3rd EMODnet Steering Committee Meeting - Agenda

Date: from 14:00 on Tuesday 9 December until 13:00 on Wednesday 10 December 2014

Location: Borschette Building, Rue Froissart 36, Brussels

Draft Meeting agenda

Day 1 - Tuesday 9 December meeting starts at 14:00

• Welcome and adoption of the agenda

• Status update of actions from previous meeting & short EMODnet progress update

• Targeted improvements of thematic and central portal to enhance harmonisation, user-friendliness and usefulness - Secretariat

  • Findings of the Secretariat user-evaluation (status update)

  • Connectivity/navigation intra-thematic portals & between central portal and thematic/regional portals [Meeting Document 1]

  • Common reference to cite use of EMODnet data, products, search or other functionalities

  • Central portal information pages & other points for improvement

• Central portal use case I - VLIZ

  • Launch of first central portal added functionality – lessons learned and outcomes from the first use case demonstration

  • EMODnet rating system towards full interoperability

  • Planning next steps

• Feedback from the technical Working Group - VLIZ

  • Clarify roles and operation of the technical group [Meeting Document 2]

  • Report on activities since last meeting

  • List of priority issues & actions planned to address them [Meeting Document 3]

• EMODnet in the evolving marine data and observation waterscape [Meeting Document 4] - Secretariat + all

  • EMODnet and other major initiatives and developments (EOOS, Copernicus, Fisheries, …)

  • EMODnet involvement in RTD projects

  • Discussion on the remit, nature and positioning of the EMODnet Checkpoints [Document 5 - To be tabled]
• Progress reporting and indicators/metrics: further simplification and harmonisation [Meeting Document 6] - Secretariat

Day 1 - Tuesday 9 December June meeting ends at 17:30

Joint Dinner

Day 2 - Wednesday 10 December meeting starts at 9:00

• Update on North Sea Checkpoint peer-to-peer data signposting functionality - NS Checkpoint
• Updates from the thematic lots on specific issues of concern - all
  • Link between habitats and species: is the management of habitat samples ideally within the habitats realm or better with the Biology lot? - JP
  • Development of useful EMODnet Chemistry products - AG
  • Status of physical oceanographic data within and outside EMODnet (MyOcean, EMODnet, GOOS etc.) - JP & AN
  • Update on activities of EMODnet projects with regard to MSFD, Regional seas, INSPIRE and other key initiatives - SC
  • Progress single sign on & adoption of new technologies - AN & SC
  • Harmonisation of various inputs into a useful EMODnet bathymetry DTM product - DS
  • Relevance of assessing accuracy (intrinsic to data) and confidence (relative to user) - JP

  • Human Activities WFS services, new datasets and stakeholder interactions/event - AP

• EMODnet events 2015 - Secretariat
  • Joint EMODnet Meeting 2015 with back-2-back thematic project meetings (location, dates, format, practical implications, support, etc.)
  • Options for a Joint EMODnet Checkpoints Event 2015
  • EMODnet@EMD2015
  • Other opportunities to raise the profile of EMODnet?
• Issues of common concern - Secretariat and DG MARE
  • How to prepare for the next phase?
  • Using EMODnet partner emailinglists - AG
  • Future EMODnet governance, advisory and user group(s)
• AOB
• Next SC Meeting date and location
• Wrap up and closing of the Meeting

Day 2 - Wednesday 10 December meeting ends at 13:00