Date and time: 7 October 2024 PM for the Open session, and 13 November 2024 AM for the Closed Session
Location: Brussels, Belgium (7 Oct) and Online (13 Nov)
Meeting Chair: Jan-Bart Calewaert, Senior advisor to EMODnet
Participants: EMODnet Secretariat, EMODnet Thematic and Data Ingestion Coordinators, CINEA, EC DG MARE, DG ENV, DG DEFIS, DG RTD, JRC, EEA
High-level Draft agenda
Monday 7 October 2024, 14h00-17h30 CET Open Session*
*Open session is open to EMODnet TWG and invited external observers e.g., EC DGs, JRC, EEA
14:00-14:10 Welcome and Opening remarks (Chair, EMODnet Secretariat and DG MARE) – 10'
14:10-14:25 Updates on EMODnet services (VLIZ, EMODnet Secretariat) – 15’
14:25-15:10 Updates on EMODnet Thematics & Data Ingestion (EMODnet Coordinators, ALL)– 45’
15:10-15:20 COFFEE BREAK – 10'
15:20-15:50 EMODnet for EU Policy (EC, ALL) – 30’
15:50-16:00 EMODnet and European Ocean Observing (DG MARE, EMODnet Secretariat, ALL) – 10’
16:00-16:40 EMODnet Partnerships: Overview of EU and Global (ALL) – 40’
16:40-17:00 EMODnet events (EMODnet Secretariat, ALL) – 20’
- EMODnet for Business workshop: ports, marinas and recreational boating;
- OSL 4.0 Hackathon;
- UN Ocean Conference;
- EMODnet Conference 2025
17:00-17:25 EMODnet Vision 2035 (EMODnet Secretariat, ALL) – 25’
17:25-17:30 Closing of Open Session and plans for Closed Session (DG MARE, EMODnet Secretariat) – 5’
Wednesday 13 November 2024, 09:30-13:15 CET Closed Session*
*Only SC members
09:30-09:40 Welcome and Updates (EMODnet Secretariat and DG MARE) – 10’
- Practical arrangements
- Introduction to the meeting agenda and adoption
09:40-10:10 Operational updates from the Secretariat (EMODnet Secretariat, ALL) – 30’
- List and status of actions from previous meeting (Spring 2024, 20th SC)
- Update on 21st SC open session actions (7 October 2024, 21st SC open)
10:10-10:25 Updates from 16th Technical Working Group (EMODnet Secretariat, VLIZ) – 15’
- List of actions (8 October 2024, 16th TWG)
10:25-10:45 EMODnet Communications (EMODnet Secretariat, ALL) - 20’
- Updates on EMODnet communication channels, metrics and upcoming activities Q4 2024 – Q2 2025
- EMODnet for Business: highlights of workshop ‘Ports, marinas and boating’ and next steps for uptake
- EMODnet use cases and success stories
- EMODnet webinar 2025: Guidelines on data ingestion for EU projects
10:45-11:10 EMODnet Flagship events (EMODnet Secretariat, ALL) - 25’
- Open Sea Lab 4.0 operational updates
- OSL 4.0 website, registration and time-line
- OSL 4.0 mentors, coaches and jury members
- EMODnet Open Conference 2025
- Presentation and short discussion on initial concept
11:10-11:20 COFFEE BREAK - 10’
11:20-11:35 EMODnet for Ocean Observing – 15’
- Short presentation by the EMODnet Secretariat on EMODnet 2024 Targeted assessment: Regional Ocean Observation latest status, update on other related activities e.g., EMODnet Sea-basin Checkpoint Legacy activity 2024-2025, EOOS, etc
11:35-11:50 EMODnet for EU Policy: Short de-brief from open session and next steps (DG MARE, ALL) - 15’
11:50-12:20 EMODnet Partnerships: Targeted discussion and operational planning (ALL) – 30’
- EMODnet – Research Infrastructures
- European projects and initiatives: EMODnet representation, data ingestion
- EMODnet Memoranda of Understanding (EU focus)
12:20-13:05 EMODnet Vision 2035 (Secretariat, EMODnet Coordinators, ALL) – 45’
- Update and discussion on EMODnet pillars and content development
13:05-13:10 EMODnet external events: Overview (ALL) – 10’
- Events List: Updates on recent and upcoming events
13:10-13:13 Next SC (ALL) – 3’
13:15 Closing of Closed Session (DG MARE, EMODnet Secretariat, Chair)