Pre-registration deadline : May, 7th (after Aprll 15th the rooms are not guaranteed)

Workshop :

• Online session on Wednesday May 13th (9 am - 12 am and 1pm-2:30pm for troubleshooting)
• In person session from May 18th to May 22nd (recommended arrival : Sunday May 17th)

Exploring Molecular Systems

Computational chemistry stands at the crossroads of chemistry and physics, offering a window into the atomic-scale behavior of molecules, their assemblies, and their transformations through reactions, dynamics, and light-matter interactions.

Recent advances in hardware and software have revolutionized our ability to model, simulate, and visualize chemical phenomena, from IR and UV spectra to complex reaction mechanisms. Yet, limited training in specialized tools still hinders broader adoption, highlighting the need for more accessible and interactive learning environments.

Jupyter Notebooks Tools

Jupyter Notebooks, integrated with platforms such as VeloxChem, create an intuitive and engaging space for exploring molecular behavior interactively. Participants gain hands-on experience visualizing electronic transitions, conformational dynamics, and other key processes as they unfold.

An Immersive and Collaborative Experience

• The school includes an online session held the week prior to the in-person event (the link will be sent in due time).
• Combining theory with intensive practice, participants progress step by step under direct expert guidance - learning not only how to use advanced tools, but why they work.
• Beyond traditional lectures, this immersive approach encourages participants to experiment interactively, ask real-time questions, and collaborate with peers facing similar challenges.
• By bringing together researchers from diverse disciplines, the programme sparks interdisciplinary dialogue, strengthens computational skills, and builds a community ready to advance molecular science.

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À cette occasion, le programme scientifique proposé sera marqué notamment par la venue exceptionnelle de l’équipe canadienne du projet SeaAroundUs, coordonnée par le renommé chercheur Daniel Pauly.

Le programme de ces journée mettra à l’honneur les recherches menées à Marseille et dans les régions du Sud, tout en soulignant les collaborations étroites développées avec les gestionnaires locaux et les professionnels de la pêche.

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Les œuvres d’Aïcha Snoussi, d’Elias Kurdy, de Jeff Daniel Silva et d’Aurélie Darbouret (MIO OSU Pythéas) dialoguent avec des objets issus des collections des Musées de Marseille, tout en invitant les publics à prendre part à l’exposition à travers des œuvres participatives et des ateliers de création. Ensemble, artistes et visiteurs font émerger récits, mémoires et imaginaires liés à la Méditerranée, au-delà de sa seule dimension géographique.

Une invitation à écouter ce que la mer garde, raconte et transmet – et ce que nous choisissons d’en conserver.

Samedi 23 mai vernissage de l’exposition de 19h à minuit Venez découvrir l’exposition « Ce que la mer garde » en avant-première au Centre de la Vieille Charité dans le cadre de la Nuit Européenne des Musées, en présence des artistes !

Nous la mer est une installation sonore et visuelle qui invite à plonger sous la surface de la Méditerranée, dans l’espace sous-marin de la baie de Marseille, entre la Côte Bleue et La Ciotat. Sous l’horizon de la Méditerranée, un monde en mutation se dévoile, fragile et résilient, intouchable et irréversiblement transformé. Dans les profondeurs, vie marine et présences humaines s’enchevêtrent : les cargos grondent en surface, les câbles et les pipelines courent sur le fond, les filets de pêche obstruent de vastes étendues d’eau et d’étranges scaphandriers déploient des efforts pour réparer les dommages. Pendant une quinzaine de minutes, Nous la mer entraîne les visiteur·euses de la surface aux profondeurs obscures et les invite à abandonner les repères terrestres habituels.

Les images révèlent des milieux contrastés, des zones industrielles portuaires aux secteurs marins plus protégés du parc national des Calanques. La composition sonore repose sur des enregistrements réalisés dans la baie de Marseille à l’aide d’hydrophones, des micros capables de capter le son dans l’eau. L’ensemble donne à voir et à entendre les multiples activités humaines qui s’y déroulent au quotidien, et les traces qu’elles y laissent. On observe alors comment les êtres vivants composent avec cette présence : comment ils réagissent, subissent ou s’adaptent.

Nous la mer offre une immersion inédite dans cet univers marin sous l’angle de notre cohabitation avec une diversité d’autres créatures. Sans toujours en avoir conscience, comment transforme-t-on leur monde ? Cette expérience incite aussi à nous interroger : à qui appartient la mer et comment en prendre soin?

Caractéristiques techniques : Installation multimodale spatialisée pour 5 écrans et 18 enceintes. 17 minutes. Montage audiovisuel, cartes, textes, objets.

Production : Boris Pétric, La Fabrique des écritures ethnographiques, Raphaèle Dumas, MUJÔ, et les Musées de la Ville de Marseille,

Avec la collaboration de Pierre Léo Paul à l’image, de Pascal Catheland au montage, de Julie Rousse à la composition sonore multiphonique et de la commissaire Juliette Bessette.

Please note The deadline for abstract submissions has been extended to 15 January 2026.

We invite abstract proposals aligned with the sessions that have been accepted.

When submitting, authors are instructed to select the relevant session from a list shown during the submission process and also available here.

The themes of the UArctic Congress 2026 follow The Kingdom of Denmark's Arctic Council Chairship priorities, focusing on climate change, sustainable development, and the well-being of Arctic peoples.

‍We welcome abstracts under the following six main themes:

• Sustainable Economic Development and International Cooperation
• Oceans
• Climate Change in the Arctic
• Biodiversity
• Indigenous Peoples and Northern Communities
• 6. Other

Session and Presentation Formats

Sessions at the UArctic Congress 2026 include oral presentations, poster presentations, panel discussions and roundtable discussions. These sessions are either open for abstract submissions or closed, meaning that session owners are responsible for selecting and confirming speakers for their session (closed sessions are still open for all registered Congress participants to attend).

Workshops and meetings will also take place and are, in most cases, closed - both in terms of selecting active participants and general attendance. However, this may vary depending on the purpose of the session. The “owner” of the workshop or meeting is responsible for coordinating with the Congress organisers to clarify expected participant numbers and agree on any specific requirements, ensuring that suitable facilities and arrangements can be made in due time.

For full theme descriptions and a list of sub-themes, please read the full call for session proposals. Session proposals that do not directly match a listed theme may be submitted under the category "Other", provided their relevance is clearly explained.

We especially encourage sessions that include the participation of Indigenous peoples, youth, and local communities, and that apply transdisciplinary approaches to research and dialogue. Sessions can include oral and/or poster presentations, panel discussions, and roundtable dialogues. The official language of the Congress is English.

In summary

• ‍Abstracts are required for oral presentations, poster presentations, panel discussions, and roundtable discussions that are open for submissions.
• Closed sessions do not require abstracts, but session owners must submit a list of speakers by the deadline of 15 January 2026.
• Workshops and meetings will also take place but do not require abstract submissions.

All sessions will be held exclusively onsite at the arena við Tjarnir, at Atlagøta, Hoyvík, Faroe Islands.

Important dates

• • Session proposal submissions : By 31 July 2025
  • Accepted session announcement : End of September 2025
  • Abstract submission : 1 November 2025 - 15 January 2026
  • Accepted abstract announcement : January - February 2026

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Ocean Connectivity Conference

An international conference organized by the Kingdom of Denmark's Chairship of the Arctic Council in partnership with UArctic. The event is hosted by the University of the Faroe Islands and embedded in UArctic Congress 2026.

• What International ocean conference dedicated to Sub Arctic and High Arctic connectivity embedded in UArctic Congress 2026.
• ‍Who The conference is part of the official program of the Kingdom of Denmark's Chairship of the Arctic Council (2025-2027) and will be embedded in the UArctic Congress 2026.
• ‍Registration Those registered for UArctic Congress 2026 will have access to the Chairship Ocean Conference

The Arctic is predominantly covered by oceans. The Arctic seas are of immense importance for the people in the Arctic and in articular Indigenous Peoples and their communities who depend on the health of the sea for their livelihoods and way of life. Ongoing warming and the reduction of sea ice call upon us to step up monitoring developments and to identify the drivers of change thereby enhancing predictability and effective management of the changing marine environment.

The Kingdom of Denmark's Chairship of the Arctic Council is organizing the international Ocean Connectivity Conference dedicated to Sub Arctic and High Arctic connectivity. The conference will emphasize implications for biodiversity and migrating species, climate change impacts, pollutant transport and the movement of species between regions, including movement of invasive species to the High Arctic. It will also highlight the significance of sustainable management practices for the Arctic marine environment, reinforcing the importance of responsible Arctic marine monitoring and governance. The aim is to facilitate knowledge exchange initiatives and connect research findings and Indigenous Knowledge with a view to establishing best practices. The Ocean conference will be aligned with the Ocean Decade agenda.

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Le comité d’organisation de ces journées est heureux de vous accueillir du 26 at 29 mai 2026 à Aussois, en Haute-Savoie, au centre Paul Langevin.

Ces journées, réservées en priorité aux membres du Réseau Technologique sur les Capteurs en Environnement, seront l’occasion de découvrir le travail des membres du réseau, de se rencontrer et d’échanger sur les nombreuses thématiques abordées par le réseau, depuis le développement de capteurs jusqu’à l’acquisition et le traitement des données, en passant par les contraintes de déploiement in natura.

Les axes de ces journées :

• Développements innovants de capteurs : gestion de l’énergie et miniaturisation
• Techniques nouvelles de déploiement dans le milieu naturel : adaptations aux contraintes
• La mesure in natura : métrologie et assurance qualité des données
• Technologies du transfert de données
• Diffusion FAIR des données

Inscription et dépôt de résumé 

• Sustainable Cities Knowledge Communities, the Tuesday 26 May 2026, at 2pm: Urban pollution: from local issues to global political challenges
• Climate, Science, Society Knowledge Community, the wednesday 27 may 2026, at 2pm: Climate services demonstrators in the South: two examples developed under TRACCS

Come one, come all!

A work of Franck Desplanques, a photographer, and Stéphanie Jacquet, a CNRS oceanographer assigned to the MIO, OSU Pythéas, supported by the CNRS, Ifremer and the Agence de l'Eau.

This exhibition will be on display at Man and the Sea Festival, then to Lumexplore Festival, each time in a different setting and context.

Exhibition - Man and the Sea Photo Festival

• Guilvinec, Finistère
• June à September 2026
• Opening on 29 and 30 May 2026

Exhibition - Lumexplore Festival, 11th edition

• Eden Théâtre, La Ciotat
• From 9 at 13 September 2026

Photo credit: ©Franckdesplanques - website Man and the Sea Photo Festival]]> https://www.mio.osupytheas.fr/en/agenda/festival-explore-2026/ Fri, 29 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://www.mio.osupytheas.fr/?post_type=tribe_events&p=26248

Le Festival Explore revient pour une troisième édition du 29 at 31 May 2026, échangez avec plus de 40 chercheurs et chercheuses, et plongez au cœur de la recherche à travers de nombreuses animations ludiques et festives dans des lieux emblématiques marseillais.

Découvrez les coulisses de leurs recherches à travers des Blind Tests scientifiques, des Speed-Searchings, des Stands ou encore un Ciné-Sciences.

Le MIO y sera présent ! Mélusine Mendes et Céline Rommevaux y proposeront un stand aux Jardins d’Haïti, vendredi 29 mai 2026 de 14h00 à 17h 30 et seront également présentes à l’inauguration.

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Programme

• A week of seminars looking at plastic pollution from an interdisciplinary angle
• A field trip to gain a better understanding of the impacts and challenges of pollution in the Mediterranean region
• Friendly, rewarding discussions

Focus on the 2026 edition

This summer school offers an interdisciplinary approach to plastic pollution in the marine environment. It explores methods for measuring plastics - from nanoplastics to macroplastics - in different environmental contexts, from the Mediterranean to the southern hemisphere. Participants will also look at regulatory issues and existing levers for action, particularly through innovation and participatory science.

Alternating lectures, practical work and field trips, this summer school aims to strengthen the links between research and society. It will enable participants to gain a better understanding of the complexity of plastic pollution at sea and to identify practical ways of tackling this major environmental challenge.

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To mark the occasion, the Ocean cluster of the Data Terra is pleased to invite you to the« 10 years ODATIS »The aim was to bring together all those who have contributed to the cluster's dynamism: our institutional partners (CNRS, CNES, Ifremer, IRD, Shom, Marine Universities, Cerema), members of the scientific and operational community, data managers, public players, private partners, etc.

Over the last decade, ODATIS has established itself as a key player in the disseminating, promoting, sharing and managing ocean observation data. This event will provide an opportunity to relive the major crossings, flagship projects and landmark ports of call, while putting the heading for the new horizons to explore.

The event is divided into three distinct but complementary days:

• The Tuesday 2 June 2026, will focus on institutional and scientific issues, looking back and forward.
• The Wednesday 3 and Thursday 4 June 2026 will be organised in a more interactive format, with exchanges and work between plenary sessions and workshops.

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