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n°27 - October 2009

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 IMBER News
 Funding and collaborative opportunities
 Early career scientist opportunities
 Jobs
 Publications / Web resources
 Meetings / Conferences / Workshops

                                                                                                                                                                   

IMBER News 

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A New Administrative Assistant for IMBER!
Virgine Le Saout has been appointed as the new Administrative Assistant, replacing Elena Fily. We would like to congratulate Virginie on her appointment. We are very happy to have her join us! She can be contacted at imber@univ-brest.fr.

IMBER Executive Committee Meeting
The next Exec Meeting will be held on 13th and 14th January 2010 via conference call to keep down carbon emissions.

New Endorsed Project
Circunnavigation Expedition Malaspina 2010: Global Change and Biodiversity Exploration of the Global Ocean (MALASPINA 2010). Leader: Carlos M. DUARTE QUESADA (Spain)
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News from the IMBER Working Groups

Carbon Working Group:
Sub-Group 3 !!! New: The SOLAS-IMBER Ocean Acidification Sub-Group (SIOA) has been launched. The group is chaired by Jean-Pierre Gattuso and will hold its first meeting at UNESCO in Paris from 1-3 December 2009.
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Upcoming IMBER Sponsored and Endorsed Meetings
28-30 October 2009: Cambridge, UK
MARine Ecosystem Models Intercomparison Project (MAREMIP): Kick-off Meeting
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8-11 February 2010: Paris, France
CLIOTOP mid-term Workshop 'CLIOTOP into the future. Building scenarios for oceanic ecosystems in the 21st Century'
Abstract submission: closed
Further info

6-9 September 2010: Southampton, UK
The 14th Biennial Challenger Conference for Marine Science on "OCEAN CHALLENGES IN THE 21ST CENTURY"
Conference and Registration System: Under Development
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Funding and collaborative opportunities 

Funding Opportunities
Opportunity for a Carbonate Chemistry facility
Closing date: 10 December 2009
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NSF Opportunity for the Organisation of Projects on Environmental Research in the Arctic (OPERA; solicitation 09-599).
Deadline for full proposal submissions: 11 December 2009
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EU Call for proposals: Environment (including Climate Change) Calls: FP7-ENV-2010
Deadline for applications: 5 January 2010 at 17:00:00 (Brussels local time)
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Early career scientist opportunities 

4 January - 1 February 2010: 2010 International Graduate Training Course in Antarctic Marine Biology "Integrative Biology and Adaptation of Antarctic Marine Organisms", McMurdo Station, Antarctica
Deadline for applications: 1 August 2010
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NSF Earth Sciences Postdoctoral Fellowships (EAR-PF)
Deadline for applications: 1 july 2010
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Opportunity for Studentship Proposals: UK Ocean Acidification Research Programme
Deadline for applications: 8 December 2009
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Program Solicitation NSF 09-612: Postdoctoral Fellowships in Polar Regions Research
Deadline for applications: 28 December 2009
Further info

Graduate Student Opportunities from OCB Web Site - http://www.us-ocb.org/archives/index.html

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Jobs

Scientific Staff Positions in Climate Research, WHOI, Woodshole, MA, USA.
Deadline for applications: 1 December 2009
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Assistant, Associate and/or Senior Scientists - Marine Carbon Cycle Geochemistry, WHOI, Woodshole, MA, USA.
Deadline for applications: 1 December 2009
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Fisheries Ecologist/Fisheries Oceanographer (Postdoc/PhD applications) to work on effects of climate change on north Atlantic fish populations, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Deadline for applications: 22 February 2010
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Post-Doc position: Physical or Paleo Oceanographer to work together with biologists in addressing questions related to the impact of climate-driven changes in ocean currents on species distributions and diversity patterns, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Deadline for applications: 22 February 2010
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PhD position: Plankton Ecologist/Biological Oceanographer to work on questions related to the prediction of potential effects of climate change on future patterns of phytoplankton distribution and diversity, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Deadline for applications: 22 February 2010
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PhD student in Oceanography of Trace Metal Elements, NIOZ (Texel, Hollande).
Deadline for applications: 15 November 2009
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Postdoctoral scientist of trace metals and biota in sea-ice, NIOZ (Texel, Hollande).
Deadline for application: 15 November 2009
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Postdoctoral scientist of carbon dioxide uptake by the oceans, NIOZ (Texel, Hollande).
Deadline for application: 15 November 2009
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Publications / Web resources 

EPOCA will release a special introductory guide for policy advisers and decision makers, “Ocean Acidification – the facts”.
Further info

Meeting Summary: 2nd Meeting of the Global Ocean Ship-based Hydrographic Investigations Panel (GO-SHIP) - 23 September 2009 OceanObs 09 Conference, Venice, Italy - Read the Report

NSF Press Release: Deep-Sea Microbes May Answer Long-Standing Question About Earth's Nitrogen Cycle - Read the article

Microbial oceanography of the dark ocean’s pelagic realm
Arístegui, Javier, Josep M. Gasol, Carlos M. Duarte, and Gerhard J. Herndl
Limnol. Oceanogr., 54(5), 2009, 1501–1529 - Read the article

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2011 Meetings / Conferences / Workshops

22-26 February: Portland, Oregon, USA
2010 Ocean Sciences Meeting: "From Observation to Prediction in the 21st Century"
Call for abstract submission: closed
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19-22 April: Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA
End-to-End Modeling Workshop
Deadline for registration: 15 December 2009
Further info

26-30 April: Liege, Belgium
42nd International Colloquium on Ocean Dynamics Multiparametric observation and analysis of the sea
Deadline for abstract submission: 30 December 2009
Further info

6-11 June 2010: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
ASLO Summer Meeting: 'Aquatic Sciences: Global Changes from the Center to the Edge'
Deadline for abstract submission: 12 February 2010
Further info

13-18 June: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Goldschmidt™2010 - Earth, Energy and the Environment
Theme 11 "Oceans and Atmospheres" convened by Juske Horita and Mitsuo Uematsu.
Call for sessions extended until October 23, 2009
Further info

4-9 July: Tilton, New Hampshire, USA
Marine Microbe Gordon Conference
Deadline for application: 13 June 2010
Further info
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