Arctic and Baltic users workshop –  September 2020 – IO PAN – Sopot – Poland

  

Dates: From 23 (Wednesday morning) to 25 (Friday afternoon) September 2020. 

Location: Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences (IO PAN), Sopot, Poland. 

Conveners: Waldemar Walczowski (IO PAN), Laura Tuomi (FMI), Birgit Klein (BSH) and Kjell-Arne Mork (IMR)

Note:

If the arrangement of the workshop is not possible on the planned dates, due to the COVID-19 outbreak, we will seek possibility to arrange an online meeting or change the meeting dates.

Information will be updated in the beginning of August. Until then, we suggest not to make any travel arrangements.

For any other questions related with Arctic and Baltic user workshops in Sopot, please email Waldemar Walczowski (walczows@iopan.pl) and Malgorzata Merchel (merchel@iopan.pl).

Objectives

The agenda of the workshop will focus on the following topics:

  • Baltic Argo activities
  • Arctic Argo activites
  • International collaboration in both regions
  • Operating Argo floats in shallow waters
  • Operating Argo floats in seasonally ice-covered sea
  • Recovering Argo floats
  • Sensors for core missions
  • Biogeochemical sensors
  • Quality Control
  • Where to find the data and how to use it
  • Legal aspects of using Argo floats in exclusive economic zones

Preliminary agenda 

The final Agenda will be released in August. Plenty of time will be reserved for discussions.

application/pdf Preliminary agenda

Registration

Please use the link below to register. Deadline for registration: 15 August 2020.

Register here.

Visa information

To request an official visa invitation letter to the meeting and any other questions related with visa applications, please email Waldemar Walczowski (walczows@iopan.pl) and Malgorzata Merchel (merchel@iopan.pl).

Deadline for visa enquiries: 1 August 2020

Travel and practical information

Meeting location

 

 

Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences (IOPAN)

Powstancow Warszawy 55

81-712 Sopot, Poland

http://www.iopan.gda.pl/

 

Hotels: http://www.iopan.gda.pl/