, industry communities and the policy makers and the general public working on the Africa continent.
The event will consist of a webinar on 30 November followed by a 2-day training workshop on 7 and 8 December 2021.
For more information and to register, click here.

Developing cooperation across GEO Activities to address marine hazards in Africa
2021-11-25 11:00 - 11:50 (Europe/Paris) | Online Event
An official side event of GEO Week 2021
Given that approximately 25% of Africa’s population live within 100 km of the coast, marine hazards pose increasing threats at local and regional levels. These include eutrophication, coastal flooding, marine pollution, and water-borne diseases – all of which can be exacerbated by climate change.
The side event will review the role Earth Observations play in monitoring, preparing for, and recovering from, marine hazards and what GEO can do to support the coastal aspects of the Sendai Framework for disaster risk reduction in Africa to inform priorities and identify opportunities for future collaboration across GEO activities and regional GEOs working on this thematic. In the context of the UN Decade of Ocean Sciences for Sustainable Development, the event supports the Decade outcome a “safe ocean” and links to the Ocean Decade programmes such as CoastPredict and CEOS COAST.
Click here to register for event on the GEO Week 2021 website.
Programme
Event moderator – Audrey Hasson GEO Blue Planet EU coordinator/ Mercator Ocean International
11:00 – 11:15 CET Introduction
A global overview of marine hazards in Africa – Carlos Loureiro, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Local perspective, what issues are faced:

Seychelles- Justin Prosper, Ministry of Environment
Senegal – Amadou Moctar Dieye, Centre de Suivi Ecologique (CSE)

11:15 – 11:35 CET Addressing coastal pollution (plastic litter, oil spill, agricultural run off…)

AfriGEO – Phoebe Oduor (Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development)
GEO Blue Planet – Kwame Adu Agyekum (University of Ghana)
GEO Digital Earth Africa – Adam Lewis
GEO Working Group on Disaster Risk Reduction – David Borges (NASA, USA)
GEO Human Planet – Daniele Ehrlich (European Commission)

11:35 – 11:50 CET Panel discussion
Organisers

GEO Blue Planet
AfriGEO
GEO Human Planet
GEO Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group
GEO Digital Earth Africa
Mercator Ocean International – EU4OceanObs project

Replay of the event on Youtube

Joint meeting of IOCCP Scientific Steering Group & Surface Ocean CO2 Monitoring Network planning team
2021-11-25
On 25 November, the Surface Ocean CO2 Monitoring Network planning team will hold a joint meeting with the International Ocean Carbon Coordination Project (IOCCP) scientific steering group. The meeting will discuss the way forward with establishing a strategy writing team and planning an international workshop to develop the strategy and an initial International Mission Team to take the work of developing the global network forward.
By invitation only.
Meeting hosts: IOCCP; Contact for G7 FSOI activity: Richard Sanders (EU research infrastructure ICOS Ocean Thematic Centre and IOCCP) and Maria Hood (EU G7 FSOI Coordination Centre, hosted at Mercator Ocean International as part of EU4OceanObs)
This meeting will follow the 16th Session of the IOCCP Scientific Steering Group meeting & GOOS Biochemistry Panel which will take place from 22 to 24 November 2021.
Context and G7 FSOI support to IOCCP on surface ocean CO2 monitoring
The IOCCP, which acts as the GOOS Biogeochemistry Panel, is working to develop an internationally-agreed strategy for Surface Ocean CO2 Monitoring, a priority of the G7 FSOI. This IOCCP-led activity carried out with G7 FSOI support will work to catalyse and facilitate the development of global strategy for monitoring surface ocean CO2, which is needed to guide coordinated joint investment by governments to implement the global surface ocean CO2 monitoring network, building on existing observing programmes, data management structures and coordination bodies where possible.

Useful links:

G7 FSOI support to IOCCP project, which acts as GOOS Biochemistry Panel on developing a global ocean carbon monitoring strategy and network
EU4OceanObs article: Towards a global strategy for monitoring of surface ocean CO2
G7 FSOI News article: International scientists signal missing ocean data in global climate policy

GEO Week 2021
2021-11-23 - 2021-11-26 | Online Event
The GEO Week 2021 will be held from 23 to 26 November in a virtual format and will include the GEO-17 Plenary, anchor and side events, and a virtual exhibition.
The major milestone events linked to global policy agendas in 2021, including the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) COP26, the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) COP15, the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development and the UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration present a new set of challenges and opportunities for the international community. During GEO Week 2021, the multidisciplinary activities of the GEO Work Programme will be presented that that address and assess these challenges and opportunities in different sectors, highlighting the potential contribution of Earth observations to these efforts. For more information and to register, click here.
Coastal Hazards in Africa side event
During GEO Week 2021, GEO’s Blue Planet Initiative, whose EU coordination is facilitated by EU4OceanObs, is organising a side event “Coastal Hazards in Africa” on 25 November 2021 at 10 am CEST. Click here for more information.

AfriGEO Symposium 2021
2021-11-18 13:00 - 16:30 (Europe/Moscow) | Online Event
The AfriGEO symposium 2021 aims at providing a platform to begin enhance collaboration and integration by bringing together experts from the aforementioned spheres to discuss, unlock and activate the growth of African Industries in Earth Observation.
This symposium shall focus on 5 thematic areas:

Climate Change
Agriculture and Food Security
Industry (SMME) focus
EO for Health
Disaster Risk Reductions
Data and Infrastructure (Cross cutting)

Session 4 ‘Industry Focus’ will be held on 18 November at 14h20 to 16h30 EAT and will include a plenary session and virtual exhibiting booths. The GEO Blue Planet EU Coordinator together with a representative from the EU’s Copernicus Marine Service/ Mercator Ocean International will present at this session.
For the AfriGEO Symposium programme and to register, click here.

One Integrated Marine Debris Observing System
2021-11-17 - 2021-11-19 | Online Event
Official Satellite Activity of UN Ocean Decade “a Clean Ocean” Laboratory
This event is organised by a consortium of 14 international ocean experts and is hosted by GEO Blue Planet, EU4OceanObs and Mercator Ocean International as an official satellite activity of the 3rd UN Ocean Decade Laboratory “a Clean Ocean”.
We will discuss the current state of the marine debris system, our knowledge about it and ways forward for implementing the Integrated Marine Debris Observing System (IMDOS). We aim to learn about recent advancements in observational techniques and technologies as well as to enhance cooperation, bringing together multidisciplinary approaches from diverse communities of stakeholders.
The hybrid event will include:

Three plenary sessions, available in both English and French with invited talks, live discussions and interactions between participants and panellists via the Zoom.

Plenary Session 1: Strengthening scientific knowledge – Nov. 17, 2021, 8-10pm CET
Plenary Session 2: Fostering new monitoring capacities – Nov. 18, 2021, 10-12am CET
Plenary Session 3: Defining the future of IMDOS – Nov. 19, 2021, 9-11am CET

An online virtual poster hall on the MIRO platform where presenters and participants will be able to connect and interact from 10 to 30 November 2021

To learn more about the event, submit a poster, and/or register for plenary sessions and updates please visit the dedicated web page, by clicking here.

Ocean Decade Laboratory - A clean ocean
2021-11-17 - 2021-11-19 | Online Event
To sustain life and economic activity, the ocean must be clean. Stakeholders will collaborate to identify pollutants and their sources to the ocean by 2025, remove contaminants from the ocean by 2030 and support society’s transition to a pollutant-minimizing circular economy.
To register and for more information on this 3rd Ocean Decade Laboratory, click here.

EU project IMPRESSIVE Final Conference
2021-10-27 09:30 - 15:00 (Europe/Paris) | Online Event
Sustainable port management through Copernicus: the space-based IMPRESSIVE platform
Would you like to know how a space-based platform could prevent marine pollution incidents?
The conference has the overall objective to promote and present the IMPRESSIVE solution, an innovative platform with cutting-edge technology, which could contribute to the sustainability of the ports in Europe. Participants will have the chance to learn more about the innovative platform and the story behind this marine initiative; join the debate inround tables with local and regional authorities, port authorities, industry, other maritime initiatives; and join an open discussion between experts and audience on current and future needs in terms of maritime services that could be fostered, implemented and integrated into the regional strategies.
During the conference, the GEO Blue Planet EU4OceanObs coordinator will participate in the roundtable discussion with other maritime projects and stakeholders including representatives from ESA and EMSA. For the agenda and to register click here.
Project website – impressive-project.eu

EuroGEO workshop 2021
2021-09-20 - 2021-09-23 | Online Event
The EuroGEO workshop will take place fully virtually from the 20 to 23 September 2021. It is organised by the European Commission and the French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation with the support of MINES ParisTech – PSL University. This year’s edition focuses on Earth Observation-based solutions to support the EU Green Deal and will bring together the EU community interested in and actively contributing to the Group on Earth Observations (GEO).
For more more information about the programme and to register, click here.

Ocean Decade Laboratory - A Predicted Ocean
2021-09-15 - 2021-09-17 | Online Event
The 2nd UN Ocean Decade Laboratory will be held from 15 to 17 September 2021 and will offer valuable insights and talks around the Ocean Decade Outcome: “A Predicted Ocean”. The Laboratory will investigate the key elements required for the change we need to see targeting a predictable Ocean for our societies over the course of the Decade.
To register for the event, please click here.
The Core Event will be streamed live, offering panel discussions and interviews on 15 September from 8:00 pm to 12:00 midnight CEST. You will be able to interact and network with other participants and speakers via matchmaking or direct chats (text and video) also after the Core Event.
A total of 31 Satellite Activities, hosted by a diverse range of experts from several fields and targeting various goals will be presented after the Core Event. They will consist of workshops, panel discussions along with interactive lectures around topics like novel deep-ocean observation methods, efficient data digitization, accurate climate emergency systems, predicting the future of coral reefs using AI, and lots more! You can take part in all Satellite Activities, surveys, quizzes and Q&A sessions besides broader networking possibilities.
The final Wrap-up on 17 September from 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm CEST will also be live-streamed and reflect the Core Event and the Satellite Activities while offering valuable insights and interviews with several participants.
To see the programme, click here.

Scoping Workshop on a Deep Ocean Observing Activity in the Azores
2021-06-24
The Deep Ocean Observing Strategy (DOOS) and the All-Atlantic Ocean Observing System (AtlantOS) are hosting a Deep Ocean Observing Project Scoping Workshop focusing on the Azores region on 24 June 2021 5 – 9pm CEST.
To register for the event, click here by June 18th.
The half-day workshop will identify (i) the scope, (ii) potential approaches and (iii) contributors for developing a joint project to demonstrate the feasibility of a comprehensive and multidisciplinary deep ocean observing system. This should align with scientific and societal needs in the Azores, while also exploring approaches that may lend themselves to global-scale deployment in the future. The initiative combines the DOOS concept of ‘Demonstration Projects’ that prove the feasibility and benefits of deep-ocean observing and AtlantOS ‘Use Cases’ approach that showcases the value chain of ocean observing.
Link with EU4OceanObs
The G7 Future of the Seas and Oceans Initiative (FSOI) is scoping an activity called Augmented Observations and Forecasting for Marine Life. DOOS participated in the development of the scoping document to highlight deep ocean ecosystem monitoring needs and the outcome of this DOOS-AtlantOS meeting will inform the work of the G7 FSOI Task Team if approved. This scoping activity is led by the FSOI EU coordinator, supported by EU4OceanObs as part of the FSOI’s priority area to support the development of a global initiative for an enhanced, global, sustained sea and ocean observing system. For more information, visit the G7 FSOI website.

GEO Symposium 2021
2021-06-21 - 2021-06-24 | Online Event
The Group on Earth Observations (GEO) annual Symposium will take place virtually from 21 to 24 June. The year’s theme is “Strengthening inclusive partnerships across the GEO Work Programme” . The aim of the Symposium is to share successful practices and identify ways to accelerate the delivery of products and solutions to address environmental and societal challenges.
As part of the EU4OceanObs Action, the EU coordinator of GEO Blue Planet, GEO’s ocean and coastal initiative, will take part in the this year’s symposium that will engage actors across the GEO community worldwide.
For more information click here.

Sustaining In Situ Observations for the Digital Ocean
2021-06-17 11:00 - 12:00 UTC | Online Event
The European Marine Board will hold a Science Lunch Webinar entitled ‘Sustaining in situ Ocean Observations for the Digital Ocean’ on 17 June 2021, from 1pm to 2pm CEST.
This webinar will build on the science presented in EMB’s 9th Policy Brief on ‘Sustaining in situ Ocean Observations for the Age of the Digital Ocean‘ which will be launched on 16 June during the EMODnet Open Conference. The brief includes contributions from Maria Hood, the EU4OceanObs coordinator of the G7 Future of the Seas and Oceans Initiative and Pierre-Yves le Traon, the Scientific Director of Mercator Ocean International and the EU4OceanObs project coordinator.
To register, click here.

4th semi-annual meeting of the OceanPredict Science Team
2021-06-16 - 2021-06-21
The G7 FSOI and GEO Blue Planet EU Coordinators, supported by the EU4OceanObs Action, will participate in 4th semi-annual meeting of the OceanPredict Science Team from 16 to 21 June 2021. For more information, click here.
OceanPredict (oceanpredict.org) is an international research and development network working to accelerate, strengthen and increase the impact of ocean prediction. OceanPredict is the the successor of the Global Ocean Data Assimilation Experiment (GODAE) that started in 1999 motivated by the Ocean Observation Panel for Climate (OOPC) and ended in 2008 after a decade of successfully developing tools and demonstrating the utility of the ocean observing system for assimilating observations into state-of-the-art models of the global ocean circulation in near real-time.

UNEP SRI2021: Global Environmental Monitoring Systems/ Oceans
2021-06-14 12:00 - 13:30 UTC | Online Event
Towards an integrated Global Environment Monitoring System for Oceans – Aspiring to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goal 14: to “Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development”
The GEMS/Oceans event is a “kick-off” session at the Sustainability Research & Innovation Congress 2021 (SRI2021 – Future Earth) and will discuss and appraise cutting edge approaches for assessing the state of the ocean globally and also offer an opportunity to influence the way forward. As an interactive session it will encourage inputs from its partners, stakeholders, and audience, with the scope to provide a background and conceptual framework for the co-design of a Global Oceans Monitoring System that aims to be innovative and transformational.
The speaker line up includes Pierre Bahurel, representing Mercator Ocean International and the Copernicus Marine Service. Maria Hood, the G7 Future of the Seas and Oceans EU Coordinator a, hosted by Mercator Ocean International as part of EU4OceanObs, will participate in a panel session.
For more information, click here.
UNEP GEMS series
UNEP GEMS is a three-part exploration of different Global Environmental Monitoring Systems (GEMS) for the Earth’s vital shared resources – Water, Air and Oceans. These three sessions will explore the opportunities and challenges across time, space and political boundaries.

EMODNET Open Conference and Jamboree
2021-06-14 - 2021-06-18 | Oostende, Belgium & online, Belgium
During the event, EMODnet partners, data providers and users will connect across stakeholder communities and set goals for the future. To start the week, the Open Conference will focus on use cases and requirements for developing essential open marine data services for blue economy actors, the public sector, civil society and the research community.
The EU4OceanObs coordinators of the G7 Future of Seas and Oceans Initiative Coordination Centre and GEO Blue Planet will both be panellists during the EMODnet Global Dialogues Panel session on 15 June.

EU4OceanObs side events at All-Atlantic 2021
2021-06-02 - 2021-06-04 | Online & Ponta Delgada, Portugal
EU4OceanObs will co-host 3 side events at the All-Atlantic 2021 conference that will take place from 2 to 4 June 2021. The All-Atlantic 2021 is a Ministerial High-Level & Stakeholders Conference that will take place under the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union, in close cooperation with the European Commission, aiming to strengthen Research & Innovation cooperation across and along the Atlantic Ocean, from “pole to pole”. The event will be a step forward in the work developed by the All-Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance, bringing together Ministries, high-level representatives and ocean leaders, including researchers, youth, entrepreneurs, academics, and civil society.
The side events co-organised through the EU4OceanObs actions on the G7 Future of the Seas and Oceans Initiative and GEO Blue Planet will address global ocean data sharing and infrastructures, and monitoring and managing of marine litter and Sargassum in the Atlantic basin. For more information on the side events co-hosted by EU4OceanObs, click here.

European Green Week 2021
2021-06-01 - 2021-06-04 | Online Event
The European Green Week 2021 is dedicated to the European Union’s ‘zero pollution ambition’. It will also look at other relevant European Green Deal initiatives, such as the climate initiatives, the upcoming Chemicals Strategy, as well as initiatives in the fields of energy, industry, mobility, agriculture, fisheries, health and biodiversity.
The EU Green Week virtual conference will run from 1 to 4 June and includes the following events related to ocean pollution, ocean plastic, keeping our seas and oceans healthy and working towards a sustainable blue economy:

2 June, Session 4.4: Space is the place – monitoring the planet’s health with Copernicus, including a presentation on “Green deal solutions for combatting ocean pollution with the Copernicus Marine Service”.
2 June, Session 2.4: Clean seas with a sustainable blue economy – challenges and opportunities
2 June, Session 6.2: Making waves – young people’s views on water pollution
3 June, High Level Session: TRAPPED BY PLASTIC Screening of a short documentary followed by a debate on how we can end marine plastic pollution

Visit the EU Green Week virtual conference website for more information.
To view the programme, click here.
To register, click here.
