EGU Galileo Conference "Fibre Optic Sensing in Geosciences”
2024-06-16 - 2024-06-20 | Catania, Catania, Italy
Fibre optic sensing technologies provide a cost-efficient alternative to several conventional geophysical approaches. The conference, which will take place in Catania, Italy, aims to foster discussions among the diverse communities involved in this field, including geoscientists, photonic experts, instrument manufacturers and fibre optic network providers. The ambition of the conference is to identify pathways for leveraging fibre optic networks and fibre optic sensing to improve resilience and sustainability in our modern Society.
Be sure to meet our team at the EMSO booth during the event! You can learn more about the Consortium’s features and the current use of optical fibre.
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JERICO-S3 Final General Assembly
2024-06-18 - 2024-06-21
The final JERICO-S3 General Assembly will take place from Tuesday 18th June to Friday 21st June 2024 at the “Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie” in Brest, France. The aim is to discuss the short and medium term for the JERICO Community and the future of coastal observation, bringing together the JERICO-S3 Consortium and stakeholders.
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Webinar on Lessons Learned from ENVRI-Hub Next Landscape Analysis
2024-09-03 10:00 - 12:00 (Europe/Rome)
Date: 3 September 2024
Time: 10:00 – 12:00 CEST
Overview:
Join the 2-hour interactive webinar, “Lessons Learned from the ENVRI RIs Landscape Analysis,” where key insights and findings from the recent landscape analysis questionnaire on metadata, vocabularies, AAI, and licenses across ENVRI Research Infrastructures (RIs) will be shared.
Objectives:

Share key findings from the landscape analysis questionnaire
Foster discussions and collaboration among ENVRI RIs

Presenters:
RI representatives, among which our EMSO Data Officer, Aljaz Maslo, who participated in the questionnaire, will contribute short presentations during the webinar.
Further information can be found on the event webpage
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Join the first AQUARIUS brokerage event at the ICES Annual Science Conference
2024-09-10 18:00 - 19:30 | Gateshead, Gateshead, United Kingdom
Join the first AQUARIUS Brokerage Event at the ICES Annual Science Conference, where we will launch the AQUARIUS Transnational Access Funding Calls and its Research Infrastructure Portfolio.
Register now!
Tuesday, September 10th 2024
18:00 – 19:30 (GMT+1), Gateshead, UK
Register here
Aiming to inform the marine and freshwater research communities about the integrated research infrastructures that will be made available by AQUARIUS, the brokerage event will launch the project’s two Transnational Access Funding Calls showcasing the diverse on-site, remote, and virtual access opportunities AQUARIUS provides. Detailed profiles and specifications of the research infrastructures will be highlighted to attract applications from the scientific community while also providing opportunities for researchers and institutions to come together and form collaborations to apply to the AQUARIUS Transnational Access Opportunities.
In addition, the event will also:

Showcase the portfolio of available research infrastructures.
Introduce the infrastructure access portal and TA Access Call requirements.
Promote the AQUARIUS training opportunities for the next-generation of researchers.
Highlight the data management and open science initiatives.
Announce the schedule of stakeholder events and the thematic and regional focus areas.
Explain how AQUARIUS will deliver to the goals of the Mission “Restore our Ocean and Waters”.

Further information here

FrOOS : National Ocean Observation Conference
2024-09-25 - 2024-09-26
Two Fr-OOS (French Ocean Observing System) days are scheduled for September 25 and 26, 2024 at the Ifremer center in Brest. The first day features two workshops open to all, and in particular to members of Fr-OOS networks and infrastructures, as well as national players in space and modeling. The second day is a conference open to the entire oceanographic scientific community.
Registration will close on September 13, 2024.
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2024 Fisheries Science Seminar – Artificial Intelligence
2024-09-25 14:00 - 18:00 | Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
Third-party event with Blue-Cloud
25 September 2024 14:00–18:00
Brussels, Belgium

The annual Fisheries Science Seminar, organised by the Directorate General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries will take place on 25 September 2024. This year’s seminar will focus on the potential contribution of Artificial Intelligence (AI) towards achieving fisheries sustainability. The 2024 science seminar will be dedicated to exploring the rapid developments in the area of artificial intelligence to support the scientific process, and in particular how this approach can be instrumental towards sustainable fisheries management with increased transparency of fishing activity and reduced impact on the environment. The seminar will include presentations from experts in the field followed by discussions involving seminar’s participants. In addition, a poster exhibition, showcasing successful fisheries science projects integrating AI based knowledge, will be displayed at the event premises.
Blue-Cloud2026 will be presenting a poster in collaboration with IRD France – leaders of the Global Fisheries Atlas VLab.
More information and registration will be available soon.

The Into The Deep - Marine Citizen Science Webinar
2024-09-27 10:00 - 12:00
The Into The Deep – Marine Citizen Science Webinar,” will take place on September 27, 2024, from 10:00 to 12:00 CET in online format.
Organized by the Interchange Non-profit gUG, this event will bring together marine scientists, educators and conservation activists to present and discuss how citizen science hands on and digital initiatives can successfully connect people to their Oceans, and support pro-environmental behavioural change.
Into The Deep brings the worlds deep ocean to your laptop. In this event we will present how we have built learning modules + a tailored participatory science tool around four distinct deep sea marine habitats. Each shows the impact which human behaviour has on them, then empowers users to use a new web-based image analysis tool, know as BiiGLE PARTY, to make species observations in sea floor images. The UPC, as a partner in this project, has developed the course “Coastal NorthWestern Mediterranean (Catalan) Ecosystems”. This aims at monitoring the underwater performance of artificial reefs. Placement of artificial reefs has been proven to be an effective technology to protect the coastal line and to restore damaged ecosystems.
Further information on this Project is available here
Registration here

Supporting Early-Career Scientists: FerryBox Workshop in Helsinki
2024-09-30 - 2024-10-03 | Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
MINKE supports young and early-career marine scientists and technical staff working on FerryBox observations to participate in the 12th international FerryBox Workshop and adjacent metrology workshops from 30 September to 3 October 2024 in Helsinki, Finland.
The responses of marine ecosystems to environmental changes are complex, and finding out the high spatio-temporal dynamics of phytoplankton is one of the most relevant research questions. The high frequency in situ phytoplankton observations, using fluorescence and imaging methods, are increasingly used in various observing platforms. Reproducibility, comparability, and traceability are the specific challenges for these methods and the user communities should advance the consistency of these important measurements. This workshop concentrates especially on the measurements done using FerryBox flowthrough systems installed on the Ships-of Opportunity, Research Vessels or fixed platforms. It brings together FerryBox operators, data users and technology developers, early career and senior scientists and technical staff, and marine biologists and metrology experts, to discuss and agree upon next generation developments in improving the reliability of the fluorescence and imaging methods.
Finnish Environment Institute, Finnish Meteorological Institute and EuroGOOS FerryBox TaskTeam are organizing a 12th International FerryBox Workshop in Helsinki, Finland 1.-2.October 2024 as an on-site meeting. EU-funded project MINKE is organizing two additional metrology-related sessions adjacent to the FerryBox workshop: 1) Improvements in fluorometer measurements (30. September 2024, afternoon) and 2) Improving the quality of plankton imaging (2. October 2024, morning)”, targeting especially young and early career marine scientists and technical staff working within FerryBox observations. The first workshop will be dedicated to the specificities of measuring phytoplankton Chlorophyll-a fluorescence in the FerryBox systems, and the second to improving methods of phytoplankton imaging in the FerryBox systems.
The MINKE workshop participants are expected to have basic knowledge of marine biological observations, especially on fluorescence methods and/or phytoplankton imaging (this is not an elementary course of methods but a meeting point for method users). We expect participants to have also experience in flow-through FerryBox measurements or similar methods. Both workshops also include senior participants and lecturers from various research institutes performing FerryBox measurements and with solid experience in the methods.
A limited amount of funding is available for supporting in-person attendance, and participants wishing to avail of this possibility should fill in the application form by the 31st of August 2024. Only expenses relating to international travel (flight/ferry/train-ticket from an applicant’s country of residence to Helsinki and back) and local accommodation costs (between 30th September and 2nd October) will be considered. Catering during coffee breaks and lunches will be provided during the workshops, as well as a workshop dinner. The workshop organizer will book the flights and accommodation for the participants selected to be funded. Kindly note that priority will be first given to applicants from developing countries in the selection process for awarding reimbursement. Note also that priority will also be given to those applicants showing a solid engagement with the FerryBox measurements. We seek a balance in the background of the funded participants (gender, students, early-career scientists, technical persons) and in the geographical distribution.
The financially supported participants of MINKE workshops should also attend the 12th FerryBox meeting in full. Participants receiving financial support will be required to prepare and present either a talk (15minutes) or a poster during FerryBox workshop, showcasing their own work to help foster networking.

Find out more about the MINKE project at: https://minke.eu/
The registration is open until 31 August, 2024.
We are able to fund 15 attendees for the event, which is for personal attendance only. Information about the workshop can be found in the link: https://www.finmari-infrastructure.fi/events/ferrybox-workshop-october-2024/
Please contact Jukka Seppälä (jukka.seppala@syke.fi) or Katri Kuuppo (katri.kuuppo@sykefi) if you have any questions.
Apply now!

EGI2024
2024-09-30 09:00 - 2024-10-04 18:00 | Lecce, Lecce, Italy
Other event
30 September 2024 09:00 – 4 October 2024 18:00
Lecce, Italy
The EGI2024 event will take place in Lecce, Italy, this year, from September 30th to October 4th. For this edition of their annual conference, they are closely collaborating with Fondazione Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici (CMCC). The CMCC is an Italian research centre dedicated to climate and climate-related research, including climate variability, its causes and consequences, carried out through numerical models ranging from the Global Earth System to Regional models within the Euro-Mediterranean area.
EGI is the federation of computing and storage resource providers, united by a mission of delivering advanced computing and data analytics services for research and innovation.
The main location for the conference will be the Hilton Garden Inn in Lecce. Some side meetings will take place at the CMCC offices.
More info on the event coming soon.
Official webpage: https://www.egi.eu/event/egi2024/

Ocean Data Action Day
2024-10-10 09:00 - 12:30
Third-party event with Blue-Cloud
10 October 2024 09:00–14:30
Oslo, Norway

Hosted by HUB Ocean, Microsoft and Accenture on October 10th, the Ocean Data Action Day will provide insights into the invaluable role of industrial ocean data sharing in promoting ocean health and sustainable management. Sharing this data bridges knowledge gaps, benefiting both the environment and ocean-dependent industries.
Under the auspices of the High-Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy, these organizations spearhead the coalition, contributing to the Ocean Panel’s goal of achieving a 100% sustainably managed ocean. Unlocking industrial ocean data is a specific goal for ODAC, as it is for the UN Ocean Decade’s Corporate Data Group, of which HUB Ocean is also a key member.
Moderated by David Eades, broadcaster and journalist, the event will feature leaders from industry, science and regulatory, and offer a 360° perspective on the significance of industrial ocean data sharing. HUB Ocean will introduce their report, Tides of Transparency: A First Mapping of Industrial Ocean Data Sharing, including insights, use cases and guidelines explaining why and how private industry can make their ocean data publicly accessible, empowering all joining to contribute to the sustainable management of the ocean.
Blue-Cloud 2026 at the event
Blue-Cloud 2026 will be represented by Dick Shaap (MARIS), Technical Coordinator of Blue-Cloud, who will be giving a presentation at 10:20 CEST on Enriching Open Ocean Data Repositories with Industrial Data.
Register here

8th Geo-INQUIRE online Seminar: Geo-INQUIRE Transnational Access at BedrettoLab Testbed
2024-10-10 10:00
The 8th Geo-INQUIRE online Seminar will focus on the BedrettoLab Testbed, a research infrastructure of the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETHZ), located at the Bedretto tunel in the Swiss Alpes. BedrettoLab is also a Geo-INQUIRE installation providing transnational access to external users. The seminar aims at introducing the facility, its capabilites, and possible research topics for applicants interested in the Geo-INQUIRE transnational access programme. Further information on Bedretto Underground Laboratory for Geosciences and Geoenergies
The seminar will be presented by Rebecca Hochreutener and Marian Hertrich (ETHZ, Switzerland).
Date: Thursday, 10 October 2024, from 10:00 to 11:00 CEST.
Register here to receive the dial-in-data.
Agenda:
10:00 – The scientific talk will be held by Marian Hertrich “First results of hydraulic stimulation experiments in the BedrettoLab”
10:20 – The technical talk will be held by Rebecca Hochreutener “Overview of the BedrettoLab testbeds and the ongoing research activities.”
10:40 – Question & Answer session / Discussion

Ocean Best Practices Workshop VIII
2024-10-14 - 2024-10-18
14 – 18 October
The objective of the eighth Ocean Best Practices System Workshop (OBPS WSVIII) is to facilitate the cross-cutting primary role of best practices in operational oceanography by promoting dialogues across science and technology. In the era of Digital Twins for the Ocean, the need of best practices is fundamental for a more interoperable and reliable use of ocean data, for the evolution of the worldwide observing network from the deep ocean to the coast and for dealing with complex forecasting systems. The ultimate goal for satisfying this need is to provide standards and tools for developing new solutions for marine conservation, for predictions and monitoring, for a sustainable ocean environment, and a sustainable Blue Economy.
Registration process
To participate in the Plenaries and Workshop Sessions and interact with the session speakers you will need to register separately to each Plenary and Workshop session.
Plenaries and Workshop sessions will also be streamed in YouTube. For YouTube, registration is not needed, but you will not be able to make questions to the speakers.
Further information is available here

3rd Online Training “make your data FAIR”: Version Control with Git and GitHub
2024-10-15 10:00 - 11:00
We are happy to announce the GEO-INQUIRE third online workshop on ‘make your data FAIR’. This event will be a 1 hour workshop with interactive parts guiding you through best practices in version control.
Geosciences are one of the most interdisciplinary research fields, with input from, applications for and connections to many other fields of research. Moreover, many geoscientific topics are of societal and public interest. This highlights the importance of generating data that is findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable – in short FAIR – for a large number of stakeholders within and across domains.
Date: Tuesday, 15 October 2024, from 10:00 to 11:00 CEST
Location: Virtual training course. Register here!
Speaker: Stefano Rapisarda, Utrecht University
Research fields: Specialists of all scientific fields, and on all career stages are welcome
Target audience: All career stage scientists and professionals, students and PhD candidates.

Code Blue Hackathon
2024-10-18 15:00 - 2024-10-20 18:00
Hackathon teams event
18 October 2024 15:00 – 20 October 2024 18:00
Sala Azul, Albufeira, Portugal

The Code Blue team is organising the Code Blue Hackathon, a dynamic 40-hour event aimed at fostering innovation and developing cutting-edge solutions in the fields of biotechnology, marine science, and industry.
During the hackathon, researchers will have the opportunity to collaborate and run analyses across three key focus areas:

Biotechnology: Innovations in marine biology, sustainable fisheries, bioprospecting, or marine conservation.
Science: Data-driven solutions for marine science, environmental monitoring, or applications in the marine industry.
Industry: Novel business models that promote the sustainable use of ocean resources, eco-friendly maritime industries, or the development of blue economy startups.

What you can gain from the Code Blue Hackathon

Personalised mentoring on marine science, data analysis, software tools, and ideation.
Access to a curated repository of resources, including specific challenges to tackle.
A program designed to foster social and community engagement, introducing participants to local stakeholders and real-world challenges.

Blue-Cloud’s involvement in the Code Blue Hackathon
Blue-Cloud supports the Code Blue Hackathon by providing a dedicated Virtual Research Environment (VRE) for all participants. This virtual space allows researchers and innovators to test and conduct in-depth analyses within biotechnology, marine science, and industry sectors. By leveraging Blue-Cloud’s VRE platform, teams can access to high-quality datasets and analytical tools, enabling them to explore and develop breakthrough solutions for the blue economy, ultimately driving innovation in sustainable marine practices.

Interested in joining the Hackathon? Apply on the Code Blue website!

Corinth Summer School 2024
2024-10-21 - 2024-10-25
Geo-INQUIRE is offering a summer school in the Gulf of Corinth (Greece) for PhD Students, PostDocs and Early Career Scientists from the fields of Solid Earth Science. Three days of lectures will be followed by a one day field trip to the Perachora Peninsula, site of the 1981 M6.7 and M6.4 earthquakes (https://corinth24school.gr/field-trip/ ).
The school will take place in Kalamaki Beach Resort (https://corinth24school.gr/venue/ ).
“Geodesy applied to the study of GeoHazards” is the main focus of the summer school that is organized jointly by NOA (Athanassios Ganas) & CNRS (Anne Socquet). Invited speakers and Geo-INQUIRE experts (https://corinth24school.gr/invited-speakers/ ) will provide a high-level program (https://corinth24school.gr/program/ ), showcasing several Geo-INQUIRE services in hands-on sessions.
We aim to make the summer school an inclusive event, so special attention will be given to female applications and applications from widening, associated countries and the outermost regions as defined in the EU regulations.
The school’s topics include GNSS and INSAR time series analysis, new instruments and emerging topics in monitoring faults (Near Fault Observatories etc.), strain rate computation, fault inversion modelling, and multidisciplinary applications to different fields (earthquakes, active tectonics, volcanoes, underground storage monitoring, hydrology, landslides). Scientists of other disciplines (seismology, modelling, geological – natural hazards) who are (interested in) integrating strain in their approaches would also be invited.
Financials:
For successful applicants the school will cover the following expenses: hotel accommodation, transport to/from Athens international airport, welcome reception, meals, coffee breaks, conference dinner, field trip and conference material.
Attendees will have to book tickets to Athens and pay in advance. After successful participation, travel costs could be reimbursed up to a maximum of 400€.
Logistics:

Hotel:
The hotel only offers double rooms with single beds, so participants (of the same gender) will have to share rooms.
Transportation to/from the venue:

Bus departure from Athens international airport on Mon, 21st of Oct. at approx. 3pm local time
Bus arrival at Athens international airport on Sat, 26th of Oct. at approx. noon local time (please do not book flights leaving before 2pm)
if you cannot make the bus, you have to organize your own transportation, there is a train running from Athens airport to Corinth railway station and vice versa (https://www.athenstransport.com/english/ Transfer via Kato Acharnai train station)

Requirements:
This school is open to scientists (PhD students and above) from Solid Earth Science with a strong interest in the school’s topics.
You should have basic programming skills and computing knowledge and user level Linux skills are required.
Students will have to bring their own laptops.
The school lectures will be given in English.
Application:
Please apply here: https://events.hifis.net/event/1427 .
All applications will have to provide a motivation letter.
Successful candidates will have to provide abstracts through the Easy Chair platform and bring a printed poster to the school to present their work.
If you have special dietary requirements or need special assistance please get in touch with the organizers (https://corinth24school.gr/contact ).
Please also get in touch if you need help to apply for a visa.
Timeline:
11.07.2024: Close Registration (23:59 CEST)
15.07.2024: Notification to applicants
31.07.2024: Abstracts due (in Easy Chair) and confirmation of attendance

EOSC Symposium 2024
2024-10-21 13:00 - 2024-10-23 16:30 | Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Third-party event with Blue-Cloud
21 October 2024 13:00 – 23 October 2024 16:30
Berlin, Germany

The EOSC Symposium 2024 will be a critical event on the path to EOSC post-2027. It is a key event to network and exchange ideas with policy makers, funders, and representatives of research institutions, research communities, and data- and e-Infrastructures active in the EOSC ecosystem.
The EOSC Symposium 2024 will take place on 21-23 October 2024 at the H4 Hotel Alexanderplatz in Berlin, under the patronage of the German Minister for Education and Research Bettina Stark-Watzinger. The event is organised by the EOSC Association, the EOSC-A German Mandated Organisation, NFDI, with the support of the Horizon Europe project EOSC Focus, and the ZBW – Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, a member of EOSC-A Member.
The Symposium is divided into twenty-six sessions that address, among other things, the ambitions of the EOSC Tripartite Partnership, the EOSC Federation, the launch of the EOSC EU Node, the EOSC landscape, including the European Common Data Spaces and the Artificial Intelligence trends, and the impact and contributions of stakeholders.
The programme includes six unconference sessions selected by a popular vote from submissions under the Call for Unconference Sessions. The Symposium will also be an opportunity to explore further synergies and collaborations with the German National Data Infrastructure, NFDI.
Blue-Cloud 2026 at the Symposium
A Blue-Cloud 2026 Poster focused on EOSC was submitted by the Blue-Cloud team and accepted to be presented at the Symposium. In addition, Sara Pittonet Gaiarin, senior project manager at Trust-IT Services & Blue-Cloud 2026 project coordinator, was invited to join the panel title “Thematic contributions to EOSC” on Wednesday 23rd of October at 11:00.
Registration for on-site participation is sold-out, but online participation with live streaming is accessible and available.
For more details, agenda, and to take a peek at the Programme Committee, visit the EOSC Symposium webpage.

Geo-INQUIRE workshop: Generating earthquake slip on complex geological faults
2024-11-04 09:00 - 12:00
We are happy to announce the GEO-INQUIRE online workshop on ‘Generating earthquake slip on complex geological faults: combining EFSM20 and k223d/ANTI-FASc’. This event will be a 3 hour workshop. The training goals will be covered in a short online training session, which uses a mix of PowerPoint presentations and live demonstrations using QGIS, jupyterlab notebooks, and k223d and ANTI-FASc codes. All codes and notebooks will be made freely available online before the training.
The aim is to provide users with an overview of representing geologically complex faults, from mapping to meshing and simulating earthquakes on them. Training will involve familiarisation with the EFSM20 database, using it to mesh a fault, and finally generate a stochastic slip distribution on it.
Agenda:

Roberto Basili (INGV) and Rita Chiara Taccone(INGV): Representing complex geological faults.
Shane Murphy(Ifremer) and André Herrero (INGV): Earthquake slip on non-planar faults.
Antonio Scala (UNINA): Set of slip distributions for tsunami hazard and forecasting purposes

Date: Monday, 4 November 2024, from 9:00 to 12:00 CET
Location: Virtual training course. Register here!
Speaker: Roberto Basili (INGV), Rita Chiara Taccone(INGV), Shane Murphy (Ifremer), Andre Herrero (INGV), Antonio Scala (UNINA)
Research fields: Structural geology, seismology, geodesy, tsunami, seismic hazard, tsunami hazard
Target audience: Researchers interested in simulating earthquakes for use in seismology geodesy and tsunami science.
Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of the seismic source and scaling laws; computational background (basic knowledge of GIS, python, fortran)
Learning goals:

Overview of mapping geological faults
Introduction to EFSM20
Live demonstration on how to mesh a fault
Overview of stochastic slip distributions
Introduction to k223d programme
A brief discussion about earthquake size and scaling laws
Participants will generate their own stochastic slip distributions for individual earthquakes using k223d
Participants will generate sets of stochastic slip distributions tailored for tsunami hazard and forecasting applications using ANTI-FASc
Provide a final discussion on potential uses for EFSM20 and stochastic slip distributions

The training includes three Geo-INQUIRE Virtual Accesses:

VA2-33-1 (European Databases of Seismogenic Faults)
VA4-532-5 (Slip@Ifremer)
VA4-532-6 (Slip@UNINA)

Contact Information
roberto.basili@ingv.it
shane.murphy@ifremer.fr

Blue-Cloud | General Assembly & Technical and Scientific Committee
2024-11-05 - 2024-11-07
Blue-Cloud Event
5 November 2024 09:00 – 7 November 2024 18:00
Instituto Hidrográfico (IH), Rua das Trinas 49 – 1249-093 Lisboa (Portugal)

The Blue-Cloud 2026 team is gathering for its 4th General Assembly (GA) meeting and Technical and Scientific Committee (TSC) meeting, which takes place at the Instituto Hidrográfico in Lisbon, Portugal, from 5 to 8 November 2024. This meeting offers the consortium a valuable opportunity to reflect on the progress made over the first two years of the project and to plan the upcoming activities necessary for the successful implementation of Blue-Cloud.
As part of the event, the Blue-Cloud team also hosts the 1st Federation Workshop. The workshop aims to evaluate Blue-Cloud’s federated services in relation to the needs and challenges of other marine and climate research infrastructures. It will encourage discussions on the practical impact of open science federation.
The agenda is still under development, but the main activities for each day are as follows:

5 November 2024: General Assembly and internal meetings with Blue-Cloud partners
6 November 2024: Federation Workshop
7 November 2024: Technical and Scientific Committee meeting

Please note that registration for the General Assembly and Technical and Scientific Committee meetings is closed and is limited to Blue-Cloud 2026 members.
If you are a member please register using this link

Marine User Days Conference
2024-11-05 09:00 - 2024-11-06 17:00 | Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
Other Event
5 November 2024 09:00 – 6 November 2024 17:00
Lisbon, Portugal

The EUMETSAT Marine User Days will bring together existing and prospective users from across the diverse marine user community. Focusing on the data provided by the European organisations involved in the Copernicus programme and their role in oceanography and marine applications, the event will act as a showcase for use cases. It is also a networking opportunity for users across the value chain, and will feature a workshop to engage with user needs and feedback.
Emphasis will be placed on data from across the value chain including satellite data, derived products, climate data records and their applications. Copernicus contributing mission data from EUMETSAT’s meteorological missions and data from the satellite application facility specialising in ocean and sea ice will broaden the scope.
The Marine User Days will be open to participation from across the community including those involved at the policy and governance level, academia and research and commercial entities. Attendees will benefit from the opportunity to present their use cases to the wider community of users and potential customers, but also to the European Commission and Copernicus entrusted entity representatives. They will have to opportunity to discuss their use cases and needs with the latter.
Official webpage and registrations here

Blue-Cloud first federation workshop
2024-11-06 09:00 - 18:00
Blue-Cloud Event
6 November 2024 09:00–18:00
Instituto Hidrográfico (IH), Rua das Trinas 49 – 1249-093 Lisboa (Portugal)

Workshop Overview
The Blue-Cloud Horizon Europe project is introducing a federated model where Blue research infrastructures (RIs) and other data and service infrastructures and technological providers make their services available to the community via agreed, FAIR formats and technology that the Open Science Community in Europe (under the umbrella of EOSC) recommends or accepts.
The Blue-Cloud collaborative environment allows researchers to retrieve marine data, exploit them in the VRE, access distributed cloud resources, exploit analytical services and interdisciplinary Virtual Labs. Blue-Cloud is offering e-infrastructure services (computing, storage, analytics, SSO, AAI, generic service), a data discovery service (10M+ datasets and products from European marine infrastructures such as EMODnet, SeaDataNet, Copernicus, Ecotaxa and others), and research-intensive virtual labs, embedded in a Virtual Research Environment open to any users with federated identity to the marine research community in Europe (and beyond).
In this workshop, we aim at assessing Blue-Cloud federated services towards the needs and challenges of other research infrastructures active in marine and climate research, ultimately stimulating a debate around the impact of open science federation in practice.
Who is this workshop for
The Blue-Cloud first federation workshop is by invitation. Invited participants are the Blue Data Infrastructures contributing to the Blue-Cloud service offer, and managers, decision makers, service and data providers at other Research Infrastructures (RIs), projects and initiatives working on marine, environmental and climate related topics.
Register now
Further information and agenda are available here

Geo-INQUIRE Annual Meeting 2024 (hybrid)
2024-11-12 - 2024-11-15
The next Project Annual Meeting will take place as a hybrid event from 12 to 15 November 2024 in Warsaw, Poland.

BlueCloud Webinar on FAIR Data Principles 3 | Applying FAIR Principles across the (ocean) data management value chain
2024-11-27 17:00
Training Academy event
27 November 2024 15:00–16:30
Online

This webinar is the third in a series of three Blue-Cloud 2026 Training Academy webinars on FAIR* Data Principles.
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Following on from our Blue-Cloud 2026 FAIR Data Principles 1 (Sep 2023) and 2 (Apr 2024) webinars, the upcoming third webinar is dedicated to exploring the practical application of FAIR Principles throughout the entire data value chain. This comprehensive focus will encompass every stage, from the collection of data and transmission (e.g sensors) through its processing, curation, and application in various products and services. The session will feature real-world use case experiences, showcasing how these principles are effectively implemented across different stages to enhance data utility and integrity.
The webinar aims to broaden the understanding of FAIR Principles beyond their traditional association with research and academic environments. It will highlight their relevance and growing significance in industry and other sectors, demonstrating how adopting these principles can drive innovation, efficiency and collaboration across different domains. Participants will gain insights into how best practices can be leveraged to optimize data management processes and facilitate interoperability between systems.
By presenting a range of sector-specific examples and use cases, the webinar will illustrate the tangible benefits of implementing FAIR Principles in real-word scenarios. This includes not only improving the accessibility of data but also ensuring its long-term usability, interoperability and compatibility with various technologies and standards. It offers perspectives on how to effectively integrate FAIR Principles into data management strategies to maximize the value and potential of data in various contexts.
Who should attend
Open science projects in Europe and beyond, Research teams in Research Infrastructures, Ocean Data community, Industry sector, amongst others.
Agenda (available soon)
Wednesday 27 November 2024; 15.00 CET
Chair: Sara Pittonet Gaiarin, Trust-IT Services and Blue-Cloud Coordinator

*About FAIR
The FAIR Guiding Principles for scientific data management and stewardship were first published in Scientific Data, 3:160018 [Wilkinson et al (2016)]. The principles apply to both data and metadata and are: Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable. They put specific emphasis on enhancing the ability of machines to automatically find and use the data, in addition to supporting its reuse by individuals. In pursuit of FAIR, there is a need for increased efforts in optimisation, standardisation, best practices and harmonisation across methodologies for ocean data management, applications and digital assets
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EMSO Webinar: Riding the waves of innovation with EMSO Physical Access Program
2025-02-28 11:00 - 12:00
Want to advance your marine research or test a new device? The European Multidisciplinary Seafloor and water-column Observatory – European Research Infrastructure Consortium (EMSO ERIC) is offering free access to its state-of-the-art facilities through the Physical Access Call 2025. Learn how to apply and take advantage of this unique opportunity in our upcoming webinar “Riding the waves of innovation with EMSO Physical Access Program: Opportunities and Ongoing Projects” on February 28th, 11 am CET.
The webinar will provide participants the essential information needed to apply for the EMSO Physical Access Call 2025, from the available EMSO facilities and resources to the application guidelines to submit a proposal. Hear from inspiring projects funded through past EMSO Calls and see how they leveraged EMSO resources.
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The webinar will be held on Zoom.
Webinar Details:

Objectives:

Inform potential applicants about the EMSO Physical Access Call 2025
Showcase granted projects hosted by EMSO Regional Facilities
Encourage new applications for the service

Duration: 1 hour (including Q&A session)
Target Audience: Industry professionals

Agenda

Time
Session

11:00 – 11:05
Welcome and Introduction on EMSO ERIC
Sara Pero, Communication Officer, EMSO ERIC

11:05 – 11:15

Physical Access Call 2025
Simo Cusi, Engineering and Logistics Officer, EMSO ERIC

11:15 – 11.45
Ongoing projects – Invited presentations

11:15-11:25
Seagrass Blue: An innovative approach for carbon removal and biodiversity enhancement
Craig Syms, Chief Scientific Officer, Seagrass Blue

11:25-11:35
Seasnake: Innovative offshore cable solutions
Katarina Bokström, Project manager, Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE)

11:35-11:45
FOOD for thought: wooden hulls for drifters
Marc Lucas, Senior Oceanographer & Project Manager, Collecte Localisation Satellites (CLS)

11:45-12:00
Q&A session

EMSO ERIC Strategic Workshop
2025-03-11 - 2025-03-13 | Rome, Italy
The EMSO ERIC Strategic Workshop represents a crucial opportunity to discuss and implement the strategic direction of EMSO ERIC, bringing together leading researchers and key players from the entire EMSO ERIC community.
The workshop will feature thematic sessions that provide a comprehensive overview of current trends and future directions in EMSO marine research and service provision. There will also be plenary sessions with key representatives from international organisations, research institutions, EU projects, and technology companies.
Key topics:

EMSO scientific and technological strategy
New opportunities and challenges in marine research
International collaborations and partnerships
Scaling up data provision and AI integration
Capacity building and EMSO Academy
Future EMSO Services: Design for a joint operation
Partnership with the private sector
Experience the workshop in-person or online! Registration is required.

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MarTech: The 12th International Workshop on Marine Technology
2025-05-28 - 2025-05-29
Taking place in Pasaia, Spain, on 28th and 29th May 2025, the MARTECH Workshop 2025 represents a leading international forum for marine technology experts, researchers, and industry professionals.
Organised by AZTI and co-organised by UPC, MARTECH 2025 focuses on crucial technological advancements for sustainable ocean observation and exploration, providing an excellent platform for sharing the latest developments in marine sensors, platforms, and data management.
Topics

Category 1: Application case studies of Marine Technology

Technology for Aquaculture and fisheries
Technology for Marine Biology
Operational Oceanography from in-situ observations (including moorings, landers, floats, ROVs, AUVs, ASVs, Gliders)
Water management (including Water Industrial Applications and Water Treatment Plants)
Remote sensing (including satellites, airplanes and land-based systems like HF radars and videometry)
Seafloor and Water Column characterization
Integrated technologies in coastal, regional, and offshore platforms and research vessels
Technologies for marine pollution (including plastics, chemical contaminants, oil spills)
Other Applications

Category 2: Smart Bays enhanced by Marine Technology

Test sites and test sites experiences
Integrated technology platforms, sensors and facilities
Data to products and services
Digital twins (DTOs)
Joining local needs and international standards
Infrastructures predictive maintenance: structural health monitoring (e.g. vibration, corrosion, etc), data-driven maintenance, climate adaptation strategies
Renewable Marine Energy

Category 3: Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Sensors and Communication

Instrumentation, Metrology, Signal processing
Computer Architectures for AI
Marine Robotics: ROVs, AUVs, ASVs, Gliders, including sensors, software and new vehicles
Underwater Communications
AI for Underwater Technology
Seafloor observatories and sensor networks
Underwater imaging and communication
Marine Geophysics technology and solutions
Marine Data Interoperability and data flow
Intelligent Control Techniques
Simulation, Modelling and Optimization

Further information can be found here

Blue-Cloud Hackathon 2025
2025-09-29 - 2025-10-02
The Blue-Cloud Hackathon 2025 is a collaborative event inviting scientists, researchers, and innovators to explore the open science ecosystem developed by the Blue-Cloud project. It’s your chance to design and test data-driven workflows using the platform’s Virtual Labs, Workbenches, and analytical tools to extract insights from diverse marine datasets.
You’ll gain hands-on experience with Blue-Cloud’s services to build innovative applications, test the platform’s capabilities, and help shape its future. By exploring real user needs and identifying areas for improvement, you’ll contribute directly to enhancing the Blue-Cloud ecosystem while advancing open, collaborative marine science.
Registrations close on 26 September 2025

Geo-INQUIRE Sicily Summer School 2025
2025-10-16 - 2025-10-23
Geo-INQUIRE is offering a summer school in the Eastern Sicily Test Bed (Italy) for 40 PhD Students, PostDocs and Early Career Scientists from the fields of Solid Earth and Ocean and their interface. The Geo-INQUIRE Sicily Summer School 2025 “Novel technologies and observing systems for geohazard and environmental monitoring: integrated approach of the Eastern Sicily test bed” will be focused on the new technologies used in environmental, earth science and oceanic studies. In particular, theoretical and practical use of the fibre optic sensing to study the strain in the wide spectrum will be presented, together with some cutting edge techniques used in volcanology and environmental studies.
The school will take place in Sicily, South Italy, at the Malavoglia Hotel in Acitrezza from 16th to 23rd October 2025, and will include four days of lectures and hands-on activities integrated with two one-day field trips to visit the INFN – EMSO marine infrastructure at Capo Passero and the volcanic features and the INGV – EPOS facilities at Mt. Etna
Organizers: Giuseppe Puglisi and Gilda Currenti (INGV-OE), Giorgio Riccobene (LNS-INFN), Laura Beranzoli (INGV-RM2, EMSO), Sara Pero (EMSO).

Program:
Geo-INQUIRE Sicily Summer School 2025
Speakers:

Jacopo Aguzzi (CSIC, ES)
Daniele Andronico (INGV, IT)
Daniele Bailo (INGV & EPOS-ERIC)
Danilo Cavallaro (INGV,IT)
Cecilia Clivati (INRIM, IT)
Ornella Cocina (INGV, IT)
Rosa Anna Corsaro (INGV, IT)
Gilda Currenti (INGV, IT)
Vittorio Curri (PolitTO, IT)
Domenico Di Mauro (INGV, IT)
Philippe Jousset (GFZ, DE)
Nadia Lo Bue (INGV, IT)
Mariusz Majdański (IGP-PAS, PL)
Aljaz Maslo (EMSO-ERIC)
Ali Masoudi (Univ. Southampton, GB)
Jan Mickaelek (IGP-CAS, CZ)
Shane Murphy (IFREMER, FR)
Rosalba Napoli (INGV, IT)
Ingrid Puillat (EMSO-ERIC)
Javier Quinteros (GFZ, DE)
Giuseppe Salerno (INGV, IT)
Pasquale Sellitto (IPSL, FR))
Simona Scollo (INGV, IT)
Francesco Simeone (INGV, IT)
Letizia Spampinato (INGV, IT)
Morelia Urlaub (GEOMAR, DE)
Salvatore Viola (INFN, IT)

Financials:
For successful applicants the school will cover the following expenses: hotel accommodation, transport from/to Catania international airport, welcome reception, meals, coffee breaks, conference dinner, field trips and conference material. Attendees will have to book tickets to Catania and pay in advance. After successful participation, travel costs could be reimbursed up to a maximum of 500 €.
Logistics:

Hotel: Accommodation will be provided in double rooms with single beds. Accordingly, participants of the same gender will share a room.
Transportation to/from the venue:

Arrival Transfer (Thursday, 16 October): Transfers from Catania International Airport to the venue will be organized by the hotel. Participants are required to inform the school organizers early in advance of their flight number and arrival time.
Departure Transfer (Thursday, 23 October): Transfers to Catania International Airport will also be organized by the hotel. Participants must provide the school organizers with their flight number and departure time in advance.

Requirements:
The summer school applicants should have strong interest in earth and marine sciences, or in general physics, engineering and ICT applied to environmental studies. Programming skills, computing knowledge and user level Linux skills will be positively considered during the applicants’ evaluation. Students will have to bring their own laptops. The school lectures will be given in English.
Application:
All applications will have to provide a motivation letter. Successful candidates will have to provide abstracts through the Indico platform and bring a printed poster to the school to present their work.
Call for applications has been closed on 7 May 2025.
The submission of the abstract and the information about the flight are mandatory to confirm the acceptance of the participation to the school.
If you have special dietary requirements or need special assistance, please specify this in the application form. Please also get in touch if you need help to apply for a visa.
Timeline:
01.03.2025: Opening of registration
06.05.2025: Registration deadline (23:59 CEST)
31.05.2025: Notification to applicants
30.06.2025: Submission of abstracts (via Indico) and confirmation of attendance (including flight details and dates)
Inclusion criteria:
We aim to make the summer school an inclusive event. Geo-INQUIRE promotes diversity and inclusion within the scope of the project, including the applications for the Geo-INQUIRE Sicily Summer School 2025. Therefore, applications from female colleagues and applications from colleagues working in one of the widening countries, associated countries and outermost regions of Horizon Europe will be given special attention during the evaluation process. Widening countries are Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia. Associated countries (allowed to coordinate widening projects) include Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Faroe Islands, Georgia, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, North Macedonia, Serbia, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine. Outermost regions include La Réunion, Mayotte, Canarias, Azores, Madeira, Saint-Martin, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Guyana.
Geo-INQUIRE is funded by the European Commission under project number 101058518 within the HORIZON-INFRA-2021-SERV-01 call.
Further information: https://www.geo-inquire.eu/dissemination/summer-schools/geo-inquire-sicily-summer-school-2025

PLOCAN Glider School 2025
2025-10-20 - 2025-10-24
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) announces the 15th edition of the Glider School, an internationally recognised training forum in marine glider technology, which will take place from October 20 to 24 at its headquarters in Telde, Gran Canaria. The application period for attendance will remain open until June 30.
The educational content of the Glider School covers both hardware and software aspects through dedicated theoretical and practical sessions in classrooms, laboratories, and open waters, using real glider units from different technologies—both profiling and surface types (AutoNaut, Sailbuoy, Slocum, Seaglider, and Seaexplorer). The focus is on the technical characteristics, operational capabilities, and specific performance of each.
This highly specialized training week offers an introduction to the handling and operation of the main commercial marine glider technologies. It is aimed at professionals and trainees worldwide involved in a broad range of oceanic scientific and technical disciplines, including engineering, marine sciences, maritime services, and academia, among others. Following the 2024 edition, a total of 221 students from 36 countries across five continents have been trained through the Glider School.
The Glider School benefits from the direct support of leading global manufacturers of both gliders and oceanographic sensors—as well as other modules that make up these cutting-edge, unmanned autonomous marine observation platforms—who participate as part of the teaching staff, alongside expert operators from academia and sectors linked to the Blue Economy.

Webinar: Innovation in Hydrosphere Measurement Techniques
2025-10-22 09:00 - 11:30
Join us on 22 October 2025 9:00-11:30 CEST for a morning of presentations and panel discussion on the latest innovations in marine and freshwater measurement techniques. Participants can expect to find out about how co-operation between scientists and industries can enhance development of new technologies, products, services, and instrumentation.
Click here to register to the webinar.
Who is it for
This webinar is aimed at all industry professionals, researchers, and post graduate students interested in innovation in hydrosphere measurement techniques, including:

Research Organisations operating European Research Infrastructure (RI) or interested in RI data and services
Private Companies offering scientific instrumentation or services in the field of marine and freshwater measurements
Industrial End-Users looking for new technologies/services
Public and private sector organisations involved in hydrosphere observations

Programme
The speakers, who include instrument developers and scientists with recent related publications, will briefly present their areas of expertise, followed by a panel discussion, with a focus on technology readiness levels and how science can help instrument developers to advance.
Confirmed speakers so far include:

Janne-Markus Rintala, GEORGE project
Tobias Steinhoff, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Alizée Roobaert, Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)
Didier Clech, RBR
Matthew Mowlem, ClearWater Sensors

Registration
Registration is now open. Once you have registered, you will receive a confirmation email with a Zoom link.
Webinar Organisers
The webinar is organised by ICOS ERIC and EMSO ERIC, in framework of the ENVRINNOV and GEORGE projects.
ENVRINNOV project received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2023 research and innovation programme under grant agreement no 101131426. GEORGE project received funding from European Union’s Horizon Europe programme under grant agreement no.101094716

JOIN INGV AND EMSO FOR WORLD OCEANS DAY 2026
2026-06-06 - 2026-06-08
From 6 to 8 June 2026, on the occasion of World Oceans Day (WOD) established by the United Nations, INGV is organizing the 2026 edition of the “Giornata Mondiale degli Oceani – Conoscere, Comprendere, Convivere” (World Oceans Day: Know, Comprehend, Coexist). This exciting event offers three days of immersive scientific dissemination and educational experiences focused on the oceans.
This year the event boasts one prestigious award conferred in Italy, the Medal of the President of the Republic. It confirms the appreciation of the Head of State, Sergio Mattarella, for the particular scientific and cultural interest of the event curated by INGV. This event received the endorsement of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development as a Decade Activity.
Exhibits, laboratories, talk shows, games, and artistic installations await you in the spectacular setting of the heart of the Ligurian capital, Genoa. Following the institutional opening at Palazzo Tursi, the activities will move to Largo Pertini, where a free-admission “Villaggio del Mare” (Sea Village) will be set up.
During the three-day event in Genoa, EMSO ERIC and the Joint Research Unit EMSO Italia, the scientific research collaboration uniting Italian research institutions and universities, will offer participants an immersive experience into the central role of the observing systems and highlight the contribution of the Italian scientific community to the European marine research landscape.
Learn more about the booth here
The program for the 3-day event in Genoa is available here
