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AtlantECO has now entered the second half of its first Period, time to take a look at what has been achieved in the first 9 months and prepare for the amendment of the Grant Agreement, plan for our second annual meeting and get ready for the start of Mission Microbiomes on board of Tara from the end of July. Many events have taken place lately our programme of webinars is developing nicely. Read all about it below!
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As always, please help us spread the information that matters by sending us your contributions, the form is always open to collect responses and your input will be added in future issues.
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 AtlantECO highlights
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AtlantECO endorsed as part of Ocean Decade Programme
Announcement
In the context of global celebrations for World Oceans Day, UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission announced the first Actions officially endorsed as part of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, 2021-2030 (the ‘Ocean Decade’). AtlantECO is endorsed as part of the Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON) programme.
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AtlantECO flagships: port calls schedule
Dates and venues published
The teams involved in planning for the sampling expeditions in AtlantECO have been busy developing a programme for the port calls of Tara and Veleiro ECO boats over the next 12 months. More details will be published for each as soon as we have them, but you can check out the current schedule on our website.
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AtlantECO involvement in side events at the All-Atlantic conference
Recordings available
If you were not able to attend the side events of the All Atlantic conference in which AtlantECO was involved, you watch the recordings:
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WP6 scoping workshop: Strategies to augment process descriptions in ocean biogeochemical models
Recordings available
The virtual workshop took place over the last two days and the material and recordings of the event will be available on the Google Drive.
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 Opportunities
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Become a Microbiome Ambassador
Microbiome Support project
#MicrobiomeAmbassadors are project partners, advisory group or expert pool members, members of related projects or other microbiome enthusiasts who are interested in the role of the microbiome in the food system and its impact on planetary and human health and who declare their love for all things microbe publicly.
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 Other Echos on the radar
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Ocean Hackaton
Call for challenges
Ocean Hackathon® is a 48 hours non-stop event to develop a prototype in a team and to think about its use, using various digital data related to the sea. A call for challenges has been launched to identify projects on which the teams will position themselves in each of the participating cities. At the end of the weekend, one team will be elected to take part in the international pitching competition at the end of 2021 in Brest.
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 Calendar & events
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European conference of AMU: Protect our oceans, the challenge of Europe's Global Leadership.
16th June 2021 | Online
Aix-Marseille University is organising a European conference on the interplay between ocean science, policy and society. Two sessions are planned for "Tackling marine ecosystem disturbance caused by climate-change" and " The challenge of contaminant dispersal". See the programme here.
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World Microbe Forum
20-24th June 2021 | Online
Uniting the microbial sciences community worldwide to share cutting-edge science: the World Microbiome Forum will bring active researchers, industry professionals, undergraduate, postgraduate students, educators, and leaders to showcase how microbial sciences are essential to the health and wellbeing of humankind. In addition, satellite events and sessions will extend the conversation to policy makers and members of the public.
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International Statistical Ecology Conference
27 June- 1st July 2022 | Cape Town, SA
The International Statistical Ecology Conference (ISEC) will take place in Cape Town , South Africa, from 27 June to 1 July 2022, hosted by the centre for Statistics in Ecology, Environment and Conservation (SEEC) at the University of Cape Town. The conference will be in hybrid format with an in-person meeting in Cape Town and an option to participate remotely. Registration will open later but you can sign up to the mailing list.
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 Tips & reminders
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Interim report and GA Amendment
Deadline: 5th July 2021
We have now completed the first 9 months of the AtlantECo project, this marks the half way point of the first period. All partners have been asked to complete an interim report in order to:
- Provide an update on all activities to date (September 2020 to 31st May 2021)
- Identify and mitigate risks
- Prepare the content for the Grant Agreement Amendment (technical and financial aspects)
For more information and guidance for all, please refer to the email from atlanteco@szn.it sent on the 3rd of June 2021.
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Reminder: organising the annual meeting
Have your say
We are calling all partners to provide input into the organisation of the next annual meeting, which will take place in autumn 2021 (dates still to be identified). Please take the time to help us develop a programme that will be engaging and support the progress of AtlantECO by submitting your suggestions and feedback!
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Upcoming Deliverables and Milestones
Deliverables
D9.2- AtlantECO communication kit (FTO, 30th April 2021- OVERDUE)
Remember to use deliverable template
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