Annual Planning Meeting 2015: IMOS.org.au

AGENDA

IMOS-9 – Annual Planning Meeting

Rydges Hotel, 186 Exhibition St Melbourne

16-18 February 2015

Attendees – IMOS Advisory Board, Director and Office staff, Node, Facility and Sub-Facility Leaders, Operator Representatives, and invited guests

DAY 1 – Monday 16 February 2015
*12.00*	*60 min*	*LUNCH ON ARRIVAL*	*Served in Foyer*
1.00	15 min	Welcome & Purpose of the meeting	Ian Poiner
1.15	15 min	The 9^th Annual Planning Meeting – Focusing on the “S” in IMOS	Tim Moltmann
SCIENCE OPPORTUNITIES
1.30	30 min	INVITED TALK The Tropical Pacific Observing System (TPOS) 2020 Project	Neville Smith
2.00	30 min	Bluewater & Climate Node science opportunities*	Steve Rintoul Pete Strutton
2:30	15 min	INVITED TALK Planning for Deep Argo	Steve Piotrowicz (NOAA)
2.45	45 min	#1 PANEL DISCUSSION** IMOS in the Southern Ocean – looking back, looking forward · investment in SOTS, SOFS, Polyna deepwater moorings, ice capable and oxygen enabled Argo, animal tagging, ships of opportunity · ‘new’ ACE CRC, Antarctic Gateway, RV Investigator, SOOS, SOCCOM, international collaboration (e.g. China)	Tony Worby Nick Gales Louise Newman Steve Rintoul Tom Trull Rob Harcourt
*3.30*	*30 min*	*AFTERNOON TEA*	*Served in Foyer*
4:00	30 min	WAIMOS Node science opportunities*, including · WAMSI, WA marine science ‘blueprint’	Gary Kendrick Ming Feng Patrick Seares
4:30	15 min	Opportunities in the Indian Ocean	Nick d’Adamo et al
4.45	15 min	The National Marine Science Plan – what does it mean for IMOS?	Tim Moltmann et al
5.00		Close Day 1

*6.30*	*Late*	*DINNER – Bobby McGees, Rydges Hotel, Level 1 – access via Exhibition St*

* Nodes will have 20 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for discussion. Based on feedback from the 2014 meeting, status reports for each Facility will be provided in advance of the meeting as background to these and other presentations.

** A background paper will be provided for each Panel Discussion

DAY 2 – Tuesday 17 February 2015
*8.30*	*30 min*	*COFFEE ON ARRIVAL*	*Served in Foyer*
SCIENCE OPPORTUNITIES continued
9:00	30 min	#2 PANEL DISCUSSION** The National Environmental Science Program (NESP) – what opportunities do the ‘new’ NESP Hubs present for IMOS	Nic Bax Helen Cleugh Ian Poiner Louise Minty Dave Johnson
9.30	30 min	NSW IMOS Node science opportunities*, including · Sydney Harbour Project	Martina Doblin Robin Robertson Tim Ingleton
10.00	30 min	SAIMOS Node opportunities*, including · SA Gulfs · GAB Research Program	Simon Goldsworthy Sophie Leterme Steve Lapidge
*10.30*	*30 min*	*MORNING TEA*	*Served in Foyer*
11.00	30 min	QIMOS Node opportunities*, including · RIMRep · eReefs	Richard Brinkman Russ Babcock Cedric Robillot
11.30	30 min	SEAIMOS Node* – refocusing our sixth Node	Mark Baird Vanessa Lucieer Daniel Ierodiaconou
12.00	30 min	#3 PANEL DISCUSSION** Revision of IMOS Science and Implementation Plans – summary of Notable Gaps and Future Priorities	Ana Lara-Lopez plus one rep per Node
*12.30*	*60 min*	*LUNCH*	*Served in Foyer*
CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT
1.30	30 min	INVITED TALK Marine Microbes – The Australian Marine Microbial Biodiversity Initiative (AMMBI), and the Marine Microbial Data project with Bioplatforms Australia	Lev Bodrossy et al
2.00	45 min	#4 PANEL DISCUSSION** New sensor technologies for oxygen, pH, nutrients, bio-optics (fluorescence, backscatter) – what is their ‘readiness level’? Include: · Argo, Gliders, Moorings	Mark Underwood Lyndon Llewellyn Tom Trull Bronte Tilbrook Martina Doblin
2:45	30 min	Buffer Zone · Provides a chance to raise issues about Facility status if not already covered (e.g. ACORN transition)	Tim Moltmann et al
*3.15*	*30 min*	*AFTERNOON TEA*	*Served in Foyer*
3.45	15 min + 15 min	The Bio-optical Working Group – status and next steps From Working Groups to Task Teams?	Martina Doblin et al Tim Moltmann et al
4:15	45 min	#5 PANEL DISCUSSION** IMOS in Major Boundary Currents – looking back, looking forward · investment in ITF and EAC deepwater moorings, shelf moorings, gliders, radar, ships of opportunity, remote sensing · reoccupation of EAC moorings, maturing use of gliders in boundary currents, modelling etc	Bernadette Sloyan Moninya Roughan Craig Steinberg Chari Pattiaratchi John Middleton Anthony Richardson
5.00		Close Day 2

*6.30*	*Late*	*DINNER – Mezzo Bar and Grill – 35 Little Bourke Street (around the corner)*

DAY 3 – Wednesday 18 February 2015
*8.30*	*30 min*	*COFFEE ON ARRIVAL*	*Served in Foyer*
CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT continued
9.00	30 min	INVITED TALK Earth Observations for Space – national infrastructure for new mission satellite missions and ever bigger data	Adam Lewis
9.30	30 min	#6 PANEL DISCUSSION** Ocean remote sensing in Australia – reflections from the National Marine Science Symposium Infrastructure White Paper	Arnold Dekker Adam Lewis Louise Minty David Antoine Stuart Phinn
10:00	30 min	The Australian Forum for Operational Oceanography – what is it and why should IMOS be involved?	Tim Moltmann et al
*10.30*	*30 min*	*MORNING TEA*	*Served in Foyer*
11:00	30 min	The Australian National Shelf Reanalysis (ANSR) Project	Moninya Roughan Emlyn Jones et al
11:30	30 min	IMOS Data Tools – what do we have now, and what do we need?	Emma Sommerville et al
12:00	30 min	The IMOS Publications/Projects/Presentations database – why is it so important, and how can we make it better?	Tim Moltmann Jacqui Hope
12:30	30 min	Sum up, identification of task teams, other agreed actions Meeting close	Tim Moltmann Ian Poiner
*1:00*		*LUNCH*	*Served in Foyer*