Organised by [Group on Earths Observations](https://www.earthobservations.org/index.php) (GEO), the GEO Data Working Group will hold a weekly webinar to address both the theoretical and practical implementations of data sharing and management principles. They will present their newly released resources in an effort to support learning opportunities and the adoption of open knowledge principles in the development of Earth Observation tools and services, included in this is the GEO Work Programme. This virtual meeting will take place every Monday from 5th September to 24th October 2022, available online via Zoom.

On 17th October 2022, the topic of discussion will be ‘Curation’ in the context of the revised GEO Data Management Principles DMP9-DMP10. This includes the subtopics ‘Data Review and Reprocessing’ and ‘Persistent and Resolvable Identifiers’.

DMP9 is defined as ‘Data will be managed to perform corrections and updates in accordance with reviews, and to enable reprocessing as appropriate; where applicable this shall follow established and agreed procedures.’ Under the revised GEO Data Management Principles, curation refers to archiving, management, authentication, preservation, retrieval, and representation of data recovery and retrieval. 

[Bente Lilja Bye](https://blb.as/), BLB, Norway and Marie-Francoise Voidrot, and [Open Geospatial Consortium](https://www.ogc.org/) will lead the dialogue series and contribute their expertise on the topics presented. 

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GEO dialogue series on data sharing and data management principles - Curation (DMP9-DMP10) 

The ‘Smart specialisation strategies for a sustainable blue economy. The interregional dimension’ workshop will take place online on Wednesday 12th October 2022 between 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM (Europe/Brussels). 

Funded by [the European Commission](https://ec.europa.eu/info/index_en) and [the European Committee of the Regions](https://cor.europa.eu/en), the workshop is organised within the framework of the 2022 edition of the European Week of Regions and Cities. This event is the largest Brussels-based event dedicated to cohesion policy and invites all European regions and cities to collaborate and exchange good practices and policy learning.

The ‘Smart specialisation strategies for a sustainable blue economy. The interregional dimension’ workshop will focus on the Smart Specialisation Strategies (S3) identified by [DG MARE](https://knowledge4policy.ec.europa.eu/organisation/dg-mare-dg-maritime-affairs-fisheries_en), who are responsible for setting up the S3 thematic platform for a [Sustainable Blue Economy](https://research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/news/all-research-and-innovation-news/european-commission-adopts-new-communication-sustainable-blue-economy-2021-05-17_en) (SBE), which is centred around Agri-Food, Energy, and Industrial Modernisation. This will be used as a critical tool for implementing Communication on the SBE, as part of the [European Green Deal](https://ec.europa.eu/info/strategy/priorities-2019-2024/european-green-deal_en) (EGD).

The [S3 thematic interactive platform](https://s3platform.jrc.ec.europa.eu/s3-thematic-platforms) supports interregional cooperation, encouraging partnerships across the EU. The long-term goal of this platform is to provide and support global value chains, develop and enhance regional knowledge bases, and increase transnational joint strategies of innovation.

Key speakers include:

- David Basset ([EATIP](https://eatip.eu/))
- Bronius Markauskas ([CoR member](https://cor.europa.eu/en/about))
- Cristina Oyón (Director for Technology, Innovation and Sustainability of [SPRI](https://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/) Basque Business Development Agency)
- Angela Schultz - Zehden (Managing Director [SUBMARINER Network for Blue Growth](https://www.submariner-network.eu/))


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'Smart specialisation strategies for a sustainable blue economy. The interregional dimension’ Workshop

The [Copernicus](https://www.copernicus.eu/en) Biodiversity in Coastal Ecosystems Workshop will be held in person and online in Belgium between 11th - 12th October 2022. This event will focus on the protection of biodiversity systems and coastal ecosystems in relation to Copernicus's developed services. These services will be presented within the context of the EU policy framework and the [Biodiversity strategy for 2030](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/strategy/biodiversity-strategy-2030_en#:~:text=The%20EU's%20biodiversity%20strategy%20for,contains%20specific%20actions%20and%20commitments.). Coordinators of this event include the [European Commission](https://european-union.europa.eu/institutions-law-budget/institutions-and-bodies/institutions-and-bodies-profiles/european-commission_en),[ EUSPA](https://www.euspa.europa.eu/), and Copernicus.

Copernicus's services address issues related to biodiversity and ecosystems, such as the effects of climate change and other contributing factors to the loss of global biodiversity. During the workshop, these will be presented to show their products' capability and potential capability in the context of knowledge gaps, EBVs, and recent 2030 policy requirements, which will be addressed as critical topics during the workshop.

This event aims to allow collaboration and discussion on integrating new products into coastal roadmaps and improving existing coastal roadmaps. Areas for discussion include prioritising user needs, examining opportunities related to the Sentinels and new EO, the exploitation of advanced areas of science combined with digital technologies and their future, and what industry and business could offer.

The workshop will take place over two days and focus on four key themes, these include:

**Day 1**
- Biodiversity and coastal resources – setting the scene  
- Biodiversity and economic development

**Day 2** 
- Biodiversity conservation in the context of climate change      	
- A future Green Copernicus at coast

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The Copernicus Biodiversity in Coastal Ecosystems Workshop

Organised by [Group on Earths Observations](https://www.earthobservations.org/index.php) (GEO), the GEO Data Working Group will hold a weekly webinar to address both the theoretical and practical implementations of data sharing and management principles. They will present their newly released resources in an effort to support learning opportunities and the adoption of open knowledge principles in the development of Earth Observation tools and services, included in this is the GEO Work Programme. This virtual meeting will take place every Monday from 5th September to 24th October 2022, available online via Zoom.

On 10th October 2022, the topic of discussion will be ‘Preservation’ under the revised GEO Data Management Principles DMP7-DMP8. This includes the subtopics ‘data preservation’ and ‘Data and Metadata Verification’. DMP7 is defined as ‘Data will be protected from loss and preserved for future use; preservation planning will be for the long term and include guidelines for loss prevention, retention schedules, and disposal or transfer procedures.’

In the context of the Revised GEO Data Management Principles, the preservation of online resources and data will include regular actions to prevent the unexpected loss of resources. Preservation practices will ensure that data and associated metadata are held in secure data management systems. 

[Bente Lilja Bye](https://blb.as/), BLB, Norway and Marie-Francoise Voidrot, and [Open Geospatial Consortium](https://www.ogc.org/) will lead the dialogue series and contribute their expertise on the topics presented. 

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GEO dialogue series on data sharing and data management principles - Preservation (DMP7-DMP8)

The 6th OBPS Workshop titled ‘Ocean Practices: OBPS Workshop VI, Oct 2022 – A Virtual Global Meeting’ will take place virtually between 5th - 19th October 2022. Organised by [Ocean best practices](https://www.oceanbestpractices.org/), this workshop is open to all scientists and encourages contributions from its participants. 

The intention of the workshop is to address the development of best practices and current operating practices, promote documentation, and fully communicate and disseminate them among the scientific community using the Ocean Best Practices System. 

Theme sessions are open to all subjects related to ocean best practices. These can be over an hour long on the condition that the proposed leader plans them. These sessions will take place in between plenaries (6th - 16th October) and can be presented at a time convenient to the speaker. 

Theme sessions already included are; *Air-Sea Interaction, Environmental Plastics – Citizen Science observations, Arctic Best Practices, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Best Practices in the Ocean Decade, Marine Biodiversity, BGC Profile Data, Operational Forecasting, Capacity Development, Organisational Co-operation, Coastal Observation for Under-resourced Countries, Policy and Best Practices, Data Interoperability, Seagrass Monitoring, Decision Trees, Time Series Observations and Downstream Data Management, Deep Sea Observing, Transparency and Traceability in ocean observing, and eDNA.*

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Ocean Practices: OBPS Workshop VI – A Virtual Global Meeting

Organised by [Group on Earths Observations](https://www.earthobservations.org/index.php) (GEO), the GEO Data Working Group will hold a weekly webinar to address both the theoretical and practical implementations of data sharing and management principles. They will present their newly released resources in an effort to support learning opportunities and the adoption of open knowledge principles in the development of Earth Observation tools and services, included in this is the GEO Work Programme. This virtual meeting will take place every Monday from 5th September to 24th October 2022, available online via Zoom.

On 3rd October 2022, the topic of discussion will be ‘Usability’ under the revised GEO Data Management Principles DPM3-6. This includes the subtopics; data encoding, data documentation, data traceability, and data quality-control. Usability relates to standardising encoding protocols and enhancing interoperability.

DPM3 is defined as ‘Data should be structured using encodings that are widely accepted in the target user community and aligned with organizational needs and observing methods, with preference given to non-proprietary international standards.’  Usability of data is a crucial part of implementing GEO Data Management Principles, standardising usability will increase the effectiveness of all tools and services.

[Bente Lilja Bye](https://blb.as/), BLB, Norway and Marie-Francoise Voidrot, and [Open Geospatial Consortium](https://www.ogc.org/) will lead the dialogue series and contribute their expertise on the topics presented. 

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GEO dialogue series on data sharing and data management principles - Usability (DPM3-6) 

The IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society Workshop: **‘Marine Litter: Solutions for a Cleaner Ocean’** will take place from **28th-29th September 2022** and will be held in person in **Brest, France**. 

The 2022 workshop is based on the previous two meetings on ‘Technologies for observing and monitoring plastics in the oceans’ and 'Marine Debris Indicators: what's next?’.

The aim of this annual event is to discuss viable solutions for marine debris and plastic migration. Exploiting the success of the past two events, the conference will concentrate on developing a refined roadmap for future developments and will make recommendations to significant institutions and funding agencies for future technology initiatives.

The workshop is free and all participants interested in this event are required to register and attend.

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IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society Workshop 2022

Organised by [Group on Earths Observations](https://www.earthobservations.org/index.php) (GEO), the GEO Data Working Group will hold a weekly webinar to address both the theoretical and practical implementations of data sharing and management principles. They will present their newly released resources in an effort to support learning opportunities and the adoption of open knowledge principles in the development of Earth Observation tools and services, included in this is the GEO Work Programme. This virtual meeting will take place every Monday from 5th September to 24th October 2022, available online via Zoom.

On 26th September 2022, the topic of discussion will be ‘Accessibility’ under the revised GEO Data Management Principles DMP-2 ‘Online Access’. Accessibility is a key part of ensuring that Earth Observation tools and services are available to the wider scientific community.

The revised GEO Data Management Principles Implementation Guidelines state ‘Data will be accessible via online services, including, at a minimum, direct download but preferably user-customizable services for access, visualization and analysis.’ Examples of how this implementation will take place include; simple architecture, use of standards, and archived data repackaging/reformatting.

[Bente Lilja Bye](https://blb.as/), BLB, Norway and Marie-Francoise Voidrot, and [Open Geospatial Consortium](https://www.ogc.org/) will lead the dialogue series and contribute their expertise on the topics presented. 

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Events

Stay up to date with forthcoming events and important dates in the Iliad project, towards a Digital Twin of the Ocean.

GEO dialogue series on data sharing and data management principles - Curation (DMP9-DMP10)

'Smart specialisation strategies for a sustainable blue economy. The interregional dimension’ Workshop

The Copernicus Biodiversity in Coastal Ecosystems Workshop

GEO dialogue series on data sharing and data management principles - Preservation (DMP7-DMP8)

Ocean Practices: OBPS Workshop VI – A Virtual Global Meeting

GEO dialogue series on data sharing and data management principles - Usability (DPM3-6)

IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society Workshop 2022

GEO dialogue series on data sharing and data management principles - Accessibility (DMP 2)

Wind Energy

Renewable Energy from the Ocean: Currents, Waves & Floating Solar

Fisheries & Aquaculture

Marine Traffic & Harbour Safety

Pollution

Met Ocean Data: Hind, Now & Forecasts

Biodiversity Assessments & Monitoring

Insurance for Marine & Maritime Activities