The Joint WMO-IOC Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology
JCOMM-III

The Third Session of the Joint WMO-IOC Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology (JCOMM) will be taking place 4-11 November 2009 in Marrakech, Morocco.

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Lead responsibility for JCOMM sessions alternates between the IOC and WMO: WMO has the lead for JCOMM-III.

Meeting agenda with links to documents »
Session documentation (in 6 languages) on the WMO ftp site »
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2010 Storm Surge Congress
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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

agu_osm_2010.jpgThe 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 2226 February 2010 in Portland, Oregon. For additional information please see submission guidelines and session details .



User Consultation for a Storm Surge Project

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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

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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

pogo-partnership.jpgThe 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.


More information available on the POGO website at:
http://www.ocean-partners.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=309&Itemid=42

Deadline for application: 12 April 2009.



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