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OceanHackWeek 2026 (OHW26) will be held on August 24-28, 2026 at the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre on the West Coast of beautiful Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada!
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Apply to OceanHackWeek 2026
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View more about OceanHackWeek 2026
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**We are looking for _industry partners_ or other sponsors** to help us lower costs for participants and expose them to private-sector careers in ocean data science! Please contact [Julek Chawarski](mailto:jchawarski@aslenv.com) to learn more and discuss options. Even small funding support would be really helpful. Thank you!
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**OUR MISSION** is to meet, collaborate, and learn at the intersection of ocean and data sciences. We create vibrant, diverse, and inclusive communities that push the future of open science.
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OceanHackWeek (OHW) is a 5-day collaborative learning experience aimed at exploring, creating and promoting effective computation and analysis workflows for large and complex oceanographic data. It includes tutorials, data exploration, software development, collaborative projects and community networking. Its objectives are to:
- Promote data and software proficiency in ocean scientists: Provide participants with computational and data science skills that can advance oceanography research, which often requires the integration and manipulation of diverse sources of data and models.
- Facilitate inclusive community building: Connect oceanographers across disciplines and career stages and cultivate an open science and a sharing culture.
:::{admonition} Participant Quotes :class: note
My experience at the Oceanhackweek 2019 was in a few words a once in a lifetime learning experience. The people involved were amazing, from the organization group to all the participants. The project group I joined was extremely democratic and involved. I learned not only from more advanced researchers but also telling what I knew to my group partners. I definitely recommend this event for everyone that is eager to learn.
-- Ágata Piffer Braga, 2019
It is sometimes hard to predict whether a given conference, training or hack-a-thon might be worth your time. [...] The real challenge, of course, is to find a group of like minded people that want to expand their horizons and learn together, and that is just what I found when I attended Ocean Hackweek.
-- Christian Saranson, 2018
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Thanks to our sponsors that have made OceanHackWeek possible over the last several years.
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about/index.md
OHW 2026 <ohw26/index.md>
resources/index.md
about/pasthackweeks.md