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European Marine Board | EuroSea foresight workshop
2023-03-15 - 2023-03-16 | Brussels, Belgium
The European Marine Board is organising a foresight workshop titled “Ensuring accurate climate related predictions in Europe by 2035” from 15 to 16 March 2023 in Brussels.
This workshop is supported by the Innovation Action “EuroSea”, one of the European Union’s contributions to the G7 Future of Seas and Oceans Flagship Initiative. The EuroSea foresight workshop will consider the Ocean Observation System in 2035, and look for pathways to ensure its sustainability in all European Ocean basins to deliver accessible, timely, and actionable information to all users who rely on this system. The expected outcomes of this workshop are key recommendations for mechanisms to sustainably fund and coordinate Ocean observation, prediction and information delivery in Europe. These will inform a report on recommendations to the Framework of the European Ocean Observing System (EOOS).
EuroSea (eurosea.eu) is a European-funded project working to improve the European ocean observing and forecasting system in a global context. The project brings together key European actors of ocean observing and forecasting with users of oceanographic products and services.
For more information: www.marineboard.eu/events/eurosea-foresight-workshop

European Ocean Observing System Strategy Launch 2022 - 2023
2023-03-02 10:00 - 12:00 (Europe/Paris)
Advancing EOOS – the foundation of European ocean knowledge
Europe needs strong and connected ocean observing capacities. This is necessary to understand, benefit from and respond to the dynamic ocean environment that is essential for life on Earth, especially in the face of ongoing climate change and its implications for European societies. By synergistically federating and further developing its ocean observation capabilities as the European Ocean Observing System (EOOS), Europe will enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of efforts to understand its ocean, seas and coastal waters.
With the new EOOS Strategy 2023-2027, and its accompanying Roadmap for Implementation, the development of EOOS will be developed in line with its Mission to coordinate and integrate European communities and organisations operating, supporting and maintaining ocean observing infrastructures and activities, fostering collaboration and innovation. Efforts through the EOOS Framework will work towards the vision of a European Ocean Observing System that is sustained and meets the specific needs of users.
At this online launch event, the new EOOS Strategy and Roadmap for Implementation 2023-2027 will be presented and discussed by members of the European ocean community.

To register : Webinar Registration – Zoom
EOOS website: European Ocean Observing System (eoos-ocean.eu)

Ocean Innovation Africa
2023-02-21 - 2023-02-24 | Cape Town, South Africa
Ocean Innovation Africa is a platform that showcases African ocean-impact initiatives and brings together international changemakers for the growth of an equitable and sustainable ocean economy in Africa. The annual summit convenes innovators, entrepreneurs, researchers, investors, industry-leaders, and policy-makers from Africa and abroad leading the way in development and adoption of sustainable ocean solutions.
This year’s event comprises plenary sessions on various topics including blue carbon and nature based solutions, data, exploration and security, ocean rights and capacity building. There will also be break-out sessions, facilitating hands-on workshops on themes such as seaweed, fisheries, aquaculture, tourism, integrated ocean management and more. Featuring a start-up ocean impact pitch competition, study tours and an ocean-impact exhibition, the event offers a great opportunity to meet, share & connect over 3 days of conferencing and networking activities.
EU4OceanObs, sponsor and partner to the event, will be holding a stand at the ocean-impact exhibition to showcase Europe’s ocean observing infastructures, and data products and services to understand, monitor and predict the state of our oceans and marine environments, and to support sustainable blue economies.
For more information about the event and to register, click here.

e-shape solutions: Earth Observation for biodiversity and water management
2023-02-14 - 2023-02-15 | The Hague, Netherlands
The workshop will present e-shape project’s pilots related to biodiversity and water management. E-shape is the EU-funded H2020 flagship project working to promote and upscale Earth observation (EO) solutions in Europe and beyond supporting the sustainable delivery of EO-based benefits.
The first day will set the stage by introducing the audience to European and natinal policies related to biodiversiy protection and restoration as well as water management. Experts from European and National institutions will present relevant funding opportunities. The second day will be entirely dedicated to the presentation of e-shape pilot projects, coupled with presentations from local actors. There will also be a dedicated Q&A session to engage speakers and audience in a discussion about the usability of the pilots services presented and their relevance for the needs of public administrations and private companies in the Netherlands.
More about the event and to register, click here.
To visit, the e-shape website, click here.

Ocean Prediction Decade Collaborative Centre kick-off meeting
2023-01-11 - 2023-01-12 | Online Event
The OceanPrediction DCC (UN Decade Collaborative Centre) kick-off meeting will take place online from 11 to 12 January 2023. Announced by the IOC-UNESCO during the UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon in June 2022, OceanPrediction will be officially launched with this kick-off meeting. Hosted on a collaborative platform, it will be an interactive event, centered on community building and connection of different sectors and activities.
The agenda includes live conferences, roundtables, and regional discussions, but also permanently opened exposition halls with virtual booths showcasing different operational ocean forecasting systems around the world, UN Decade programmes, and success stories from the ocean forecasting community.
Click here for more information.

EuroGEO 2022 Workshop
2022-12-07 - 2022-12-09 | Athens, Greece
The EuroGEO workshop 2022 will take place in Athens – Greece from 7 to 9 December 2022, organised by the European Commission, the General Secretariat for Research and Innovation of the Hellenic Ministry of Development and Investments, and the Greek GEO Office operating within the National Observatory of Athens.
This edition will focus on EO-based solutions to support the European Green Deal, while bringing the European community actively contributing to the Group on Earth Observations (GEO).
The sessions on Wednesday morning 7 December, will be open for EuroGEO Action Groups or other side/preparatory meetings. Furthermore, on Thursday 8 December there will be a poster session where you can present your EO-based applications, services or tools. Please indicate your interest to participate in the registration form.

To visit the event website, click here.
For to the full programme, click here.
To register click here: here.
For more information on EuroGEO, click here.

Ocean Observation related sessions
The role of ocean observations for Digital Twins of the Ocean
8 Dec | 14:15 – 15:45

Co-chairs: Zoi Konstantinou (European Commission/DG/MARE) & Gaëlle Le Bouler (Project Adviser/European Commission/REA)
The session serves to better understand the vision for the European Digital Twin Ocean (EU DTO) and where the European stands regarding the supporting projects and initiatives. Furthermore, the session will explore the contribution of ocean observations to the DTO and the further needs created in this framework. Presentations will cover European funded projects – EDITO infrastructure and model lab, ILIAD, EuroSea H2020 as well as include speakers from EuroGOOS and EOOS. This will be followed by a panel discussion.
EU polar observation – challenges ahead in terms of technology and governance

8 Dec | 11:15 – 12:45

Co-chairs: Nicole Biebow (AWI) & Renuka Badhe (European Polar Board)
This session will present current state of the art for EU polar observation in terms of technology improvement, integration of observing systems, data availability and sharing, coordination and governance. Part of the objectives include to discuss the planned outcomes of recently started European funded Research and Development projects (under funding framework Horizon 2020) in this area, shape collaborations, and understand recent evolutions at the European Commission Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space (DEFIS) and the European Space Agency (ESA).

Arctic ROOS online workshop
2022-11-09 - 2022-11-10 | Online Event
The workshop will focus on the current state of in situ ocean observing in the Arctic, with sessions covering ocean and sea ice observing as well as new technologies and data management. Through resentations and group discussions, challenges and opportunities for in situ ocean observing in the Arctic will be explored, including better sharing and coordination of observations, potential for collaboration with industry/tourism partners and other stakeholders, and the improvement of real-time delivery of in situ observations from the Arctic. The workshop will formulate recommendations and outline a potential roadmap for improved in situ ocean observing in the Arctic.
Click here for more information.

EUMETSAT “Supporting Marine Earth Observation Applications”
2022-10-31 - 2022-11-25 | Online Event
EUMETSAT and the Oceanography & Earth Observation Group of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens are jointly organising the training course “Supporting Marine Earth Observation Applications (SMA)”.
Through this course participants will learn how to independently access and process data from the EUMETSAT product catalogue for their marine workflows and applications. The focus will be on data streams from EUMETSAT Copernicus marine missions (Sentinel-3; Sentinel-6) and derived downstream products, those derived from Copernicus supporting missions, and those made available by the Ocean and Sea-Ice Satellite Application Facility (OSI SAF).
Training will take place fully online in two phases:

Between 31 October and 18 November 2022 (9-15 hours) – self-paced flexible learning through webinars, forums and technical checks (particularly for software installations), documentation and assignments.
Between 21 and 25 November 2022 (5-7 hours a day) – virtual classroom via Zoom and other collaborative tools, made up of interactive tutorials, live demos, group work, and 1:1 meetings.

This workshop is a technical training event, designed to increase the ability of all attending to access and use EUMETSAT marine products for their own applications.

For more information and to register, click here.

GEO Blue Planet Symposium 2022
2022-10-24 - 2022-10-28 | Accra, Ghana
The 5th GEO Blue Planet Symposium will take place between 24 and 28 October 2022 in Accra, Ghana.
The symposium will feature Plenary Sessions centered around the GEO Blue Planet Core Action Areas of Stakeholder Engagement, Cooperation and Co-design and Capacity Development. It will also feature Ocean and Coastal Observations Tutorials, Thematic Workshops and a highly Interactive Symposium Forum.
Co-organised by the GEO Blue Planet Secretariat (Mercator Ocean International, NOAA and the University of Maryland) and the AIR Centre, this year’s hosts and local organisers are the University of Ghana and University of Energy and Natural Resources in Ghana.
More information visit the Symposium website: symposium.geoblueplanet.org

7th Argo Science Workshop - October 2022
2022-10-11 - 2022-10-13 | Brussels, Belgium
This international workshop is hosted by Euro-Argo and will take place at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences in Brussels, as a hybrid event with in-person and virtual attendance options.
The workshop aims to bring together ocean science research that has employed Argo data and products to further improve our knowledge of the changing oceans and highlight the applications that the new OneArgo array is opening. Through this event, the organisers want to stimulate research activities that use Argo data, especially in combination with data from satellites and other in situ ocean observing networks, and underline the importance of Argo data for operational services, and for model and satellite validation.
The workshop is also meant as an opportunity to widen users’ experience of the Argo community and to welcome new scientists into that community.
Important dates
Abstract submission deadline : 31 May 2022
Registration : July – September 2022
Final Programme: September 2022
For more information, click here.

7th International Marine Debris Conference
2022-09-18 - 2022-09-23 | Busan
The 7th International Marine Debris Conference (7IMDC) will take place from 18 to 23 September 2022 in Busan, Republic of Korea.
Part of a conference series, the 7IMDC will build on the momentum of past IMDCs by bringing together governments, industry, academia, civil society, and all relevant stakeholders, to discuss the latest science, strengthen collaborations, find solutions and catalyze action to address the urgent, global problem of marine litter and plastic pollution.
15 sessions will be dedicated to the topic of monitoring marine litter and plastic pollution (track 1), including stories and lessons from around the world: How monitoring can help inform actions to tackle marine litter; the future of the science of monitoring; towards monitoring baseliens and trends of floating marine macro litter, amongst others. For the full list of sessions on the question of monitoring, click here.
The 7IMDC is organsed by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of the Republic of Korea (MOF) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), together with​ the Korea Marine Environment Management Corporation (KOEM), and the​ U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
For more information, visit the conference website: www.7imdc.org.

15th EUMETSAT User Forum in Africa
2022-09-13 - 2022-09-16 | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic of
The EUMETSAT User Forum in Africa serves to sustain the well established dialogue between EUMETSAT and the African user community, in particular the National Meteorological Services and their regional centres. Taking place every two years, the Forum mainly works to facilitate the use of EUMETSAT satellite data throughout the continent. The Forum also provides opportunities to identify actions and initiatives that could be taken by EUMETSAT to meet the requirements of its African partners.
Session 4 of the Forum, that will take place on Wednesday, 14 September in the afternoon will focus on the Blue Economy. Addressing marine and great lake satellite applications, the session will discuss the access and use of the Copernicus Sentinel-3, the OSI-SAF and the Copernicus Marine Service.
To visit the event website, click here.

Ocean Prediction & Observing System Design Workshop
2022-06-29 - 2022-07-01 | Met Office, Exeter, UK
Hybrid event: in-person with possibility of remote participation
Organised by Ocean Predict and the European-funded project EuroSea with support from the UK Met Office, this workshop will gather representatives from the global ocean observation and prediction communities to exchange on issues, progress and future outlook on ocean prediction and observing system design.
The workshop will cover four sessions:

OSEs & OSSEs in support of observing system design
Extreme marine events – observing, modelling, forecasting and user accessibility
Coastal Ocean: Modelling, observing system design and product utility
EuroSea & OceanPredict – support for the UN Ocean Decade

For more information and to register, click here.

Integrating Marine Litter Monitoring to Inform Action
2022-06-29 | Lisbon, Portugal
A global instrument to tackle global pollution
A side event proposal for the UN Ocean Conference 2022
29 June 2022, Lisbon, Portugal

The event builds on the UN Decade “Clean Ocean” Satellite activity One Integrated Marine Debris Observing System (IMDOS), that took place in November 2021. It will focus on the need for monitoring marine litter to inform action with the following objectives:

Advocate the necessity of a global sustained Integrated Marine Debris Observing System (IMDOS)
Promote the building of a global IMDOS community
Encourage the cooperation among scientists and between scientists and stakeholders such as policy makers and mitigation actors.

Click here for more information.

UN Ocean Conference 2022
2022-06-27 - 2022-07-01 | Lisbon, Portugal
Scaling up Ocean Action Based on Science and Innovation for the Implementation of Goal 14: Stocktaking, Partnerships and Solutions

The Ocean Conference, co-hosted by the Governments of Kenya and Portugal, comes at a critical time as the world is strengthening its efforts to mobilise, create and drive solutions to realise the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. As one of the first milestones of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ newly launched Decade of Action for the Sustainable Development Goals, the Conference will propel much needed science-based innovative solutions aimed at starting a new chapter of global ocean action.
On Thursday, 30 June at 10 am is the event “Increasing scientific knowledge and developing research capacity and transfer of marine technology”. Click here for more information.
To fill many of the critical knowledge gaps mentioned above, a value chain approach to ocean science is required starting with observations, data collection and management and continuing through to modelling and prediction activities which include demand-driven applications and services for delivery of knowledge.
To go to the UN Ocean Conference 2022 website, click here.
Side events on enhancing the collection, sharing and use of global ocean observation for societal benefit
All times are in local Lisbon time (GMT+1)

27 June, 18:45-20h30 – Digital Ocean systems to support and strengthen the implementation of sustainable development goals, co-organised by Mercator Ocean International, the European Commission, UNEP, and IOC-UNESCO.
28 June, 15:05-15:50 – Marine life observations: Integrating biology and ecology observations to enable indicators for conservation, restoration, and sustainable development of marine and coastal ecosystems, coorganised by CIIMAR, AIR Centre, JAMSTEC, GOOS, NOAA, among other partners.
29 June, 8:30-10:00 – Integrating Marine Litter Monitoring for Informed Action, co-organised by the GEO Blue Planet EU Coordination/ EU4OceanObs, together with the AIR Centre, European funded project – EuroSea and other partners.
29 June, 18:00-21:00 – Interoperable, transparent, and accessible marine data for the UN 2030 Agenda, the UN Decade of Ocean Science, and for the benefit of all, co-organised by EMODnet, Fugro, IOC-UNESCO, Mercator Ocean International
1 July, 16:00 – 17:15 – Ocean and Coastal Observation and Monitoring at scale: Co-Designing the value chain from data to impact through a partnership approach, co-organised by the G7 Future of the Seas and Oceans Initiative EU coordination (supported by EU4OceanObs), IOC-UNESCO, GOOS, Mercator Ocean International (UN Ocean Conference official accreditation required).

For the full list of side events, click here.

Marine Data of Ocean Governance and Policy
2022-06-21 10:00 - 12:00 | Online Event
This event aims to gather and engage marine policy community in order to provide the view on the Copernicus Marine Service offer and bring its knowledge and capacities to EU Member States.

The Copernicus Marine Service provides marine data free & open to use supporting its users in defining the state of the seas and making reports for European Water Directives. This type of information is valuable to determine baseline environmental conditions, estimate future impacts of defined pressures, prioritize sampling activities, etc.

In order to improve the Copernicus Marine service and its uptake for EU Directives, the participants will have an opportunity to learn more about the Copernicus Marine products and successful user case stories, share their specific requirements and discuss roadmap for the Copernicus Marine offer improvements.

For more information, click here.

All Atlantic Data 2030 - African Data Infrastructures & Stakeholder Forum
2022-05-24 | Online Event
South African Webinar & Virtual Workshop
24 May 2022: WEBINAR: 14:00 – 16:30 (South African Summer Time)
25 May 2022 VIRTUAL WORKSHOP: 14:00 – 16:00 (South African Summer Time)
Under the umbrella of the All-Atlantic Cooperation for Ocean Research and Innovation (AANChOR‑CSA) Project, the Data Infrastructures and Stakeholder’s Forum forms part of the implementation of the Joint Pilot Action for AANChOR’s Work Package 5 (Common Standards for Data and Information Sharing). This is a side-event of the All-Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance 2022 Forum, co-hosted by the United States and Brazil, in collaboration with the European Commission, over two events between May and July 2022.
The events serves to

To showcase marine data infrastructures and operators in Africa to ensure their participation and inclusion in the All‑Atlantic Ocean Data Space (AAODS).
To support the development of a natural-, social- scientific and humanistic transatlantic ocean data space with historical, current and future ocean data.
To define a minimum set of ocean metadata standards and formats to be used by local, regional and national initiatives in the Atlantic basin

For agenda, to register and more information, click here.

Marine Data Services for an All Atlantic and Global Ocean Data Space
2022-05-12 15:00 - 17:00
The two European operational Marine Data Services Copernicus Marine Service and European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet) are jointly organising an online workshop “EU Marine Data Services for the All-Atlantic and Global Ocean Data Spaces” in collaboration with the All-Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance.
The workshop serves to discuss with international marine stakeholders across the Atlantic Ocean and worldwide the current status and future evolution of EMODnet and Copernicus Marine Service. The event will specifically explore how these marine data services can contribute to the future All-Atlantic Ocean Data Space and Global Ocean Data Ecosystem and United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, providing transparent and accessible ocean data, information and knowledge for all.
For more information, click here.

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

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G7 FSOI meeting for biogeochemical Argo
2022-03-28 14:00 - 2022-03-29 16:00 | 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 | 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 | 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)
