The Partnership for Observation of the Global Ocean (POGO) was founded in 1999 by directors of oceanographic institutions around the world as a forum to promote and advance the observation of the global ocean. POGO is a UK-registered charity with member institutions from around the world, and works closely with other international and regional programmes and organisations.
POGO seeks to expand international support for ocean observing, through innovation of the ocean observing system, capacity development and outreach/advocacy.
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The Partnership for Observation of the Global Ocean (POGO) is pleased to announce a Nippon Foundation-funded Fellowship for on-board training on an Atlantic Meridional Transect (AMT) Cruise in partnership with Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) and the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) in the UK. One berth has been reserved on the next AMT cruise (AMT-30) for […]
The Partnership for Observation of the Global Ocean (POGO) and Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) are pleased to announce that the POGO-SCOR Visiting Fellowship programme for 2022 is now open for applications. The deadline for applications is extended to 18 May 2022.
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A Regional Training Workshop on ‘Observing the Coastal and Marginal Seas in the Western Indian Ocean including the Arabian/Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman’ will be organised in a hybrid format on 7th – 9th June, 2022. The workshop is organised by IORP, with the support from the Partnership for Observation of the Global
The organisers are holding a virtual version of the School from 13-17 June 2022. The call for applications is open until 11 March 2022.
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Thematic Session B: Ocean sound Essential Ocean Variable and low-cost acoustic devices (Co-Chairs Gilles Lericolais & Peter Tyack) Session outline/objectives: The discussion will engage the membership in thinking about possible expansion of the JPI Oceans model for funding international projects on ocean sound -particularly thinking about how this could be applied to fund development of
Thematic Session D: Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (Co-Chairs: Margaret Leinen & Willie Wilson) Session outline/objectives: This session will provide an update on the OBON Programme endorsed by the UN Ocean Decade. This will be followed by discussion of topics where OBON could benefit from the input of POGO members. Presentations: Introductory presentation about OBON and
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Thematic Session C: Engagement with GOOS (Co-Chairs: Anya Waite & Ed Hill) Session outline/objectives: This session aims to better define the differences as well as the synergies between POGO and GOOS, in order to develop a plan for more effective collaboration and maximised use of each organisation’s resources. The session will build on some discussions
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