Blue Growth Data Challenge Part 1: Engaging Industry

Involving industry in marine data initiatives

Workshop 16 - European Maritime Day 2017 (18-19 May, Poole, UK)

When: Thursday 18 May 2017 from 15.15 till 16.45

Venue: Lighthouse Arts & Conference Centre in Poole

Organiser: Workshop organised by EMODnet Secretariat in collaboration with Columbus project

Programme:

Chair: Phil Weaver (Seascape, Chair of the EMODnet Steering Committee)

Confirmed Speakers:

• Peter Thijsse, Marine Information Systems (MARIS, NL), EMODnet Data Ingestion Facility
  EMODnet and its Data Ingestion Facility with ambassador programme to strategically target hidden and locked public and private marine data resources

• Terje Thorsnes, Senior Geologist at Geological Survey of Norway
  Involving industry data providers and users in marine data acquisition, management and sharing activities: experiences from the MAREANO Project

• Paul Holthus, Founding President and CEO of the World Ocean Council (WOC)
  The WOC Smart Ocean – Smart Industries Programme towards Coordinated, systematic engaging of ocean industries in data collection in support of ocean sustainable development and SDG 14

Talks are followed by a 45’ interactive panel discussion with the audience.

• Panel facilitator: Jonathan Williams (CEO, Marine Southeast)
  Introduction by moderator on Status-quo in the marine knowledge value chain and lessons from interactions with maritime industry through the COLUMBUS project

• Panelists: Speakers and invited guests:
  • Mike Osborne (Managing Director, Oceanwise, UK)
  • Glenn Nolan (Secretary General, EuroGOOS)

  • Gus Jeans (Managing Director, Oceanalysis, UK)

Workshops Organisers:

More information about the European MArine Observation and Data Network: www.emodnet.eu

More information about the H2020 Columbus project: www.columbusproject.eu

The EMODnet/Columbus workshop outlined above will set the stage for the follow-on workshop Blue Growth Data Challenge Part 2: Offshore Energy Case Studies.

Blue Growth Data Challenge Part 2:
Offshore Energy Case Studies

Involving industry in marine data initiatives

Workshop 17 – European Maritime Day (18-19 May, Poole, UK)
When: Thursday 18 May 2017 from 17:00 – 18:30
Venue: Lighthouse Arts & Conference Centre in Poole
Organiser: Workshop organised by The University of Edinburgh through the projects ATLAS and INSITE

At the heart of marine environmental management is a sound scientific understanding built upon robust data sources. However, both emerging and long-established Blue Growth sectors face challenges in accessing environmental data that unifies commercial, academic and government information. Issues surrounding data to support blue growth are now particularly pertinent for the North Sea as the basin is in a period of transition as the oil and gas industry enters its decommissioning phase. This workshop will address key issues in the provision, analysis, application and long-term storage of marine environmental data relevant to oil and gas decommissioning and the growth of marine renewables. Drawing from the experiences of researchers in the INSITE and H2020 ATLAS projects together with industry expertise, participants will discuss the challenges and opportunities of providing holistic open-access environmental data to all stakeholders in the marine environment. This workshop follows on from the Blue Growth Data Challenge Part 1: Engaging Industry.

Programme:

Chair: J. Murray Roberts (University of Edinburgh, Project Coordinator, ATLAS)

Confirmed Speakers:
Speakers:
1: Niall McDonough (Executive Secretary of the European Marine Board)
2: Richard Heard (INSITE Programme Director)
3: Chelsea Bradbury (Marine Data Advisor, Crown Estate)

Talks are followed by a 45 minute interactive panel discussion with the audience.
Panellists: Speakers and invited guests

More details on the INSITE programme can be found here: http://www.insitenorthsea.org/research-projects/

This workshop follows on from our "sister workshop" Blue Growth Data Challenge Part 1: Engaging Industry