Your comments on the draft Community White Papers solicited

14 May 2009 - The Community White Papers for OceanObs'09 are the basis for community planning and building community consensus, describing agreed plans for the coming decade. They are focused on particular observing networks, observing technology, scientific questions requiring observations, observing and data system infrastructure, or the development of ocean information.

More than seventy first draft Community White Papers are now available for download from the OceanObs'09 web site. A public comment system is waiting for your input to the authors.

As late-arriving Community White Papers are received they will be posted as well for download and comment.

Download and comment on first draft Community White Papers »

Additional Contribution (poster) abstract deadline now 9 July

25 April 2009 — The deadline for abstracts for Additional Contributions (posters) to the conference has been moved from 31 March to 9 July 2009. As of the original deadline nearly 150 abstracts had been received, in addition to the over 100 Community White Papers accepted. Nevertheless the organizers decided to extend the deadline to allow for maximum contribution from the community to the meeting. Contributions are particularly solicited in the topics of ocean biogeochemical and ecosystems observations and research, the development of ocean information and assessments, ocean forecasting, ocean hazards, impacts, and managment.
 

21-25 September 2009, Venice Convention Centre, Venice-Lido, Italy