Blue-Cloud 2026 Ocean Observers Webinars - Integration of Coastal Ocean Observations along Europe
Date: 12 March 2026 - 12 March 2026
Type: Virtual
We are pleased to invite the EuroGOOS community to register for the upcoming Blue-Cloud 2026 Ocean Observers Webinar, dedicated to the Integration of Coastal Ocean Observations along Europe (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
14:15 - 14:30 Integration of Coastal Ocean Observations along Europe (ICOoE) Virtual Lab, João Vitorino, Instituto Hidrográfico | VLab Coordinator (Keynote and moderator)
14:30 - 14:40 JERICO, a one stop shop for coastal science, Laurent Delauney, EuroGOOS Technology Plan WG | JERICO-RI
14:40 – 14:50 AQUARIUS Project - enabling transnational access to marine & freshwater infrastructures, Aodhan Fitzgerald, Marine Institute
14:50 – 15:00 EOOS Technical Support Centre: supporting operations at sea for EOOS, Laurent Mortier, AMRIT EU Project
15:00 – 15:05 Rita Meneses, Blue-Cloud 2026 Communication, Dissemination and Education Leader
15:05 - 15:30 Discussion and Q&A