Meeting Report now available for download. [July 25, 2003]
| Wednesday, 25 June 2003 | |
| 0800 | Coffee, rolls, and juice |
| 1. Opening of Meeting | |
| 0830 | Welcome & Introductions (Worth Nowlin and Eric Lindstrom) Key meeting objectives (Tom Malone [PPT]) Adoption of agenda (Tom Malone) Approval of report from U.S. GSC-VII |
| 2. Progress on U.S. IOOS Contribution to Global Module and Related Activities | |
| Status of IOOS Phased Implementation Plan (E. Lindstrom [PPT]) Plans for financing? | |
| Second report on the adequacy of the Global Climate Observing System (E. Harrison [PPT]) | |
| New NOAA Office of Climate Observations-workshop and plans (M. Johnson) Status of U.S. Contribution to GOOS Global Module (M. Johnson [PPT]) | |
| COFFEE | |
| U.S. GODAE Steering Team activities and GODAE products (E. Harrison [PPT]) | |
| 3. Progress on U.S. IOOS Coastal Module | |
| 3.1. The Federal Component | |
| Status of DMAC Implementation Plan (R. Cohen [PPT]) Plans for financing? | |
| Status of pending and planned legislation related to GOOS (E. Richert [PPT]) | |
| How will the National Backbone be defined? (general discussion led by E. Lindstrom [PPT]) | |
| LUNCH | |
| 3.2. The Regional Components | |
| Synthesis of National Summit & next steps (T. Malone [PPT]) | |
| Program announcement by CSC/NOAA for development of regional components (T. Malone for M. Davidson) | |
| 3.3. Private vis-a-vis Public Participation in U.S. IOOS | |
| Highlight issues that must be addressed regarding recognition of private sector rights and requirements, associated definitions and policies regarding data and products/services. Plans for a spring 2004 workshop (R. Cohen and W. Nowlin, facilitators) | |
| BREAK | |
| 3.4. Reports on selected observing system elements, including | |
| Coast Guard Traffic Management System (J. Arroyo [PPT]) | |
| Integration of real-time measurements (P. Moersdorf [PPT]) | |
| Status of ONR advanced telemetry SBIR, focused on Iridium project, and prospects for telemetry technologies for ocean observations (S. Piotrowicz [PPT] and S. Ackleson [MOVIE for PPT]) | |
| DISCUSSION PERIOD: Follow up on topics of the day and adjust remaining agenda as required. | |
| 1730 | ADJOURN FOR DAY |
| Thursday, 26 June 2003 | |
| 0730 | Coffee, rolls, and juice |
| 0800 | SPECIAL Brief review and discussion of Pew Oceans Commission Report of May 2003 (W. Nowlin [PPT]) |
| 4. Strategy Session I: Joint with Ocean.US and the Executive Committee | |
| 4.1. Views on Future Roles of U.S. GSC in development of the U.S. IOOS | |
| What are the issues? (T. Malone [PPT]) | |
| View of the Ocean.US Executive Committee (R. Spinrad) | |
| View of the Ocean.US Office (E. Lindstrom) | |
| View of the U.S. GSC (W. Nowlin) | |
| COFFEE | |
| 4.2. From ad hoc actions to a strategic plan: How do we get there? | |
| General Discussion Leading to a Plan of Action (led by T. Malone) The U.S. GSC has provided useful, timely advice on the development of a U.S. GOOS component during the past 5 years. During that time, Ocean.US was created. Is it time for the U.S. GSC and Ocean.US to develop a strategic plan? | |
| LUNCH | |
| 5. Communications/External Relations | |
| Report of Communication Sub-committee | |
| Discussion of communications needs and activities, including a new brochure suggested by Linda Sheehan [DOC] | |
| COFFEE | |
| Role of Sea Grant in the IOOS (J. Reutter [PPT]) | |
| DISCUSSION PERIOD: Follow up on topics of the day and adjust remaining agenda as required. | |
| 1730 | ADJOURN FOR DAY |
| Friday, 27 June 2003 | |
| 0800 | Coffee, rolls, and juice |
| 6. Economic Benefits of the IOOS | |
| 0830 | Report of Economic Benefits Sub-committee & discussion of future activities |
| 7. User and Products Sub-committee | |
| Future roles & relationship to DMAC User Outreach Sub-committee (S. Weisberg, facilitator) | |
| 8. Strategy Session II | |
| Consideration of issues remaining from Sessions 4-5 | |
| COFFEE | |
| 9. Executive Session (W. Nowlin) | |
| New business Review of intersessional assignments Committee membership Next meetings | |
| 1100 | ADJOURN MEETING |
| GSC-I | GSC-II | GSC-III | GSC-IV |
| GSC-V | GSC-VI | GSC-VII | GSC-VIII |
| GSC-IX | GSC-X | GSC-XI | GSC-XII |
| GSC-XIII |
Contact: Susan R. Martin (srmartin@tamu.edu)
Updated: 26 September, 2006
URL: http://ocean.tamu.edu/GOOS/GSC8/GSC8.html