BarcelonaOcean:

AnEngagingMarineTrainingExperience
BarcelonaOcean(www.barcelonaocean.com)isaneducational
initiativegrantinghighlyspecializedcoursesonallfieldsrelativeto
theMarineSciencesaswellasgeneralistcoursesonmanythemes
relatedtotheformationofresearchersandsciencedissemination.
BarcelonaOceanofferscourseswithatypicaldurationofoneweek
(30hours)thoughtherearesomeshortercourses.Thesecoursesare
generallyaddressedtoresearchers,professionalsandstudents,but
anyoneinterestedintheseaisencouragedtoparticipate.
BarcelonaOceanisajointeffortbyInvestigAdHoc
(www.investigadhoc.com),ayoungcompanydedicatedtoproviding
educationalandscientificservicesinthemarinefield,andresearchers
fromtheInstitutdeCinciesdelMar(ICM,InstituteofMarineSciences
-www.icm.csic.es),possiblythelargestmarinesciencecentreinthe
MediterraneanandareferenceoceanresearchEuropeancentre.The
initiativearisesasthenaturaloutcomeoftheresearchandteaching
experienceatICM,withtheparticipationofinternationallyrecognized
researchersfromtheICMandprofessionalsfromothernationaland
internationalinstitutions.
Thetrainingofferspreadsovereighttopics:Disseminationcourses,
GeneralTopics,MarineTechnology,MarineBiochemicalCycles,
ConservationofNaturalMarineResources,StructureandDynamicsof
MarineEcosystems,PhysicsoftheOceanandClimate,Marine
Geosciences.Thecoursesaregroupedintimeintwoblocks:aspring
blockonMarineEcosystemsandConservationandanautumnblock
onOceanPhysicsandGeosciences,witheachoftheseblocksincluding
severalkeygeneralcoursesonissuessuchascommunicationand
dissemination,writingscience,andcomputerprogramming.

AllBarcelonaOceancoursesareheldattheICMfacilities,locatedat
thebeachfront,besidestheverypopularBarcelonetaquarterandat
only15minutewalkdistancefromdowntownBarcelona,andwith
nearbyuniversitylodgingfacilities.Barcelonaisaverybeautifuland
safecity,wellcommunicatedthroughitsairportandport,with
excellentmetropolitantransportation,enjoyableforwalkingandwith
averyextensiveculturalandscientificoffer.TheweatherinBarcelona
ischaracterizedbyverypleasantspringsandfallsandamildwinter.
TheBarcelonaOceancourseswillbringyouauniqueexperience
wheretheboundariesbetweenlecturers,studentsandsciencefade
out.Itisanunparalleledplacetointeractwithactiveresearchers,a
uniqueopportunitytoreceiveahighlyspecializedtrainingandgetto
knowthecityandpeopleofBarcelona.Ourgoalisthateachcourse
shallprovideacompletesyllabustoengagestudentsonthelearning
processinmarinesciences,allwithintheincomparableBarcelona
oceanandcitysetting.WelookforwardtoyourvisitatBarcelona
Ocean-wesincerelythinkitwillbeanenjoyablepersonaland
professionalexperience!Pleaselookformoreinformationat
www.barcelonaocean.com.

2016Program

MarineEcosystemsandConservation

Dates

Lecturers

Max.no.
participants

Totalno.
hours

Full/Reduced
price*

Schedule

Biologicalphysicalinteractionsintheocean

2529Jan

MMcManus

15

24(5days)

360/288

9:0012:00,13:0016:00

AnintroductiontoRwithbiologicalapplications

29Feb
4Mar

EVzquez

15

30(5days)

450/360

9:0012:30,14:0017:30

AnIntroductiontoMatlab(spring)

711 Mar

MGasser

15

30(5days)

450/360

9:0012:30,14:0017:30

Anintroductiontomathematicalmodelsinbiologyusing
Matlab(spring)

1418 Mar

MGasser

15

30(5days)

450/360

9:0012:30,14:0017:30

Anintroductiontophotographyforscientists(spring)

2224 Mar

MGasser

15

16(3days)

240/192

9:0012:30,14:0017:30

Theoreticalecologyandecosystemmodelling

29 Mar
1Apr

SVallina

12

12 (4 days)

180/144

10:0013:00

Scientificwriting(spring)

46 Apr

JLPelegr

15

18 (3 days)

270/216

9:0012:30,14:0017:30

AnintroductiontoecosystemmodellingwithEcopath,
EcosimandEcospace

30 May
3Jun

MColl,JSteenbeek,
IPalomera

20

30(5days)

450/360

9:0013:00,14:3017:30

Comunicacinefectivaenpresentacionescientficas

2023Jun

YMarini

25

30(4 days)

450/360

9:0013:30,14:3019:00

Marinezooplanktonecophysiology

1721Oct

MAlcaraz,ACalbet,
ESaiz

35 (5 days)

625/500

8:3013:00,14:0018:30

*Areducedfeeappliestoearlyregistrations(over20daysbeforethecoursesopening)

2016Program

OceanPhysicsandGeosciences

Dates

Lecturers

Max.no.
participants

Totalno.
hours

Full/Reduced
price*

Schedule

Biologicalphysicalinteractionsintheocean

2529Jan

MMcManus

15

24(5days)

360/288

9:0012:00,13:0016:00

Seismicoceanography:echoesfromtheocean

1317Jun

GBuffet

15

30(5days)

450/360

9:0012:30,14:0017:30

AnintroductiontoRwithbiologicalapplications

59 Sep

EVzquez

15

30(5days)

450/360

9:0012:30,14:0017:30

Scientificwriting(fall)

1214 Sep

JLPelegr

15

18 (3 days)

270/216

9:0012:30,14:0017:30

AnIntroductiontoMatlab(fall)

1923 Sep

MGasser

15

30(5days)

450/360

9:0012:30,14:0017:30

Anintroductiontophotographyforscientists(fall)

57 Oct

MGasser

15

16(3days)

240/192

9:0012:30,14:0017:30

Oceandynamics:steadycirculation(postposed toJanuary
2017)

2327
Jan2017

JLPelegr,MGasser

15

30(5days)

450/360

9:0012:30,14:0017:30

Oceandynamics:propagatinganomalies(postposed to
January2017)

30Jan
3Feb2017

JLPelegr,MGasser

15

30(5days)

450/360

9:0012:30,14:0017:30

*Areducedfeeappliestoearlyregistrations(over20daysbeforethecoursesopening)

2016Program

DisseminationandGeneralTraining

Dates

Lecturers

Max.no.
participants

Totalno.
hours

Full/Reduced
price*

Schedule

AnintroductiontoRwithbiologicalapplications

29Feb
4Mar

EVzquez

15

30(5days)

450/360

9:0012:30,14:0017:30

AnIntroductiontoMatlab(spring)

711 Mar

MGasser

15

30(5days)

450/360

9:0012:30,14:0017:30

Anintroductiontophotographyforscientists(spring)

2224 Mar

MGasser

15

16(3days)

240/192

9:0012:30,14:0017:30

Scientificwriting(spring)

46 Apr

JLPelegr

15

18 (3 days)

270/216

9:0012:30,14:0017:30

Comunicacinefectivaenpresentacionescientficas

2023Jun

YMarini

25

30(4 days)

450/360

9:0013:30,14:3019:00

AnintroductiontoRwithbiologicalapplications

59 Sep

EVzquez

15

30(5days)

450/360

9:0012:30, 14:0017:30

Scientificwriting(fall)

1214 Sep

JLPelegr

15

18 (3 days)

270/216

9:0012:30,14:0017:30

AnIntroductiontoMatlab(fall)

1923 Sep

MGasser

15

30(5days)

450/360

9:0012:30,14:0017:30

Anintroductiontophotographyforscientists(fall)

57 Oct

MGasser

15

16(3days)

240/192

9:0012:30,14:0017:30

*Areducedfeeappliestoearlyregistrations(over20daysbeforethecoursesopening)