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The 2023 workshop will be a two-day in-person event showcasing new research advancements and providing a forum for water supply managers, health officials, ecologists, modellers, toxicologists and research experts in cyanobacterial identification and management to meet and discuss all things cyanobacteria. The 8th Australia and New Zealand Cyanobacteria Workshop will be held on the 26th and 27th September 2023. Sponsored by the Civil Engineering Department of Monash University, the workshop will be at their Clayton Campus: 20 Research Way, Clayton VIC. The workshop will be followed by an AquaWatch Mission End User Consultation Workshop hosted by CSIRO on Thursday 28th September (hybrid workshop).  Workshop attendees can add the AquaWatch workshop to their registration for free. Registration is open until 22/09/2023.

Register now!

The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs has opened the registration for the upcoming United Nations/World Health Organization International Conference on Space and Global Health, which will take place in Geneva from 1-3 November in person only. Registration is open until 10 September using the following link: https://forms.office.com/e/p08MfeQ9Lt.

 For additional information concerning the conference please check: United Nations/World Health Organization International Conference on Space and Global Health (unoosa.org)

Very limited funding might be available for participants from emerging and developing countries. The Office for Outer Space Affairs is committed to achieving 50/50 gender balance in its programs and ensuring a balanced representation from different perspectives. Women are encouraged to apply.

 Additional background documents:

• United Nations General Assembly Resolution (A/RES/77/120) on Space and Global Health
• United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space: Working Group on Space and Global Health
• United Nations General Assembly Resolution (A/RES/76/3): “The Space2030 Agenda: space as a driver of sustainable development“
• Sustainable Development Goal 3: “Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages” Goal 3 | Department of Economic and Social Affairs (un.org)

 Job alert!  SIEC at UStirling is currently advertising five new positions in Scotland’s International Environment Centre working on the ⁦#ForthERA project. With two further positions to follow very shortly!

Scotland’s International Environment Centre (SIEC) at the University of Stirling is hiring!

Come join our growing team working on the ground-breaking Forth-ERA project. We have a number of new positions now available:

• SIEC Data Centre Technical Manager
• Scientific Project Coordinator
• Data Engineer (Backend Specialist)
• Senior Technical Specialist (Sensor Networks)
• Technical Specialist (Sensor Networks / Fieldwork Support)

And we will be shortly advertising the following roles:

• Frontend developer (WebGIS)
• Research Fellow in Earth Observation (Water Quality)

Learn more and apply here: https://lnkd.in/emWtQGKW

Challenge Overview:

“Gaia4All: Indigenous Hackathon for Global Early Warning” is a groundbreaking, Indigenous-led innovation challenge committed to contribute to the overarching UN goal of providing effective early warning systems for storms, floods, droughts and heatwaves in all parts of the world by 2027. With climate change impacts escalating, timely early warnings have become a pressing need to safeguard lives and livelihoods.

This transformative challenge is guided by the principles of the “Indigenous Hackathon” fostering the co-creation of technological solutions that integrate scientific, local, and Indigenous knowledge. Our collective goal is to make early warnings universally accessible and embraced, particularly by Indigenous and underrepresented communities, empowering them to proactively mitigate the impacts of extreme weather events.

Join us in this audacious journey to harness the collective intelligence of the crowd to strengthen global resilience, protect lives and foster sustainable futures. Let’s work towards  a world where early warning systems are available to everyone anywhere, leaving no community behind in the face of climate uncertainty. Let’s unite as planet guardians, making a lasting impact for generations to come.

When: October 28-29

Where: Online

Sign up here to keep informed and share your interest to participate as a hacker, mentor or sponsor: https://forms.gle/MPSPdMuxsh7PgnKaA

For sponsorship inquiries or more information, please contact diana@space4innovation.com