2nd Directors’ Meeting

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The 2nd POGO Directors’ Meeting took place in Glasgow, 21-22 February 2026, adjacent to the 26th Ocean Sciences Meeting (OSM26).

Group photo - attendees at the 2nd POGO Directors' Meeting.

 

OUTLINE AGENDA

Sat 21 Feb
Morning: 9:00 – 9:30
9:30 – 11:00
11:00 – 11:30
11:30 – 13:00		 Introductory session (Francisco Arias)
Innovation in ocean observing (Fei Chai)
Coffee break
Towards Environmentally Sustainable Ocean Observations (Kate Hendry)
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
Afternoon: 14:00 – 16:00
16:00 -16:30
16:30 – 17:30		 Policy engagement (Margaret Leinen)
Coffee break
Advocacy for funding of ocean observations (Katja Matthes)
Evening: 19.00 – 22:00 “No host” dinner: Green Gates, 285 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow G2 3HQ

Sun 22 Feb
Morning 9:00 – 11:00
11:00 – 11:30
11:30 – 12:30		 Presentations from partner and guest organisations
Coffee break
POGO member presentations
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
Afternoon: 13:30 – 15:30
15:30 -16:00
16:00 – 17:00		 POGO AGM
Coffee break
POGO Board Meeting

READING AND BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS

Development and innovation of ocean observations

POGO Task Forces, Projects & Working Groups

POGO Initiatives:

Recently completed working groups (reports and other related documents in lower right-hand column of each page)

You can read interim reports, newsletter updates and other news from POGO Task Forces, Projects and Working Groups on their dedicated pages, via:
https://pogo-ocean.org/innovation-in-ocean-observing/activities/ 

Capacity Development & Observational Training

NF-POGO programme

Other Capacity Development Partnerships

Training Initiatives by member institutions

Recently completed activities (reports and other related documents in lower right-hand column of each page)

Communications & Outreach

Recently-published POGO statements:

POGO at International Meetings & Events:

Documents for Partners’ Session

Documents for Members’ Session

February 21, 2026 – February 22, 2026

Radisson Blu Hotel

Glasgow, UK

Related documents

2nd POGO Directors’ Meeting Agenda – V4

Additional links

POGO Newsletter Article/Report - Feb 2026
Background documents & presentations (password protected)
POGO's 1st Directors' Meeting in Nice (June 2025) - including Meeting reports
POGO Activities at OSM26
POGO 9th AGM Documents (password protected)
OSM26 - Glasgow
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