Brown, M.

Rommens, W.

Vladymyrov, V.

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THE IOC PROJECT OFFICE FOR IODE: THE BENEFITS FOR LOCAL MARINE 
SCIENTISTS  
Rommens Wouter1, Murray Brown2 and Vladimir Vladymyrov1  
1 IOC Project Office for IODE 
Wandelaarkaai 7, 8400 Oostende, Belgium  
E-mail: Wouter.Rommens@iode.org 
2 Phoenix Training Consultants 
834 Elysian Fields Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America 
 
The IOC (UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission) Project Office for 
IODE (IOC International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange Program) has 
been established in Ostend, Belgium on the 25th of April 2005. The project office is 
hosted and supported by the Flemish Government through the Flanders Marine Institute 
(VLIZ). It plays an important role in the IOC/IODE program. The main activities of the 
project office include the organization of training courses on data and information 
management and the development of new techniques for marine data and information 
management and exchange. The training courses are organized in the framework of 
ODIN (Oceanographic Data and Information Network) networks (ODINCARSA, 
ODINCINDIO, ODINAFRICA) established by IODE. The office is fully equipped to host 
these training activities and expert meetings. The development of new data and 
information technologies is facilitated by the availability of modern computer 
infrastructure and a fast internet connection.  
The project office creates opportunities for Flemish marine scientists to look beyond 
Flanders and to meet with marine scientists and data and information managers from 
around the globe. The ‘researcher’s short curriculum’ in OceanTeacher, IODE training 
tool which is the main tool used during the training courses, is particularly useful for 
scientists to learn more about oceanographic data management 
(http://ioc.unesco.org/oceanteacher/oceanteacher2). In the nearby future different 
kinds of the oceanographic models will become available on the Project Office server, 
which can be used remotely upon request. The project office also provides GIS facilities 
for specific purposes. Scientists may also be interested in the OdinPubAfrica initiative 
which makes available marine-related scientific literature from Africa online. Interested 
scientists are kindly invited to visit the Project Office after the consultation with the 
Project Office Event Calendar available on-line (http://www.iode.org/projectoffice). 


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