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## BioGeoSCAPES NEWSLETTER #2
February 5, 2020
Thank you for your continued interest in the BioGeoSCAPES initiative.
BioGeoSCAPES is the concept for a potential future interdisciplinary
global-scale microbial biogeochemistry program that arose out of a small
international working group in late 2018 (see the meeting report [here](<https://www.biogeoscapes.org/>)
and various prior related activities below. BioGeoSCAPES is at an early stage of
the organizing process, when those interested are gauging and aiming to
build international community support, as well as discussing potential
science objectives and parameters.
Upcoming plans include organizing national meetings to continue gauging
interest and brainstorming scientific goals (see below). In addition,
initial intercalibration efforts are being encouraged for potential
parameters such as the recently organized metagenomic and metaproteomic
intercalibration projects (see below). Future sessions at international
meetings are also being organized, such as at the Ocean Sciences Meeting
in San Diego (CA, USA) in 2020 (see below).
In parallel, we would like to find a way to facilitate the inclusion of
more nations and researchers in BioGeoSCAPES activities. To help with
this we have begun a list of ambassadors based on those who participated
in the Woods Hole Scoping meeting and share it [here](
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1dG2Manobov6d5tuhU4QFWceCZGm9HQIkQz_Gyb435TQ/htmlview).
Please have a look and if you wish to add your name, please send an
email to info@biogeoscapes.org.
### Some highlights of the most recent, ongoing and upcoming activities
include:
- An Ocean Metaproteomic Intercomparison [effort]
(https://www.us-ocb.org/intercomparison-and-intercalibration-metaproteomics/)
is underway funded by the US Ocean Carbon Biogeochemistry (OCB) program.
Intercomparison samples were recently sent to participating groups, and
there are opportunities for a few more laboratories to join. A workshop
to discuss results is planned for May 14-17, 2020.
- A series of EU participants at the 2018 WHOI BioGeoSCAPES workshop
(Alessandro Tagliabue, Ingrid Obernoster, Daniele Iudicone, Chris
Bowler, Yeala Shaked and Martha Gledhill) submitted a EU-COST action
proposal with multiple EU partners, entitled "Cells to SeaSCAPES:
Nutrient regulation of Ocean Metabolism" in the fall 2019, to develop
an EU wide BioGeoSCAPES network, outlining protocols and planning
intercalibrations, field campaigns and experiments. The results of this
proposal will be known in March 2020.
- 1st China BioGeoSCAPES Planning Workshop, Academic Exchange Center,
Xiamen University, Xiang’an Campus, October 20-21, 2019. Organizer:
Dalin Shi
- 1st Canada BioGeoSCAPES Planning Workshop; Halifax, Nova Scotia,
October 25-27, 2019. Organizers: Erin Bertrand, Steven Hallam and Maite
Maldonado
- Ocean nucleic acids 'omics intercalibration and standardization
Workshop; January 9-11, 2020; University of North Carolina Chapel Hill;
funded by the US Ocean Carbon Biogeochemistry (OCB) program. A more
complete description of this activity is available [here](
(https://www.us-ocb.org/ocean-nucleic-acids-omics-workshop/).
- Three BioGeoSCAPES Sessions at the Ocean Sciences Meeting, San Diego,
USA, February 16-21, 2020, entitled "Toward BioGeoSCAPES: Exploring
Molecular Drivers of Ocean Metabolism and Biogeochemistry"
[I (OB53B), Talks, Thursday, February 20, 14:00-16:00]
(https://agu.confex.com/agu/osm20/prelim.cgi/Session/93195)
[III (OB44J), Posters, Thursday, February 20, 16:00-18:00 ]
(https://agu.confex.com/agu/osm20/prelim.cgi/Session/84717)
[II (OB43C), Talks, Friday, February 21, 14:00-16:00]
(https://agu.confex.com/agu/osm20/prelim.cgi/Session/93199)
1st France BioGeoSCAPES Planning Workshop; May 4-7, 2020; Toulouse.
Organizers: Catherine Jeandel, Ingrid Obernoster and Damien Cardinal
- Proposal funded for [USA BioGeoSCAPES Planning Workshop]
(https://www.us-ocb.org/ocb-scoping-workshop-laying-the-foundation-for-a-potential-future-biogeoscapes-program/)
(~70 participants) in the fall of 2020, entitled Laying the foundation
for a potential future BioGeoSCAPES program: Assessing needs and
capabilities for studying controls on ocean metabolism through
integrated omics and biogeochemistry, by Ben Twining, Mak Saito, Alyson
Santoro, Adrian Marchetti, Naomi Levine.
BioGeoSCAPES related science is also being promoted on social media
through the Twitter account "@BioGeoSCAPES". If you have any highlights
for the Twitter feed, please share them with us at
info@biogeoscapes.org. The latest news and archived newsletters are also
available on the [Biogeoscapes.org website](https://www.biogeoscapes.org/).
Thanks for showing interest in BioGeoSCAPES!
Sincerely,
Maite Maldonado, Adrian Marchetti, Mak Saito, and Alessandro Tagliabue