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IOC Executive Secretary post open to application
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NewsNew release from GEOHAB
An open science meeting on HABs in Stratified Systems was held in Paris, France, 5-8 December 2005. The Core Research Plan is now available and outlines the justification and research priorities for the study of relationships between HABs and stratification, as well as some of the new approaches and advanced instrumentation that may be considered. Read more > Pakistan setting up earthquake and tsunami warning system
Installed at Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) centres in Karachi and Islamabad, the system can issue information on seismic activity within five minutes of its occurrence. Besides providing early warnings of land-based earthquakes to civil defence authorities, the system enables the national tsunami warning centre at PMD to send out speedy tsunami alerts for the Pakistani coastline. Read more > Traineeships in observational oceanography
The Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) is pleased to announce a second year of support from the Nippon Foundation for the NF-POGO Centre of Excellence in Observational Oceanography.
Travel and living expenses of the trainees will be covered by the NF-POGO Programme. |
Upcoming Events4th Session of the IODE Group of Experts on Biological and Chemical Data Management and Exchange Practices27 - 30 January 2009Oostende, Belgium Workshop on: Coastal Eutrophication: Linking Nutrient Sources to Coastal Ecosystem Effects and Management. The intersection of several UNESCO-IOC Programmes Related to Nutrients2 - 4 February 2009Paris cedex 15, France Twenty-third Session of the Intergovernment Coordination Group for the Pacific Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System16 - 18 February 2009Apia Global and Regional Operational Oceanographic Systems: A Workshop to Explore Collaborative Benefits in the Indian, Asian, Southern Pacific and Australian regions23 - 24 February 2009Perth, Australia Second session of the Panel for Integrated Coastal Observations24 - 26 February 2009Perth, Australia |