EOOS Events Advisory Committee Kick-Off Meeting

The EOOS A.C. Kick-Off meeting will take place from 14:30 till 17:00 on 8 February 2018 in Brussels at DG MARE (Rue Joseph II 99, MARE ROOM J99 05/SDR).

To pass through security make sure to bring a valid ID / Passport. If you fill in the registration form, your entrance will be quicker .

Draft Agenda:

• Welcome and tour de table

  • ​presentation from Phil

• Status update on EOOS progress to date - Glenn Nolan (EuroGOOS)

• Terms of Reference (ToR) and role of the Advisory Committee - Jan-Bart Calewaert (EMODnet)

  • ​presentation from Jan-Bart

• Update on draft EOOS Strategy outline and implementation plan - Kate Larkin (European Marine Board) and Glenn Nolan (EuroGOOS)

  • ​presentation from Glenn and Kate

• EOOS Stakeholder events

  • Preparations of the EOOS Forum (8/03/2018, Brussels) - Dina Eparkhina (EuroGOOS)

    • ​presentation from Dina

  • Structure, approach, main sessions and expected outputs of the EOOS Conference (21-23 November, Brussels) - Jan-Bart Calewaert (EMODnet Secretariat) & Kate Larkin (EMB)

    • ​presentation from Jan-Bart and Kate

  • Linking both stakeholder events

• EOOS stakeholder engagement

  • Identification of key contacts and how to get them involved

  • Gaps in coverage (stakeholder communities, focal areas, …)

  • Major actions from various community that are ongoing that can contribute to EOOS e.g. in terms of aligning and integrating the current ocean observing system

• EOOS-related events 2018 – Glenn Nolan (EuroGOOS)

  • ​presentation from Glenn

• Next meeting 9/02

Participants