The [2023 Citizen Science Association conference](https://citizenscience.org/home/events/conferences/csci-2023/) (C*Sci 2023) will take place in Tempe/Phoenix, Arizona at [the Arizona State University](https://www.asu.edu/), between 22nd - 26th May 2023. Organised by [CSA Program Committee](https://citizenscience.org/), this hybrid event will be held in person with a virtual option for those who cannot physically attend.

The conference will focus on discussions related to disciplines, roles, and perspectives. These topics will be addressed through abstracts, interactive workshops, exchange of information, and posters. 

<h3>Schedule:</h3>

- 22nd May - Pre-conference workshops and field trips
- 23rd May - Workshops, exhibits, and networking / Opening keynotes and sessions
- 24th May - Symposia, talks, and posters
- 25th May - Symposia, talks, and posters / Closing keynote and reception 
- 26th May - Community embedded activities, workshops, field trips 

<h3>Call for symposia is now open!</h3>

**Deadline for submission:** 18th November 2022

<h3>Call for presentations</h3>

**Submission open:** 2nd December 2022

**Deadline for submission:** 27th January 2023


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### Citizen Science in the Iliad Project
Citizen engagement and integration of data from citizen science is a key aspect of the Iliad project. Activities will promote the roles of citizens in managing the marine environment, which will be motivated by becoming part of the decision-making process involving policy makers and other stakeholders. Iliad will carry out actions for citizen engagement and will provide a “MarketPlace" for citizen science Apps and a set of analysis and early warning functions based on the data acquired thanks to the Iliad citizen communities.

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The 2023 Citizen Science Association conference

Following the success of the previous International Ocean Data Conference, the [IODC-II conference](https://oceandataconference.org/call-for-abstracts-international-ocean-data-conference-ii/) will be held at [UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France](https://en.unesco.org/about-us/unesco-house) between 20th - 21st March 2023, with a virtual option for those who cannot attend in person. 

Organised by [UNESCO](https://www.unesco.org/en) and [IODE](https://www.iode.org/), this conference will address previous conclusions on the topic of ‘global ocean digital ecosystem’ in the framework of the [UN Ocean Decade](https://www.oceandecade.org/) by focusing on the implementation of commitments and recommendations. Furthermore, it will also report on obstacles, solutions, identified challenges, and new knowledge.  

Participants are invited to engage in this conference by submitting oral presentations.

### Sessions

- Session 1: Implementing the fair and care principles for ocean science and sustainable development
- Session 2: Community engagement and capacity development in data literacy
- Session 3: Global ocean digital ecosystem
- Session 4: Interdisciplinarity, societal needs    

**Deadline for abstract submissions is 15th November 2022** 

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International Ocean Data Conference – II

Organised by [AtlantOS](http://www.atlantos-ocean.org/index.html), this edition of ‘[Ocean Hour](http://www.atlantos-ocean.org/page36.html)’ is titled ‘Democratising ocean observations through low-cost technologies and citizen science’. The virtual event will take place on 30th January 2023 at 11 am (EST). 

This version of Ocean Hour is dedicated to the topic of low-cost technologies. This will be addressed in the context of providing opportunities for communities to engage in the development of the All-Atlantic Ocean Observing System. During these meetings, experts engage in discussions on specific topics, use cases, projects, programmes, and relevant obstacles. 

Participants will have the opportunity to network at the end of the event. Ocean Hour is a recurring event that takes place on the second Tuesday of the month. 

<h3>Panellists</h3>

- **Fernando Lima** - Marine Ecologist [BIOPOLIS](https://www.biopolis.pt/en/) [CCTBON](https://cibio.up.pt/en/projects/cctbon-atlantic-ocean-coupled-coastal-temperature-and-biodiversity-observation-network-div-id-gtx-trans-style-position-absolute-left-3px-top-20px-div/) - *Temperature, biodiversity observation and citizen science*.
- **Katy Croff Bell** - Founder and President [Ocean Discovery League](https://www.oceandiscoveryleague.org/) - *Deep Sea exploration with easy-to-use low-cost deep-sea camera and sensor system*.
- **Cooper Van Vranken** - Founder and Director [Bering Data Collective](https://berringdatacollective.com/) - *Temperature and salinity sensor in fishing gear. Results are sent in real-time to vessel*.
- **Fredrik Gustavsson** - Inventor and entrepreneur [Deepod](https://www.deepod.se/index.html) - *Temperature, depth, light sensors in paravanes and lures. Results directly in smartphone*.

**Moderators**: Patrick Gorringe, Lucie Cocquempot, Mariana Rocha de Souza

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AtlantOS Ocean Hour Webinar - Democratising ocean observations through low-cost technologies and citizen science

Led by Iliad partner Deimos Space, Sociedad Limitada Unipersonal ([DEIMOS](https://elecnor-deimos.com/)), the second [NextOcean Co-Design Workshop](http://www.nextocean.eu/) entitled ‘help shape the next generation of fisheries and aquaculture earth observation services’ will take place in Athens, Greece and online on 27th January 2023. 

The workshop will focus on presenting the EU-funded project, [NextOcean](https://www.nextocean.eu/). NextOcean will develop a co-created platform using earth observation technology to provide and enhance sustainable fisheries services. This meeting is part of a series of workshops which aims to engage expert end-users and industry authorities on NextOcean’s services and will present the platform at its current beta-development phase.  

The event will include detailed interactive sessions and networking opportunities among experts, where attendees will discuss initial prototypes, areas for improvement, and suggestions for further development. During these discussions, expert facilitators will be present for the purposes of documenting these exchanges and collaborating with the NextOcean team to incorporate user needs and value into their services.

<h3>NextOcean</h3>

NextOcean is an EU-funded project producing a co-created platform, using Earth Observation technology to provide services for sustainable fisheries and aquaculture. Our platform can help to monitor fishing and aquaculture, optimise new aquaculture sites, as well as minimise bycatch and provide accurate ecolabelling, enabling sustainable trade.

**The application deadline is Friday 27th January 2023 (09:00-14:40 CET/GMT+1)**

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NextOcean Co-Design Workshop

The second [Iliad](https://www.ocean-twin.eu/) General Assembly Meeting will take place in Rome, Italy at Valle Giulia Faculty of Architecture of [Sapienza University of Rome](https://www.uniroma1.it/en) between 24th - 25th January 2023. 

Members of the Iliad consortium group will convene in person for the purposes of networking and discussing the prioritisation of actions, overall objectives, and the project’s vision, among other topics relevant to the progression of the project.

This meeting will host several meetings, discussions, plenary sessions, presentations, and workshops dedicated to the evolution of Iliad as a digital twin of the Ocean. 

**This event is for project partners only.**



The Second Iliad General Assembly Meeting

Organised by [IEEE](https://www.ieee.org/), the ‘[IEEE Sensors RoundTable: A Summary Wrap-Up](https://engagestandards.ieee.org/Sensors-Roundtable-Follow-Up-Registration.html)’ webinar will take place on 19th January 2023 between 10 am - 11 am (ET).

This webinar will be centred around presentations given by members of the [Sensors Roundtable organising committee](https://2022.ieee-sensorsconference.org/organizers/). These presentations will focus on recommendations from the meeting and will address the topics of interoperability, cybersecurity, architecture, data, protocols, and the sustainability of IoT actuators and sensors.  

The aim of the event is for IEEE to discuss future actions and a proposed organisational structure to implement the Roundtable recommendations. This may have regulatory implications.

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<h3>Agenda</h3>

**Moderator**: Brent Lunceford, Memstronics

- **Summary of the Roundtable**: Sridhar Kowdley, Committee Chair, [U.S. Department of Homeland Security](https://www.dhs.gov/)
- **Architecture**: Julian Chang, Boeing & Bruce Hecht, Committee Chair, [Massachusetts Institute of Technology](https://www.mit.edu/)
- **Interoperability**: Kyoko Roberts, [Hitachi High-Tech America](https://www.hitachi-hightech.com/us/)
- **Cybersecurity**: Raymond Boncek, Lockheed Martin
- **Next Steps**: Ravi Subramaniam, [IEEE](https://www.ieee.org/)

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IEEE Sensors RoundTable: A Summary Wrap-Up Webinar

Organised by [ICES](https://www.ices.dk/Pages/default.aspx), the ‘[Workshop on the Revision of the DOME Litter Data Format](https://www.ices.dk/community/groups/Pages/WKLIDA.aspx)’ will take place in Copenhagen, Denmark between 18th -20th January 2023. There will be a virtual option for those who cannot attend in person.

During the workshop, WKILDA will review the data format in [ICES Environmental Database (DOME)](https://www.ices.dk/data/data-portals/Pages/DOME.aspx) for litter in accordance with the latest community requirements. This will cover litter of varying size fractions and categories in water, sediment, biota, and seafloor.

The event will focus on recommendations made by the [Working Group on Marine Litter (WGML)](https://www.ices.dk/community/groups/Pages/WGML.aspx#:~:text=The%20group%20develops%20guidance%20on,science%20and%20assessment%20community%20internationally.), which will include the DOME litter data format structure for litter data reporting, quality assurance information, and a review of the reference standards in alignment with [EMODnet Chemistry standards](https://www.emodnet-chemistry.eu/).

This workshop will be achieved through collaboration with [EMODnet Chemistry partners](https://www.emodnet-chemistry.eu/about/who) and support from [AMAP](https://www.amap.no/), [OSPAR](https://www.ospar.org/), and [HELCOM](https://helcom.fi/). National experts are encouraged to attend this workshop to ensure its success.   

**Registration for the workshop can be completed by email.**

**The registration deadline is 16th January 2023.**

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Workshop on the Revision of the DOME Litter Data Format - ICES

**Start time:** 14:00 (CET)

**End time:** 15:30 (CET)

Interoperability is key in digital twins where a plethora of Earth observation data sets, models and auxiliary data will be combined. In this webinar, we will be Introducing interoperability across the various steps from data collection to sharing of final products or applications. Iliad digital twin of the ocean with its many components will be used as examples for the concepts, starting with examples from [GAIA-X](https://www.data-infrastructure.eu/GAIAX/Navigation/EN/Home/home.html) and seen from an industry data perspective.

<h3>Agenda</h3>

- Overview of interoperability concepts in Iliad (Piotr Zaborowski, [OGC)](https://www.ogc.org/)
- Interoperability in GAIA-X (Hauke Ernst - GAIA-X Germany/[Airbus](https://www.airbus.com/en))
- Discovering and sharing industry data - an interoperability perspective (Matthew Whaley, [HubOcean](https://www.hubocean.earth/))
- Discussion



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<h3>Interoperability and Iliad</h3>

<u>Piotr Zaborowski (OGC)</u> will present a short overview of interoperability concepts in Iliad in general. A special focus will be on links with the GAIA-X federated system as well as the implementation of GAIA-X by the [Iliad project](https://www.ocean-twin.eu/iliad-project-overview).

<h3>What is GAIA-X?</h3>

Gaia-X aims to create a federated open data infrastructure based on European values regarding data and cloud sovereignty. The mission of Gaia-X is to design and implement a data-sharing architecture that consists of common standards for data sharing, best practices, tools, and governance mechanisms. It also constitutes an EU-anchored federation of cloud infrastructure and data services, to which all 27 EU member states have committed themselves. <u>Hauke Ernst (GAIA-X Germany, [COOPERANTS](https://cooperants.de/))</u> will introduce us to one of the GAIA-X projects from Germany and how they implement the interoperability pre- and post-publishing of the [Architecture Document](https://online2.superoffice.com/Cust26633/CS/scripts/customer.fcgi?action=ejLink&key=345:3708:3997:f0c072afb5256984c8705ab9e584809b1ff54a7e&sai=677790) guiding document. 

<b>For the success of a Federated Ecosystem it is of importance that data, services and the underlying infrastructure can interact seamlessly with each other.</b> Therefore, portability and interoperability are two key requirements for the success of Gaia-X as they are the cornerstones for a working platform and ensure a fully functional federated, multi-provider environment.

<h3>What do we mean by interoperability?</h3>

<b>Interoperability is defined as the ability of several systems or services to exchange information and to use the exchanged information mutually.</b> Portability refers to the enablement of data transfer and processing to increase the usefulness of data as a strategic resource. For services, portability implies that they can be migrated from one provider to another, while the migration should be possible without significant changes and adaptations and have an equivalent QoS (Quality of Service).

The Gaia-X Ecosystem includes a huge variety of Participants and Service Offerings. Therefore, <b>interoperability needs to be ensured on different levels (Infrastructure as a Service [IaaS], Platform as a Service [PaaS], Software as a Service [Saas], data resources, and others) by means of Service Composition.</b> <u>Matthew Whaley (HubOcean)</u> will introduce the interoperability perspective for industry data querying (discovery and sharing).

<b>Regarding interoperability of data, core elements to be identified in this endeavour are API specifications and best practices for semantic data descriptions. The use of semantic data interoperability is seen as a foundation to eventually create a clear mapping between domain-specific approaches based on a community process and open source efforts.</b>

<h3>Speakers</h3>

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          <h5 class="card-title">Hauke Ernst</h5>
          <p class="card-text"><small class="text-muted"><a href="mailto:hauke.ernst@airbus.com">hauke.ernst@airbus.com</a></small></p>
          <p class="card-text">Hauke is driving digital transformation in the Space Systems division in <a href="https://www.airbus.com/en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Airbus</a> Defence and Space. He is promoting customer facing digital and smart services along with space products, as well as internal improvements enabled through digital capabilities. Hauke has a background in computer science (diploma), as well as business operation, and is a certified project management professional (PMP). Currently, he is leading major flagship projects for Airbus in the context of artificial intelligence and cloud, one of them being the GAIA-X COOPERANTS program, aiming to establish a new data eco-system for aviation and space based on GAIA-X.</p>
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          <p class="card-text">Piotr is leading and managing <a href="https://www.ogc.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">OGC</a> Innovation Program initiatives in agriculture, marine and building environment. He is a member of the joint ISO, RDA, ITU, GEO, IDSA, OASC activities. He holds an MSc in computer science from Warsaw University of Technology and an EMBA from WUTBS/CEU. Piotr has multi-year experience in the commercial software development and services provision for Earth Observations, telecommunication, and financial markets. His expertise focuses around geospatial digital twins, data spaces and semantics. Piotr is fluent in the secure, distributed systems for mass market and large-scale computations architectures, products development and capacity building.</p>
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          <h5 class="card-title">Matthew Whaley</h5>
          <p class="card-text"><small class="text-muted"><a href="mailto:matthew.whaley@oceandata.earth">matthew.whaley@oceandata.earth</a></small></p>
          <p class="card-text">Matthew leads the work of <a href="https://www.hubocean.earth/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HUB Ocean</a> with industry, particularly in creating data sharing flows in the energy sector. His background bridges science and business: with master's degrees in Earth Sciences and Geophysics from the University of Cambridge and Imperial College London, and an EMBA focused on innovation and digital business models from BI Norwegian Business School. Matthew has accumulated experience from oil and gas exploration, marine data acquisition, developing data science applications, creating data products, consulting and project management.</p>
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          <h5 class="card-title">Bente Lilja Bye</h5>
          <p class="card-text"><small class="text-muted"><a href="mailto:bente@blb.as">bente@blb.as</a></small></p>
          <p class="card-text">Bente Lilja Bye has been a member of the <a href="https://www.earthobservations.org/index.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GEO</a> community since 2004 then as Research Director of the Norwegian Mapping Authority. She has been engaged both as a representative in the GEO plenary, in committees and in contributing to the GEO Work Programme. She has served on the GEO Program Board representing Norway bringing her expertise on the polar regions. Today, Bente runs a small research and consultancy company, <a href="https://blb.as/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BLB</a>, focusing on transforming Earth observation data to information and knowledge for societal benefit. Bente supports the NextGEOSS data hub and platform operations, particularly through capacity development and resource mobilization. Bente serves as Innovation Manager in Iliad bringing her expertise on operational systems such as European Sea Level Service, the development of tsunami early warning systems and more. Bente characterizes herself as a nature-loving gadget geek and is frequently seen on various expeditions on land or ocean.</p>
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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.

The 2023 Citizen Science Association conference

International Ocean Data Conference – II

AtlantOS Ocean Hour Webinar - Democratising ocean observations through low-cost technologies and citizen science

NextOcean Co-Design Workshop

The Second Iliad General Assembly Meeting

IEEE Sensors RoundTable: A Summary Wrap-Up Webinar

Workshop on the Revision of the DOME Litter Data Format - ICES

Webinar: Introduction to Interoperability in Iliad

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