[Experts] FW: IOC CD News: Call for applications: OceanTeacher Global Academy (OTGA) Training Course: Discovery and Use of Operational Ocean Data Products and Services, between 29 July – 2 August, 2019, in Kenya & Mozambique

Wed May 8 06:36:44 EDT 2019

Mika Odido
IOC Coordinator in Africa
IOC’s Sub Commission for Africa and the Adjacent Island States
UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa
P.O. Box 30592-00100
Nairobi, Kenya
Email: m.odido at unesco.org
Tel: +254 20 7621244

From: Delgado, Claudia <c.delgado at unesco.org>
Sent: 08 May 2019 12:40
To: harrison onganda <honganda at kmfri.co.ke>; Antonio Hoguane <hoguane at yahoo.com.br>; Odido, Mika <m.odido at unesco.org>
Cc: ioc.training <ioc.training at unesco.org>
Subject: FW: IOC CD News: Call for applications: OceanTeacher Global Academy (OTGA) Training Course: Discovery and Use of Operational Ocean Data Products and Services, between 29 July – 2 August, 2019, in Kenya & Mozambique

Dear all,

This is to let you know that I have announced the call yesterday. Sent the announcement to all contacts on OE from all countries in Africa. A separate email in Portuguese was sent to the contacts in the PALOPs.

Could you please
1-      Confirm you have also received the email
2-      Re-share it through your contacts and mailing lists (eg Odinafrica)?

Kind regards
Claudia

From: Kwame Adu Agyekum <kaagyekum at gmail.com<mailto:kaagyekum at gmail.com>>
Date: Tuesday 7 May 2019 at 16:12
To: "Delgado, Claudia" <c.delgado at unesco.org<mailto:c.delgado at unesco.org>>
Subject: Re: IOC CD News: Call for applications: OceanTeacher Global Academy (OTGA) Training Course: Discovery and Use of Operational Ocean Data Products and Services, between 29 July – 2 August, 2019, in Kenya & Mozambique

Thanks
Will share.
Best

On Tue, May 7, 2019, 13:11 Cláudia Delgado sent by <oceanexpert_notifications at iode.org<mailto:oceanexpert_notifications at iode.org>> wrote:
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We are pleased to inform you that the period for applications for the Training Course on Discovery and Use of Operational Ocean Data Products and Services is open between 7 May – 2 June 2019.

We therefore invite you to share this information among potential interested candidates in your country and Region.

All information, including a course flyer, can be found following the UNESCO/IOC link https://www.oceanexpert.net/event/2425.

Overview

This course will provide knowledge and hands-on experience on the data, satellites and instrumentation, access and formats, tools and software for operational activities. A pre-course phase will provide an essential overview of data, products and tools used to monitor the ocean and will focus on preparation for the classroom phase where students will work on a short project to gain hands on experience on the data and its applications.

The participants will gain practical skills on how to access open source oceanographic data (WOCE, ARGO), and processing them using Ocean Data View (ODV)and Integrated Data View (IDV). Further, the participants will gain valuable insights and acquire skills on identification, acquisition and processing of open source satellite data available from NASA and Copernicus - satellite altimetry, MODIS and SeaWiFS imagery, using Bilko and Q-GIS.

Aims and Objectives

  *   Introduction to methods to access and download data and products used in operational oceanography.

  *   Understanding of data and products to be used for specific applications.

  *   Understanding of key types of satellite measurements used to monitor the ocean.

Learning Outcomes

  *   Introduction to a wide range of data and products to improve marine analysis

  *   Overview of airborne and satellite data available for marine and coastal research

  *   Awareness of data processing and file formats

  *   Use of tools to access and visualize data scripting languages to work with marine satellite data

Target Audience

The target audience includes, but is not limited to, the following:

  *   Researchers with an interest in working with satellite based and real time ocean observation data

  *   Ocean and coastal data managers

  *   PhD students and Post-Docs

NOTE: priority will be given to participants originating from the African continent and Adjacent Islands. UNESCO is committed to promote gender equality: applications from women are strongly encouraged.

Course Pre-requisites:

  *   Background on oceanography.

  *   Experience with computer programming languages will be an advantage.

  *   Good working knowledge of English and/or Portuguese.

  *   Participants need to bring own (laptop) computer to work during the course.

A Certificate of Participation will be issued to all successful students.

The UNESCO/IOC Project Office for IODE is certified as a Learning Services Provider (ISO

29990:2010).

The OceanTeacher Global Academy is a Project of IOC/IODE supported by the Flanders-UNESCO Trust Fund (FUST) of the Government of Flanders, Belgium.

Application process:

Please fill in the online application form no later than 2 June 2019.

  *   for RTC Kenya  https://bit.ly/2Y0jpTV<https://mandrillapp.com/track/click/30976981/bit.ly?p=eyJzIjoiOER5ZUEzb3F2TFhQQUFHeXB3aDRmQ2lRRWs0IiwidiI6MSwicCI6IntcInVcIjozMDk3Njk4MSxcInZcIjoxLFwidXJsXCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL2JpdC5seVxcXC8yWTBqcFRWXCIsXCJpZFwiOlwiODM5YTUyYTVhNTQwNDMwZTljNWZhNDdjNWE4OTBiNzdcIixcInVybF9pZHNcIjpbXCI4OTg3NTIxMzU5MjVmNGIyNjRjMDdjN2U3ZDM2ODEyOWE0NmNlMmI5XCJdfSJ9>

  *   for RTC Mozambique https://bit.ly/2vxYpYi<https://mandrillapp.com/track/click/30976981/bit.ly?p=eyJzIjoiaDU4cF9FNDNoenkwc1kxZGcyUzNOSmV2U3U4IiwidiI6MSwicCI6IntcInVcIjozMDk3Njk4MSxcInZcIjoxLFwidXJsXCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL2JpdC5seVxcXC8ydnhZcFlpXCIsXCJpZFwiOlwiODM5YTUyYTVhNTQwNDMwZTljNWZhNDdjNWE4OTBiNzdcIixcInVybF9pZHNcIjpbXCJlZTk1ODA5YjI3YjE1Y2QzYTAxYzAxM2UyZDhjMzQ0MjIxMTViYjZmXCJdfSJ9>

The deadline to submit the application closes 2 June 2019. Do not leave for the last minute since the system will close automatically. In case you have any questions please contact the organisers well in advance: given time differences you may not get a reply to your questions immediately.

No tuition fee applies. Both full- and co-sponsoring are available for a limited number of participants. For detailed information on how to apply check the OceanTeacher

Global Academy website (http://bit.ly/2ACZY9r)<https://mandrillapp.com/track/click/30976981/bit.ly?p=eyJzIjoiREFrLVF1dnhZM0hFZVlvUXJoZE9xUGJVWmpVIiwidiI6MSwicCI6IntcInVcIjozMDk3Njk4MSxcInZcIjoxLFwidXJsXCI6XCJodHRwOlxcXC9cXFwvYml0Lmx5XFxcLzJBQ1pZOXIpXCIsXCJpZFwiOlwiODM5YTUyYTVhNTQwNDMwZTljNWZhNDdjNWE4OTBiNzdcIixcInVybF9pZHNcIjpbXCJmYmMzMTNmMTk5YWE4ZGQ2YjY3NmIyZmM0NDE2YjAxMTY3NDdjMzZkXCJdfSJ9>.

In case of questions please contact:

  *   OTGA RTC Kenya: Harrison Onganda( honganda at kmfri.co.ke<mailto:honganda at kmfri.co.ke>)

  *   OTGA RTC Mozambique: Antonio Hoguane (hoguane at yahoo.com.br<mailto:hoguane at yahoo.com.br>)

  *   OTGA Secretariat: ioc.training at unesco.org<mailto:ioc.training at unesco.org>

always indicating as subject: OTGA Training Course: Discovery and Use of Operational Ocean Data Products and Services, between 29 July – 2 August, 2019, in Kenya & Mozambique

Kind regards,

Claudia Delgado

Claudia Delgado | Training Coordinator

UNESCO/IOC Project Office for IODE

Wandelaarkaai 7/61

B-8400 Oostende

BELGIUM

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