The 20th International Congress of the International Maritime Association of the Mediterranean, the IMAM 2025 Congress will be held at the seaside village Platanias, near to the Chania town in Crete, between September 28 and October 3, 2025. The aim of the IMAM 2025 Congress is to provide a forum for academics, entrepreneurs and maritime professionals for presenting their novel works and fostering new collaborations in the fields of maritime engineering and marine technology. The organising committee will be happy to generate the atmosphere where all participants can share their new ideas, expertise and experience. Full paper submission of accepted abstracts is open until November 30th.

EuroGOOS is seeking a skilled and motivated Policy Officer to join the team. This high-impact role supports EuroGOOS’s mission to advance European ocean observing and forecasting, contributing to key areas such as ocean knowledge management, science policy support, and observation coordination. This role is an opportunity for an experienced professional to work on projects and initiatives at the forefront of European and international ocean policy.

The SHORE project is seeking evaluators of primary and secondary school projects aimed at promoting ocean conservation and sustainability. External evaluators should have the following skills: - a university-level degree certified by a diploma or other document with the same legal value issued by the authorities of the State of domicile or residence - very good command of English language (written, spoken) - computer skills and meet the following requirements -expertise in related to SHORE project objectives areas such as: expertise regarding Open Call#2 topicsApplications are open to individuals across Europe, offering a chance to contribute to an EU-funded effort to build more resilient societies.

On November 13th , 2:00-3:00 PM CET, join an exciting webinar featuring six Blue Economy projects: I3-4-SEAWEED, iMermaid, SUNDANSE, Baltic Muppets, AlgaePROBANOS, ADT4Blue and SHORE. This session will be packed with valuable insights as each project presents their upcoming Open Calls and funding opportunities. Whether you are a researcher, innovator, entrepreneur, or organisation interested in marine conservation, sustainable seafood, and ocean innovation, this webinar will provide you with direct access to funding options and collaborative opportunities to drive the future of the Blue Economy. Don’t miss this chance to connect with cutting-edge initiatives that are shaping the sustainability of our oceans!

ICES Journal of Marine Science offers a mentorship programme to support early career scientists interested in learning more about scientific publishing and journal editing. The programme is for 12-24 months. This is a part-time (a few hours per month) remote educational opportunity. Goals of the programme: • Provide professional development for early career scientists in scientific publishing, peer review, the editorial decision-making process, and scientific writing. • Provide mentees with opportunities to explore personal interests in some aspect(s) of science, scientific writing, editing and publishing, and to communicate their experiences to fellow early career scientists and others.

CPMR seminar titled "Navigating the Future of Energy and Transport: The Potential of Hydrogen & Maritime Ports for Peripheral Maritime Regions" which will take place in Heraklion on 5 and 6 November 2024. The event is kindly hosted by the Crete Region and is organised in collaboration with the Crete Valley project. High-level speakers and regional stakeholders from e.g. EU Institutions, transport and energy stakeholders, as well as industry, science and our member regions will intervene and be present. The seminar will also engage with local and regional stakeholders, project holders to exchange information and best practices in the energy and transport sectors.

On 5-7 November 2024, in Batumi, Ajara Autonomous Republic (Georgia), the CPMR will organize, in the framework of the project PREP4BLUE, and in partnership with the CNR, a pilot stakeholder assembly to showcase the role of research and innovation for the preservation and restoration of marine ecosystems and biodiversity in the Danube Delta and the Black Sea. This Mission Ocean event is organised in collaboration with the Danube and Black Sea lighthouse and notably the EcoDaLLi project. Through a world café format, stakeholders will co-create a specific roadmap fixing the priorities in terms of research and innovation for the preservation and restoration of the Black Sea and its connection to the Danube and the EU Mission Ocean & Waters. The roadmap will be incorporated into the Danube Innovation Strategic Action Plan, the main outcome of the project EcoDaLLi. Kindly hosted by the Batumi State Maritime Academy, this major event will gather relevant quadruple helix actors from the Black Sea and the Danube, and will help to connect Black Sea actors with the EU Mission Danube & Black Sea lighthouse.

The EU Blue Parks Community under the EU Mission "Restore our Ocean and Waters by 2030" brings together EU Member States national and regional authorities, European marine networks, stakeholders, and research and innovation projects to collaborate on marine protection and restoration in EU sea-basins. The Community aims to help identify and address challenges, share tools, solutions and good practices for marine protected areas (MPAs), contributing to the protection of 30% and strict protection of 10% of EU sea areas by 2030. This online event is the 3rd workshop in the series of EU Blue Parks Community workshops. More than 80 organisations active on marine protection are already members in this growing Community. This third workshop, themed 'Strengthening the Community,' aims to enhance our collaborative capabilities, share good practices and tools, and explore synergies both within the Community and across the EU. Why attend? • Engage in interactive discussions with the Community on challenges and means to meet the European and International marine protection targets. • Learn from expert presentations on good practices for marine protection and get updated on the most recent results from leading European projects and on other tools/services for MPA design and monitoring. • Exchange on opportunities to enhance cooperation.

MISSION ATLANTIC (www.missionatlantic.eu) invites applications from any country applying natural and social science research to Atlantic IEA (Integrated Ecosystem Assessments). Throughout 2024 you can join one of our partners for approx. 6 weeks and cooperate on research, stakeholder engagement, or policy recommendations that directly concern IEA implementation.

The high-level sessions will build on expertise and inputs on pollution from nutrients, chemicals, litter and physical alteration of watershed to sea, with content from Mission Ocean & Waters projects such as EcoDaLLi , as well as other Horizon 2020 or Horizon Europe projects and European Partnerships, such as Water4All and Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership. The Conference will also include other key actors from the wider Black Sea communities including an Operational Network of Funders, existing networks in the Danube area, like ICPDR (International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River), and the BioEast initiative to bring together all regional actors from the Danube and Black Sea region (including Ukraine).