Ocean Best Practices Systems (OBPS)

Australian and New Zealand Marine Science Conference
2024-09-15 - 2024-09-20 | Hobart Australia, Hobart, Australia
Please join us for the joint AMSA & NZMSS 2024 Conference, where marine scientists and managers from across Australia, New Zealand, and the Indo-Pacific will come together to advance our understanding of the region’s unique marine environment during a period of uncertainty.
The ‘Navigating Uncertainty for a Future Sustainable Ocean’ theme is aimed at bringing scientists and managers together to discuss the latest research that can guide society towards a future sustainable ocean. The next 12 months are predicted to be the warmest on record and with so many climate records being broken, there is significant uncertainty in what this means for the environment, economy, culture, and society. As a scientific community we can help managers, policy makers, and politicians by providing high quality science and advice on what needs to be done.
This is an international marine science forum that will welcome and provide a space to share traditional knowledge and western science. Together, this will provide a strong foundation for understanding marine ecosystems and inform marine management decisions. AMSA 2024 also aims to foster student and early career researcher participation, by providing a platform for professional development and networking in a supportive, inclusive space. AMSA and NZMSS meetings promote a culture of inclusion and bring together a diverse range of delegates working in all fields of marine science, conservation, and management.
The AMSA-NZMSS 2024 Conference will be held at the Hotel Grand Chancellor, in the heart of the Hobart waterfront area, close to many accommodation options, dining, breweries, gin distilleries, transport and plenty of entertainment options. Stay for an extra weekend and attend the Aboriginal led walking tour of Hobart, visit Mona, go mountain biking in Wellington Park, dive the Giant Kelp forests, visit either Bruny or Maria Islands, or take on one of the many great multi-day hikes!
We look forward to seeing you in Nipaluna, Hobart, Tasmania in 2024!

International Underwater Glider Conference
2024-06-10 08:00 - 2024-06-14 17:00 (Europe/Brussels) | Gothenburg Sweden, Gothenburg, Sweden
The International Underwater Glider Conference is a five-day event where members of the underwater glider community can engage in dialogue, share experiences, and advance research and technology.

International Sea Level Workshop
2024-06-04 - 2024-06-06 | Brest France, Brest, France
The International Sea Level Workshop aims at discussing sea level changes (past, present and future) at global, regional and coastal scales. Studies considering all possible data sources (in situ observations, remote sensing, numerical simulations) are welcomed to contribute.
It will take place at Brest, France, from 4-6 June 2024. We plan to have an in-person meeting only.

International Conference on Marine Data and Information Systems
2024-05-27 - 2024-05-29 | Bergen, Norway, Bergen, Norway
The IMDIS cycle of conferences has the aim of providing an overview of the existing information systems to serve different users in ocean science. It also shows the progresses on development of efficient: infrastructures for managing large and diverse data sets, standards, interoperable information systems, services and tools for education.
The Conference will present different systems for on-line access to data, meta-data and products, communication standards and adapted technology to ensure platforms interoperability. Sessions will focus on infrastructures, technologies and services for different users: environmental authorities, research, schools, universities, etc.
The next edition will be held in Bergen (Norway) from Monday 27 May to Wednesday 29 May 2024 and organized by IMR (Institute of Marine Research), jointly with SeaDataNet AISBL, IFREMER, MARIS, MEDIN, NOC, INGV, IOC/IODE, BlueCloud 2026 and iMAGINE projects. The conference will be held on 3 full days.

UN Ocean Decade Conference 2024
2024-04-10 08:00 - 2024-04-12 17:00 (Europe/Brussels) | Barcelona International Convention Centre, Spain
The 2024 Ocean Decade Conference will be part of an entire Ocean Decade Week in Barcelona that will run from 8 to 12 April 2024. The official Conference will run for three days from 10 to 12 April at the Barcelona International Convention Centre. Hosted by Spain and co-organized with UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC/UNESCO), this international event will bring together various actors, including governments, decision-makers, maritime sectors, philanthropy, academia, the private sector, and civil society.
Based on the 10 Ocean Decade Challenges, the Conference will be collaborative, inclusive, and interactive in nature to offer participants time and space for learning, networking, and building partnerships. It will provide a forum to discuss the results of the Ocean Decade Vision 2030 strategic ambition-setting process around the Decade Challenges, and its related set of white papers. These papers will identify future priorities for the Ocean Decade to generate the knowledge needed for science-based solutions to global challenges such as climate change, food security, biodiversity conservation, sustainable ocean economy, pollution, and natural hazards.
The Conference will be structured around three key moments:

The high-level opening session (10 April in the morning) will feature commitments and announcements by Heads of State, leaders of UN agencies, and representatives of industry and philanthropy, as well as a plenary discussion on foundational elements of success for the Ocean Decade.
The main part of the Conference will be articulated around four thematic sessions based on groupings of the Ocean Decade Challenges, with a mix of plenary and parallel sessions to present the results of the Vision 2030 process and showcase science solutions that are contributing to sustainable development.
The high-level closing session (12 April in the afternoon) will focus on resources and partnerships in the Ocean Decade as well as provide a platform for partner announcements. The closing segment will report the main outcomes of the Conference and a vision to 2030 for the Ocean Decade.

EOOS Technology Forum
2024-03-13 | Oceanology International, Excel, London South Gallery Room SG5, London, United Kingdom
To increase the value and sustainability of ocean observing platforms and systems, observers have turned their attention toward technologies that can deliver data from greater coverage at effective cost. The European Ocean Observing System (EOOS) is the infrastructure, platforms, sensors and people that gather the required data and information about Europe’s ocean, seas and coastal waters.
The 2024 EOOS Technology Forum will bring together technology developers, manufacturers and users to exchange knowledge on platforms and sensors of all types, costs and levels of technical sophistication with the goal to enhance accessibility of ocean observations. Key technological issues such as ease of maintenance, evolution and adaptation, ease of deployment and sustainability, will be discussed. The event will identify and promote emerging synergies in the technology community to advance the optimisation of ocean observing worldwide.
The focus of this event will explore the technologies and systems transforming the ongoing operations of critical marine observing infrastructure and initiatives. The innovation and practical steps needed to expand capabilities in terms of value, return-on-investment and data provision while continuing to preserve functional cost-effectiveness and asset integrity will also be discussed.

10th EuroGOOS International Conference
2023-10-03 08:00 - 2023-10-05 17:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Galway, Ireland
The European Global Ocean Observing System (EuroGOOS) promotes, since 1994, the development of Operational Oceanography in Europe as the component of the Global Ocean Observing System of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC GOOS).
Every three years the EuroGOOS conference provides a forum for marine scientists and technologists developing operational oceanography products, and the users of these services including decision and policy-makers as well as the private sector.

Asia-Pacific Marine Biotechnology Conference
2023-10-02 08:00 - 2023-10-06 17:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Adelaide, SA, Australia
The 13th APMBC and 5th ANZMBS conference are combining to engage marine biotechnologists, industry, investors, and policy makers in current marine biotechnology research, and industry development in the Asia-Pacific region.
