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Inauguration of the EMODnet Secretariat Office

19 February 2014 from 17:30 to 21:00
UNESCO-IODE Auditorium, InnovOcean Site, Ostend (Belgium)

Registration is required to participate this event - places are limited. Register using the form at http://www.emodnet.eu/secretariat/registration/.

17:30	Start of the Inauguration
17:30-17:35	Welcome by the Hosting Institute Prof. Jan Mees, Director of the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)
17:35-17:45	Flemish Government support to EMODnet Dirk Van Melkebeke, Secretary General of the Department of Economy, Science and Innovation (EWI) of the Flemish Government
17:45-17:55	Marine Knowledge 2020 and the importance of EMODnet Lowri Evans, Director General of the European Commission Directorate General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
17:55-18:05	Perspectives from the hydrographic community Gilles Bessero, Director, International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
18:05-18:15	Importance and international dimensions of marine observation and data acquisition, processing and management Dr. Wendy Watson-Wright, Assistant Director General and Executive Secretary, UNESCO, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
18:15-18:25	Towards a European Ocean Observing System (EOOS) Dr. Niall McDonough, Executive Scientific Secretary, European Marine Board
18:25-18:35	The European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet) and its Secretariat Prof. Phil Weaver, Chair of the EMODnet Steering Committee, Managing Director of Seascape Consultants
18:35	Official Inauguration Unveiling of EMODnet Secretariat Office inaugural plaque and photo moment
18:45	Buffet-Reception
20.30	End of Reception