We would like to draw your attention to CommOCEAN 2016 - the 2^nd International Marine Science Communication conference & high-level training workshop, to be held in Bruges and Ostend (Belgium) from 6 till 8 December 2016. The organisers encourage the submission of abstracts from all areas of science communication with a special focus on the ocean, marine and estuarine realm.

Abstracts for posters, oral presentations or a 1-hour workshop can be submitted until 1 June 2016 at the latest. Registration will also open on 1 June 2016.

We would like to let you know that the Spring issue of the Ocean Carbon & Biogeochemistry (OCB) newsletter is now available for download here. This issue features two articles from the international partner program IMBER (Integrated Marine Biogeochemistry and Ecosystem Research), including an overview of the new IMBER Science Plan and Implementation Strategy (SPIS), with the hope of inspiring new collaborations in the coming years.

The 2^nd International Workshop on Air-Sea Gas Fluxes: Progress and Future Prospects, will be held at IFREMER in Brest, France, on 6-9 September 2016. This is a highly interdisciplinary workshop aimed at bringing the multiple communities (e.g. in situ, remote sensing and modelling) studying air-sea exchange and gas fluxes together to present and discuss recent advances, and common aims, goals and challenges.

Abstract submission deadline: 15 May 2016

The Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network (GOA-ON) seeks community input guiding its development and, specifically, to inform the 3^rd GOA-ON Science Workshop in Hobart in May 2016. The community's feedback is sought via a short survey available at http://goo.gl/forms/qAu5bYBSsJ. The survey considers two topics: 1) updates to the GOA-ON map - an interactive representation of OA platforms and observing activities (including biogeochemical sensors), and 2) biological observations that can be used to monitor the impact from OA. Survey respondents can choose to fill out only the sections they find relevant. 

Survey responses by 11 April 2016 would be most appreciated. For more information contact the Workshop Co-Chairs, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The IMDIS 2016 Conference will focus on various existing systems for on-line access to data, meta-data and products, communication standards, adapted technology, and operating procedures to ensure platforms interoperability. Sessions will focus on infrastructures, technologies and services for a wide suite of users: environmental authorities, research, schools, universities, etc.

Abstract submission deadline extended to 27 May 2016

The Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) has scheduled a Modern Observational Oceanography summer course for July 4 - July 22, 2016. The course integrates lectures, laboratory training, and fieldwork to introduce students to current research questions and the observational methods used to investigate them. Themes will include carbon and nutrient cycling, carbonate chemistry and ocean acidification, ocean-atmosphere interactions, and the spatial/temporal scales of physical ocean processes. This course is open to senior undergraduate and postgraduate students enrolled in oceanography programs. 

The BIOS summer course application deadline is April 17th, 2016.

We would like to inform you about a new global synthesis product of seafloor surficial carbonate, which follows early work by Archer (1996). To interface with climate and circulation models, ocean substrates data have been gridded from dbSEABED (Information Integration System for Marine Substrates) at the global scale, at a 1/10° resolution. The new mapping suggests lower carbonate contents overall than mapped in earlier works. This may affect modeled budgets for earth-system carbon dioxide and outcomes for ocean acidification. 

We would like to let you know that An Internally Consistent Dataset of δ¹³C-DIC Data in the North Atlantic Ocean (NAC13v1) is now available for download from CDIAC. The dataset has undergone strict quality control. It includes all in all 6068 samples, originating from oceanographic research cruises that took place between 1981 and 2012. The dataset by Becker et al. is currently under review for publishing in Earth System Science Data (ESSD). 

Application for the 1st Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Ocean Biogeochemistry is now open. The conference will be held at the Chinese University of Hong Kong on 12-17 June 2016. The topic will be The Biologically-Driven Ocean Carbon Pumps.

The deadline for submitting online applications is May 15, 2016.

The Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) is accepting proposals for 2016 SCOR Working Groups from now until 17 April 2016. SCOR will approve new working groups at its annual meeting, this year held in Sopot, Poland on 5-7 September 2016.