Helsinki, Finland
Schedule of Events
7 September 2026. Closed SCOR Executive Committee meeting (session 1). Open Symposium and Helsinki City Reception
8 September 2026. SCOR Annual Meeting Day 1: Opening, Reports from the Secretariat and affiliated organizations, discussion of new WG proposals
9 October 2026. SCOR Annual Meeting Day 2: Reports/updates from current SCOR Working Groups, Projects, and Planning Activities
10 October 2026. SCOR Annual Meeting Day 3: Reports/updates from partners organizations and projects, closing of meeting. Closed SCOR Executive Committee meeting (session 2). Icebreaker Tour
Registration and Logistics
Please check this webpage later in the year for a registration link and logistics document.
The meeting is hosted by the Finnish National Committee with the support of the Atmosphere and Climate Competence Center (ACCC).
Symposium
A pre-meeting symposium on the afternoon of 7 September will invite highlight ocean science activities in Finland, including a poster session by early-career scientists. The symposium will be followed by a reception hosted by the City of Helsinki at the old Town Hall. Participation by all annual meeting attendees is encouraged and appreciated.
Information coming soon.
Review of Working Group Proposals
Eleven working group proposals were submitted for consideration for the 2026 SCOR Call for proposals. The proposals are linked below in Tab 2.1.
The call for review and the review template in editable format can be found here. Reviews should be submitted to the SCOR Secretariat (secretariat@scor-int.org) by 15 July 2026.
Background Information and Content for Meeting
Documents will be added as they are made available
Tab 0. Agenda and Participants List
0.1. Agenda [Block and Annotated Agenda]
Tab 1 – Opening topics
1.1. In Memoriam – Obituary for scientists involved with SCOR [Obituaries][Slides]
1.2. Report of the SCOR President [Report][Slides]
1.3. Report of SCOR Executive Director [Report][Slides]
1.4. SCOR compiled capacity development activities (SCOR Visiting Scholars, POGO-SCOR Fellowships, NSF travel support for developing countries, and others) [Report][Slides]
1.5. Report of the 2026 ad hoc Finance Committee
1.6. Report of planning committee for inclusion activities
Tab 2 – Working Groups
Tab 2.1. New Working Group Proposals
2.1.1. Advancing Tools in Zooplankton Trait-based Research (AtoZTraits) [Proposal]
2.1.2. DNA Tracking of Small-Scale Fisheries resources for conservation and management in Latin America (FISH e-TRACE) [Proposal]
2.1.3. Marine Sediment-Water Interface Interdisciplinary Studies (MarSWIIS) [Proposal]
2.1.4. Model-observation Integrated Novel studies of bioavailable Trace Element Deposition (MINTED) [Proposal]
2.1.5. Risk Assessment for the Ocean (OceanRisk) [Proposal]
2.1.6. Persistence and Stability of oceanic dissolved organic matter: an Integrative Synthesis of Theories (PERSIST) [Proposal]
2.1.7. Partnerships for Investigations of Clouds and the biogeoChemistry of the Atmosphere in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean (PICCAASO) [Proposal]
2.1.8. Quantification and Optimization of Ocean Observing System under Future Uncertainties to Improve Climate Forecasts (QOOSFUN) [Proposal]
2.1.9. Standardizing Practices for Isopycnal Composition Estimates (SPICE) [Proposal]
2.1.10. Data SYnthesis and Method Harmonization for Global Benthic Modeling (SYM-Benthic) [Proposal]
2.1.1. Advancing Vibroacoustics: Future directions for underwater sound particle motion and substrate-borne vibration measurements (Vibroacoustics) [Proposal]
Tab 2.2. Working Groups Reports
2.2.1. WG 160 Analysing ocean turbulence observations to quantify mixing (ATOMIX) [Report][Slides]
2.2.2. WG 161 Respiration in the Mesopelagic Ocean (ReMO): Reconciling ecological, biogeochemical and model estimates [Report][Slides]
2.2.3. WG 163 Coupling of ocean-ice-atmosphere processes: from sea-Ice biogeochemistry to aerosols and Clouds (CIce2Clouds) [Report][Slides]
2.2.4. WG 164 CoNCENSUS: Advancing standardisation of COastal and Nearshore demersal fish visual CENSUS techniques [Report][Slides]
2.2.5. WG 165 Mixotrophy in the Oceans – Novel Experimental designs and Tools for a new trophic paradigm (MixONET) [Report][Slides]
2.2.6. WG 166 Developing resources for the study of Methylated Sulfur compound cycling PROcesses in the ocean (DMS-PRO) [Report][Slides]
2.2.7. WG 167 Reducing Uncertainty in Soluble aerosol Trace Element Deposition (RUSTED) [Report][Slides]
2.2.8. WG 168 Coordinating the Development of Gridded Four-Dimensional Data Products from Biogeochemical-Argo Observations (4D-BGC) [Report][Slides]
2.2.9. WG 169 Global Library of Underwater Biological Sounds (GLUBS) [Report][Slides]
2.2.10. WG 170 Physiology and Rates in Microbial Oceanography (PRIMO) [Report][Slides]
2.2.11. WG 171 Towards best practices for Measuring and Archiving Stable Isotopes in Seawater (MASIS) [Report][Slides]
2.2.12. WG 172 Oceanic Salt Intrusion into Tidal Freshwater Rivers (SALTWATER) [Report][Slides]
2.2.13. WG 173 Observational Requirements in the Context of AI prediction systems for Sea ice (ORCAS) [Report][Slides]
2.2.14. WG 174 Small Plastics in the Ocean’s Interior: coherent Analysis and Synthesis for better Scrutiny (SPASS) [Report][Slides]
2.2.15. WG 175 SUBsurface Marine HeatWaves Working Group (SubMHW) [Report][Slides]
Tab 3 – Affiliated organizations reports
3.1. IABO – International Association for Biological Oceanography [Report][Slides]
3.2. IAPSO – International Association for the Physical Sciences of the Oceans [Report][Slides]
3.3. IAMAS – International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences [Report][Slides]
Tab 4 – Large-Scale Ocean Research Projects reports
4.1. GEOTRACES – Marine Biogeochemical Cycles of Trace Elements and Isotopes [Report] [Annex – Regional reports][Slides]
4.2. SOLAS – Surface Ocean – Lower Atmosphere Study [Report][Slides]
4.3. IIOE-2 – International Indian Ocean Expedition 2 [Report][Slides]
4.4. BioGeoSCAPES – Ocean metabolism and nutrient cycles on a change planet (This project is expected to receive formal approval in 2026)
Tab 5 – Infrastructural Projects reports
5.1. SOOS – Southern Ocean Observing System [Report][Performance Report][Slides]
5.2. IOCCP – International Ocean Carbon Coordination Project [Report][Slides]
5.3. COBS – Changing Ocean Biological Systems [Report][Slides]
Tab 6 – Planning Activities
6.1. IMBeR – Integrated Marine Biosphere Research
6.2. IQOE – International Quiet Ocean Experiment
6.3. GlobalHAB – Global Harmful Algal Blooms
6.4. International Seamount Science Program
Tab 7 – Affiliated projects
Affiliated projects reports
7.1. IOCCG – International Ocean Colour Co-ordinating Group [Report][Slides]
Tab 8 – Intergovernmental and partner Organizations
Intergovernmental organizations reports
8.1. IOC – Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
8.2. PICES – North Pacific Marine Science Organization
8.3. GESAMP – Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection
8.4. ICES – International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
Partner organizations reports
8.4. POGO – Partnership for Observation of the Global Ocean
8.5. ISC – International Science Council
8.6. SCAR – Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
8.7. Future Earth and the Ocean Knowledge Action Network
8.8. WCRP – World Climate Research Programme
Tab 9 – Capacity-Development Activities
9.1. POGO-SCOR Fellowship Programme [Report]
9.2. Research Discovery Camp – RGNO at University of Namibia [Report]