Friday, October 24, 12:00h – 14:00h (lunch time) Workshop Description: “Dive into a drop of water and experience the world of plankton! Equip yourself with traits. Fight microscopic monsters. Survive environmental challenges. Cooperate with others… but remember, there can only be one winner!” This is a serious game developed by the Phytoplankton Research Group, led…

  Tuesday, October 21, 12:30h – 14:00h (lunch time) Description: In this session, panel members will discuss their experiences and challenges managing IFCB networks of multiple instruments. This “roundtable & lunch session” will be an opportunity to compare techniques for deployment practices, data handling and network management. Program: Welcome by the panel participants.…

Tuesday, October 21, 12:30h – 14:00h (lunch time) Description: In 2017, GlobalHAB was designated a SCOR-IOC programme whose primary mission is to address the contemporary scientific and societal challenges of HABs by adopting a multidisciplinary approach through the evaluation and application of new advanced technologies, training and capacity building, and information and dissemination requirements. The…

Thursday, October 23, 12:30h – 14:00h Meeting details: Participants: Around 20 members of the interregional IAEA Technical Cooperation project INT7022. The official technical officer of this project is Carlos Alonso Hernandez (in cc.).  Background: TC Project INT7022, called ‘Strengthening Ocean Health for Sustainable Development: A Global Approach Using Nuclear and Isotopic Techniques’, has the overall…

Monday, October 20, 12:30h – 14:00h (lunch time) Description: Harmful algal blooms early warning systems can reduce effects of HABs. This is recognized by the UNESCO-IOC-FAO Intergovernmental Panel on Harmful Algal Blooms which includes the Task Team on the Early detection, warning and forecasting of HAB events. The workshop will include presentations by…

Friday, October 24, 12:30h – 14:00h (lunch time) Workshop Description: This session will present the post-project outcomes of the SATREPS-MACH initiative, focusing on sustainable strategies developed for managing harmful algal blooms (HABs) in Chile. Discussions will include advancements in HAB holobiomes, monitoring technologies, policy implementations, and community engagement achieved since the project's conclusion. Additionally, recent…

Thursday, October 23, 12:30h - 14:00h (lunch time) Workshop Description: In this session the main issues regarding the worldwide occurrence of emerging marine biotoxins will be discussed. This “roundtable & lunch session” is a unique an opportunity for strengthen research networks to address this global risk. Program: Welcome by the EURLMB. The EURLMB and…

This invitation is for participants to join a five day training workshop on qPCR molecular methods for  HAB species identification and quantification from the 13th – 17th October in Punta Arenas, Chile.  This workshop is aimed at giving participants a theoretical understanding and practical application of  real time quantitative PCR and its applications in harmful…