The US Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry (OCB) Program is soliciting proposals for OCB activities that will take place or begin during the 2023 calendar year. Due to ongoing pandemic-related uncertainties, in-person activities should include contingency plans in case delays or cancellations are necessary. Proposals for OCB-relevant workshops and activities are sought for: 

• Scoping workshops (~50-70 people) that bring together an appropriate body of expertise to foster discussions and build momentum within a specific OCB research area (previous OCB scoping workshops)   
• Working groups (~8-12 members) to address targeted science goals/questions and develop products that benefit and engage the broader OCB community (e.g., small “process teams” to improve OCB process understanding and parameterization in earth system models)
• Synthesis activities to bring together existing data sets, model outputs, etc. to support and inform future research efforts 
• Intercomparison activities to assess and build consensus on best practices (methodological, modeling, data analysis, etc.) for advancing OCB-relevant research
• Training activities (~30-50 participants plus instructors as needed) to build capacity in different areas of OCB research   

Please submit workshop proposals electronically to the OCB Project Office (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) by October 14, 2022 at midnight (ET) for consideration by the OCB SSC. Decisions will be announced by the end of the 2022 calendar year. More information available online HERE.