IGST-XIII

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IGST-XIII Introduction meeting objectives
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IGST XIII

• Very specific meeting
• Last IGST meeting (but not the last time we
  meet!)
• Two main items
• Preparation of final symposium
• Discussion on the future of GODAE and post-GODAE
  coordination where do we want to go ? How ?

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IGST XIII - Main objectives

• Review final symposium organization and papers
• Papers, authors - Sessions Demo (plenary)
  Argo session
• Round table/future of GODAE
• Are we missing important topics ?
• Ensure a wide participation role of IGST
  members conveners (posters)
• Invitation of key people ?
• Post-GODAE coordination
• Agree on where and how we should go.
• What are the main challenges in OO for the next
  10 years ?
• Highly dependent on IGST. What do you need as far
  as international collaboration/cooperation ?
• Organization / parent bodies (IOC, CEOS, GOOS,
  WCRP, OOPC, etc).
• Terms of reference of JCOMM Expert Team on OFS
  and links with a post GODAE science team
• Links with CLIVAR (GSOP)

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IGST XIII - Objectives (other)

• Review of National reports
• Focus on demonstrations and future plans
• Review of Working Group activities and future
  plans
• CSSWG, OSE/OSSE, IMBER, intercomparison, GSOP
• GODAE Summer school (2009) decision
• Other items Productdata servers status QC

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GODAE activities in 2007/2008

• Three workshops in 2007 (preparation of final
  conference)
• IMBER/GODAE Summer 2007
• OSSEs/OSEs Observing system (GODAE/OOPC) Fall
  2007
• GODAE Coastal workshop - Fall 2007
• Links with GSOP/CLIVAR (September 2007)
• Intercomparison experiment (Spring 2008)
• IGST meeting, Canada, August 2007 and Washington
  DC, June 2008
• Final Symposium 12-15 November, 2008 Nice,
  France
• Special journal issue on GODAE achievements
• 2nd GODAE summer school (Jan. 2009)
• Preparing the future of GODAE (2008-2009)