Joint
ESEAS Research Infrastructure Kick-Off Meeting
and
Third Meeting of the ESEAS Technical Committee

11-12 November 2002, Istanbul, Turkey

Last edited 10 November 2002

Draft Programme/Agenda

1st Day, 11 November 2002

09:00 - 09:15 1. Opening and Welcome

09:15 - 13:00 2. General Overview of the ESEAS-RI Project
The presentations in this session will allow the WP leaders to introduce themselves and to present their WP with main focus on how they consider the work should be organised. Important points to address are the tasks and their interrelations, the links to other WPs and the workplan for the first year. Where possible, the task leaders should be mentioned and other organisational aspects addressed.

09:15 - 09:45 2.1
Plag, H.-P., NMA: Objectives, Tasks, and Organisation of the ESEAS-RI Project
This presentation mainly aims at those participants not directly involved in the EU Project and provides the general frame. Some reference will be made to the work of EOSS and the relation between ESEAS-RI and the ESEAS.

09:45 - 10:15 2.2
nn, POL: WP1 - Quality Control of the Sea-Level Observations
Focus in this talk will be on a short overview of the tasks in the work package, their relation to the work of the ESEAS TEC, and on the work to be done in the next six to twelve months including the deliverables for the first six/twelve months.

10:15 - 10:45 2.3
Bingley, R., UNOTT: WP2 - Absolute Sea Level Variations
Contents should be the overview of the tasks, their relation to the work of the ESEAS TEC and also the coordination with TIGA, and the work to be done in the next six/twelve months including the deliverables.

10:45 - 11:15 Coffee Break

11:15 - 11:45 2.4
Knudsen, P., KMS: WP3 - Decadal to Inter-Decadal Sea Level Variations
Besides an overview of the tasks, focus should be on the workplan particularly for the first six/twelve months including the deliverables.

11:45 - 12:15 2.5
Rosen, D., IOLR: WP4 - Improving the Sea Level Observing System
Again, an overview of the tasks should be the start and then the necessary steps for the next six/twelve months should be detailed including the deliverables.

12:15 - 12:40 2.6
Plag, H.-P., NMA: WP5 - Management of the Project
The management structure will be described and the roles specified. The tools for information exchange, and delivering of deliverables will be presented and the process of reporting explained. It is hoped that Alan Edwards is present to contribute additional comments.

12:40 - 13:00 2.7
General Discussion of the WPs and the Work for the Next Six/Twelve Months

13:00 - 14:30 Lunch

14:30 - 18:00 3. Detailed Discussion of the WPs
The WP leaders have the task to invite short presentations/contributions for each task from potential contributors, preferably from the person identified as task leader for each task.

14:30 - 16:00 3.1 WP1

16:00 - 16:30 Coffee Break

16:30 - 18:00 3.2 WP2


2nd Day, 12 November 2002

09:00 - 12:30 3. Detailed Discussion of the WPs (Continued)

09:00 - 10:30 3.3 WP3

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break

11:00 - 12:30 3.4 WP4

12:30 - 13:00 3.5 Other Aspects of the ESEAS-RI Project

13:00 - 14:30 Lunch

14:30 - 16:00 TEC issues

4. Minutes of the second ESEAS TEC meeting

5. Open and Uncovered ESEAS TEC Action Items (Organised by R. Bingley/H.-P. Plag)

5.1: Plag, H.-P., NMA: The Combined ESEAS/ESEAS-RI Web Page

5.2: Knudsen, P., KMS: Altimetry Web Pages

5.3: Perez Gomez, B., PE: Tide Gauge Operation Document

5.4: Raicich, F., CNR-ITT: Tide Gauge Quality Control Document (Word doc.)

5.5: Bingley, R., UNOTT: Specifications and Classification of ESEAS Observing Sites
5.6: Alvarez Fanjul, E. PE/Flather, R., POL: Modelling Issues
5.7: ESEAS TEC Action Items not addressed to date

16:00 - 16:30 Coffee Break

16:30 - 18:00

6. Advices for ESEAS-RI from the TEC

7. List of Action Items for the Next Six/Twelve Months

8. Date and Place of Meetings (WPs, Project Team, TEC)