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17th EMODnet (Autumn 2022) Steering Committee Meeting - Agenda

Mature agenda containing all topics for discussion during the 17th EMODnet Steering Committee Meeting, taking place between 7-8 November 2022.

Date and time: Monday 7 November 2022 (13:00-17:30), Tuesday 8 November 2022 (09:30-12:00) (all times in Central European Time, CET)

Location: Hybrid (Ostend and/or Brussels hub of Secretariat & DG MARE, connecting to SC online)

Meeting Chair: Jan-Bart Calewaert (Head, EMODnet Secretariat)

Type of meeting: Open session (7 November PM) & Closed session (8 November AM)

Meeting agenda

Day 1, Monday 7 November PM 13:00-17:30 CET Open/joint Session*

*This session will be open for members of the Technical Working Group and EC Marine Knowledge Expert Group (MKEG)

13:00 EMODnet Open/Joint Session convenes

  1. 13:00-13:10
    Welcome and Updates (EMODnet Secretariat and DG MARE) - 10'
  • Practical arrangements and guidelines for remote meetings (EMODnet Secretariat)
  • Introduction to the meeting agenda, agenda adoption and outline of key expected outcomes (EMODnet Secretariat)
  • EMODnet current status, wider perspectives & Marine Knowledge Expert Group updates (EC, DG MARE, CINEA)
  1. 13:10-13:40
    Centralisation overview: overview on progress, demonstration of new Central Portal functionalities and services, step-wise implementation and communication process with high-level updates from 12th TWG, 21-22 September (EMODnet Secretariat) - 30'
  2. 13:40-15:25
    Updates from EMODnet 7 Thematics & Data Ingestion (All coordinators) (including a comfort break & 10 minutes discussion) – 105'
  • Coordinators give key updates and forward look (7’ presentation per EMODnet Coordinator + 3’ questions/talk)

14:30-14:45 COMFORT BREAK

  • Updates from EMODnet Coordinators (continued)
  1. 15:25-15:40
    Update and discussion on external communication activities for centralisation 2022-2023 (EMODnet Secretariat) - 15'
  2. 15:40-15:50
    EMODnet for Business: Key takeaways from Offshore Renewable Energy events 2022 & discussion on 2023 focus areas/sectors (EC DG MARE, Secretariat, MKEG, ALL) - 10’
  3. 15:50-16:05
    EMODnet Flagship events in 2023: Overview and high-level discussion on programme and EMOD-network and wider stakeholder contribution (EMODnet Secretariat, ALL) - 15'
  • Open Sea Lab III (Hackathon), Spring 2023
  • Open Conference, November 2023

16:05-16:20 COMFORT BREAK

  1. 16:20-17:05
    EMODnet Partnerships - 45'
  • EU
    • Copernicus Marine Service: joint coastal workshop & Copernicus coastal biodiversity workshop (EMODnet Secretariat, EMODnet Biology/Seabed Habitats)
    • JPI Oceans Knowledge Hub on Sea Level Rise
    • EU Green Deal Data Space and Digital Twin Ocean (EMODnet Central Portal & DG MARE)
  • Global
    • EMOD-PACE (EU-China)
    • EU-Canada Ocean Partnership Forum
    • UN Ocean Decade Data Coordination Group and EMODnet contribution to activities
  1. 17:05-17:20
    European Ocean Observing: Update on EC Ocean Observation initiative (EC DG MARE) & EMODnet activities and contribution to wider fora (EMODnet Secretariat, ALL) – 15’
  2. 17:20-17:25
    Any Other Business (ALL) – 5’
  3. 17:25-17:30
    Concluding remarks (EMODnet Secretariat & DG MARE) - 5'

17:30 Open Session closes

Day 2, Tuesday 8 November 09:30-12:00 CET Closed Session

09:30 Closed Session convenes

  1. 09:30-09:40
    Operational updates from the Secretariat (EMODnet Secretariat) - 10'
  • List and status of actions from previous meeting
  1. 09:40-10:10
    SC discussion on centralisation - 30'
  • Technical steps towards implementation (EMODnet Central Portal, Secretariat, ALL)
  • Communication steps and guidelines for Coordinators (EMODnet Secretariat, ALL)
  • External communication (EMODnet Secretariat, ALL)
  1. 10:10-10:50
    EMODnet Flagship events: Updates and feedback on content and contributions - 40'
  • Open Sea Lab III: EMODnet Coordinator and SC roles
  • Open Conference & Jamboree 2023 Interactive discussion on programme (building on 7 November) and Jamboree

10:50-11:05 COMFORT BREAK

  1. 11:05-11:35
    Dialogue on cross-thematic activities & wider partnerships - 30'
  • Wider partnerships: EMODnet for Global (EMODnet Secretariat)
  • EMODnet cross-thematic dialogues (EMODnet Coordinators)
  • Q&A with SC
  • Identify interest for longer cross-thematic dialogues at Spring 2023 SC
  1. 11:35-11:40
    Timing and location of next SC (ALL) – 5’
  2. 11:40-11:50
    DG MARE & CINEA reflections on future EMODnet developments, partnerships, etc (DG MARE, CINEA) – 10'
  3. 11:50-11:55
    Any Other Business (ALL) – 5’
  4. 11:55-12:00
    Concluding remarks (EMODnet Secretariat, DG MARE) – 5’

12:00 Closed Session closes

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