On 6 and 7 Decem
ber, the European Marine Board and its Communication Panel, the IODE Project Office for IOC/UNESCO and the Flanders Marine Institute are organizing the CommOCEAN2016 conference on marine science communication. The conference (in Bruges, Belgium) is aimed at marine scientists and communicators. The program promotes the exchange of good practice in modern ocean science communication, dissemination and outreach, as well as learning about current marine science research. Abstracts can now be submitted for an oral presentation, a poster presentation or a one hour interactive workshop until 15 July. The conference programme comprises four major sessions: the fundamentals of science communication/reaching out to the public; optimizing impact; social media & graphics and; thinking out of the box, new formats & creativity. Read more about abstract submission here.
In addition, on 8 December an Ocean Teacher training course on ocean communication will be organized by the IODE Project Office for IOC of UNESCO in Ostend for max. 50 persons (upon selection). Further information on the training course is available here. Registration to attend the conference is now open. You can also follow us via Twitter (@CommOCEAN2016).