Join us for a one-day virtual symposium to celebrate 20 years of OCB science, community and connection. This 20th anniversary symposium will feature the following four topics, which have seen a lot of growth in OCB, particularly in the last decade:
The symposium will highlight scientific discoveries, game-changing technologies, and lessons learned from the perspective of OCB community members. A more detailed agenda will be made available closer to the symposium.
The November 18 event will start at 11 am (Eastern Standard Time) and run ~7 hours with breaks distributed throughout the day. As with all of our events, the symposium will be recorded and posted on the OCB YouTube channel.
In person gatherings!
Following on the successes of the virtual OCB2025 watch parties, we encourage you to create local gatherings and watch parties to build connections with other OCBers in your region. These could take the form of walks/hikes, coffee, dinner, etc. Join one of the gathering's below or if there's not one in your area please host one and let us know the details.
November 18th, 2026
Georgia Institute of Technology
The Ocean Sciences and Engineering program is hosting a shared viewing in the Ocean room of the Ford Environmental Science & Technology building (311 Ferst Drive, Atlanta GA 30332).
The gathering will take place from 11am to 7pm, with a group discussion 2-3pm and happy hour 6-7pm. Coffee and tea will be provided, BYO lunch. If you are interested in attending all or part of the virtual viewing session please RSVP using this link by end of day Oct 30th:https://forms.gle/CDhtoVHX7QBPjTx7A.
Host: Jennifer Bowen (jenniferbowen@gatech.edu)
TAMU Dept. of Oceanography, College Station, TX - Room 613 in the Eller O&M Building for the entire day - snacks and beverages provided by the department
Hosts: Angie Knapp and Sarah Hu (aknapp@tamu.edu, skhu@tamu.edu)
Bigelow Lab The Alfond Room, Graham Shimmield Residence Hall, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, 60 Bigelow Dr. East Boothbay, Maine
11am - 6pm EST, with happy hour following
We will provide snacks, pizza for lunch, and drinks for a happy hour. We are asking those who attend to donate a small amount toward these refreshments.
Hosts: Karen Stamieszkin and Debbie Bronk (kstamieszkin@bigelow.org, dbronk@bigelow.org)
Please RSVP by November 10th
University of Georgia, Department of Marine Sciences
We will have our viewing party from 11 am until around 5:30 pm in UGA Marine Sciences Room 208. We are also hosting an optional “Carbon Cook Off” where people can compete for the best carbon resource (bake off competition).
Host: Jaclyn Saunders, Jaci@uga.edu
University of Colorado Boulder
Happy hour nearby - meet at Rayback Collective in Boulder at 5:00 pm after the symposium
Host: David Harning, David.Harning@Colorado.EDU
University of Hawaii Manoa
Watch party: 8:00 AM–1:00 PM HST - room tba
Hosts: Mohammad Hashim, Seth Bushinsky, mhashim@hawaii.edu, seth.bushinsky@hawaii.edu
October 11, 2026
Busan, Korea gathering on October 11, 2026, at 10:00 AM at the IBS Center for Climate Physics (ICCP), Pusan National University. ICCP is on floors 10 and 11 of Building 303, and my office is Room 1010.
Host: Alakh Niranjan Chaturvedi, Phone: +82 10-5826-9077, alakhniranjanchaturvedi@gmail.com
-->Depending on the number of participants, we will go for a walk/hike or gather at a nearby cafe. Everyone is welcome
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