The Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded the Nippon Foundation-POGO Centre of Excellence in Operational Oceanography. The Centre will offer a 10-month Programme of study at Bermuda on Observational Oceanography.

Tentative Programme dates are from 1 August 2008 to 31 May 2009. Travel and living expenses of the trainees will be covered by NF-POGO Centre of Excelllence. Full details available at: http://www.bios.edu/education/cofe.html.