July 2026
Venice, Italy
7th IOCCG Summer Lecture Series, hosted by the Venice International University and CNR-ISMAR.
July – November 2026
Online & India
Observing Marine Ecosystem Structure and Function: From Microbial Communities to Fisheries and Human Health, organized by the Trevor Platt Science Foundation, with sponsorship from IOCCG for international participants. Free and open-to-all online webinar held from 7 July – 6 October, and in-person training course hosted at INCOIS, Hyderabad with field work hosted by Cochin University in Kochi, India.
April – June 2025
Tromø, Norway, to Nice, France
ESA’s Ocean Training Course 2025 (OTC-2025) aboard the tall ship Statsraad Lehmkuhl as part of the One Ocean Expedition. Organized by ESA with support from IOCCG for international participants, for the North Atlantic leg from Norway to France. [Blog Posts]
December 2025
Darmstadt, Germany
Multi-Sensor Satellite Ocean Colour (MSOC) Course. First dedicated multi-sensor joint training course organized and hosted by EUMETSAT with input and spport from other IOCCG agencies, EUMETSAT Headquarters, Darmstadt, Germany.
April 2024
Córdoba Argentina
Satellite Ocean Colour Validation. Organized by IOCCG and hosted at Centro Espacial Teófilo Tabanera, CONAE, Argentina. [Course Report, Course agenda, Course lecture material]
July 2024
Busan, South Korea
GOCI Toolbox (GTBX) on Snap. Organized by IOCCG & KIOST, and conducted by KIOST as part of the 45th COSPAR Scientific Assembly.
Nov 2024,
Hyderabad, India
Sixth IOCCG Summer Lecture Series: Frontiers in Ocean Optics and Ocean Colour Science.
April – Aug 2023
Plymouth UK & Online
Satellite-based tools for investigating aquatic ecosystems. Organized by the Trevor Platt Science Foundation and co-sponsored by IOCCG. [Course report, Course website, Online Lecture Videos]
July 2022,
Villefranche-sur-Mer, France
Fifth IOCCG Summer Lecture Series 2022: Frontiers in Ocean Optics and Ocean Colour Science.
October 2019
Hangzhou, China
Advanced Training Course on Ocean Colour Remote Sensing
July 2018
Villefranche-sur-Mer, France
Fourth IOCCG Summer Lecture Series 2018: Frontiers in Ocean Optics and Ocean Colour Science.
- View course report and lecture synopsis (PDF file)
- View lecture material (course website, PDF presentations, and on-line videos of lectures)
- View lecture videos
July 2016
Villefranche-sur-Mer, France
Third IOCCG Summer Lecture Series 2016: Frontiers in Ocean Optics and Ocean Colour Science.
July 2014
Villefranche-sur-Mer, France
Second IOCCG Summer Lecture Series 2014: Frontiers in Ocean Optics and Ocean Colour Science
October 2013
Qingdao, China
NOWPAP- PICES Joint Training Course on Remote Sensing Data Analysis, co-sponsored by IOCCG.
November 2012
Morocco
Methods and Applications of Satellite Remote Sensing in African Coastal and Regional Seas, co-sponsored by IOCCG [View course report].
July 2012
Villefranche-sur-Mer, France
IOCCG Summer Lecture Series 2012: Frontiers in Ocean Optics and Ocean Colour Science [View course report and lecture synopsis]. [View Summer Lecture Series 2012 website]. [Download all presentations and videos]. [View on-line videos of all lectures].
October 2011
Vladivostok, Russia
NOWPAP/PICES/WESTPAC Joint Training Course on Remote Sensing Data Analysis, co-sponsored by IOCCG [View course report]. [View student report].
February 2010
Kochi, India
Remote Sensing Applications in Fisheries and Ecosystem Analysis. Training course co-sponsored by IOCCG and held in conjunction with the SAFARI Symposium on Remote Sensing and Fisheries [view report].
October 2009
Zanzibar, Tanzania
Methods and Applications of Ocean Colour Remote Sensing in African Coastal and Regional Seas. Organised by the Joint Research Centre (EU) and co-sponsored by IOCCG. [Course synopsis] [Course Report]
August 2009
Lauenburg, Germany
IOCCG training course on “Inversion Methods in Ocean Colour Remote Sensing”. Organised by Dr. Roland Doerffer of the GKSS Research Center, Institute for Coastal Research. [Course summary], [Participants List]
April 2009
Hangzhou, China
International Ocean Colour Workshop held in conjunction with the IOCCG Committee meeting. Organized by Prof. Delu Pan and colleagues, SOED, Second Institute of Oceanography, SOA, China. [Workshop agenda and photos].
September 2007
Mombassa, Kenya
Methods and Applications of Ocean Colour Remote Sensing in African Coastal and Regional Seas. Organised by the Joint Research Centre (EU) and co-sponsored by IOCCG. [view report]
May 2007
St. John’s, Canada
IOCCG training course on “Analysis and Applications of Satellite-derived Ocean-Colour Data” held at Memorial University of Newfoundland. [view report]
October 2005
Ispra, Italy
IOCCG training course on “Methods and Applications of Ocean Colour Remote Sensing in Coastal and Regional Seas” held at the Joint Research Center (JRC). [view report]
April 2005
Montevideo, Uruguay
IOCCG training course on “Remote Sensing of Ocean Colour in Open, Coastal, and Estuarine waters” [view report]
January 2005
Isla de Margarita, Venezuela
Second ANTARES workshop co-sponsored by IOCCG. [view report]
July 2003 to February 2004
Southern Hemisphere
Oceanographic training on the BEAGLE Southern Hemisphere cruise.
October 2003
Brisbane, Australia
2nd IOCCG Pacific Ocean Remote Sensing Capacity Building Workshop. [view report]
September 2003
Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia
International Symposium on Remote Sensing and Ocean Science in South East Asia, co-sponsored by IOCCG. [view report]
July 2003
INIDEP, Mar del Plata, Argentina
First ANTARES Workshop on bio-optics and ocean colour, co-sponsored by IOCCG. [view report]
October 2002
University of Concepción, Chile
IOCCG training course on Primary Production. [view report]
December 2001
Cape Town, South Africa
IOCCG training course on Remote Sensing of Ocean Colour: Analysis and applications. [view report]
October 2001
Bogor, Indonesia
Training Course on Remote Sensing and GIS for Coastal Applications, co-sponsored by IOCCG. [view report]
September 2001
Noumea, New Caledonia
ILOCCG workshop on Remote Sensing Resources for Marine Management. [view report]
February 2001
Ahmedabad, India
IOCCG International Training Course on Ocean Colour: Techniques and Applications. [view report]
December 2000
Bangkok, Thailand
Asian Remote Sensing Training Course on Ocean Colour, co-sponsored by IOCCG. [view report]
September 2000
Erdemli, Turkey
IOCCG Training Course on Remote Sensing of Ocean Colour. [view report]
November 1999
Klong Luang, Thailand
IOCCG Training course: Applications of Marine Remote Sensing Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). [view report]
January 1999
Bangalore, India
JGOFS Symposium and Training course: Biogeochemistry of the Arabian Sea: Synthesis and Modelling. [view report]
November 1997
Olmué, Chile
Intensive Course on Remote Sensing of the Ocean: Applications for Ocean Colour, Temperature, Wind Stress and Altimetry. [view report]
The 6th International Ocean Colour Science (IOCS) meeting was held in Darmstadt, Germany from 1 – 4 December 2025, hosted by EUMETSAT and ESA. All meeting material is available is on the archive webpage.