Events
March 19 to 20, 2009
National Maritime College of Ireland, Cork, Ireland
Recent research in satellite monitoring of ocean colour in coastal zones has demonstrated continuing advances in the retrieval of important parameters such as the chlorophyll concentration, algal blooms, sediment load, water clarity and river runoff.
The societal benefits of this type of information are potentially huge, examples include: coastal ecosystem research, early warning for aquaculture, water quality information for recreational users, and pollution monitoring for coast guards.
April 21 to 22, 2009
Busan, Korea
Representatives of the Governments of Canada, Japan, People’s Republic of China, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, and the United States of America have asked the North Pacific Marine Science Organization to work with their scientists to create a report on recent status and trends in marine ecosystems in the North Pacific Ocean and its marginal seas.
Our definition of “marine ecosystems” is broad; encompassing climate, weather, oceanography, chemistry, biology, fisheries, and other human activities affecting the sea.
May 4 to 8, 2009
Stresa, Italy
The overall theme of the symposium is the use of Earth Observation systems and airborne techniques for understanding and managing the Earth environment and natural resources.
June 4 to May 31, 2009
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
June 22 to 26, 2009
Victoria, Canada
This conference will culminate the integration and synthesis activities of the international GLOBEC programme by providing a new mechanistic understanding of the functioning of the marine ecosystem, in order to develop predictive capabilities and propose a framework for the management of marine ecosystems in the era of global change.
July 13 to 17, 2009
Cape Town, South Africa
We hope to celebrate ten years of MODIS Earth observations, and to take stock five years into the GEOSS programme. On the technical side, we will organise special sessions on microsatellites.
In terms of African development, several sessions on applications will address disaster preparedness and response, global change and adaptation, good governance, role of RS in health and disease monitoring, water and food security, forest and fire monitoring, and urban planning.
August 2 to 6, 2009
San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA, U.S.
August 25 to 28, 2009
Seoul, Korea
Understanding and predicting the changes in the ocean environment requires high quality earth/ocean observational data and in-situ measurements. Numerous satellites and sensors have provided us with a large amount of satellite measurements of the ocean and earth.
Such a tremendous satellite database has given us an opportunity to investigate spatial structures of oceanic phenomena and their temporal changes over the decades.
Satellite oceanography requires diverse skills and abilities from researchers in terms of computer programming, high level mathematics and physics, and a deep knowledge of the specific subjects involved.
This summer school intends to help and motivate postgraduate students, early-career scientists, and other professionals as well as newcomers to satellite oceanography by providing basic knowledge of remote sensing for advanced applications.
September 21 to 25, 2009
Venice, Italy
Almost a decade has passed since the OceanObs’99 conference played a major role in consolidating the plans for a comprehensive ocean observing system able to deliver systematic global information about the physical environment of the oceans.
Now, for the first time in history, the world’s oceans are being observed routinely and systematically by means of satellite and in situ techniques. The availability of these observations has led to rapid progress in ocean analysis and forecasting as well as new scientific understanding of oceanic variability and the role of the oceans in weather and climate. This information and knowledge supports a wide range of societal and business benefits.
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November 23 to 27, 2009
Manila, Philippines
The East Asian Seas Congress is a pioneering region-wide platform for capacity building, strategic action and cooperation for the sustainable development of the Seas of East Asia.
It has been described as an intellectual marketplace whereby policymakers, senior government officials, scientists and technical experts, academics, private sector, local communities, nongovernmental entities, the youth and other stakeholders from local, national, regional and international levels come together to share knowledge/experiences and engage in dynamic discussions regarding trends, issues and concerns related to coastal and ocean governance, locally, regionally and globally.
Dec 1 to 3, 2009
Moscow, Russia
This conference is the largest biennial event in sphere of Earth remote sensing in Russia and CIS countries, attended by around 350 participants from different countries, representatives of the world leading remote sensing programs, data processing software developers and receiving stations producers, as well as members from different organizations that use remotely sensed data for decision making to resolve a variety of practical tasks: from management of territories and big industrial facilities to real-time monitoring, including emergencies.
February 22 to 26, 2010
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Stewardship of marine resources in the 21st Century demands the development of predictive tools based on models and field observations. The challenge of developing these tools forms the theme of the 2010 Ocean Sciences meeting.
This overarching theme emphasizes efforts to link observations and models to form superior predictions across multiple space and time scales. It encompasses research focusing on some aspect of observations, models, and also field or laboratory experiments that ultimately seek to enhance our predictive ability, as well as efforts focusing on education, outreach, and marine policy.