Mercator Ocean International, Marine Cluster Bulgaria (MCB), Institute of Oceanology – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IO-BAS), and the Euro-Mediterranean Centre for Climate Change (CMCC) organize in May and June 2020 the Copernicus Marine Service Online Training Workshop dedicated to the Black Sea Region.

The Copernicus Marine Service training workshop for the Black Sea Region, initially was scheduled on 21-22 april 2020, in Varna, Bulgaria. The situation due to the COVID19 crisis forced the organizers to adapt the training workshop format.

The workshop will be held online and involve self-directed and interactive learning. This is a completely new format for CMEMS training workshops.

The Copernicus Marine Service training workshop for the Black Sea Region becomes an online training workshop with 2 appointments (Part 1&3) with an interval of 15 days between (Part 2).

Part 1 – Webinars Session – Tuesday 19th May

A morning session composed by 2 webinars to introduce the Copernicus Marine Service and some regional products.

Part 2 – Practical Homework – From the 19th of May to the 2nd/3rd/4th of June (2 weeks)

At the end of the webinars session, the participants will access to specific online materials like the recording of the webinars, practical sessions (Jupiter Notebooks) created specifically for the workshop and tutorial videos associated. A chat/forum platform will be also at the disposal of the participants to facilitate the exchanges, ask questions and share the best practices.
During this period, the participants will have the opportunity to practice themselves with the material provided.

Part 3 – Debriefing session – 2nd/3rd/4th June

During the debriefing session, experts and trainers will answer the frequently asked questions during online meetings.

THEMES and GENERAL CONTENTS:

• General presentation of Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service, some downstream services and specific products for the Black Sea region;
• Practical sessions to get familiar with CMEMS Black Sea products and data;
• Interaction with experts and trainers through chat, live sessions and video tutorial

Timeline and Agenda of the Workshop

More information about the online training workshop