The list below consists of mainly external events, relevant for EU4OceanObs and involving the participation of the EU action coordinators of the GEO Blue Planet Initiative and/or G7 Future of the Seas & Oceans Initiative.
GEO Blue Planet
GEO Symposium 2021
Online EventThe Group on Earth Observations (GEO) annual Symposium will take place virtually from 21 to 24 June. The year's theme is "Strengthening inclusive partnerships across the GEO Work Programme" . The aim of the Symposium is to share [...]
One Integrated Marine Debris Observing System
Online EventOfficial Satellite Activity of the 3rd UN Ocean Decade "a Clean Ocean" Laboratory
GEO Week 2021
Online EventThe GEO Week 2021 will be held from 23 to 26 November in a virtual format and will include the GEO-17 Plenary, anchor and side events, and a virtual exhibition. The major milestone events linked to global policy [...]
Developing cooperation across GEO Activities to address marine hazards in Africa
Online EventAn official side event of GEO Week 2021 Given that approximately 25% of Africa’s population live within 100 km of the coast, marine hazards pose increasing threats at local and regional levels. These include eutrophication, coastal flooding, marine [...]
GEO Blue Planet Symposium 2022
Accra, GhanaThis year's Sdymposium is specifically geared towards improving GEO Blue Planet’s engagement with African nations in an effort to expand the Earth observation community of practice, strengthen local capacity and provide access to resources, tools and services.
GEO Blue Planet 6th Symposium
Seoul, KoreaThe 6th GEO Blue Planet Symposium to be held in Seoul, Korea from 31 October 31 – 2 November 2023 in Seoul, Korea. These GEO Blue Planet symposiums are designed to increase regional linkages, promoting linkages between stakeholders [...]
Ocean Observation and Prediction for Coastal Sustainability in Africa
Nairobi, KenyaBuilding on the outcomes of the Coastal Hazards Plenary Session and Coastline Changes workshop held during the GEO Blue Planet 5th Symposium (2022, Accra), this event will focus on identifying the priorities and needs for ocean observations and prediction [...]
Ocean Decade 2024 Satellite Events
Barcelona, SpainEU4OceanObs is supporting two satellite events in the framework of the Ocean Decade Conference 2024 in Barcelona. 8 April 2024 | 3:30 - 7:00 pm Connecting the world around Ocean prediction: A vision for the Decade and beyond [...]
EuroGEO Workshop 2024
Krakow, PolandCoordinate, Combine, Cooperate EuroGEO is the regional coordination mechanism that aims to consolidate and coordinate activities throughout Europe that contribute to GEO (Group on Earth Observations) initiatives. Since EuroGEO’s inception, the European landscape has significantly changed. Firstly, at EU [...]
