Programme

26th May 2015: Challenges of Operational Oceanography

09:15-10:30
Welcome, Information about the Workshop
Selective talks on the life and work of Kostas Nittis (Prof. A. Lascaratos, Dr. V. Lykousis)
Dr. G. Korres "The POSEIDON scientific contribution"

10:30-11:00 Coffee Break

Chair for the session: Alessandro Crise

11:00-11:30 Erich Buch, Glenn Nolan “EuroGOOS strategy with special focus on European Ocean Observing System (EOOS)”

11:30-12:00 Kate Larkin, “Towards a European Ocean Observing System (EOOS): Current status and next steps”

12:00-12:30 Holger Brix, “The Coastal Observing System for Northern and Arctic Seas (COSYNA): Challenges and Solutions for an Integrated Measurement and Modelling Approach”

12:30-14:00 Lunch

Chair for the session: George Zodiatis

14:00-14:30 George Petihakis, “The Coastal component of operational oceanography: State of the art and required forward steps”

14:30-15:00 Marco Zavatarelli, “Ecosystem based modelling in the Mediterranean”

15:00-15:30 Marina Tonani, “Hydrodynamic forecasting systems: State of the art and future steps”

15:30-16:00 Coffee Break

Chair for the session: Javier Ruiz

16:00-16:30 Giovanni Coppini, Enrique Alvarez, “The MonGOOS network”

16:30-17:00 Pierre Bahurel, “Copernicus Marine Core Service: State of the art and challenges for the future”

17:00-18:00 Luis Valdés, “wrap-up in a global GOOS perspective”


27th May 2015: Towards a strategy for a sustainable observing system in the Mediterranean and Black Sea

The present Mediterranean ocean observing capacity, gaps, needs and future development.

Chair for the session: Joaquín Tintoré

09:00-09:20 Pierre Poulain, “Gaps in Med observing capacity”

09:20-09:40 Nadia Pinardi, “Operational oceanography as a basis for new scientific understanding”

09:40-10:00 Javier Ruiz, “Physical/biological variability and coupling: from science to society”

Sustained multidisciplinary observing systems

10:00-10:20 Laurent Mortier, “MOOSE Experience in the SES frame, gaps, needs and future challenges”

10:20-10:40 Alessandro Crise, “RITMARE Ocean Observing System”

10:40-11:00 Coffee Break

11:00-11:20 Joaquín Tintoré, “SOCIB; multi-platform observing and forecasting system; accomplishments and challenges”

11:20-11:40 George Zodiatis, “CYCOFOS Coastal Ocean Observing and Forecasting System”

11:40-12:00 Leonidas Perivoliotis “POSEIDON System: integrating new capabilities”

12:00-13:15 Discussion (Coordinator: Pierre Poulain)

13:15-14:30 Lunch break

14:30-16:30 Round table and discussion on the coordination needs, the sustainability and the evolution with future needs (Coordinator: Pierre Poulain)

14:30-15:30
Kathrine Angell-Hansen, “JPI priorities in line with EOOS and SES”
Vangelis Papathanasiou, “Strategy for priorities and future challenges in the Med”
Vassilis Lykousis, “Funding opportunities and strategy”

15:30-16:30 Discussion and Synthesis

16:30-17:00 Final comments