10th Session of the JCOMM Observations Coordination Group

09 - 11 April 2019,

Swiss-belin Kemayoran hotel
Jl. Benyamin Suaeb Blok D6, Complex Springhill - Kemayoran

Jakarta
Indonesia

Annotated Agenda

1 Welcome & Expectations
1.1 Expectations and objectives of OCG meeting - David Legler, OCG Chair
1.2 Welcome & Meeting Arrangements - Dwikorita Karnawati, Chair BMKG, Secretariat
1.3 Approval of Agenda
2 Requirements
2.1 GOOS 2030 Strategy, GOOS Implementation Plan - John Gunn
2.2 UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development – Emma Heslop
2.3 New WMO Strategic plan 2020-2023, WIGOS Vision 2040 and future WIGOS IP – Anthony Rea (remote)
2.4 Future IOC-WMO Joint Advisory Board - Nadia Pinardi
2.5 OOPC - progress on observing system reviews, activities with OceanPredict, summary of key requirements and issues – climate – David Legler
2.6 Recommendations Regional Workshop: Implications for OCG (strategy and desired scope of strategic engagement of regional activities) – David Legler/Weidong Yu
3 Implementation: OCG ‘global’ and emerging networks
3.1 Review across OPA ‘global’ networks
3.1.1 DBCP - Boris Kelly-Gerreyn
3.1.2 GO-SHIP - Rik Wanninkhof
3.1.3 GLOSS – Gary Mitchum & Thorkild Aarup (remote)
3.1.4 OceanSITES - Tom Trull
3.1.5 SOT (VOS/SOOP/ASAP) - Darin Figurskey
3.1.6 Argo – Toshio Suga
3.2 Review across OPA ‘emerging’ networks
3.2.1 OceanGliders - Brad de Young
3.2.2 HF Radar - Simone Cosoli
3.2.3 Animal Borne Instruments - Clive McMahon
3.3 New thematic networks
3.3.1 SOCONET - Rik Wannikhof
4 Cross-OCG Themes
4.1 EEZ Work – Following OCG/GOOS Network Survey and WMO Ocean-Safe Workshop, what are the next steps - Emma Heslop
4.2 Metrics & KPIs: Look at 3 levels; metrics used to manage network, common OCG-wide metrics and metrics towards impact/societal outcomes – David Legler
4.3 TPOS 2020 Ocean Observing System design: TPOS 2020 and means of analyzing Observing System design, multi-platform delivery and recommendations developed - Weidong Yu
4.4 AtlantOS Blueprint and outcomes relevant to OCG – Brad de Young
4.5 Capacity Development - how should OCG focus its effort in this space, leading efforts to improve technical capability? How can we better coordinate with existing Programmes? Can we leverage/support existing activity? - Juliet Hermes
4.6 Technology Development in individual networks and OPA role in supporting uptake of new technology – David Legler
4.7 Synthesis of issues from OCG from reports - areas where OCG is/should be addressing, synergies between networks - Emma Heslop, Champika Gallage
5 Standards and Best Practices
5.1 Achievements and next steps - Juliet Hermes
5.2 Progress of inter-comparison actions and discuss RMIC issues – Pang Yongchao
6 Data Management
6.1 Open Access Strategy update and next steps - Kevin O’Brien
6.2 JCOMM Data Management Program Area vision and OCG role, including relevant landscape (WMO, new ET, WIS2, IOC-ODIS) how are these linked? How can OCG support, data management challenges? - Sergey Belov (remote)
6.3 OCG DM Plan: links to DMPA strategy, data integration and interoperability activities and progress, connection to other activities and global/regional entities, ERDDAP, do we want to start discussing “big data”/cloud services - Kevin O’Brien
7 JCOMMOPS
7.1 Cross network challenges (metadata, metrics) - Mathieu Belbéoch
7.2 Activities/budget/work plan - Mathieu Belbéoch
7.3 Review – recommendations and next steps – David Legler
7.4 Network input on JCOMMOPS 5-year strategy - Mathieu Belbéoch
8 Communications & Visibility
8.1 JCOMM Report Card revision/discussion - Mathieu Belbéoch
8.2 OPA Website and other ideas - Emma Heslop
9 Reflecting & looking forward for OCG: opportunities & changing landscape
9.1 Review from OCG-1 to OCG-10 - David Legler
9.2 WMO Reform, future JCOMM and implications - Nadia Pinardi
9.3 Cross JCOMM Connection: Data through to services – Nelly Florida
9.4 GOOS and future view/governance - John Gunn
9.5 Future Goals and objectives of OCG - look 10-years ahead - David Legler
10 Review OCG-10 Actions and Wrap Up
10.1 OCG-9 outstanding Actions (Secretariat) and project areas - Emma Heslop
10.2 Define intersessional work plan for OCG Foci, and project areas, OCG-10 actions, decisions, actions and recommendations - David Legler, Emma Heslop
10.3 Dates and location of next meeting