Monthly Webinar Series
We bring the COBRA community together through this monthly webinar series. These virtual events will be held on the first Tuesday of each month at 3:00 – 4:30PM Eastern Time, with a regular rotation of science and professional development topics. Each workshop contains 90 minutes of programming, including a short community building ice breaker, invited speaker plenary tutorials and presentations, and plenary Q&A sessions. To foster an open environment for discussion, only presentations and Q&A may be recorded. Please let us know your suggestions for speakers/topics for future COBRA webinars here!
NEXT WEBINAR:
November 10, 2026 (3:00 – 4:30PM EDT, UTC-5)
A Representative Approach to Visually Observing the Deep Seafloor: The Methods Behind the Global Deep Sea Exploration Goals
Dr. Katy Croff Bell, Susan Poulton, and Dr. Brian Kennedy (Ocean Discovery League), and Dr. Kristen Johannes (Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory, UC Santa Barbara)
Upcoming Webinars
December 1, 2026
Environmental impacts of deep-sea mining + new data from Cook Islands
Dr. Adrian Glover (Natural History Museum, London)
Previous Webinars
September 29, 2026
Dr. Thomas Peacock (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
September 1, 2026
Dr. Muriel Rabone (Natural History Museum, London), Dr. Robert Blasiak (Stockholm University), and Erik Zhivkoplias (Stockholm University)
About the COBRA Webinar Series
The layout of the 90-minute meetings (all 3:00 – 4:30PM Eastern Time on the first Tuesday of each month) is anticipated to be:
- Welcome (10 minutes)
- Community building ice breaker (10 minutes; in breakout rooms if the group is large)
- Plenary talk(s) (30 minutes)
- Open Q&A (30 minutes)
- Wrap up (10 minutes)
By registering for and attending the meeting, you agree to review and abide by our non-discriminatory Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policy to treat everyone with dignity and respect and communicate with civility. The following behaviors are prohibited: harassment or threats in any form; any behavior that has the effect of creating an environment that is hostile towards a person or group; or taking videos or photos without prior consent. As a consequence of prohibited behaviors, meeting organizers may institute disciplinary actions, including immediate and permanent removal from the meeting. Please report any prohibited behavior to cobra@bigelow.org.
