The Seminar for the establishment of the International Marine Science Popularization Alliance (IMSPA) was held at the Academic Exchange center of the Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao) on July 5th, 2018.

Jose Santos, Executive Director of the ICPO was invited to give remarks on behalf of the ICPO and all international offices hosted by FIO on occasion of the 60th Anniversary of FIO. 

Roger G. Barry, former Director of the International CLIVAR Project Office (ICPO), passed away on March 19, 2018, concluding a distinguished career in climate science. His work as a research scientist and professor, and his dedication to the formation of centers for the study of the cryosphere helped shape the evolution of climate science.

Stefanny graduated from Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, Guayaquil-Ecuador. She will work at ICPO from April to the end of September 2018 to support the organizing of CLIVAR-FIO summer school and ENSO conference.

The latest issue of CLIVAR Exchanges, a joint issue with US CLIVAR Variations, titled "Sea Level Rise", is now available to read and download.

From December 16th to 17th, Jose Santos and Jing Li were invited to participate in the First Healthy Ocean Innovation and Development Conference, in Huangdao. Jose briefly introduced CLIVAR by highlighting planetary heat balance and ocean heat storage; ocean observations and ocean modelling for healthy ocean development.

The 23rd session of the CLIVAR Scientific Steering Group (SSG) was held on November 27-30, 2017 in Pune, India, hosted by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology where the International CLIVAR Monsoon Project Office is based.