International Ocean Data Conference 2022 - hybrid event

Since IODE-XXII (2013) every Session of the IOC Committee on International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE) has been preceded by a Scientific Workshop or Conference. This was also planned for IODE-XXVI in 2021 but due to the Covid19 pandemic this was not possible: the IODE-XXVI Session was held as a fully online event. The original host of IODE-XXVI (Poland) has kindly offered to host instead the "International Ocean Data Conference 2022 - The Data We Need for the Ocean We Want" in Sopot, Poland, which will be held between 14-16 February 2022. The Conference will be held as a hybrid event with a number of participants on-site while others will participate through video conference.  Our LifeWatch and VLIZ colleagues will participate in this event and present on 14 February following topics: Above and Beyond – Completing the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) - Leen Vandepitte EMODnet Biology: A European initiative with global influence - Joana Beja More information about the programme, can be found on the link below.