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| 1 | Opening Ceremony |
| 1.1 | Welcome Note |
| 1.2 | Welcome Address |
| 1.3 | Opening Remarks |
| 1.4 | Review of Objectives of the Forum |
| 1.5 | Introduction of documents and agenda |
| 1.7 | Results of previous GOOS Regional Forums |
| 1.8 | Summary of Progress since the last Forums |
| 1.9 | Introduction to GOOS Regional Council (GRC) |
| 2 | Programme Reports |
| 2.1 | Review of the Implementation Strategy for the Coastal module of GOOS, François Gérard, I-GOOS Chair |
| 2.10 | ODIN Contributions to GRAs and Cooperation Between IODE & GOOS, Rodny Martinez, Coordinator ODINCARSA |
| 2.2 | GOOS Strategic Planning for GRAs, Keith ALVERSON, GOOS Project Office |
| 2.3 | WMO strategic planning for GRAs, Edgard CABRERA, WMO |
| 2.4 | IOC Secretary Presentation: Patricio BERNAL, IOC ADG |
| 2.5 | New Cooperation Mechanisms, Work Projection and Common Products within GRAS: |
| 2.6 | Review of PICO-I Meeting: Jose Muelbert |
| 2.7 | Follow on to III GRA Forum on LME Cooperation |
| 2.7.1 | LME Projects and their Contributions to GOOS: Ned Cyr |
| 2.7.2 | Developing Synergy between LMEs and GRAs based on GOOS-AFRICA Experience: Geoff Brundrit |
| 2.9 | GOSIC: Enabling Data and Information Exchange for GRAs, Christina LIEF, NOAA |
| 3 | Working Groups |
| 3.1 | Working Group 1 (WG1) Oceanic and Atmospheric Modellation: Regional Centers, GRASP Case. |
| 3.2 | Working Group 2 (WG2) GRA Operational and Research Products: Measures to Minimize Implications of Climate Change, and Multihazard Forecasting Systems |
| 3.3 | Working Group 3 (WG3) GRA Operational and Research Products on Modelling, Prevention and Forecasting of El Niño-La Niña |
| 3.4 | Working Group 4 (WG4) Progress, Priorities and Plans for Implementation of the Coastal Module of GOOS – Global Coastal Network (GCN) |
| 3.5 | Working Group 5 (WG5) Challenges of Coastal GOOS Implementation for Developing States. |
| 3.6 | Breakout Session 1 |
| 3.7 | Progress Report and Discussions |
| 3.7.1 | Progress Report of Working Group (WG1) and discussions |
| 3.7.2 | Progress Report of Working Group (WG2) and discussions |
| 3.7.3 | Progress Report of Working Group (WG3) and discussions |
| 3.7.4 | Progress Report of Working Group (WG4) and discussions |
| 3.7.5 | Progress Report of Working Group (WG5) and discussions |
| 4 | GRAs and Observations Systems |
| 4.1 | GRA Presentations |
| 4.1.1 | GRASP Chair Representative Gonzalo Pereira PUCHY |
| 4.1.10 | Black Sea GOOS Chair Valery EREMEEV |
| 4.1.11 | MedGOOS Chair Kostas NITTIS |
| 4.1.12 | GOOS-Africa Chair Geoff BRUNDRIT |
| 4.1.2 | IOCARIBE GOOS Co-Chairs Guillermo Garcia MONTERO / Doug WILSON |
| 4.1.3 | OCEATLAN Technical Secretariat Janice TROTTE |
| 4.1.4 | US-GOOS Chair Ned CYR |
| 4.1.5 | PI GOOS Chair representative Paul EASTWOOD (SOPAC) |
| 4.1.6 | NEARGOOS Chair Shao Hua LIN |
| 4.1.7 | IOGOOS Chair representative Alphonse DUBI |
| 4.1.8 | SEAGOOS Chair Somkiat KHOKIATTIWONG |
| 4.1.9 | EURO GOOS Chair Hans DAHLIN |
| 4.2 | Developing Regional Oceanographic Observation Systems |
| 4.2.1 | Arctic ROOS, Hans DAHLIN |
| 4.2.2 | WAGOOS (Western Australia ROOS), Nick D'ADAMO |
| 4.3 | Information on emerging GOOS Regional Initiatives |
| 5 | Final Working Group Reports and Discussion |
| 5.1 | Final Report of Working Groups |
| 5.1.1 | Working Group 1 (WG1) Regional Modelling Centres |
| 5.1.2 | Working Group 2 (WG2) GRAs Response to Climate Change |
| 5.1.3 | Working Group 3 (WG3) Effective Operational Products (El Niño-La Niña) |
| 5.1.4 | Working Group 4 (WG4) C-GOOS Priorities and Global Coastal Network |
| 5.1.5 | Working Group 5 (WG5) Challenges for Developing States. . |
| 5.2 | Panel Discussions |
| 5.2.1 | Panel Working Group 1 (WG1) Regional Modelling Centres |
| 5.2.2 | Panel Working Group 2 (WG2) GRAs Response to Climate Change |
| 5.2.3 | Panel Working Group 3 (WG3) Effective Operational Products (El Niño-La Niña) |
| 5.2.4 | Panel Working Group 4 (WG4) C-GOOS Priorities and Global Coastal Network |
| 5.2.5 | Panel Working Group 5 (WG5) Challenges for Developing States. |
| 5.3 | Working Group Action Items |
| 5.3.1 | Working Group 1: Summary of Action Items |
| 5.3.2 | Working Group 2: Summary of Action Items |
| 5.3.3 | Working Group 3: Summary of Action Items |
| 5.3.4 | Working Group 4: Summary of Action Items |
| 5.3.5 | Working Group 5: Summary of Action Items |
| 6 | IV GRA Forum Actions |
| 6.1 | GOOS Regional Council: |
| 6.2 | IV GRA Forum Action Items |
| 6.3 | Discussion / Recommendations |
| 6.4 | Integration of the Forum Report |
| 6.5 | Adoption of Forum Report |
| 6.6 | Closure of the Forum |