The originally planned theme for the third PICES Summer School on “Satellite oceanography for the Earth Environment” will be organized from August 23–27, 2009, in Seoul, Korea, and its timing is in line with the launching of a Korean satellite. In this course, principles and applications in three major areas (optical, infra-red and microwave) of satellite oceanography will be introduced to students who have little experience in the field (focus will be on Asian countries). In addition to lectures and seminars, hands-on training of image processing will be provided. The major funding for the school will be provided by various Korean agencies. PICES will provide support for 1 foreign lecturer and 5 non-Korean students. The summary report of the school will is published in PICES Press (Vol. 18, No. 1).

The second PICES Summer School on “Ecosystem-Based Management” was held on August 22-25, 2008, in Hakodate, Japan. Fifty students and early career scientists from China, Japan, Korea, Russia and U.S.A. attended the School. Ecosystem-based management (EBM) is an integrated approach to management that considers the entire ecosystem, including humans. The goal of EBM is to maintain an ecosystem in a healthy, productive and resilient condition so that it can provide the services humans want and need. The summary report of the school will is published in PICES Press (Vol. 17, No. 1).

The first PICES Summer School on "Ocean circulation and ecosystem modeling" was organized from August 23-25, 2006, Busan, Korea. The main objective of the summer school was to teach and motivate postgraduate students, early-career scientists, and other professionals who will be the principal users of numerical models. The three-day summer school summarized our present knowledge of circulation and ecosystem modeling, and introduced numerical models that can be used and applied in various fields of oceanography. Report on the first PICES Summer School is published in PICES Press (Vol. 15, No. 1)