EMSO Strategic Workshop

Draft Agenda

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11 March 2025 

 

Time Session/Topic
08:30 Registration
08:45-09:30 Welcome messages & Introduction to the Workshop

Ingrid Puillat, EMSO ERIC Director General

Juan Jose Dañobeitia Canales, Prof. Marine Geophysics/ Head of International & Antarctic
Relations, UTM-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain
Morning session Scientific strategy in the EMSO Regional Facilities (Part 1) 

Chair: Alberto Basset, LifeWatch ERIC Italy
09:30-09:50 Introduction to the EMSO Key Scientific Questions (KSQ)
09:50-10:40 Exploring KSQ with EMSO Regional Facilities

  • Black Sea
  • South Adriatic Sea, Hellenic Arc, Cretan Sea

Discussion
10:40-11:10  Coffee Break
11:10-12:30 Exploring KSQ with EMSO Regional Facilities

  • Western Ionian Sea
  • Ligurian Sea, Western Mediterranean Sea
  • Iberian Margin, Canary Islands, Azores Islands

Discussion
12:30-13:00 Keynote Speech  

“EMBRC EMO BON: connection observation to application”

Nicolas Pade, Executive Director of the European Marine Biological Resource Centre (EMBRC-ERIC), France
13:00-14:00 Lunch Break
Afternoon session Scientific strategy in the EMSO Regional Facilities (Part 2) 

Chair: Marinus E. (Rick) Donselaar, Professor (Associate) Delft University of Technology
14:30-15:15 Exploring KSQ with EMSO Test Sites

  • SmartBay
  • Obsea
  • Molene

Discussion
15:15-15:45 Keynote Speech  

TBC
15:45-16:15 General discussion on the EMSO scientific strategy 
16:15-16:45 Coffee Break
16:45-17:30 Potential new Regional Facilities in the current EMSO Membership

Discussion
17:30-18:00 General discussion and collaborative activities on the EMSO scientific strategy

Conclusion of Day 1 
18:00-19:30 Restricted meeting for debriefing and preparation of next sessions (Days 2 and 3)
19:30-21:00 Aperitive and pitches from private companies

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