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Source: EurOCEAN2014.eu The Rome Declaration, a key output of the 2014 EurOCEAN Conference to be held in Rome 7-9 October 2014, is open for public consultation. Please click here for more info. A few words about the Rome Declaration A key output of EurOCEAN 2014 will be the development of a common vision on achieving… Read more »

Jerico Workpackage 9 has investigated the impact of various coastal observing systems on the quality of hydrodynamics forecasts and analysis of the state of marine waters for several Essential Ocean State Variables. A workshop is organised 30-31 October (noon to noon), immediately after the 7th EuroGOOS Conference in Lisbon at the premises of the Portuguese… Read more »

Source: GlobCurrent website The ESA-funded project GlobCurrent is organising a user consultation “Observing surface currents from space”, 12-13 November at the Plymouth Marine Laboratory. The meeting will steer the development of new ocean surface current products derived from a variety of satellite measurements. This User Consultation Meeting offers a preview of early work from the first… Read more »

Following the unexpected passing of our Secretary General Dr. Kostas Nittis, the EuroGOOS Board during its last meeting on 28 August decided to entrust its Chair, Dr. Erik Buch, with the duties of Kostas, until a new Secretary General is appointed (view job announcement here). Erik can be contacted via the following means: Dr. Erik… Read more »

EuroGOOS AISBL is hereby announcing the opening of the position of the Secretary General, to take effect as soon as possible. This is a full time position in the Secretariat of EuroGOOS AISBL based at 231, Avenue Louise, 1050 Brussels (Belgium). Job description Under the general authority of the EuroGOOS AISBL Executive Board of Directors… Read more »

Source: MyOcean website, EuroGOOS MyOcean has published a report with the outcomes of the 3rd MyOcean User Workshop, which was held at the premises of the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) in 19-20 June in Lisbon. The event attracted some 100 participants from all over Europe, who were able to witness the large diversity of… Read more »

On 6 October 2014, EMODnet will organize a pre-event at the EurOCEAN 2014 Conference in Rome (7-9 October) from 14:00 to 18:00: EMODnet – Connecting people with data. The workshop will introduce EMODnet and the data services it provides to a wider audience emphasizing the need for close collaboration between the various actors and related… Read more »

It was with great shock and sadness that the EuroGOOS community received the message that EuroGOOS Secretary General Dr. Kostas Nittis passed away on 30 July 2014 after a long illness period. Kostas Nittis took the position as EuroGOOS Secretary General in January 2013 full of enthusiasm and many visions for the new EuroGOOS that… Read more »

The Sea Mammal Research Unit at the University of St Andrews is currently seeking a new Director.  Details of the post and how to apply are given below. Description School of Biology, Scottish Oceans Institute (SOI), Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU), Starting Date: As soon as possible Details The Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU) is… Read more »

Source: http://www.euro-argo.eu/, EuroGOOS The official inauguration of Euro-Argo ERIC was hosted by the French Permanent Representation in Brussels on 17th July 2014. Euro-Argo is the European contribution to the international Argo array of 3,000 profiling floats (small autonomous robots), measuring temperature and salinity from the surface down to 2,000 m throughout the global oceans. This… Read more »