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EuroGOOS 2008 Coastal to Global Operational Oceanography: Achievements and Challenges
Thursday, 17 April 2008

metofficeuk.jpgThe 5th EuroGOOS Conference is being held at Sandy Park, Exeter, UK, from 20-22 May 2008.

The conference is opening with an address from Dame Barbara Young and includes sessions on:
* Observations: in situ and space-based;
* Global and regional services;
* Coastal and EEZ services;
* Modelling: nowcast, forecast and reanalysis;
* Information systems and data management
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About 250 marine scientists are expected to attend.
For more details and information on registration, please visit http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/conference/eurogoos/ or http://www.eurogoos.org/

 
OceanObs'09 Symposium
Monday, 14 April 2008

oceanobs09.jpgOcean information for society: sustaining the benefits, realizing the potential.

Confirmed date and venue: 21-25 September 2009, Venice, Italy.

Meeting goals: document the importance and benefits of the existing ocean observing system; demonstrate its scientific, societal and economic impacts; revisit the current status, and update plans for the physical and carbon ocean observing systems; advance capabilities for marine biogeochemistry and ecosystems. More.

 
2nd Vai Pasifika Newsletter just Issued
Tuesday, 01 April 2008

vai-pasifika-newsletter1.jpg Vai Pasifika, the joint newsletter of the Pacific Islands Observing Systems, is released quarterly and aims to inform partners and stakeholders of recent news, issues and activities associated with the Pacific Islands Global Ocean Observing System (PI-GOOS), the Pacific Islands Global Climate Observing System (PI-GCOS), and the Pacific Islands Hydrological Cycle Observing System (Pacific HYCOS).
By bringing together information resources for these observing systems, its aim is to encourage a more unified approach to observing the Pacific climate/water ecosystem.

A PDF version of the newsletter can be downloaded at: http://www.sopac.org/Vai+Pasifika.

 
Second Circular SCAR/IASC IPY Conference
Friday, 07 March 2008

scar-iasc-ipy-conf.jpgThe Second Circular of the SCAR/IASC IPY Open Science Conference "Polar Research - Arctic and Antarctic Perspectives in the International Polar Year", to be held in St Petersburg, Russia, 8-11 July 2008, is now available for download at: http://arcticportal.org/uploads/B1/d2/B1d2LNDleyhb8xMoFRX3Dg/scar-iasc-OSC2008_2nd_circular.pdf.

Please view the draft Plenary Programme (8 July 2008), and the Science Sessions and Chairs (9-11 July 2008).

 
Final call: 5th EuroGOOS Conference, 20-22 May 2008, Exeter
Tuesday, 04 March 2008

metofficeuk.jpg11 weeks until EuroGOOS 2008!  Early registration is open for 2 more weeks until 14 March - register now at http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/conference/eurogoos/

View the meeting programme at http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/conference/eurogoos/eurogoos_schedule.pdf.

 

 
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