Where society understands and can respond to changing ocean conditions.
Program Core Event: 15 September 2021 Hosts:
— Craig McLean, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), United States of America
— Prof. Detlef Stammer, University of Hamburg, Germany
— Monika Jones, International TV and Conference Host, Germany
8.00 pm CEST Session 1:
A Predicted Ocean: Benefit, Societal Need, and Ambition by 2030
Expert Moderator
— Judith Giblin, ECOP – Oceanography at Pacific Community, Fiji
— Ann-Christine Zinkann, ECOP, Program Manager at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
United States of America
Keynote Speakers (in speaking order)
Motivations & Ambitions
— Dr. Wendy Watson-Wright, 7 Mile Bay, Canada
Benefits of a predicted ocean to society
— Ariel Hernán Troisi, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission IOC-UNESCO, France Short-term forecasts and outlooks for marine conditions
— Fangli Qiao, First Institute of Oceanography, China
Requirements of long-term forecasts of the Ocean State
Predicting long-term evolution of CO2Janice Trotte-Duha, Technological and Nuclear Development of the Brazilian Navy
Beth Fulton, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, Australia
Predictions ecosystems and marine diversity
Dr. Katja Fennel, Dalhousie University, Canada
Linking ocean predictions with a healthy ocean
10.30 pm CEST
Session 2:
From Observation to Prediction (Round Table)
How can we work toward implementing the concept of an integrated global observing system serving many users including with local enhancements down to the coastal level?
Expert Moderator
— Roshan Ramessur, Associate Professor at The Ocean Foundation, Mauritius
Panelists
Motivations & Ambitions
— Emma Heslop, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission IOC-UNESCO, France Co-design of observing and prediction systems
— Herve Damlamian, Pacific Community (SPC), New Caledonia
Development of ocean prediction capabilities: short term to seasonal, decadal, climate, global to coastal (incl. coupling with land), physics to biogeochemistry & biology
— Dr. Mojib Latif, GEOMAR – Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany
Limits of predictability
— Pierre Bahurel, Mercator Ocean International, France
Development and maintenance of modeling & data assimilation infrastructure
— Dr. Ramasamy Venkatesan, National Institute of Ocean Technology, Ministry of Earth Sciences, India
Establish and maintain observing systems: from physics to biology – from global to coastal (incl. governance aspects)
11.15 pm CEST
Session 3:
Ensure an Impactful Predicted Ocean (Round Table)
How can we connect to stakeholder and user communities to understand and respond to the needs of end users, down to the community level by developing a deeper understanding of regional issues and building partnerships across the value chain? Who are the user groups that are using the data for products and services?
Expert Moderator
— George Petithakis, Research Director, Hellenic Center for Marine Research, Greece
Panelists
Motivations & Ambitions
— Derrick Snowden, US Integrated Ocean Observing System Office NOAA/National Ocean Service,
United States of America
Data and product management and service
— Dr. Marjolaine Krug, OCIMS, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), South Africa What does society need?
— Melissa Iwamoto, Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS), United States of America How to provide an easy, efficient, and timely information delivery service to users?
— Molly Powers-Tora, Pacific Community (SPC), Fiji
How to better engage and interact with the different user communities? — Dr. Nadia Pinardi, University of Bologna, Italy
