Upcoming events

The WESTPAC Workshop on the Development of a Research Strategy for Harmful Algal Blooms “What we know, and what we do not know on HABs” will be held at Nha Trang, Vietnam on 19-21 December 2016.

For more informtion please go to: http://iocwestpac.org/calendar/711.html 

The WESTPAC Workshop on the Development of a Research Strategy for Harmful Algal Blooms “What we know, and what we do not know on HABs” will be held at Nha Trang, Vietnam on 19-21 December 2016.

For more informtion please go to: http://iocwestpac.org/calendar/711.html 

28.11.2016 WESTPAC Advisory Group Meeting 2016, Qingdao, China
28 Nov 2016 - 30 Nov 2016

For more information please go to: http://iocwestpac.org/calendar/709.html 

The Training Course: Metadata Management using GeoNetwork for Marine Data Managers will be held by IODE OceanTeacher Global Academy (OTGA) from 20-24 November 2016 at the OTGA Regional Training Centre, Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia.

This training course will introduce the concept, development, applications and evaluation of metadata. Through a combination of practical exercises, participants will critically examine metadata issues, standards, and best practices, and will evaluate the role of metadata in ocean data management.

The objectives of the course are:
• To introduce Marine Data Managers to the concept of metadata
• To introduce metadata standards used to describe marine data
• To highlight the importance of metadata for your organization
• To provide practical experience in the use of an open source catalogue application to manage metadata
For more details on the training course, including the application process, please go to http://iode.org/index.php?option=com_oe&task=viewEventRecord&eventID=1889 

Ninth International Workshop on the Fluvial Sediment Supply to the South China Sea, Bangkok, Thailand
24 Nov 2016 - 26 Nov 2016

For more information please visit: http://iocwestpac.org/calendar/705.html 

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