GRA-IV

Fourth Forum of the GOOS Regional Alliances

25 – 27 Nov 2008, Guayaquil, Ecuador

The Fourth GOOS Regional Alliances Forum will be held 25, 26, 27 November 2008 in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The GRA Forum brings together representatives of all the GOOS Regional Alliances to plan the next biennium activities of the Coastal Component of GOOS. The Forum fosters cooperation of the programs of the GRAs, builds GOOS and enhances regional activities. Tuesday Morning a Bus will take us from the Hilton Colon to the days event at the Convention Center. The bus will leave the hotel at 8:15. Please meet in the lobby just before 8:15. If you still have not booked your accomodation please contact Mr Luis Serrato at lserrato@cpps-int.org)

For more travel information and list of other hotels ->Guayaquil Travel Info

Notes

CPPS will be the main local support in the organization of the IV GRA Forum http://www.ioc-goos.org/CPPS and CPPS web site

If you want more information about Guayaquil just click: visit Guayaquil

Location

<a href="http://www.guayaquil.hilton.com">www.guayaquil.hilton.com</a>
Hilton Colón Guayaquil,
Avenida Francisco de Orelllana Mz 111,

Guayaquil
Ecuador

Organisers and Staff

Organisers
Mr. François Gerard
Dr. Ned Cyr
Mr. Guillermo Garcia Montero
Jose Muelbert
Mr. Mario Alberto Palacios Moreno
Edgard Cabrera
Dr Thomas Gross
Dr. Nick D'Adamo
Ms Janice TROTTE-DUHÁ
Dr Paul DiGiacomo
Ms Simonetta Secco
Mr Gonzalo Pereira Puchy
Staff
Luis Edilberto Serrato Urrego
1

Opening Ceremony

1.1

Welcome Note

1.2

Welcome Address

1.3

Opening Remarks

1.4

Review of Objectives of the Forum

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

4.1.10

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

Report Documents

Code Title
GOOS-174 IV GRA Forum Report

Agenda Documents

Agenda Code Title
1.5 GRF-IV/1.4.3 Provisional List of Documents
1.5 GRF-IV/1.4.1 Provisional Agenda
1.5 GRF-IV/1.4.2 Provisional Timetable
1.5 GRF-IV/1.3 GRF-IV/1.3: Provisional List of Participants
1.5 GRF-IV/1.3.1 List of participants
1.7 GOOS-127 First GOOS Regional Forum Report
1.7 GOOS-139 Second GOOS Regional Forum Report
1.7 GOOS-159 Third GOOS Regional Forum Report
1.7 Report on 3rd GOOS Regional Forum
1.9 GOOS-165 I-GOOS-VIII Report
2.6 GOOS-172 Panel for Integrated Coastal Observation (PICO-I)
2.7 GRF-IV/2.7.1 The LME Concept, its Development and Contributions to GOOS including GOOS Ecological Objectives
2.9 GRF-IV/2.9 Global Observing System Information Center Report GRF 2008
3.5 GRF-IV/3-5 Working Group 5: Challenges of Coastal GOOS Implementation for Developing States
4.1.1 GRF-IV/4.1.1 GRASP Report for the IV Global GRAs Forum
4.1.1 GRF-IV/4.1.1s Informe de GRASP para el IV Foro de las GRAs
4.1.10 GRF-IV/4_1_10 Black Sea GOOS Strategic Plan and Objectives 2008
4.1.11 GRF-IV/4_1_11 MedGOOS Strategic Plan and Activities 2008
4.1.12 GRF-IV/4_1_12 GOOS-Africa Strategic Plan and Activities 2008
4.1.2 GRF-IV/4.1.2 IOCARIBE-GOOS Report for IVth GRA Forum
4.1.5 GRF-IV/1.4.5 PI-GOOS Strategic Plan and Activities 2008
4.1.6 GRF-IV/4_1_6 NEARGOOS Strategic Plan and Activities 2008
4.1.7 GRF-IV/4_1_7 IOGOOS Strategic Plan and Objectives 2008
4.2.2 GRF-IV/4.2.2 WAGOOS strategic plan and recent Australian ocean observing and application developments
6.1 I-GOOS-VIII/11 GOOS Regional Council (GRC) - Terms of Reference
6.2 GRF-IV/6.2 GRF-IV Forum Action Items

Event Documents

Code Title
GRA Google Earth KML
GRF-IV/ALLPPT GRAForumAgendaSlides
GRF-IV/1.4PPT GRF-IV Agenda Slides
GRF-IV/1.8PPT Review Actions 3rd GRA Forum
GRF-IV/1.8PPT Actions from the GRFIII for consideration by GRFIV
GRF-IV/1.9PPT GRC Formation Introduction
GRF-IV/1.9PPT GRC Formation Introduction
GRF-IV/2.1PPT GOOS implementation strategy through GRAs
GRF-IV/2.10PPT ODIN´s Contribution to GOOS Regional Alliances
GRF-IV/2.2PPT GOOS Strategic Planning
GRF-IV/2.3PPT WMO Contribution to GOOS Regional Alliances
GRF-IV/2.5PPT Coastal SeaLevel Issues for GRAs
GRF-IV/2.7.1PPT LME Projects and Their Contributions to Global Ocean Observing Efforts
GRF-IV/2.7.2PPT Panel for the Integrated Coastal Observation update for GRFIV
GRF-IV/2.9PPT Enabling Data and Information Exchange for the GOOS Regional Alliances through the GOSIC Portal
GRF-IV/4.1.10PPT Black Sea GOOS 2008
GRF-IV/4.1.10PPT Black Sea GOOS activity: towards an efficient Black Sea cooperation and integration with European initiatives
GRF-IV/4.1.10PPT Black Sea GOOS: Strategy Activities Prospects
GRF-IV/4.1.11PPT GOOS development in the Mediterranean Sea: MedGOOS & MOON activities and plans
GRF-IV/4.1.12PPT GOOS AFRICA Progress Report to GRF4 Nov 2008
GRF-IV/4.1.2PPT IOCARIBE-GOOS Report for IVth GRA Forum
GRF-IV/4.1.3PPT OCEATLAN GOOS 2008 Report
GRF-IV/4.1.4PPT US IOOS® : GRA Update and Prospective
GRF-IV/4.1.5PPT Pacific Islands GOOS Report GRFIV
GRF-IV/4.1.6PPT NEAR-GOOS progress report and work plan in the near future
GRF-IV/4.1.7PPT Indian Ocean GOOS Report GRFIV 2008
GRF-IV/4.1.8PPT SEAGOOS Report GRFIV 2008
GRF-IV/4.1.9PPT EuroGOOS Report GRFIV 2008
GRF-IV/4.2.1PPT Arctic ROOS A Developing Regional Operational System

Background Documents

Code Title
I-GOOS-VIII/12 GOOS Regional Policy
I-GOOS-VIII/11 GOOS Regional Council (GRC) - Terms of Reference
I-GOOS-VIII/10 Proposal To Form A GOOS Regional Council
GOOS-148 An Implementation Strategy for the Coastal Module of GOOS
GOOS-125 The Integrated Strategic Design Plan for the Coastal Ocean Observations Module of GOOS

Other Documents

Code Title
GOOS-167 I-GOOS Board-IV Report
GOOS-170 GSSC-XI
GRA 4th forum planning GPO 2
GRA Forum planning letter

Participant Stats:

Staff and organisers 13
Confirmed 30
Not Confirmed 0
Not-participating 2
Total 43
Groups: GOOS, IOC
Created at 15:31 on 25 October 2007 by Dr Thomas Gross
Last Updated at 13:39 on 21 March 2012 by Ms Simonetta Secco
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