The Partnership for Observation of the Global Oceans (POGO), which was founded in 1999, is a consortium of major oceanographic institutions around the world, represented by their Directors. POGO's goal is to promote global operational oceanography, the implementation of a Global Ocean Observing System, and the importance of ocean observations for society. In 2011, POGO had 40 Members. The current Chairman (2011-2012) is Prof. Peter Herzig (GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany). The incoming Chairman is Prof. John Field (Marine Research Institute, University of Cape Town, South Africa ). POGO provides a forum (at the annual meetings and intersessionally) for Members to meet with their peers, and with senior officials of partner organisations, to discuss issues of mutual concern (it is a talking shop). It also serves as a credible voice for the marine science community, through its leadership role in the informal grouping Oceans United, and an advocating body for the establishment of an integrated, global ocean observing system. As a means to ease the shortage in trained observers of the ocean in developing countries, It has developed a suite of programmes in capacity building, and works with relevant partner organisations in the marine field SCOR, IOC, GOOS, GEO). It engages in outreach activities to the general public, a current example being its exhibit at the Ocean and Coasts Best Practices Area Pavilion at the Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea.Seeyave, S. and Platt, T. "POGO -Joining Forces to Observe the Ocean for Science and Society", Marine Scientist, 38, pp. 8-11, Institute of Marine Engineering Science and Technology (IMarEST), February 2012. Scripps Institution of Oceanography hosted the first formal meeting in early December 1999, with g included senior officials from 17 institutions in 12 countries (as well as representatives of the IOC, the Scientific Committee for Oceanic Research (SCOR) of the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) and several international scientific programs. At this meeting, there was agreement on an initial work plan, including development of an advocacy plan for observing systems; participation in processes to secure governmental commitments to fund ocean observing systems; a data interchange demonstration pilot project; and establishment of a clearinghouse for information exchange among POGO members, as well as the broader community. POGO Capacity Building The Nippon Foundation - POGO Centre of Excellence in Observational Oceanography ( Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences ), under which ten scientists from developing countries, annually, are supported to study for ten months in an intensive programme related to ocean observations. By 2012, 40 young scientists have been trained. The POGO-SCOR Visiting Fellowship Programme, for scientists from developing countries to spend up to three months in a major oceanographic institution. POGO awards about a dozen of these each year. By 2011, 125 young scientists in all. The programme is carried out in conjunction with POGO's sister organisation SCOR. The POGO Visiting Professor Programme under which one senior scientist, annually, visits a developing country to conduct training in ocean observations (2009+). The POGO-AMT Fellowship Programme, under which one scientist annually participate sin a major oceanographic cruise (the Atlantic Meridional Transect cruise), and spend time at a participating major oceanographic institute before and after the cruise to experience cruise preparation and data analysis. (2008+). The POGO-UCT Postgraduate Bursary Programme under which one African graduate student, annually, is supported to study at the University of Cape Town, South Africa (2009+). Travel support for participants from developing countries attending Austral Summer Institute courses at the University of Concepcion, Chile. This course has been running since 2000, providing training for young scientists from around Latin America, as well as the rest of the world. Although not funded by POGO, the EAMNet Fellowship Programme, under which scientists from African countries can visit major oceanographic laboratories for training in use of remote sensing for ocean observations, is modelled on the POGO-SCOR Fellowship Programme. It is administered from Plymouth and is an example of the synergy resulting from the co-location of the POGO Secretariat in a member institution. Under POGO capacity-building schemes, some 450 young scientists from 63 countries have received advanced training. Former scholars or alumni of NF-POGO training become members of the rapidly developing NF-POGO Alumni Network for Oceans (NANO) , whose first newsletter appeared in September 2011. The GEO Secretariat was established during the early years of POGO. Oceans did not appear among the nine societal-benefit areas around which GEO is structured . POGO has led the creation of a new Ocean Task (SB01, Oceans and Society: the Blue Planet) in the 2012-2015 GEO Work Plan. Trevor Platt, Executive Director of POGO, is the overall Coordinator for this Task . POGO contributed to OceanObs'09 in Venice in 2009, which led to the opening up of sustained ocean observations to a broader community, including chemical, biological and biogeochemical observations . POGO also participated in the post-Venice Framework for Ocean Observing Committee.  Members Australia: CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies Belgium: Flanders Marine Institute Bermuda: Bermuda Institute for Ocean Sciences Brazil: Instituto Oceanográfico, Universidade de São Paulo Chile: Consortium Consisting of:- SHOA (Servicio Hidrográfico y Oceanográfico de la Armada), Universidad de Concepción China: First Institute of Oceanography, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences France: Consortium Consisting of IFREMER (Institut Français de Recherche pour l’Exploitation de la MER), INSU (L’Institut National des Sciences de l’Univers du CNRS) Germany: Consortium consisting of: - AWI (Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research), Bremerhaven, - GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, India: Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services, National Institute of Oceanography Italy Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale Japan: Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology Netherlands: Royal Netherlands Institute of Sea Research Norway: Institute of Marine Research Republic of Korea: Korea Ocean Research Development Institute Russia: P. P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences Saudi Arabia,Red Sea Research Center at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) South Africa: Marine Research Institute (MA-RE), University of Cape Town Spain: Instituto Español de Oceanografía (including Mediterranean Group on Climate Change) UK: British Antarctic Survey, Consortium consisting of:  Plymouth Marine Laboratory , Scottish Association for Marine Science, National Oceanography Centre , Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science USA: Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Consortium consisting of:- Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory , Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island , Scripps Institution of Oceanography, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST), University of Hawaii at Manoa, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Secretariat personnel The executive director is Dr. Trevor Platt. References Oceans United NF-POGO Alumni Network for Oceans
The Partnership for Observation of the Global Ocean (POGO), which was founded in 1999, is a consortium of major oceanographic institutions around the world, represented by their Directors. POGO's goal is to promote global operational oceanography, the implementation of a Global Ocean Observing System, and the importance of ocean observations for society. In 2011, POGO had 40 Members. The current Chairman (2011-2012) is Prof. Nick Owens (Scottish Association for Marine Science, UK ). POGO provides a forum (at the annual meetings and intersessionally) for Members to meet with their peers, and with senior officials of partner organisations, to discuss issues of mutual concern . As a means to ease the shortage in trained observers of the ocean in developing countries, It has developed a suite of programmes in capacity building, and works with relevant partner organisations in the marine field SCOR, IOC, GOOS, GEO). It engages in outreach activities to the general public, for example by having exhibits at international events such as World Expo (2012), UNFCCC COP Meetings and AGU-ASLO-TOS Ocean Sciences Meetings Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea.Seeyave, S. and Platt, T. "POGO -Joining Forces to Observe the Ocean for Science and Society", Marine Scientist, 38, pp. 8-11, Institute of Marine Engineering Science and Technology (IMarEST), February 2012. Scripps Institution of Oceanography hosted the first formal meeting in early December 1999, which included senior officials from 17 institutions in 12 countries (as well as representatives of the IOC, the Scientific Committee for Oceanic Research (SCOR) of the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) and several international scientific programs. At this meeting, there was agreement on an initial work plan, including development of an advocacy plan for observing systems; participation in processes to secure governmental commitments to fund ocean observing systems; a data interchange demonstration pilot project; and establishment of a clearinghouse for information exchange among POGO members, as well as the broader community. POGO Capacity Building The Nippon Foundation - POGO Centre of Excellence in Observational Oceanography ( currently hosted by the Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Science ), under which ten scientists from developing countries, annually, are supported to study for ten months in an intensive programme related to ocean observations. By 2012, 40 young scientists have been trained. The POGO-SCOR Visiting Fellowship Programme, for scientists from developing countries to spend up to three months in a major oceanographic institution. POGO awards about a dozen of these each year. By 2011, 125 young scientists in all. The programme is carried out in conjunction with POGO's sister organisation SCOR. The POGO-AMT Fellowship Programme, under which one scientist annually participate sin a major oceanographic cruise (the Atlantic Meridional Transect cruise), and spend time at a participating major oceanographic institute before and after the cruise to experience cruise preparation and data analysis. (2008+). Under POGO capacity-building schemes, some 1000 young scientists from 63 countries have received advanced training. Former scholars or alumni of NF-POGO training become members of the rapidly developing NF-POGO Alumni Network for Oceans (NANO) . The GEO Secretariat was established during the early years of POGO. Oceans did not appear among the nine societal-benefit areas around which GEO was structured at that time. POGO advocated for a greater prominence of ocean observing activities within GEO, which led the creation of a new Ocean Task (SB01, Oceans and Society: Blue Planet) in the 2012-2015 GEO Work Plan. This was expanded and further developed into what is now known as the GEO Blue Planet Initiative . POGO contributed to OceanObs'09 in Venice in 2009, which led to the opening up of sustained ocean observations to a broader community, including chemical, biological and biogeochemical observations , and also participated in the post-Venice Framework for Ocean Observing Committee. More recently, POGO was involved in the OceanObs'19 conference in Honolulu, USA. Members POGO has 49 member institutions in 28 countries. Secretariat The Secretariat is hosted by Plymouth Marine Laboratory in the UK, with a satellite office hosted by the University of Algarve in Portugal. References GEO Blue Planet NF-POGO Alumni Network for Oceans
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