Capacity-building Activities of the

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Capacity-building Activities of the Scientific
Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR)
SCOR Summit of International Marine Research
Projects London, UK 7-9 December 2006
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• SCOR is well known internationally for its
  capacity-building activities, which began in the
  early 1960s as SCOR involved scientists from the
  Indian Ocean region in the International Indian
  Ocean Expedition.

• According to SCORs parent, the International
  Council for Science
• Well known is the reputation of SCOR for its
  extensive outreach to scientists, laboratories,
  and research organizations in the developing
  world. Over the last 45 years, many developed
  country oceanographers made their first contacts
  with developing country scientists through SCOR
  meetings and reports.

• SCORs current activities in capacity building
  include

• participation of developing country scientists on
  SCOR working groups, panels, and committees

• travel grants for developing country scientists
  to attend ocean science meetings

• a program of fellowships for ocean observations
  (with POGO)

• provision of copies of reports to 43 libraries in
  33 developing countries and countries with
  economies in transition and

• development of the idea of Regional Graduate
  Schools of Oceanography.

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New SCOR Committee on Capacity Building
Chair Venu Ittekkot, University of Bremen,
Germany

• Terms of Reference
• Provide direction for all of SCORs existing
  capacity-building activities participation of
  scientists from developing countries and
  countries with economies in transition in SCOR
  activities, POGO-SCOR Fellowship Program, travel
  grants, and provision of reports to libraries in
  developing countries.
• Guide and assist SCOR Executive Director in
  development of new capacity-building activities,
  particularly the Regional Graduate Schools of
  Oceanography activity.
• Assist SCOR-sponsored projects in developing
  their capacity-building activities.
• Help SCOR arrange funding for existing and new
  capacity-building activities.
• Assist SCOR in interacting with regional and
  international groups related to capacity building
  in ocean sciences, such as the ICSU regional
  centers, START, IOC regional programs, etc.