Latest News2010 Storm Surge Congress
The IOC sponsors "Storm Surges Congress - Risk and management of current and future storm surges", to be held in September 2010 in Hamburg, Germany. Abstract Submission and Registration start from December 1, 2009, scientists are invited to participate in this event that will be an important milestone for addressing societal benefits and impacts by the storm surge events in coastal zones. For additional information please see here . GOOS in 2010 Ocean Sciences Meeting
User Consultation for a Storm Surge Project
A user consultation meeting on “how Storm Surge forecasting systems and applications can be improved through the innovative use of ocean, land and atmospheric satellite observations” will be held from 17 to 18 June 2009, in Venice, Italy. Sponsored and organized jointly by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the IOC, this meeting aims to bring users and experts together to define the detailed set of user requirements for the planned ESA Storm Surge project. More information
Enhancing forecasting capabilities for North Indian Ocean Storm Surges
Based on the recommendations by the first JCOMM Scientific and technical Symposium on Storm Surges (SSS: Seoul, 2-6 October 2007), a group of international experts will provide scientific and technical advice on improving storm surge forecasting capabilities in the North Indian Ocean region. This workshop will also provide direction with the longer-term action plans for the regional model upgrade, with proposals for additional opportunities in regional and global scale. More Information
POGO-SCOR Fellowship Programme for 2009
 The Partnership for Observation of the Global Oceans (POGO) and its partner, the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR), announce the POGO-SCOR Fellowship Programme for 2009. This programme is designed to promote training and capacity building leading towards a global observation system for the oceans. The Visiting Fellowship offers successful candidates the opportunity to visit other oceanographic centres for a period of between 1 to 3 months. The Fellowship provides international airfare and a stipend for living expenses for up to 3 months.
Deadline for application: 12 April 2009. |
EUMETSAT/NOAA /IODE Training Course on the Use of Satellite Wind and Wave Products for Marine Forecasting
14 - 18 December 2009 Oostende, Belgium 14th Meeting of the GCOS-GOOS-WCRP Ocean Observations Panel for Climate 19 - 22 January 2010 Miami, United States IODE Workshop on QC/QA of Chemical Oceanographic Data 8 - 11 February 2010 Oostende, Belgium
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The IOC encourages submissions from scientists with new and exciting results derived from observations made in the context of the Global Ocean Observing System for a session on “Science in Support of Operational Oceanography.” Keith Alverson of the IOC and Paul M.DiGiacomo of NOAA will be convening the session during the 2010 Ocean Sciences Meeting taking place 
