AGENDA
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Day 1 (Monday, July 11, 9:00 – 5:00PM EDT)
Welcome & Introduction to GOMO
| 9:00 – 9:15 | Welcome, Introductions and Logistics – David Legler (GOMO Director) and Ann-Christine Zinkann (GOMO) |
| 9:15 – 10:00 | Overview of NOAA research and context for the review – Emily Menashes (OAR DAA) – Questions [15 min] |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | OAR Portfolios – Wayne Higgins (Climate Portfolio Steward) – Questions [10 mins] |
| Break [15 min] | |
| 10:45 – 12:15 | Introduction to the GOMO Program – David Legler (GOMO Director) – Questions [45 mins] |
| Lunch Break [60 min] | |
| 1:15 – 1:45 | GOMO Communications – Jessica Mkitarian (GOMO Communications Specialist) |
| 1:45 – 2:45 | Developing Capacity and Fostering the Next Generation of Ocean Observing Science – Alma Vazquez-Lule (2021 Knauss Fellow) – Emily Osborne (2017 Knauss Fellow) – Sam Coakley (2021 Lapenta Intern) – Sylvie Alexander (2021 Lapenta Intern) – Amanda O’Shaughnessy (2020 Hollings Scholar) – Questions [20 min] |
| Travel time [15 min] | |
| 3:00 – 3:40 | Storymap and Science on a Sphere – Mariana Rocha De Souza & Cynthia Garcia (2022 Knauss Fellows) |
| Travel time [10 min] | |
| 3:50 – 4:20 | [CLOSED] Day 1 Reflections and Considerations (Review Panel & Core Staff) |
| 4:20 – 5:00 | [CLOSED] Reviewer Session: Internal Discussion and Writing |
Day 2 (Tuesday, July 12, 9:00 – 4:00PM EDT)
Focus Area 1: US leadership of an ocean and Arctic observing research enterprise
| 9:00 – 9:10 | Welcome and Logistics – Ann-Christine Zinkann (GOMO) |
| 9:10 – 9:30 | Introducing Focus Area 1 – David Allen (GOMO)
– Questions [5 min] |
| 9:30 – 9:35 | 30 Years of Ocean Observing (video) |
| 9:35 – 9:55 | GOMO Advancing the Global Ocean Observing System – Emma Heslop (GOOS) |
| 9:55 – 10:15 | Making Decisions to Sustain and Evolve the Ocean Observations and Research – Jessica Snowden (Deputy Director) |
| 10:15 – 10:35 | How Does GOMO Get Advice and Influence the Big Picture – Molly Baringer (GOMOC representative) |
| 10:35 – 11:05 | Discussion |
| Break [10 min] | |
| 11:15 – 11:35 | Case Study 1: 15 years of the Arctic Report Card – Rick Thoman (ARC Editor) & Kelley Uhlig (Lead ARC Program Manager and Technical Editor) |
| 11:35 – 11:55 | Case Study 2: Argo – Susan Wijffels (WHOI) & Emily Smith (GOMO) |
| Break [15 min] | |
| 12:10 – 1:00 | What Keeps GOMO Awake at Night (Panel) – GOMO staff |
| Lunch break [60 min] | |
| 2:00 – 2:45 | [CLOSED] Stakeholder Feedback and Discussion Session |
| 2:00 – 2:45 | [CLOSED] Concurrent NOAA Line Offices Representative Meeting |
| 2:45 – 3:15 | [CLOSED] Day 2 Reflections and Considerations (Review Panel & Core Staff) |
| 3:15 – 4:00 | [CLOSED] Reviewer Session: Internal Discussion and Writing |
Day 3 (Wednesday, July 13, 9:00 – 4:00 PM EDT)
Focus Area 2: Frontiers in Ocean Observing
| 9:00 – 9:10 | Welcome and Logistics – Ann-Christine Zinkann (GOMO) |
| 9:10 – 9:30 | Introducing Focus Area 2 – Cheyenne Stienbarger (GOMO) – Questions [5 min] |
| 9:30 – 10:00 | Advancing technologies to improve ocean monitoring – Emerging Technologies – Chris Meinig (PMEL) – Argo’s technology advancements – Sarah Purkey (SIO) – Questions [10 min] |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry – Determining the Global Ocean Anthropogenic Carbon Sources, Sinks, and Long-term Trends – Richard Feely (PMEL) – BioGeoChemical Argo the ocean in color – Andrea Fassbender (PMEL) – Questions [10 min] |
| Break [20 min] | |
| 10:50 – 11:20 | Basin-scale Observing System – The Future of the TAO Array within the Tropical Pacific Observing System – Karen Grissom (NWS NDBC) – Collaboration in building ocean observations in the Indian Ocean – Secretary Ravichandran (India Ministry of Earth Sciences) – Questions [10 min] |
| 11:20 – 11:50 | Extreme Weather and Climate Phenomena – Distributed Biological Observatory, and Observations – Phyllis Stabeno (PMEL) – “Blown Away – Coordinated ocean observations for hurricane forecasting” – Travis Miles (Rutgers) – Questions [10 min] |
| 11:50 – 1:00 | Panel Discussion – Previous speakers |
| Lunch Break [60 min] | |
| 2:00 – 2:45 | [CLOSED] Stakeholder Feedback and Discussion Session |
| 2:00 – 2:45 | [CLOSED] Concurrent NOAA Line Offices Representatives Meeting |
| 2:45- 3:15 | [CLOSED] Day 3 Reflections and Considerations (Review Panel & Core Staff) |
| 3:15 – 4:00 | [CLOSED] Reviewer Session: Internal Discussion and Writing |
Day 4 (Thursday, July 14, 9:00 – 5:00 PM EDT)
Focus Area 3: Information and product development to ensure data access and usability
and to increase the value/impact of ocean observation
| 9:00 – 9:10 | Welcome and Logistics – Ann-Christine Zinkann (GOMO) |
| 9:10- 9:30 | Introducing Focus Area 3 – Ann-Christine Zinkann (GOMO) – Questions [5 min] |
| 9:30 – 10:15 | Understanding the Data Landscape – Changing the Data Governance Landscape – Tony Lavoi (Chief Data Officer) – Data Governance and Valuing NOAA Research and Observations – Joseph Conran (NOAA Economist office) – Questions [15 min] |
| 10:15 – 10:50 | The Tale of Two Networks – Kevin O’Brien (PMEL) – Questions [20 min] |
| Break [10 min] | |
| 11:00 – 11:55 | Challenges and Opportunities for improved data services [Part I] – Practical Adoption of Standards – Steve Diggs (ESIP) – Embracing FAIR Data Standards – Kathy Bailey (NOS) – Data Best Practices – Nan Galbraith (WHOI) – Questions [25 mins] |
| Break [10 min] | |
| 12:05 – 1:00 | Challenges and Opportunities for improved data services [Part II] – Aggregating Observing System Data – Tim Boyer (NCEI) – Operational Monitoring and Predictions – Arun Kumar (NCEP) – Technology and data management: Opportunities and risk – Eugene Burger (PMEL) – Discussion [25 min] |
| Lunch Break [60 min] | |
| 2:00 – 2:30 | Wrap-up – David Legler (GOMO Director) & Ann-Christine Zinkann (GOMO) |
| 2:30 – 3:15 | [CLOSED] Stakeholder Feedback and Discussion Session |
| 2:30 – 3:15 | [CLOSED] NOAA Line Offices Representative Meeting |
| 3:15 – 4:00 | [CLOSED] Reviewer Internal Discussion (Review Panel) |
| 4:00 – 5:00 | [CLOSED] Preliminary Feedback to OAR & GOMO Leadership & Closing Thoughts (Review Panel, Relevant GOMO and OAR staff) |