Joint IPHAB/IODE Task Team on the development of the Harmful Algal Information System Design Workshop

08 - 09 January 2008,

UNESCO/IOC Project Office for IODE
Wandelaarkaai 7 - Pakhuis 61

B-8400 Oostende
Belgium



Agenda



1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 IOC expectatios for an Harmful Algae Information System
1.2 Scope and focus of the meeting
2 PERSPECTIVE BY ALL PARTICIPANTS
3 THE IODE FRAMEWORK
3.1 Introduction to IODE
3.2 Introduction to GE-BICH
4 SHORT REVIEW OF EXISTING ELEMENTS
4.1 HAEDAT
4.2 Decadal maps
4.3 MONDAT
4.4 HABMAP
4.5 Taxonomic Reference List
4.6 HABDIR
5 INTRO OF OBIS AND EoL
5.1 OBIS, PlanktonNet, WoRMS
5.2 EoL
6 WHAT IS THE DREAM FOR A HAIS
7 DISCUSSION AND AGREEMENT ON HAIS ELEMENTS - FUNCTIONS
8 DISCUSSION OF IT PLATFORMS AND PARTNERS FOR THE AGREED ELEMENTS
9 DRAFTING OF ELEMENT DESCRIPTIONS IN SUBGROUPS
10 DRAFTING OF ELEMENT DESCRIPTIONS IN SUBGROUPS
11 DISCUSSION OF FUNDING AVENUES
12 CLOSING