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EPOCA/BIOACID/CalMarO/OCB training workshop on carbonate chemistry and perturbation experiments, Kiel, March 8-12, 2010 - apply before 15 February

Dear OCB Colleagues,
Please see the announcement below regarding an ocean acidification training course being jointly organized by EPOCA, BIOACID, CalMarO, and OCB. The course will be held March 8-12, 2010 in Kiel, Germany, and there are 5-6 slots available for U.S. students. The OCB Project Office has limited funds available to help offset student travel costs. The deadline to apply is February 15. Please spread the word and encourage students to apply! The course agenda is attached (and is also available for download from the course website, see below).

Best wishes,
Heather Benway
OCB Project Office

OCEAN ACIDIFICATION TRAINING COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT

Dear EPOCA addicts,

A training workshop on ocean acidification research will be jointly
organized by EPOCA, BIOACID, CalMarO and OCB.  The workshop, which will
be held at IFM-GEOMAR in Kiel *8-12 March 2010*, will build upon
recommendations from the Guide of Best Practices in Ocean Acidification
Research and Data Reporting. It will combine lectures and hands-on
practical training on a range of key issues in OA research, including:
- measurements and calculations of the seawater carbonate system
- approaches and tools to manipulate carbonate chemistry
- choice of CO2 levels in perturbation experiments
- designing experiments and sampling to maximize statistical power
- biogeochemical assessments
- calcification rate measurements
- metabolic rates and gas exchange in heterotrophic organisms
- molecular approaches and membrane transport studies
- data reporting, management and policies

If you are interested to attend this workshop, please send a short
application (half a page) explaining your background and why you would
like to participate to Monika Peschke (mpeschke@ifm-geomar.de) until
*February 15, 2010*. Participants are expected to cover their own travel
and accommodation expenses.
Further information and a detailed programme are available at:
http://www.epoca-project.eu/index.php/OA-workshop-2010.html and
http://bioacid.ifm-geomar.de/.

Coordinators: Ulf Riebesell, Richard Bellerby, Jean-Pierre Gattuso

Kind regards,
Lina

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Lina Hansson
EPOCA Project Manager
European Project on OCean Acidification
http://epoca-project.eu
Tél: +33 (0)4.93.76.38.69
Fax: +33 (0)4.93.76.38.34
Laboratoire d'Océanographie, CNRS-UPMC
181 Chemin du Lazaret
BP 28
06234 Villefranche-sur-mer Cedex
France

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