Add your voice to this international ocean observing discussion!
The OOIFB is pleased to announce its Town Hall event at the February 2026 Ocean Sciences Meeting (OSM) in Glasgow, Scotland:
What Questions Can We Answer Through Cross-Networking? An Ocean Observatories Initiative Facility Board (OOIFB) Town Hall to Strengthen Connections and Foster Innovation Across the Observing Community
It will take place on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, in the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) Room, Carron, from 12:45-1:45pm GMT.
The OOIFB hopes this Town Hall will serve as a catalyst to build connections within the observing community, communicate successes, and discuss ways to address the common challenges that different groups may be facing. Representatives from different ocean observing systems will showcase science opportunities, engage the broader community in the use of observatory data, and identify cross-platform synergies. Participants will have a chance to engage in discussion with observatory representatives, scientists, and each other.
The OOIFB Town Hall is aimed at researchers who are using or are considering using observatory data, scientists interested in adding instrumentation to observatory infrastructure, and educators at all levels interested in ocean observatories.
A full agenda with a list of presenters/panelists will be available soon.
