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+```mermaid
+---
+config:
+  theme: default
+---
+%%{init: { 'themeVariables': {
+    'doneTaskBkgColor': '#d3d3d3',
+    'activeTaskBkgColor': '#85C1E9',
+    'taskBkgColor': '#F7DC6F',
+    'critBorderColor': '#ff0000'
+}}}%%
+gantt
+    title VirtualShip Year Plan, Spring 2026 - Spring/Summer 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, 91d
+    Train-the-trainer workshops :active, 2026-07-01, 62d
+    SWRM train-the-trainer :future, 2026-06-01, 30d
+    [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
+    [TUD] Research Methods in Marine Science :active, 2027-05-01, 60d
+
+
+    section AWvB
+    Jamie :, 2026-07-31, 7d
+
+    section Gliders
+    Filming (at NOC)? :done, 2026-05-01, 60d
+    Teaching material :done, 2026-07-01, 62d
+
+    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 Research projects
+    OSSE research :done, 2026-04-01, 153d
+
+    section Papers
+    JOSS in review?! :active, 2026-04-01, 60d
+    DBR2 in prep. :active, 2026-03-01, 60d
+    Oceanogr. in prep. :active, 2026-03-01, 67d
+
+    section Code dev
+    ARGO_BGC :done, 2026-04-01, 35d
+    post-DyOc enhancements :done, 2026-04-01, 35d
+    v1 dev       :done, 2026-04-01, 153d
+
+
+    section fUSO (highly tentative)
+    <<< placeholder >>> :active, 2026-09-01, 365d
+
+```