Assemble Marine News

First PIC meeing

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100

The ASSEMBLE Project Implementation Committee met in Roscoff

Website in progress

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0200

Ulrika is working hard to get all pieces together at the ASSEMBLE website!

Project starts

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100

March 1, 2009 is the official starting date of this EU FP7 project that will run for 4 years.

Apply now!

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0200

First call for applications is now open. You can apply for on-site and remote access to the ASSEMBLE infrastructure sites for the period Dec 2009 - May 2010. Deadline September 15, 2009.

Go to the Access pages for more info.

User Selection Panel settled

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0200

The composition of the ASSEMBLE User Selection Panel (USP) has now been decided.

The panel comrises the following members. They will have their first selection meeting Mid-October 2009 in Gothenburg, Sweden.

• Nancy Knowlton, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, USA
• Carsten Lüter, Humboldt University Berlin, Germany. Manager in SYNTHESYS programme.
• Mari Moren, National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research, Norway
• Billie Swalla, University of Washington, USA
• Mike Thorndyke (ASSEMBLE coordinator), University of Gothenburg, The Sven Lovén Centre for Marine Sciences - Kristineberg, Sweden
• Bernard Kloareg (ASSEMBLE co-coordinator), Station Biologique de Roscoff, France
• Alternating ASSEMBLE member
• Alternating ASSEMBLE member

Deadline tomorrow

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0200

Tuesday the 15th of September if the last day for applications to ASSEMBLE's first call.

Go to the Access pages for more info.

Call closed

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0200

We received 98 applications. Next call will cover June-Nov 2010, the deadline is planned for Feb 15, 2010.

First ASSEMBLE workshop - on-site access, new date!

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100

We would like to welcome administrative and technical personnel working at the ASSEMBLE sites, as well as other marine centers, to a workshop on the different aspects of work associated with hosting guest scientists (= on-site access).

Location: the Lovén Centre (Kristineberg + Tjärnö), University of Gothenburg, Sweden (http://www.loven.gu.se/)

Timing: 22-26 of March, 2010 (travelling on the MOnday and Friday)

Costs: 2 ASSEMBLE participants per site pay travel only, additional ASSEMBLE participants and non-ASSEMBLE participants pay also for meals and accommodation.

Registration: send email to Bengt Lundve (bengt.lundve@loven.gu.se) before March 8, 2010.

Preliminary programme:

Monday: Travel to Tjärnö

Tuesday

Introductions
PPT presentation of each marine station (facilities, resources, operational procedures and lot of pictures!)
Short presentation of each participant
Tour of the Tjärnö facilities
Discussions in breakout groups (Administrators, Technicians, Boat crew, Sampling/culturing). Identify routines:

1.       that we do in similar ways,
2.       that we do in different ways and perhaps should stay that way for local reasons.
3.       that we do in different ways but for which we should try to find common ways to do in the future.

Wednesday

Visit at aquaria
Travel to Kristineberg
Boat trip
Tour of the Kristineberg facilities

Thursday

Discussions in breakout groups, cont.
Presentation of the result from group discussions
Preparation of draft Best Practice Guidelines (description of the routines that the workshop has decided should be standardized)

Friday: Travel back

Second call open!

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Second call for applications is now open. You can apply for on-site and remote access to the ASSEMBLE infrastructure sites for the period June - November 2010. Deadline 15 February 2010.

Go to the Access page for more information and application form.

Second call closed

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

We received 115 applications. Next call will cover Dec 2010 - May 2011 with a deadline the 15th of September, 2010.