Programme Schedule

( revised on 2 December 2006)

The third International Work Shop for GODAR-WESTPAC

Japan Oceanographic Data Centre, Tokyo, Japan

December 4-6, 2006

 

 

l       1st Day: December 4, 2006

09:30   Open the registration desk

10:00   Opening

           Opening Remark

              by Mr. Kunikazu Nishizawa, Director of Japan Oceanographic Data Center

           Address

              by Mr. Masashi Sue, Director General, Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department, Japan Coast Guard

              by Dr. Hyung-Tack Huh, Chair of WESTPAC, IOC/UNESCO Regional Secretariat for WESTPAC

10:07   Information from Local Secretariat

10:10   Keynote Lectures/Presentations

            10:10-10:35   IODE: perspectives for the next decade

                          by Mr. Peter Pissierssens, Head of Ocean Services, IOC/UNESCO

            10:35-11:00   Results of the IOC Global Oceanographic and Data Archaeology and Rescue Project, 1993-2006

                          by Mr. Sydney Levitus, Director of WDC for Oceanography, Silver Spring

            11:00-11:15   Coffee break

            11:15-11:40   World Ocean Database 2005

                          by Mr. Sydney Levitus, Director of WDC for Oceanography, Silver Spring

            11:40-12:05   Reflections on, lessons learnt and the next steps for marine data management

                          by Dr. Lesley Rickards, Chair of IODE

            12:05-12:30  Application of marine-GIS for visualization of the long-term fisheries and oceanographic dataset HUFO-DAT

                          by Prof. Sei-ichi Saitoh, Graduate School of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University

12:30   Group Photo

12:45   Lunch

            The light meal will be provided by Japanese Organizer with free.

14:00   National Reports

           14:00-14:15   Title is undecided on. by participants from Australia

           14:15-14:30   Title is undecided on. by participants from China

           14:30-14:45   National Report of JODC's activity about GODAR-WESTPAC

                         by Mr. Kazuyoshi Oichi, JODC (Japan)

           14:45-15:00   Title is undecided on. by participants from Rep. of Korea

           15:00-15:15   Title is undecided on. by participants from Malaysia

          

           15:15-15:30   National oceanographic data center of the Philippines

by Ms. Angelita G. Armentia, NMRIA (Philippines)

15:30   Coffee break

16:00   National Reports (continue)

           16:00-16:15  Russia: Country report on the current oceanographic data management activities

by Dr. Igor Rostov, POI FEBRAS (Russian Federation)

           16:15-16:30   Title is undecided on. by participants from United Kingdom

           16:30-16:40   Report I: U.S. National Report

 by Mr. Sydney Levitus, Director of WDC for Oceanography, Silver Spring  (United States of America)

           16:40-16:55   Report II: Warming of the World Ocean, 1955-2006

 by Mr. Sydney Levitus, Director of WDC for Oceanography, Silver Spring  (United States of America)

           16:55-17:10   Some difficult problems encountered in collecting the data for constructing the atlas on characteristics of natural conditions and environment in the East Vietnam Sea and solutions to these problems in accordance with the principles of GODAR.

by Dr. Tran Tuan Dung, Institute of Marine Geology and Geophysics, Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology (Vietnamese)

           17:10-17:15   Westpac National Report for France

by Dr. Catherine Maillard and Dr. Loic Petit de la Villéon

 (Introduce document by Chairperson as on behalf of France)

17:15   Reports by Related International Organizations

           17:15-17:30   SEAFDEC Oceanographic Surveyed in the Southeast Asian Region.

by Ms. Siriporn Pangsorn, SEAFDEC

           17:30-17:45   Introduction of NOWPAP DINRAC

by Ms. An Tong, NOWPAP/DINRAC

17:45   Closing of 1st day

 

19:00   Welcome Reception

　　　　　　　hosted by Mr. Masashi Sue, Director General (Chief Hydrographer), Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department, JCG

20:30   Closing of the reception

 

l       2nd Day: December 5, 2006

09:30   Reports by Research Institutes in the Region

           09:30-09:45   Digitization of historical sea level data in JMA

by Mr. Osamu Yamamoto, Japan Meteorological Agency

           09:45-10:00   Title is undecided on.  by participants from Rep. of Korea

           10:00-10:15   Title is undecided on.  by participants from Malaysia

           10:15-10:30   Report on the oceanographic research of Russian institutes in the WESTPAC region for last years

by Dr. Igor Rostov, POI FEBRAS (Russian Federation)

10:30   Coffee break

10:45   Discussion

・Discussion on the result of project as the final year of project

・Discussion on activity of oceanographic data archaeology and rescue after GODAR-WESTPAC

・Other

12:15   Lunch

            The light meal will be provided by Japanese Organizer with free.

14:00   Symposium session:

Preparatory meeting towards the development of an ODINWESTPAC

           14:00-14:10   Opening of the Meeting

                            Opening of the meeting

                              by Mr. Kunikazu Nishizawa, Director of JODC (as Local Host)

                            Welcome speeches

                              by Mr. Kunikazu Nishizawa, Director of JODC (as Local Host)

                                 by Mr. Peter Pissierssens (as IOC/IODE)

                            Greeting (congratulatory address)

                                 by Dr. Hyung-Tack Huh, Chair of WESTPAC

           14:10-14:25   Administrative arrangement

                            Designation of a meeting Chairperson

                                 by Mr. Wenxi Zhu (as IOC/WESTPAC Secretariat)

                            Adoption of the agenda

                                 by Mr. Wenxi Zhu (as IOC/WESTPAC Secretariat)

                            Timetable and Documentation

                                 by Mr. Wenxi Zhu (as IOC/WESTPAC Secretariat)

           14:25-15:05   Background of the ODIN-WESTPAC Proposal

                            Introduction on ODINs

                                 by Mr. Peter Pissierssens (as IOC/IODE)

                            Background information on the ODIN-WESTPAC proposal

                                 by Mr. Peter Pissierssens (as IOC/IODE)

           15:05-15:35   Objectives of ODIN-WESTPAC

                            Overview of NODCs and Marine Libraries in the WESTPAC region

u       Australia

u       China

u       Japan

  by Mr. Kunikazu Nishizawa, JODC

u       Republic of Korea

u       Viet Nam

                            Overview of IOC programme activities in the WESTPAC region

u       NEAR-GOOS

u       SEAFEDEC

u       NOWPAP

                                         by Mr. Norio Baba, NOWPAP/RCU Toyama Office

           15:35-16:05   Coffee break

           16:05-16:45   Objectives of ODIN-WESTPAC (continue)

                            Capacity building requirements

                            ODIN-WESTPAC and the former RNODC for WESTPAC

           16:45-17:15   Proposed work plan of the ODIN-WESTPAC Pilot Phase

           17:15-17:45   Coffee break

           17:45-18:15   Project Management

           18:15-18:30   Any other business

           18:30        Closing of Prep-ODINWESTPAC

by Mr. Kunikazu Nishizawa, Director of JODC (as Local Host)

18:30   Closing of 2nd day

 

l       3rd Day: December 6, 2006

09:30   Discussion (continue from 2nd day)

10:40   Coffee break

11:10   Discussion (continue)

12:20   Lunch

            The light meal will be provided by Japanese Organizer with free.

13:30   Wrap Up

14:00   Closure

 

 

Lasted Update: December 2, 2006

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