Meeting of the IODE Steering Group for the IODE OceanDataPortal

20 - 22 September 2010,

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

B-8400 Oostende
Belgium



Agenda



1. PLENARY SESSION 1
1.1. WELCOME
1.10. DISCUSSIONS
1.2. INTRODUCTION OF PARTICIPANTS AND BRIEF PRESENTATIONS
1.3. INTRODUCTION TO THE IODE OCEANDATAPORTAL
1.4. USING ODP AT THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVEL
1.5. OPTIONS TO PROVIDE DATA THROUGH ODP
1.6. ODP DATA POLICY
1.7. ODP USER INTERFACE: ASSESSMENT AND SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT
1.8. INTEROPERABILITY ISSUES
1.9. ODP V.2. INTRODUCTION
2. PARALLEL SESSION 1: ACTIVE ODP DATA PROVIDERS
2.1. DATA PROVIDER SOFTWARE VERSION 1.5
2.2. REVIEW OF DATA PROVIDERS
2.3. DISCUSSIONS AND WAY FORWARD
3. PARALLEL SESSION 2: POTENTIAL ODP DATA PROVIDERS
3.1. INTRODICTION TO ODP DATA PROVIDER SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
3.2. INTRODUCTION TO THE USE OF ODP LIGHT DATA PROVIDER
3.3. STEPS TO PREPARE METADATA AND MAKING DATA AVAILABLE
3.4. FORMAL PROCEDURE OF BECOMING AN ODP DATA PROVIDER
3.5. DEMONSTRATIONS, QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSIONS
4. PLENARY SESSION 2
4.1. REPORTS FROM PARALLEL SESSIONS
4.2. WORK PLAN 2010-2012
4.3. EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (NEW DATA PROVIDERS)
4.4. DISCUSSIONS AND QUESTIONS
5. CLOSING OF THE MEETING