The Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) is accepting proposals for 2016 SCOR Working Groups from now until 17 April 2016. SCOR will approve new working groups at its annual meeting, this year held in Sopot, Poland on 5-7 September 2016.

The Partnership for Observations of the Global Oceans (POGO) and the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) are jointly funding a Visiting Fellowships programme designed to promote training and capacity building leading towards a global observation scheme for the oceans. The Programme has been a success for over fifteen years, with over 160 fellowships awarded since 2001. The fellowship programme is open to scientists, technicians, graduate students (preferably PhD) and post-doctoral fellows involved in oceanographic work at centres in developing countries and countries with economies in transition.

The deadline for the applications for this year is 15th April 2016.

We would like to inform you that MARIANDA prepares a training workshop for alkalinity and dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) measurements in sea water. The workshop will be held on April 25-29, 2016 in Kiel, Germany. The planning of the workshop is in its initial stage and we appreciate any feedback and suggestions.

A very interesting compilation of articles on topics ranging from photo-oxidation and changes in nutrient distributions, to drivers of seasonality of CO₂ and its fluxes in the Southern Ocean, published in Marine Chemistry Special Issue: Cycles of metals and carbon in the oceans – A tribute to the work stimulated by Hein de Baar, available here. 

We are pleased to let you know that the EU Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Karmenu Vella, announced today the results of the Commission's public consultation on international ocean governance at the SeaWeb Seafood Summit in Malta.

We would like to inform you that the Colour and Light in the Ocean from Earth Observation (CLEO) workshop: Relevance and Applications Products from Space and Perspectives from Models, co-organized by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML), will be held on 6-8 September 2016 in ESA’s Centre for Earth Observation (ESRIN) in Frascati, Italy.

Abstract submissions are open until 15 June 2016.

A multinational observation network PIRATA (Prediction and Research Moored Array in the Tropical Atlantic) has just gained support from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Research Vessel (NRV) Alliance to accomplish studies, monitoring and maintenance requirements of this essential climate monitoring program. A five-year framework agreement between NATO Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), signed in December 2015, marks a breakthrough in transatlantic cooperation while fostering sharing of assets and capabilities in oceanic and atmospheric monitoring in the North Atlantic.

The third International Ocean-Colour Coordinating Group (IOCCG) Summer Lecture Series, dedicated to high-level training in the fundamentals of ocean optics, bio-optics and ocean colour remote sensing will take place at the Laboratoire d’Océanographie de Villefranche (LOV), in Villefranche-sur-Mer, France from 18 to 30 July 2016. Participation is restricted to 20 students and is highly competitive.

Application Deadline: 15 March 2016 (strictly enforced)!

The Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (QNLM) in China is proud to host the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP)'s CLIVAR Open Science Conference "Charting the course for climate and ocean research" in September 2016. The Open Science Conference, and the associated Early Career Symposium and Regional Stakeholder Forum, promise to bring together prominent international scientists and the future generation of scientific leaders.

Abstract submission deadline: 25 March 2016

Nippon Foundation-POGO Centre of Excellence (NF-POGO CofE) at the Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) in Bremerhaven, Germany, is now inviting applications from early-career scientists from both developing and developed countries who hold at least a bachelor’s degree in science. The training will promote excellence in integrated, multidisciplinary oceanography at a global scale, and will run from October 2016 to August 2017 at AWI’s field sites on the offshore island of Helgoland and the Wadden Sea island of Sylt.

The deadline for applications is 20 February 2016.