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IMBeR and IPO Host Announcements

• Congratulations! IMECaN’s Solving Complex Ocean Challenges Through Interdisciplinary Research is in the Top 20 Frontiers 2022 ebooks 
• Welcome new IMECaN co-chairs
• IMECaN December Newsletter

• Crucial COP15 agreement reached with biodiversity targets set to protect 30% of all land and sea by 2030
• Interesting photos: The best science images of 2022
• Interesting read: The complexity of evaluating, categorising and quantifying marine cultural heritage
• Open Community Review: OOI Biogeochemical Sensor Data Best Practices and User Guide 
• Call for transnational access to European mesocosm facilities in 2023. Apply by 31 January 2023
• Interesting read: Managing your time well can really help you as a researcher
• A practical guide to help ECRs prepare for their first research expedition at sea

• Most Clicked from the last IMBeR e-news!
• December 2022 SCOR Newsletter 
• Updated version of the OA-ICC bibliographic database is available
• V2V Global Partnership Commons November Newsletter

IMBeR and IPO Host Announcements

Save the dates for two exciting IMBeR events in 2023!

• ClimEco8 Summer School: Sustaining the ocean we need for the future we want!, 29 May – 3 June 2023 in Koper, Slovenia
• IMBIZO7 conference: Transitioning towards sustainable ocean governance by 2030: commitments and challenges, 19-24 November 2023 in Rabat, Morocco

• Webinar: Scrubbing the Skies: NOAA CDR Task Force Panel, 20 December. Pre-registration required
• Online literacy course: The ocean, source of life and livelihoods, IOI Ocean Academy, Singapore, 12-24 January 2023. Apply now
• Training course: Mesopelagic Respiration, 21-28 May 2023, Canary Islands, Spain. Apply by 23 January
• Open call for ECR CliC grants: CliC. Apply by 1 March 2023
• ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting, 4-9 June 2023, Palma, Spain. Registration opens in January
• Call for papers: MARE Conference People & the Sea Xll, 26 to 30 June 2023, Amsterdam University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

• Save the date! Virtual SRI2023 Asia Spotlight event, 10-12 July 2023
• Call for abstracts: WCRP Open Science Conference 2023, Kigali, Rwanda
• Call for Decade Actions No. 04/2022 is open
• Call for contributions: Sustainability Research & Innovation (SRI) 2023, 26-30 June, Panama City, Panama. Deadline for proposals: 21 December 
• Webinar: Do MPAs matter for climate change mitigation and adaptation? 17 January 2023. Register now
• Virtual workshop: Fish, Fisheries, and Carbon: A 3-part international workshop, OCB Workshop, 6, 8, 9 March, 2023. Register now

IPO Host Announcements

• Call for OFI Visiting fellows program: This program provides a forum for scholarly knowledge exchange and collaboration among research colleagues, with the intent of producing a research outcome that positively impacts how we use and manage the ocean. Apply by 23 January 2023