Kickoff meeting of the IOC Ocean Infohub project

18 - 20 May 2020,

UNESCO / IOC Project Office for IODE
Wandelaarkaai 7

8400 Oostende
Belgium



Agenda



1. OPENING OF THE MEETING
1.1. Introduction of participants
1.2. Adoption of the agenda
1.3. Local information
2. FORMAL LAUNCH OF FUST FUNDED OCEAN INFOHUB PROJECT
2.1. Representative of EWI-Flanders
2.2. Representative of IOC/UNESCO
2.3. Representative of IOC/IODE
3. PRESENTATION OF THE IOC INFOHUB
3.1. Putting Ocean InfoHub in context: CHM/TMT, BBNJ,...
3.2. The Ocean InfoHub: Introduction
4. THE IOC OCEAN INFOHUB PARTNERSHIP
4.1. Global Partners
4.1.1. IODE
4.1.2. Other IOC Programmes
4.1.2.1. Ocean Sciences
4.1.2.2. Marine Policy and Regional Coordination
4.1.2.3. Tsunami Unit
4.1.2.4. GOOS
4.1.3. EurOcean
4.1.4. EMODNET
4.1.5. POGO
4.1.6. University of Ghent: marinetraining.eu
4.2. Regional Partners
4.2.1. WIOMSA
4.2.2. The Pacific Community
4.2.3. INVEMAR - Caribbean Marine Atlas
4.3. Potential new Partners
4.3.1. Abidjan Convention (tbc)
4.3.2. GEF LMEs
4.3.3. Other Flemish institutions
5. REGIONAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR OCEAN DATA AND INFORMATION AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL
5.1. Africa (IOCAFRICA)
5.2. Caribbean (IOCARIBE)
5.3. Pacific SIDS
6. IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY
6.1. The Ocean InfoHub network
6.1.1. Global Hub
6.1.2. Regional Nodes
6.1.3. Thematic Nodes
6.2. Matchmaking services
6.3. Content included in, and provided by the Ocean InfoHub
6.4. The Ocean InfoHub and IOC Ocean Data and Information System (ODIS)
7. FOCUSING OCEAN INFOHUB ON SERVING REGIONAL NEEDS
7.1. Regional stakeholder workshops
7.2. Development of Regional work plans
7.3. Coordination of work in the regions (who does what)
8. PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION: WORK PACKAGES
8.1. Work Package 1: project management, coordination and evaluation
8.2. Work Package 2: technology development
8.3. Work Package 3: establishment and initial support of the global hub and regional nodes
8.4. Work Package 4: training and capacity development of the nodes
8.5. Work Package 5: communication, user marketing and feedback
8.6. Administrative procedures
9. TIMELINE AND NEXT STEPS
10. ELECTION OF (CO-)CHAIR(S) OF THE STEERING GROUP AND WORK PACKAGE LEADS
11. CLOSING OF THE MEETING