Save the dates for OCB2027 in person June 22-25, 2027

2026 marks 20 years since the OCB Project Office began in 2006 to support science, community, and connection across a globally distributed network of scientists! To celebrate all the accomplishments of the community across these two decades, OCB is convening a one-day virtual symposium on November 18, 2026. The symposium will highlight scientific discoveries, game-changing technologies, and lessons learned from the perspective of OCB community members.

This 20th anniversary symposium will feature the following four topics, which have seen a lot of growth in OCB, particularly in the last decade:

• Recent advances at the air-sea interface
• The collective drawdown: Panel insights on advances in the biological carbon pump
• Progress in carbon removal science & community building
• Towards a holistic understanding of ocean ecosystems through cross-disciplinary community building

Speakers and panelists will be announced soon.

The November 18 event will start at 11 am (Eastern Standard Time) and run approx. 7 hours with numerous breaks.

Learn more and register