Blue-Cloud 2026 Ocean Observers Webinars - Integration of Coastal Ocean Observations along Europe

We are pleased to invite the EuroGOOS community to register for the upcoming Blue-Cloud 2026 Ocean Observers Webinar, dedicated to the(ICOoE) Virtual Lab.

This webinar series introduces the services and Virtual Labs developed within Blue-Cloud 2026, to the EuroGOOS community. It highlights how Blue-Cloud supports marine research and innovation through integrated data access, cloud-based analytical tools, and collaborative Virtual Labs.

Participants will explore the Blue-Cloud services and VLab environment, discover practical use cases, and learn how to access and work with integrated marine datasets.

This session focuses on the  Integration of Coastal Ocean Observations along Europe (ICOoE) Virtual Lab, which provides a platform to access, integrate, and analyse coastal data across Europe, supporting the study of coastal processes such as biological connectivity, contaminant dispersion, and river outflows.

Agenda

14:00 - 14:05 Welcome by EuroGOOS 

14:05 - 14:10 Rita Meneses, Blue-Cloud 2026 Communication, Dissemination and Education Leader

14:10 - 14:15 Introduction to the five Virtual Laboratories of the Blue-Cloud project, Cyrielle Delvenne, Marine Project and Data Manager at VLIZ 

14:15 - 14:30 João Vitorino, Instituto Hidrográfico and VLab Coordinator (Keynote and moderator)

14:30 - 14:40 Ghada El Serafy, EuroGOOS Coastal Working Group 

14:40 – 14:50 Laurent Mortier, AMRIT EU Project 

14:50 – 15:00 JERICO, a one stop shop for coastal science, Laurent Delauney, EuroGOOS Technology Plan WG | JERICO-RI

15:00 - 15:30 Discussion and Q&A