POGO: Taking the Pulse of the Global Ocean

For more than a decade, the Partnership for Observation of the Global Oceans, POGO, has served as a forum for leaders of major oceanographic institutions around the world to promote global oceanography, particularly the implementation of international and integrated global ocean observing systems. POGO is an international network of collaborators who foster partnerships that advance efficiency and effectiveness in studying and monitoring the world’s oceans on a global scale. Through its efforts, POGO has promoted observations underpinning ocean and climate science, interpreted scientific results for decision makers, provided training and technology transfer to emerging economies, and built awareness of the many challenges still ahead.

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Four Marine-Related Roles Available, University of Gothenburg (Sweden)

Four marine-related roles are currently available at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. The roles will all be based in the University's Department of Marine Science.

While the roles require different levels of experience and qualifications from applicants, they all have an application deadline of 13 June 2017.

For details of the roles and application details visit the links below:

UGent Blue Growth Summer School, 11-22 Sep 2017, Gent (Belgium)

The second edition of the Blue Growth Summer School is taking place at GreenBridge, UGent Campus Ostend in Belgium from 11-22 September 2017.

The Summer School will cover a wide range of topics throughout its run, from exploring the challenging role of oceans and seas in our future society, to assessing how people from multiple backgrounds and disciplines can work together to achieve goals that would not be possible without collaboration.

Hjort Summer School 2017 – Bridging Methods in Marine Science: From the Lab to Models, 11-16 Aug 2017, Bergen (Norway)

Accompanied by lectures, students will conduct lab experiments and link them to modelling experiences using examples highly relevant to the changing marine environment of today like mixotrophy, zooplankton fecal pellet production and carbon export. Students are also asked to prepare a poster-presentation of their own research. Upon completion, they receive a course diploma with a recommended 3 ECTS.

Application deadline: 1 June 2017

For more details visit the summer school web page

EcoAqua Third Summer School, 4-8 Sep 2017, Funchal (Portugal)

This edition of the summer school course will provide the participants a solid overall understanding of basic and applied aspects of Marine/Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP). This course will follow a holistic approach to MSP, addressing stakeholders’ involvement, maritime sector’s needs, marine environment conservation, national / international legal aspects and finally, applicable data management.

The course will provide a forum for exchange of know-how and good practices between experts and participants.

Application deadline: 7 July 2017

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POGO-19

The next annual meeting (POGO-19) will take place from 23-25 January 2018 and will be hosted by Scripps Institution of Oceanography, USA.

Side meetings for the Executive and Finance Committees will take place on 22 and 26 January 2018

The POGO Strategy Document can be downloaded here

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“The biggest challenge is how to manage the oceans given that most of the world's population will be using and living next to an ocean in the next 50 years or so. We have to use our oceans in a sustainable manner, and that means first they have to be observed properly. We can't just use an ocean to decimation, without realizing what is happening. The challenge is to develop capacity and knowledge and establish where we should be observing our oceans.

One of the most important things is having consistent long-term observation. We need to link up old observations and monitor the changes in things like currents and hydrography in these areas, to investigate if the observations are related to a real trend or shift or just an anomaly in the system. POGO members are endeavouring to link all the long-term data sets in the world so that the data can be accessed more readily.”

Prof. Karen Wiltshire, POGO Chair, 2015-2016

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