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Welcome back to another dose of information and updates from AtlantECO. We hope that you are all keeping well as we make our way into the second quarter of 2021 and soon closing M7 of the project.
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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News from Mission Microbiomes
Postcard
Tara had a successful port call in Port Montt and the first samples from the mission are off the boat to make their way to the labs for processing. After a short stay, some equipment changed and new chief scientist Eric Pelletier, from Genoscope, on board they will make their way to sample the minimum oxygen zone off the coast of Chile.
Picture by Maeva Brady.
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WP6 scoping workshop: Strategies to augment process descriptions in ocean biogeochemical models
9th&10th June 2021, 14:00-16:00 CEST | Online
The virtual workshop will be organized over two days as follows
Day 1: Setting the stage
(about 6 presentations of 20 mins each, tailored to explain the issue and the existing solutions, with 5-10 minutes to collect questions that will be addressed on the second day)
Topic 1: Physical-biogeochemical coupling in a Lagrangian context
Topic 2: Augmented physiological and biogeochemical processes
Day 2: Unleashing the potential of new observations
(a virtual interactive session, to produce a common mind-map of the best strategic steps)
Brainstorming on mechanisms, coupling processes and regional features.
How to best integrate existing and future data/knowledge in existing and future biogeochemical models?
This workshop is intended to bring together the different “flavours” of scientists working in AtlantECO, to contribute to a holistic view of numerical modelling applications, and to design improved strategies for the description of biogeochemical processes in numerical models.
The workshop is open to all WP6 participants and may include external contributors. Please send your proposals for a presentation, or a suggested subtopic to the WP6 leaders: marcello.vichi@uct.ac.za & e.vansebille@uu.nl
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 Opportunities
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Join the AtlantECO Communication Working Group
Deadline end March 2021
As part of the project processes, we are establishing a Working group to help with the development of communication messages and content. the group will assemble the required experts to cover all subject matters in AtlantECO and work closely with FTO, responsible for communication activities in the project.
The invitation is opened to all members of the AtlantECO team and we encourage Early Stage Researchers to participate.
The draft process, and expectations for the CWG, are presented in the document available on the Google drive. Once the list of experts, and timeline for completing each steps are defined, we will finalise the document.
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 Other Echos on the radar
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Reminder: Stakeholder Survey “Strengthening the All-Atlantic Marine Research & Innovation Community”
Open survey
The All-Atlantic2021 “All-Atlantic R&I for a Sustainable Ocean: Ministerial High-Level & Stakeholders Conference” launched a survey to identify and characterize stakeholders interested in promoting marine Research and Innovation at the All-Atlantic level.The survey aims to facilitate the identification of marine Research & Innovation stakeholders contributing to enhancing marine research and innovation cooperation in the Atlantic Ocean, from pole to pole.
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 Calendar & events
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EMODnet: Data Solutions for a Changing Ocean
24th March 2021 | Online
Then event is offered by EMODnet Biology “Data Solutions for a Changing Ocean” and participants will have the exclusive opportunity to hear about EMODnet Biology’s recent developments and future opportunities, and will be able to participate in a live Q&A with the EMODnet Biology Team.
Eager to share your thoughts? The organisers offer two sessions to capture a range of time zones.
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European Maritime Day
20h & 21st May 2021 | Online/Den Helder (NL)
The European Maritime Day (EMD) Conference is the annual two-day event during which Europe’s maritime community meet to network, discuss and forge joint action on maritime affairs and sustainable blue economy. The event will be run as a hybrid one with virtual and limited physical attendance, registration is open until the 4th of May.
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Early Career Ocean Professional Day
1st June 2021 | Online
The Virtual Early Career Ocean Professional (ECOP) Day is a 24h live event around the world on 1st June 2021 for ECOPs to discuss their role and related contributions to the UN Ocean Decade. It is organised by the German Marine Research Consortium and the ECOP Program.
Applications to become a programme contributor are still open.
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European conference of AMU: Protect our oceans, the challenge of Europe's Global Leadership.
16th June 2021 | Brussels, Belgium
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".
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 Tips & reminders
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Reminder: Collecting information: all AtlantECO members
Action for all
This is a reminder to please complete an information form so that we can have a complete database and establish the ESR forum in AtlantECO.
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New template
Tracking CDE activities
A new template to help track Communication, Dissemination and Exploitation activities is available for those who would like to use it. Note that all this information must be provided at time of reporting to the Commission, therefore a continuous tracking will help you in this task. The template is aligned to the reporting format, and will also be used to support the Dissemination and Exploitation Plans.
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Upcoming Deliverables and Milestones
Deliverables
D4.1 - AtlantECO Handbook of Standards and Best Practices Version 1 (EMBL-EBI, due 30th April 2021- NEW DUE DATE)
D9.2- AtlantECO communication kit (FTO, 30th April 2021- NEW DUE DATE)
Remember to use deliverable template
Milestones
MS1- Port calls schedule established for first 2 years: published on the website (EMBL, due 31st January 2021)- delayed
MS6 Data management platform established: accessible to all partners producing data (EMBL, due 28th February 2021)- ongoing
MS2 - AtlantECO standard protocols workshop completed: Deliverable D4.1 deposited in open access at Zenodo (EMBL, Delayed to 30th April for D4.1)
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