Help inform an external review of the effectiveness and value of US GO-SHIP operations, products, and science and how to strengthen them. Your input is invited, no matter your level of contact with US GO-SHIP, whether a casual observer and consumer of GO-SHIP data or science, a student who has gone on a cruise, a member of the Executive Committee, or anywhere in between.

The US CLIVAR Scientific Steering Committee seeks qualified individuals to serve on its three subsidiary panels beginning in 2019. Panel members formulate science goals and implementation strategies, catalyze and coordinate activities, and work with agencies and international partners to advance the progress of the climate research community. Nominations or self-nominations are due January 7, 2019. 

Come join the US CLIVAR Project Office in Washington, DC! We are searching for a Program Specialist II to assist the community in planning and implementing coordinated research efforts to achieve program goals, and develop and deliver useful communication and outreach materials. Applications are due November 20. 

Abstract submission and registration are now open for a workshop on Atmospheric Convection and Air-Sea Interactions of the Tropical Oceans that will take place May 7–9, 2019, in Boulder, Colorado. Abstracts are due January 7. 

Abstract submission and registration are now open for a workshop on Sources and Sinks of Ocean Mesoscale Eddy Energy that will take place March 12–14, 2019 in Tallahassee, Florida. Abstracts are due November 16. 

Over 300 scientists kicked off the International Conferences on Subseasonal to Decadal Prediction with the latest research results from the weather and climate community. Read the daily summaries for a few highlights from the meeting. 

If you are unable to join in person, the International Conferences on Subseasonal to Decadal Prediction will be live streamed. The meetings will take place from September 17–21, with concurrent sessions on subseasonal to seasonal (S2S) and season to decadal (S2D) prediction themes. 

Requests are now being accepted for up to one new US CLIVAR-sponsored working group for 2019. Submissions are encouraged from the US climate science community. All documents must be submitted by October 12, 2018. The next call for working groups will be in September 2019.

Jeff Becker joined the US CLIVAR Project Office in June 2018 as the new meetings manager. Jeff brings over fifteen years of experience in managing meetings and events for trade associations and is excited to work with our community. 

The Ocean Carbon Hot Spots workshop brought together the research community studying western boundary current regions to discuss gaps in understanding, observing and modeling challenges, and newly available tools. This report synthesizes the workshop and identifies recommendations for next steps.