The recently renewed EuroGOOS Science Advisory Working Group will have their kick-off meeting on the 5th of October with new membership. The WG will elect a co-chair and review their ToR. There are many activities ahead for this Working Group and they will be hard at work to foster better collaboration and integration between EuroGOOS… Read more »
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Ocean Observing showcases at the EuroGEOSS workshop
The EuroGEOSS workshop took place in Geneva from 12 to 14 September. At the workshop, the H2020 AtlantOS project and EuroGOOS co-organized and co-chaired a breakout session “Monitoring for FAIR data principles – how could European expertise foster the implementation of SDG 14 objectives?” on 13 September 2018. The breakout session discussed how ocean observing… Read more »
EuroGOOS at the ESA Living Planet Symposium 2013 in Edinburgh
oGOOS participated in the 2013 ESA Living Planet Symposium, which was held between 9-13 September at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre. The objectives of the symposium were to present the results of ESA Earth Observation missions and introduce missions in development. There was a wide variety of themes covered among which Oceanography, Atmosphere, Climate &… Read more »
EuroGOOS present at MARES2020 in Varna
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of its foundation IO-BAS along with partners organized an International Conference on Regional Ocean Research to share achievements and outline future prospects in marine science during the next decade. In line with the recent advance in ocean science and technologies and important science-policy developments such as Horizon 2020, the International forum,… Read more »
GMES-PURE Marine User Workshop: Brussels, 29-30 October – updated agenda
EuroGOOS invites current and potential users of the pre-operational Copernicus marine service to participate to the GMES-PURE Marine User Requirements Consolidation Workshop: “Shaping the Operational Copernicus Marine Monitoring Service”, to be held at its premises in Brussels, on 29 and 30 October 2013. This User Workshop will: bring together experienced users of the current pre-operational… Read more »
4th EuroGOOS DATA-MEQ WG meeting hosted in Brussels
The EuroGOOS Office hosted and attended a DATA-MEQ meeting at Belspo 10-11th September. Since the last meeting a lot of activities have been carried out through projects such as MyOcean, EMODnet Physics, SeaDataNet, Jerico, GROOM etc. to enhance the current data exchange activities within EuroGOOS and the ROOSs. The meeting reviewed the progress made within… Read more »
EuroGOOS and MyOcean2 produce a joint Position Paper on the in-situ component of Copernicus
Towards a long term EU funding for the in-situ component of the Copernicus Marine Service The benefits of the EU investments in the Copernicus Space Component and Marine Service will not be fully achieved without significant additional EU investments in insitu observations. Lack of sustained funding for in-situ observations is today putting the Copernicus… Read more »
European Marine Board publication: Navigating the Future IV
In its new position paper, Navigating the Future IV, the European Marine Board scans the horizon to anticipate emerging societal challenges and corresponding future research priorities concerning the seas and oceans. Navigating the Future IV can be downloaded at: http://www.marineboard.eu/publications
University of Malta announces Master Course in Applied Oceanography
Two full years of planning and dedication are now maturing as the Master Course in Applied Oceanography will commence as from next October. The course is run by the Physical Oceanography Unit of the IOI-Malta Operational Centre at the University of Malta with the participation of an international faculty made up of top experts in… Read more »
Hans Dahlin retires
After 11 years as EuroGOOS Director, Hans Dahlin has left the EuroGOOS Office for a new life as a pensioner. Kostas Nittis shall take the role of Secretary General in the new EuroGOOS AISBL. A farewell event was held in Norrköping for Hans, attended by many of the Board members as well as Hans’ colleagues from… Read more »
