n°23 - May 2009

The next IMBER Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) Meeting will be held in Paris next week (June 2-5, 2009).

Next IMBER sponsored Meetings

22-23 June 2009: Paris, France
IMBER/SOLAS French Meeting
Registration is yet open.
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13-16 July 2009: Ascona, Switzerland
Decadal variations of the oceans' interior carbon cycle: Synthesis and vulnerabilities
Registration is closing on 12 June 2009
People interested in attending the workshop should register at: www.up.ethz.ch/news/csf_conference

New IMBER Endorsed Project

GENUS: Geochemistry and Ecosystem Research in the Namibian Upwelling System
Leader: Kay-Christian Emeis (Germany)
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Call for Abstracts
OceanObs'09: Ocean Information for Society: Sustaining the Benefits, Realizing the Potential (21-25 September 2009, Venice, Italy)
!!! Deadline for poster abstract submission extended to 1 July 2009
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Funding Opportunities
NSF funding opportunities within 'Emerging Topics in Biogeochemistry (ETBC)' and 'Chemical Oceanography and Biological Oceanography'
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COST Action ES0801 'The oceanic chemistry of bioactive trace elements and paleoclimate proxies'
COST Action ES0801 offers funding for 8 scientists to visit and collaborate with other researchers for periods of 1 week to 3 months (budget up to 2500 €).
Deadlines for application: 1 June and 1 November 2009
These trips should involve training or exchange of analytical expertise in areas related to marine trace elements and isotope chemistry and must be undertaken before the end of May 2010.
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Special Call for APN Proposals for a Focussed Activity: Scientific Capacity Building for Climate Impact and Vulnerability Assessments.
Expression of interest must be submitted to Dr. Linda Anne Stevenson (lstevenson@apn-gcr.org)
Deadline for application: 5 June 2009
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Calls for Contribution
The NOAA Global Carbon Cycle Program is now soliciting letters of intent (LOIs) in preparation for the FY 2010 funding announcement, which will be released in early July. LOIs must be submitted by 12 June 2009 at 5 PM (Eastern Time).
LOI submission instructions and details on program goals and priorities.
When available, the full funding announcement will be posted on the OCB website at  http://www.us-ocb.org/meetings/index.html#funding.

The ICED programme is in the process of developing an interactive map in Google Earth to represent Southern Ocean ecosystem and related research (including physical and biogeochemical aspects).
If you are involved in a relevant project which is not currently represented on the map ICED invites you to complete the following data entry form http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=pqjRViu6b4eVZMm0D9USKBw&email=true
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Community review of 'Guide to Best Practices in Ocean Acidification Research and Data Reporting' now open until 15 July 2009
The Guide to Best Practices in Ocean Acidification Research and Data Reporting is intended as a reference to provide guidance for research in the rapidly growing field of ocean acidification. All scientists are invited to provide comments and suggestions on any aspect of the guide to the lead authors of the respective sections and cc to the editors. Lead authors may decide to include the names of experts who have provided substantial input to their section in the list of contributing authors.
Deadline for submission: 15 July 2009
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Solicitation for ideas for OCB Scoping Workshop
The Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry (OCB) Program is soliciting ideas for the next OCB scoping workshop. The purpose of these scoping workshops is to provide the research community with a public venue to identify research challenges and to develop an implementation plan to address a specific research topic that falls within identified OCB priorities.
Deadline for submission: 1 July 2009
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2-7 August 2009: Tilton, NH, USA
Gordon Research Conference / Chemical Oceanography: Process, Dynamics, And Change In The Anthropocene Ocean
Gordon Research Conferences (GRC) offer an exciting opportunity for young investigators to get involved at the frontiers of science.
Application deadline: 12 July 2009
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31 August - 5 Sept 2009: Hoeven, The Netherlands
Summer School on understanding global environmental change: Processes, compartments and interactions
Application deadline: 30 June 2009
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28-30 September 2009: Cambridge, UK
EPOCA Training workshop: The fundamentals of paleo-proxy methods
Application deadline: June 1, 2009
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COST Action 735 offers financial support for students and post-docs in Europe for short-term scientific missions (STSMs) to qualifying European institutions for the purpose of training, development of collaborations and new techniques.
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Marie Curie PhD Position: Electrochemical methods for autonomous chemical (phosphate) monitoring in marine environments, LEGOS, LGC and LAAS, Toulouse, France.
Deadline for application: 1 September 2009
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Marine modeller to develop a new numerical model for the drift, fate and dispersion of pollutants at sea, MUMM, Brussels, Belgium.
Deadline for application: 19 June 2009
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3-year research position: ecological modelling - within the project "Trait-based ecosystem models: From individuals to biodiversity in aquatic communities”, Bergen, Norway.
Deadline for application: 1 July 2009
Further information (english version, top-right of the page)

Postdoc - Physical Oceanographer - Atlantic Meridonal circualtion - Woods Hole Inst. of Oceanography, USA.
Deadline for application: 16 June 2009
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Postdoctoral position in Metal Isotope Biogeochemistry, Brest, France.
Deadline for application: 1 July 2009
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PhD Studentship: Do interactions between iron and organic colloids affect dissolved organic matter reactivity in the coastal zone? Newcastle University, UK.
Deadline for application: 15 June 2009
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Publications / Web resources

1-4 September 2009: Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England
AGU Chapman Conference on the Biological Carbon Pump of the Oceans
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16-18 September 2009: Mestre, Italy
Workshop on Ocean Biology Observatories (SCOR)
Early regsitration fee expires on 1 July 2009
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21-25 September 2009: Venice, Italy
OceanObs'09: Ocean Information for Society: Sustaining the Benefits, Realizing the Potential
Deadline for abstract submission extended to 1 July 2009
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17-21 October 2009: Beijing, China
Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) and Eutrophication: GEOHAB Second Open Science Meeting
Deadline for abstract submission: 1 August 2009
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16-19 November 2009 2009: Barcelona, Spain
SOLAS Open Science Conference
Deadline for abstract submission: 31 July 2009
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22-26 February 2010: Portland, Oregon
2010 Ocean Sciences Meeting
Deadline for session proposals: 29 May 2009
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6-11 June 2010: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
ASLO Summer Meeting: Joint Meeting with the North American Benthological Society
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