POSTPONED: In reason of emergency measures taken by the host country in an attempt to stop the spread of the Covid-19 virus, please be informed that the meeting scheduled to take place at Headquarters, has been postponed.

[New dates to be announced as soon as possible]

6-day ‘Brush-up’ Course followed by a 5-day optional Workshop on bHAB species

Overview

The present international course is a 6-day ‘brush-up’ course aimed at participants who have previously attended IOC courses or who have several years of experience in HAB monitoring, or who want to acquire the ‘IOC Certificate of Proficiency in Identification of Harmful Algae’.

The course is organized in collaboration between the Institute of Oceanography, Nha Trang, Vietnam and the IOC Science and Communication Centre on Harmful Algae, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. 

Course description: The course includes 80 hours of teaching and is divided into two parts. 1) The first part of the course is an internet teaching programme giving general introductions to the various groups of harmful algae; this part is mainly for self-study and estimated to 50 hours of reading. 2) The second part is a practical course in species identification including 30 hours of teaching and a 3-hour exam. This part of the course will focus particularly in recent taxonomic developments in HAB research. A microscope will be available to each participant during the entire period.

bHAB Workshop: The course is followed by a 5-day optional workshop with focus on bHAB species. The workshop will include an excursion and demonstration of isolation of single cells for establishment of cultures and identification.

It will be possible to participate in either events or only one of them, see application form.

Participants: The number of participants is limited to 10. If there are more applicants than available seats, priority will be given to applicants who have direct research or management responsibilities with regard to the occurrence of harmful algae.

Dates and venue: The practical part of the course (Part 2) will take place at Institute of Oceanography, Nha Trang, Vietnam, 20-25 April 2020, see programme below. Part 1 (distance learning) will be available on the UNESCO/IOC’s e-Learning Platform ‘OceanTeacher’ about 2 months prior to Part 2.

The workshop will take place 27 April – 1 May 2020, see programme below.

Application: Dead-line for application is 1 March 2020 (please fill in the online application form)

Language: English.

Course lecturers: 

• Dr. Jacob Larsen
• Dr. Nina Lundholm
• Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Lam
• Dr. Doan Nhu Hai

Enquiries may be sent to Jacob Larsen (jacobl@bio.ku.dk), Ngoc Lam Nguyen (habviet.nnl@gmail.com) or ioc.training@unesco.org, always using the name of the course as email subject.

The IOC Science and Communication Centre on Harmful Algae, University of Copenhagen, Denmark is organizing the course. The course and the workshop are organized on a cost-recovery basis, for course fee details see details below. 

The course is organized on a cost-recovery basis. The course fee is 1840 USD and covers the following: 

• Access to the distant learning programme on Ocean Teacher which will be available two-three months prior to the practical course
• Lunch and coffee breaks during the course practical part of the course, but NOT accommodation and evening meals
• Bus shuttle morning and afternoon between hotels and the laboratory
• Teaching material including hard copies or pdf-versions of the following books which will be distributed during the practical part of the course:
• Hallegraeff, G.M., Anderson, D.M., Cembella, A.D. (eds) 2004. Manual on harmful marine microalgae, - Monographs on oceanographic methodology 11, UNESCO, Paris (pdf-version)
• Hoppenrath, M., Murray, S.A., Chomérat, N. & Horiguchi, T. 2014. Marine Benthic Dinoflagellates: Unveiling Their Worldwide Biodiversity. - Kleine Senckenberg-Reihe, Volume: 54, 1-276
• Karlson, B., Cusack, C. & Bresnan, E. (eds). 2010. Microscopic and molecular methods fro quantitative phytoplankton analysis. – IOC Manuals and Guides 55, Paris, UNESCO, 110 pp. (pdf-version)
• Larsen, J. & Nguyen, N.L. (eds). 2004. Potentially toxic microalgae of Vietnamese waters. – Opera Bot. 140: 5-216 (pdf-version)
• Lassus, P., Chomérat, N., Hess, P. & Nézan, E. 2016. Toxic and Harmful Microalgae of the World Ocean. – Denmark. International Society for the Study of Harmful Algae / Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO. IOC Manuals and Guides 68, 523 pp.
• Reguera, B., Alonso, R., Moreira, A., Méndez, S., Dechraoui-Bottein, M.-Y. (eds). 2016. Guide for designing and implementing a plan to monotor toxin-producing microalge. 2^nd ed. – IOC Gudies and Manuals 59, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Paris and Vienna, 66 pp. (pdf-version)
• Proceedings from various HAB conferences (pdf-versions)
• Copies of all lectures given during the course
• Use of facilities, microscopes, samples, and cultures
• Tuition during the practical part of the course

It should be noted that hotel and dinner are NOT included in the course fee.

The room rates vary from about 25 to 45 USD per night (2019 rates) for good quality hotels. For details on any local logistics please contact Professor Nguyen Ngoc Lam, ION for further information and booking (email address habviet.nnl@gmail.com).

Workshop

The price of the worksop is 450 USD, and covers the following:

1) excursion (car and boat rental, hotel 2 nights, all meals during the excursion),

2) lunch and coffee breaks on day 3-5, use of microscopes and facilities at ION.

Note that hotel and evening meals on days 3-5 are NOT covered by the workshop fee.

Payment

Successful applicants will receive an invoice from the University of Copenhagen administration shortly after the dead-line for applications (extended to April; was 1 March 2020) including payment instructions.

Part II, IOC ‘brush-up’ course, tentative programme

 bHAB Workshop, tentative programme