The Global Ocean Biogeochemistry Array (GO-BGC) program will be hosting a Float Data and Science workshop on August 17-21, 2026 at the University of Washington, Seattle, USA. The workshop will be a Hack-a-thon type workshop, where small groups will pursue a scientific question/objective using BGC-Argo data. This workshop will include a combination of an overview of BGC-Argo and the GO-BGC program, lectures, how to access BGC-Argo data, working (coding) with float data with your group, and a tour of the float lab at UW. Participants are expected to have programming experience, but experience with BGC-Argo data is not required. Given the hands on team science projects, this workshop will only be in person. Lectures and materials will be made publicly available after the meeting.
Workshop participants will be staying in the student dorms at the University of Washington. Rooms will be single occupancy with private bathrooms. Your room, breakfast, and lunch for the workshop will be covered as part of the GO-BGC NSF Grant.
Travel support is available, but is limited and may not be available for all participants — support for airline fees up to a certain value may be provided, based on needs and budget restrictions. Priority will be given towards early career participants.
Lodging and meals will be covered for all participants. Awardees will be required to fly American carriers per the Fly America Act.
The workshop is designed for in-person participation due to the collaborative nature of the projects. Participants are expected to attend all days of the workshop.
Organizers: Yui Takeshita (MBARI), Alison Gray (UW), Roo Nicholson (WHOI), Steve Riser (UW), Jaqui Neibauer (UW), Roberta Hotinski (Princeton), Mariana Bif (U. Miami), Ellen Park (WHOI), Adam Stoer (Dalhousie University), Jannes Koelling (UW), and Guillaume Liniger (MBARI)
Register here.
