2024
6 March ECOP Scotland Netwalk- Outside Bennets Bar, 8 Leven Street,Edinburgh, EH3 9LG
Learn about the UN Decade of Ocean Science ,Discuss opportunities/challenges with other Early Careers Ocean Professionals & Meet members of the UK’s National Decade Committee.
6 March WEBINAR 4: Will the ocean uptake of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO₂) continue primarily as an abiotic process? Register here
The ocean takes up about 25% of the carbon we emit, slowing climate change and giving us more time to put in place mitigation actions. But how does the process work and does ocean biology play a role?
OceanICU is pleased to host Judith Hauck and Jamie Shutler as they test one of the key questions of the IOCR report in our next insightful webinar.
11 March 12:00 to 19:00 – The Role of Seabed Mapping in Ocean Science
As part of their Ocean Science Policy programme, the Royal Society is co-hosting an event with the UK Centre for Seabed Mapping on The Role of Seabed Mapping in Ocean Science at the Royal Society in London.In order to attend, please follow this link to submit your application by 15:00 on Wednesday 7 February.
11 March Supergen ORE Hub Webinar: The impacts of wind energy extraction on the physics and primary production in Scottish shelf waters Register here
This webinar will explore the current findings and updates from the Physics-to-Ecosystem Level Assessment of Impacts of Offshore Windfarms Project (PELAgIO).
Speakers: Arianna Zampollo and Professor Beth Scott (University of Aberdeen)
13 March – Workshop – Sensing Technologies for Emerging Blue Economy – More details here
This one-day networking workshop will bring together relevant cross-sectorial communities to promote and accelerate innovations of sensing technologies in the blue economy areas in the UK.
In this event, we have invited key technology experts from industries, researchers, and innovators to give talks and share their expertise & opinions on subjects relating to the following thematic topics (event agenda will be published once all speakers are finalised in the near future):
- blue economy market, needs, and opportunities for sensing technologies
- state of the art sensing technologies for the blue economy
- emerging and novel sensing technologies for the blue economy
- relevant innovation funding opportunities in the UK
17-22 March – 7th International Zooplankton Symposium, Hobart, Tasmania
12-24 March 2024 – Annual Conference – Novel & Natural Species & Habitats Register here
We’re delighted to announce that the next PMNHS conference will be held in Bournemouth from the 22nd to the 24th March 2024. The theme is on Novel and Natural Species and Habitats and interested speakers are welcome to contact Roger on [email protected] if they would like to present at the conference.
The abstract form is available to download here. The deadline for returning these abstracts 16th February 2024.
21 – 29 March Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW) 2024, Edinburgh [Save the Date]
The United Kingdom has been an IASC member country since 1991, and this will be the second time that the UK will host the ASSW, with the first one being in 2000, in Cambridge. Information will be uploaded here
10- 12 April Ocean Decade Conference Barcelona -Spain
2024 Ocean Decade Conference, which will be hosted by the Government of Spain in Barcelona from 10 – 12 April 2024, will bring together the global Ocean Decade community and partners to celebrate and take stock of progress, and set joint priorities for the future. Register here
14 – 19 April Vegetated coastal ecosystems: Bridging disciplines to understand Blue carbon dynamics under global change
Blue carbon session at EGU will be held on 14 – 19 th April 2024 ,Vienna, Austria & Online. Abstract submissions are now open. Apply here
15 – 19 April EIMR ’24 Conference
Registrations are open now for Environmental Interactions of Marine Renewables conference 2024. Register here
24 April 10:00-16:30 MEDIN Open Meeting Register here
The next 5 years in marine data and how you can help
HYBRID at The Crown Estate, 1 St James’s Market, St. James’s, London SW1Y 4AH and online using Microsoft Teams
24 – 30 April –23rd International Pectinid Workshop
will be held from 24th to 30th April, 2024 on Isle of Man at the Empress Hotel, located on the seafront of the island’s capital, Douglas.The workshop is dedicated to the dissemination of knowledge concerning the numerous and varied scallop species of the world. More Details
20 22 May – Estuaries & Coasts of North-west England, ECSA Focus meeting 2024 ( University of
Cumbria’s Fusehill Campus in Carlisle)
Covering Estuaries and Coasts of North West England and South West Scotland. The UK Focus meetings of the Estuarine & Coastal Sciences Association (ECSA) cover a wide range of topics ranging from novel science to nature conservation, recreation and the activities of local special interest groups bringing together scientists, planners and managers. They are a very friendly environment for young workers and students to present their work in a multi-disciplinary meeting with participants from various disciplines. This one is particularly relevant to MASTS members doing any work in south-west Scotland. Booking link https://ecsa.international/sites/default/files/docs-event/2024/focus-meeting-2024_delegates-booking-form.docx)
28 – 31 May Stochastic Models and Experiments in Ecology and Biology (SMEEB 2024)-submission deadline is March 1st 2024
SMEEB 2024, will take place in person at the Gran Sasso Science Institute in L’Aquila (Italy).This conference aims to bring together scientists and students with varying backgrounds (theoreticians and experimentalists), interested in macroecology, microbial ecology and evolutionary biology, to discuss recent research topics and exchange methods and ideas. More Infor here
1 June Soapbox Science
Soapbox Science is coming back to Edinburgh this year on the 1st of June! Want to take part? Apply now before the deadline of the 11th of March.Please fill out the form below with your details.
2024 Soapbox Science Edinburgh Speaker Application Form (office.com)
4th June – The 13th Annual General Meeting of the NOC Association – Register here
The 13th Annual General Meeting of the NOC Association of Marine Science National Capability Beneficiaries (NOCA) will take place during the mornings of Monday 3rd and Tuesday 4th June 2024. This free event will be conducted virtually on Zoom and is open to anyone with an interest in the marine environment.
25-27 June – 10th International Symposium on Environmental Hydraulics (ISEH), Aberdeen [save the date, more to be announced]
Following arrival and a welcome reception, the main body of the symposium will comprise three full days of technical presentations, each day starting with a keynote lecture followed by the technical sessions organised in 3 or 4 parallel sessions. There will be poster sessions and/or “hot plots”, which are short (less than 5 minutes) presentations covering a single idea, method or result conveyed on a single slide. conference page
27 -28 June –11th PRIMaRE Conference 2024 -Abstract submission is now open
the11th PRIMaRE Conference, to be held at the University of Southampton, on Thurs 27 and Fri 28 June 2024. To find out more and submit your abstract, please go to https://energy.soton.ac.uk/11th-primare-conference-2024/. The deadline for abstract submission is 29 March 2024. Conference topics:
- Tidal/ocean current turbines
- Wave energy devices
- Offshore wind energy
- Tidal range schemes
- Oscillating water columns
- Ocean thermal energy conversion
July 2024 – The International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR) International Symposium on Environmental Hydraulics will be hosted at the University of Aberdeen. SAVE THE DATE
10-12 September – International Sea Lice Conference, Glasgow
The 14th edition of the International Sea Lice Conference is coming back to Scotland and will be hosted at the Strathclyde University’s Technology and Innovation Centre. The Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre – which led Scotland’s successful bid to host the event – are currently developing the programme for this event which will bring together experts from the world’s salmon farming regions to present and exchange knowledge on the parasite. Make sure to save the date and check for more updates on the the program and registration.