News
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Applications now open for Technical Forum II – see how participants viewed the first forum
The first GEORGE training session, called Technical Forum I, was held in May 2024 in Villefranche-sur-Mer, France. The four-day training focused on ocean observing platforms. According to feedback from participants, the training provided valuable learning opportunities. The call for applications is now open for the second Technical Forum, organised in Oostende, Belgium in October 2025.…
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Argo BGC float prepared for an upcoming deployment at Porcupine Abyssal Plain Sustained Observatory (PAP)
After a series of rigorous tests, a BioGeoChemical (BGC) float, used by Euro-Argo ERIC in ocean observations, is now fully prepared for a GEORGE deployment taking place in June at the Porcupine Abyssal Plain Sustained Observatory (PAP) site off the coast of the United Kingdom. The PAP deployment will be one of the largest ones…
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Apply for GEORGE Technical Forum II: Sensors
What: Training session for technicians and scientists in marine Research InfrastructuresWhen: 6 – 10 October 2025Where: Flanders Marine Institute – VLIZ, Marine Station facilities, Oostende, BelgiumHow to apply: Submit your application by 14 April 2025 through this form. About The Horizon Europe funded GEORGE project develops new sensor and sampler technologies for monitoring the ocean carbon…
Events
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GEORGE at EGU 2025
The EGU General Assembly 27 April–2 May 2025 brings together geoscientists from all over the world to one meeting covering all disciplines of the Earth, planetary, and space sciences. The EGU aims to provide a forum where scientists can present their work and discuss their ideas with experts in all fields of geoscience. Members of…
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One Ocean Science Congress in Nice, France, 4-6 June 2025
The Ocean is under threat from combined pressures such as climate change, overfishing, pollution, and conflicting uses. It is also a source of solutions, for example to mitigate and adapt to climate change. The Ocean urgently needs decisive, swift, and unified efforts to address its critical condition and maximize the solutions it offers. This presents…
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GEORGE at ICOS Science Conference 2024
Presentations from the GEORGE project partners are prominently featured at the ICOS Science Conference 2024. The conference will be held from September 10-12, 2024, in Versailles, Paris, and online. Registrations are now open. See more info on the conference website. Please see the list of GEORGE-related presentations below and read the full list of abstracts…
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GEORGE at EGU24
GEORGE will be presented at EGU24 on Monday 15 April, from 8:30-12:30 in Hall X4 as part of the poster session “OS4.9 – The Copernicus Marine Service and the future European Digital Twin of the Ocean.” The author attendance is on Monday 15 April between 10:45-12:30. Click here to view the poster in detail GEORGE partners at EGU24…
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GEORGE at the UN Ocean Decade Conference 2024: “Technologies in Sustainable Ocean Observations – from Low Cost to New Technology development”
Three years after the start of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030), a global conference will bring together the Ocean Decade community and partners to celebrate achievements and set joint priorities for the future of the Decade. Hosted by Spain and co-organized with UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC/UNESCO), the 2024 UN Ocean…
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Ocean Pavilion program related to GEORGE at COP28
The 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) will take place in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, from 30 November to 12 December 2023. Many of the GEORGE partners participate in COP28 either through their own side events or by participating in events organised by others. Below is a list of relevant events, either including…
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