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22nd EMODnet (Spring 2025) Steering Committee - Agenda

Agenda containing all topics for discussion during the 22nd EMODnet Steering Committee (Spring 2025) Meeting, taking place online on 7-8 May 2025 (2 x morning sessions only)

Date and time: 7-8 May 2025 (AM sessions)

Location: Online

Meeting Chair: Jan-Bart Calewaert, Senior advisor to EMODnet 

Participants: EMODnet Secretariat, EMODnet Portal team, EMODnet Thematic and Data Ingestion Coordinators, CINEA, EC DG MARE, DG ENV, DG DEFIS, DG RTD, JRC, EEA

 

Final agenda

Wednesday 7 May, 09h30-13h00 CET Open Session*

*Open session is open to invited external observers e.g., EC DGs, JRC, EEA 

  1. 09:30-09:45 Welcome and Opening remarks (Chair, EMODnet Secretariat and DG MARE) – 15'
    • Practical arrangements and welcome to invited guests (EMODnet Secretariat)
    • Introduction to the meeting agenda, agenda adoption (Chair, EMODnet Secretariat)
    • Opening remarks (DG MARE, CINEA, ALL)
  2. 09:45-10:10 EMODnet: a marine knowledge pillar of the European Ocean Pact – 25’
    • European Ocean Pact, latest status (EC)
    • EMODnet supporting EU policy implementation: latest updates MSFD, MSP, other (EC, ALL)
    • EMODnet and the Data Governance Act (EC, ALL)
  3. 10:10-10:40 EMODnet Vision 2035 (ALL) - 30’
    • EMODnet response to EC consultations 2025: European Ocean Pact, Multi-annual Financial Framework (MFF) and GreenData4All
    • EMODnet community Vision 2035: Key pillars and cross-cutting areas
  4. 10:40-10:50 Updates on the EMODnet Portal (EMODnet Secretariat, VLIZ, ALL) – 10’
    • Highlights of EMODnet Portal latest features and functionalities, with short Q&A
  5. 10:50-11:50 Updates from the EMODnet Thematics & Data Ingestion (EMODnet Coordinators)– 60’

    • Coordinator updates on 7 thematics and data ingestion (short 5’ presentation per EMODnet Coordinator + short Q&A at the end)

       

COFFEE BREAK (15’ to be taken during or at end of thematic/data ingestion session) 

 

  1. 12:05-12:15 EMODnet flagship events 2025: High-level information session – 10’
    • Open Sea Lab 4.0: Highlights (EMODnet Secretariat, Coordinators, ALL)
    • EMODnet Open Conference 2025: key facts and overview (EMODnet Secretariat, DG MARE, ALL) 

  2. 12:15-12:55 EMODnet Partnerships: Short updates EU and Global (ALL) – 40’

    EU (ALL)

    • EMODnet for the European Digital Twin Ocean and Digital Ocean Forum 2025 (VLIZ/EMODnet Secretariat/DG MARE)
    • EMODnet, Copernicus Marine Service and EUMETSAT
    • European Ocean Observing System (EOOS)
    • EMODnet for the EU Atlas of the Seas and Ocean Literacy
    • EMODnet UN Ocean Decade coordination group (E4OD-CIG)
    • EMODnet at IODC III: Highlights and upcoming global events e.g.,UN Ocean Conference
    • Global data challenges and the role of EMODnet.
    • Other

    Global (E4OD-CIG co-Chairs, ALL)

  3. 12:55-13:00 Final remarks and closing of day 1, Open Session (DG MARE, EMODnet Secretariat)– 10’

 

Thursday 8 May 2025, 09h30-12h30 CET Closed Session* (SC only) 

  1. 09:30-09:40 Welcome and Updates (EMODnet Secretariat and DG MARE) – 10’
    • Practical arrangements
    • Introduction to the meeting agenda, agenda adoption and outline of key expected outcomes
  2. 09:40-10:00 Operational updates from the Secretariat (EMODnet Secretariat) – 20’
    • List and status of actions from previous SC meeting (Spring 2023, 21st SC)
    • SC shared folder with shared documents, templates and events list
  3. 10:00-10:20 EMODnet external Communications (EMODnet Secretariat, ALL) - 20’
    • EMODnet Communication resources 2025
    • EMODnet Portal static content updates
    • EMODnet Communications Jira e.g., for use case submissions
  4. 10:20-10:45 EMODnet Jamboree and Open Conference 2025: operational planning (ALL) – 25’
    • Overview of marine knowledge week plan and timeline for Coordinator inputs
    • EMODnet Jamboree (24 November PM): Short update on process 

    • EMODnet Open Conference (25-26 November): overview of sessions & discussion

       

10:45-11:00 COFFEE BREAK - 15’

 

  1. 11:00-11:15 EMODnet Use Cases and Data Sharing Success Stories (ALL) - 15’
    • Planning for use case/success story production and promotion (Coordinators, Secretariat, ALL)
  2. 11:15-11:50 EMODnet targeted stakeholder engagement (ALL) – 35’
    • EMODnet for NGOs event, September 2025: latest planning (Secretariat, ALL)
    • Regional Sea Conventions: Data flows into EMODnet (Secretariat, ALL)
    • Research Infrastructures (DG MARE, ALL)
    • Other (ALL)
  3. 11:50-12:20 Open discussion (if needed, including representation at upcoming external events) – 30’
  4. 12:20-12:25 Next SC (ALL) – 5’
  5. 12:25-12:30 Closing day 2 (DG MARE, EMODnet Secretariat, Chair) – 5’