Defining an Ocean Literacy agenda for H2020 and transatlantic cooperation - 25-26 June 2013, EMB offices, Ostend

This workshop, co-organized by the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) and the European Marine Board at request of the European Commission and the Ocean Literacy in Europe consortium, will gather experts to deliver recommendations to the European Commission DG Research & Innovation on mechanisms and initiatives to better support marine science outreach and education in the Horizon 2020 Programme and beyond. Three specific objectives are defined for this meeting: (i) identify marine topics to be the focus of dedicated ocean literacy calls in Horizon 2020; (ii) identify key transatlantic issues and actions relevant to ocean literacy which will require EU-North American (US and Canada) collaboration; and (iii) provide recommendations to the Commission on evaluation criteria for communication, education and outreach elements of Horizon 2020 marine scientific project proposals.