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 POGO-15 meeting was hosted jointly by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and the Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania (IMAS), in Hobart, Australia, from 22-24 January 2014. MEMBERSHIP: 35 institutions in 20 countries
POGO-14 was hosted by the MArine REsearch Institute (MA-RE), University of Cape Town, South Africa from 22 to 24 January 2013. John Field succeeds Peter Herzig as Chair of POGO MEMBERSHIP: 34 institutions in 20 countries
The POGO-13 Meeting was hosted by the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, from 9 to 11 January 2012. MEMBERSHIP: 35 institutions in 21 countries
The 12th POGO Annual Meeting was hosted by the Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute (KORDI) in Seoul, South Korea, from 24 to 26 January 2011. Peter Herzig succeeds Kiyoshi Suyehiro as Chair of POGO MEMBERSHIP: 34 institutions in 21 countries
POGO-11 was hosted by P. P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Moscow, Russia, from 26-28 January 2010 MEMBERSHIP: 34 institutions in 20 countries
POGO-10 was hosted by University of Concepción, Chile, from 6-8 January 2008 Kiyoshi Suyehiro succeeds Tony Haymet as Chair of POGO MEMBERSHIP: 33 institutions in 19 countries
POGO-8 was hosted by Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IOCAS), in Qingdao, China, from 17-19 January 2007 Tony Haymet succeeds Jan de Leeuw as Chair of POGO MEMBERSHIP: 28 institutions in 18 countries
POGO-9 was hosted by Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) from 9-11 January 2008. MEMBERSHIP: 30 institutions in 18 countries
POGO-7 was hosted by INCOIS, in Hyderabad, India, from 18-20 January 2006 MEMBERSHIP: 26 institutions in 17 countries
POGO-6 was hosted by IFREMER, in Brest, France, from 29 November-1 December 2004 Jan de Leeuw takes over from Howard Roe as Chair of POGO MEMBERSHIP: 25 institutions in 17 countries