GODAE OceanView Project Office Report 2012 Kirsten Wilmer-Becker, Met Office GOVST-IV meeting, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 5 – 9 November 2012
Content • Actions from last meeting • Overview 2012 • Symposium & review • Meetings/workshops • Website • Finances GOVST-IV meeting, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 5 – 9 November 2012
Short look at the..... Actions from GOVST-III (Nov, 2011) GOVST-IV meeting, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 5 – 9 November 2012
Actions from last meeting (1/2) GOVST III-1: KWB to prepare and publish a GODAE OceanView newsletter (3-6 monthly) Done GOVST III-2: All to update the GODAE OceanView work plan by end of year 2011 (only update new Done actions). KWB to collect input and publish update when ready GOVST III-3 : KWB, AS and ED to update other sections of the work plan. KWB to include Done communication plan by the end of year 2011 GOVST-III-4: (PO/GL): OSEval-TT Co-chairs to prepare a short paper on the major challenges for the Not started OSEval-TT that will be circulated to GODAE OceanView Patrons. GOVST-III-5: (PO & MM): Following the completion of this, the Co-Chairs will work with Craig Donlon (ESA), who has agreed to be a “Champion” for the OSEval -TT, to explore the possibility of funding from ESA and/or Ongoing EUMETSAT to support a Postdoc (based at UKMet) to +undertake OSEval and IV activities. GOVST-III-6: (PO & GL): TT Co-Chairs are to update OSEval-related publications on the TT webpage. There was the suggestion from discussions between the co-chairs and Craig Donlon about this and it was agreed that a workshop should Done be proposed to discuss the work which could be done which would also be of interest to ESA. Marie Drevillon and Matt Martin were asked GOVST-III-7: (PO, GL): Zhang Tianyu, from the National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center in to liaise with Craig about it. They put together a proposal for the workshop, and sent it to Craig in June. They received no response for a Done China, will be included as a TT member following endorsement from the GODAE couple of months, so Matt spoke to Craig on the phone. He had not seen the email (because their mailboxes had been changed). He said OceanView Co-Chairs. he would forward it to someone else in ESA to deal with, but we still haven't heard anything back, despite a reminder email being sent a couple of weeks ago. GOVST-III-8: (DL & PO/GL): Agree on a set of standard graphics for OISs and on the format of OISs. Ongoing Seek endorsement from GODAE OceanView Co-chairs and Patrons on the format and So basically the status is "ongoing". content of OISs. GOVST III-9: IV-TT co-chairs (MM & FH) to consider sending rep to take part in COSS-TT (Jan 2012) Closed Ongoing GOVST III-10: GOVST to provide feedback for the SMRCP-TT/WGNE workshop and nominations for Ukmet (Dan Lea) has published his OIS Technical report that is today the basis for OIS standards. This action is ongoing because we should try to motivate all groups to provide a data-usage report. This would be a step towards OISs Done the lead roles by end November 2011. GOVST III-11: OSEval-TT should inform to the Argo Project office (through OISs) on a regular basis on Ongoing Argo use and utility. GOVST III-12: GOVST to provide update to the GHRSST user requirement table if required. KWB to Ongoing . Partially done through the NRT OSE activity done by Ukmet. Material exist but the OIS not officially provided to ARGO Closed ? program. Dan gave a talk at the Argo Science Team meeting in Venice on his OSE work, and Peter presented the overall OSE-TT work contact GOVST with the request to respond to the action. GOVST III-13: GOVST to review the WMO Observing Requirements Database and statement of Closed guidance and feedback to GB and S Ishizaki. GOVST-IV meeting, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 5 – 9 November 2012
Actions from last meeting (2/2) GOVST III-14: GOVST to consider contributions to the GlobCurrent User Consultation meeting (7-9 Closed March) on user requirements in particular regarding GODAE OceanView priorities. GOVST III-15: GOVST to feedback on proposal for summer school in Africa in 2013 Done GOVST III-16: The GOVST to provide comments, suggestions and concerns regards the GODAE Done OceanView Review to GOVST co-chairs by email. GOVST III-17 : The Review sub-committee to decide on a date for GODAE OceanView symposium in Done November 2013 and to inform HT asap. GOVST III-18 : GOVST co-chairs to update the science team on progress made in sub-committee with Ongoing regard to the organisation of the GODAE OceanView Symposium & Review within the next 6 months. GOVST III-19 : HT to check during NOAA “huddle” to suggest David Green to be considered as TBC champion for the MEP-TT GOVST-III-20: AS, ED and KWB to develop a new template and guidelines for national group Done presentation/ document submissions for future GOVST meetings GOVST-III-21: All national group representatives to follow the new guidelines when preparing the Done report and presentation for GOVST meetings GOVST-III-22: All national group representatives are to submit the national report at least one month in advance (allowing putting the contributions into a dossier), to be circulated before Done meeting to free up presentation time at the meeting GOVST-III-23 : KWB to set up doodle poll to find best dates for next GOVST meeting and to organise Done next meeting with the help of CT. GOVST-IV meeting, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 5 – 9 November 2012
Project office work – overview 2012 GOVST-IV meeting, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 5 – 9 November 2012
Project Office - Overview 2012 • Task team meeting organisation • GOV Twiki webpages • GODAE OceanView work plan updated (April ‘12) • Publication GODAE OceanView Newsletter (May ‘12) • Symposium & review organisation • GOV/CLIVAR-GSOP reanalysis intercomparison exercise (June ‘12) • Mailing lists (for COSS and IV) GOVST-IV meeting, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 5 – 9 November 2012
Office work – time distribution Distribution of GOV Project Office tasks 35% Events organisation, incl. Symposium / review 25% Communication (below) 15% Website / twiki GOVST co-chairs Communication 10% Finances / funding Symposium & review GOVST members 5% Activity support (e.g. TTs, CLIVAR, WGNE) External collaborations (CLIVAR or WGNE) Patrons' Group 3% Met Office Other (documents, newsletter, etc) Web hosting General GOVST-IV meeting, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 5 – 9 November 2012
GODAE OceanView Meetings and workshops GOVST-IV meeting, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 5 – 9 November 2012
Meetings/workshops/teleconferences - GOVST co-chairs meetings (tele-conf) – ca. every 6 weeks - GODAE OceanView Patrons’ Group meetings (tele -conf) – 6-monthly - Symposium/review committee meetings (frequently) - TT co-chair meetings GODAE OceanView international workshops / meetings: COSS-TT international coordination workshop (Jan 2012) MEP-TT Task Team meeting (Feb 2012) GOVST-IV meeting (Nov 2012) Upcoming events: Organisation of 2 nd COSS-TT workshop, Italy (Feb 2013) Organisation of Joint GOV/WGNE workshop, USA (March 2013) Organisation of OSEval-TT meeting, Hobart (April 2013) - TBC Organisation of MEP-TT meeting, Belgium (May/June 2013) - TBC Organisation of the GOV Symposium & Review (Nov 2013) GOVST-IV meeting, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 5 – 9 November 2012
GODAE OceanView Website GOVST-IV meeting, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 5 – 9 November 2012
Web - updates • Registration facility and submission of abstracts • Events information (TT workshops, GOVST- IV, etc.) – Use of external fee collection • Collaboration space – e.g. CLIVAR GSOP (twiki & private pages) • Increased use of surveys (e.g. registration of interest for GOV/WGNE workshop) and contribution to white papers) GOVST-IV meeting, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 5 – 9 November 2012
GODAE OceanView Financial information GOVST-IV meeting, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 5 – 9 November 2012
GODAE OceanView Finances (1) GODAE OceanView project office is funded through contributions of the Patrons’ Group member organisations Contributions are received as - Direct funding (annual) - In kind contributions - Exceptional contributions (e.g. symposia) GOVST-IV meeting, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 5 – 9 November 2012
GODAE OceanView Finances (2) o Project office currently running at 90% of my time o Project office funding currently healthy – enough funds available to support the project office in this financial year (UK - until April 2013), but future funding at risk due to financial crisis o Extra funding requirements for GODAE OceanView Symposium in Nov 2013 o Decision about future funding – after 2013 may depend on GODAE OceanView Review o Funding for 2013/14 and beyond to be solicited GOVST-IV meeting, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 5 – 9 November 2012
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