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+```mermaid
+---
+config:
+  theme: default
+---
+%%{init: { 'themeVariables': {
+    'doneTaskBkgColor': '#d3d3d3',
+    'activeTaskBkgColor': '#85C1E9',
+    'taskBkgColor': '#F7DC6F',
+    'critBorderColor': '#ff0000'
+}}}%%
+gantt
+    title VirtualShip Year Plan, 2026 - 2027
+    dateFormat  YYYY-MM-DD
+    tickInterval 3month
+    weekday monday
+
+    section NKO scale-up
+    Course inventory    :active, 2026-03-01, 30d
+    Computing facilities inventory :active, 2026-03-19, 50d
+    Showcases           :active, 2026-03-19, 50d
+    Train-the-trainer content dev   :active, 2026-04-01, 150d
+    Train-the-trainer workshops :active, 2026-08-01, 62d
+    SWRM (UU-internal) train-the-trainer :future, 2026-08-01, 60d
+    [UvA] Biological Oceanography :active, 2026-12-01, 60d
+    [UvA] Benthic Ecosystems :active, 2027-01-01, 60d
+    [TUD] Physical Oceanography :active, 2026-09-01, 60d
+    [TUD] Atmosphere and Ocean Dynamics :active, 2026-11-01, 60d
+    [WUR] Research Methods in Marine Science :active, 2027-05-01, 60d
+    [RUG] Introductory Course in Biological Oceanography :active, 2027-09-01, 60d
+    [RUG] Marine Biology :active, 2027-11-01, 60d
+
+    section Real-life expeditions
+    Jamie (AWvB) :, 2026-07-31, 7d
+    Gonçalo (AWvB) :, 2026-07-31, 7d
+    Gonçalo (AWvB) :, 2026-06-22, 7d
+    Emma (AWvB) :, 2026-06-22, 7d
+    Gonçalo (NOC) :, 2026-11-01, 7d
+
+
+
+
+    section Gliders
+    <<<Tentative>>> :done, 2027-01-01, 92d
+
+    section UU courses
+    SWRM :active, 2026-09-01, 30d
+    OSL :active, 2026-11-01, 30d
+    OF  :active, 2026-11-15, 30d
+    DyOc :active, 2027-02-15, 30d
+
+    section Papers
+    JOSS in review?! :active, 2026-04-01, 150d
+    DBR2 in prep. :active, 2026-03-01, 90d
+    Oceanogr. in prep. :active, 2026-03-01, 70d
+    OSSE-MHW :active, 2026-05-01, 180d
+
+
+    section Code dev
+    v0.3 enhancements (new sensors on instruments etc.) :done, 2026-06-01, 35d
+    post-DyOc enhancements :done, 2026-04-01, 35d
+    v1 dev       :done, 2026-05-01, 90d
+    v1 enhancements (new instruments, e.g. atmospheric) :done, 2026-08-01, 90d
+
+```