IOOS Association 2016 Fall Meeting

9:30 AM

Welcome and Introductions
Molly McCammon, AOOS

• Welcome to AOOS and Alaska
• Introductions
• Purpose, objectives and desired outcome of meeting

9:45      Ecological Forecasting in NOS - Mary Erickson
10:05     Question and Answers
10:15     Working Session: How to transition operational forecasts from NOAA to regional partners    

• Discussion Questions - Is this a feasible approach?  What do you see as the major challenges? Does your RA have the requisite capacity? What are the opportunities, the challenges? How do we create a path forward? 
• Next Steps for the Gaps Campaign.  How do we move forward with filling the gaps in observations and the need for forecasting events?

​11:15    Wrap, Action Items, Timeline

• Discussion: Regional observations, Ocean Tech Transfer funding, national OA data portal, regional networks 
• Actions for Gaps Campaign

12:15    Wrap Up, Action Items, Timeline

• Informal discussion on the integration of fisheries data with IOOS.
• Discussion questions - Regional successes?  Opportunities and challenges? Lessons learned that could help other RAs? 

1:45 PM

Water Level Gaps: Flooding, Sea Level Rise, and Lake Levels
Ru Morrison, NERACOOS, Audra Luscher, NOAA and Nic Kinsman, NOAA

1:45   Water Levels Gaps Update and Overview – Ru Morrison and Audra Luscher

• Set the stage for building the water level observation capacity through partnerships: 
  
  • Filling the Gaps
  • Improve and expand partner water level observation capabilities, including low-cost gauging options 
  • Developing inundation products that ingest and display existing water level data
  • Local example: Alaska Integrated Water Level Sensor - Nic Kinsman 

2:15   Working Session: Determining Our Priorities

• Participate in an interactive table top exercise with a regional map of water level gaps
  
  • Identify alignment of water level gaps in a region
  • Identify opportunities for collaborative work
  • Discuss messaging associate with “Fill the Gaps Campaign” for next 2-3 years
• Explore opportunities for collaborate development of regional inundation product development
  
  • Consider opportunities and provide feedback on strawman “criteria” for determining regional priorities for product development 

3:15   Wrap Up, Action Items, Timeline

•  Specific action for Gaps Campaign for next 2-3 years

National Products Demonstration and Discussion
Derrick Snowden, US IOOS and Rob Bochenek, Axiom

• Environmental Data Server Model Viewer
• Environmental Sensor Map
• Questions and Discussion
  
  • What are the next steps?
  • What is the DMAC Team working on for the coming year?

8:00 AM - 
9:30 AM          

IOOS Association Business Meeting - AOOS Conference Room
8:00    Roll Call
8:05    Adoption of Minutes
8:10    Adoption of FY 17 Operating Budget
8:20    Election of Honorary Directors for FY 17
8:20    FY 18 Advocacy Strategy
9:00    Transition Planning          

9:30 AM                                                       

Discussion with IOOS Program Office
Carl Gouldman, Derrick Snowden, Dave Easter, Terence Lynch - US IOOS PO
Update on Office activities, plans for the coming year, Office transitions, emerging issues,  NOS milestone strategic plans. 

9:30   Introduction & Overview – Carl Gouldman

• IOOS Regions and IOOS Office interactions - “no surprises” philosophy
• Administration Transition - IOOS Office and IOOS Regions 

10:00    IOOS Office Forward Look (FY16-17) – Derrick Snowden

• Projects, milestones, and new staff

10:30    Strategic Alignment and Emerging Opportunities – Dave Easter

• Strategic Alignment: IOOS within NOS / NOAA / DOC and IOOC –Carl Gouldman
• Next Generation IOOS Strategic Plan -  Updating the IOOS Strategic Plan
• The need and how we might accomplish (Ocean Obs 2019) - Carl Gouldman
• IOOS Emerging Issues and Opportunities - Dave Easter

Navigation Gaps: Next Generation Navigation
Julie Thomas, SCCOOS and Terence Lynch, Office of Coast Survey/ US IOOS PO

11:15    Building navigational capacity through partnerships: IOOS, OCS, CO-OPs 
11:25     Working Session

• Challenge Questions: How do we address navigational gaps?  How can we collaborate with NOAA and other federal agencies to address needs?  What are specific action for Gaps Campaign for next 2-3 years?

12:00    Wrap Up, Action Items, Timeline

1:00 PM

Data Management- Developing a Five-Year Vision
Molly McCammon, AOOS and Derrick Snowden, US IOOS

1:00    Overview: Update from March and Goals of the Session 
1:10    Discussion

• Final review of the DMAC Vision Document. Next steps? 
• Common DMAC capacity (30 min)
  
  • How do we track regional capacity to comply with IOOS standards and requirements - QARTOD, metadata, server uptime, data ingestion, implementation of open source software, and archiving?  What are the barriers to developing common capacity? 
  • Regional data ingestion. Are there common data sets that most RAs are interest in accessing? Review of top 5 priorities. 
  • Tracking use of data and data products. How do we know people are using and accessing data and data products? 
• Looking Ahead:  Where do we want to be in 5 years?  (30 min) 
  To help frame this vision, please consider the following:  
  
  • Are there capacities we should be developing to enhance the ability of the IOOS enterprise to deliver data and information products to stakeholders?    For example, data integration across regions?  Access to Federal data sets?  Common products and visualizations?  Other? 
  • How do we develop that capacity?  

​2:20    Wrap Up, Action Items, Timeline

• Next steps

2:40    Overview
2:45    Updates on national planning efforts - issues, timing and next steps

• HFR Update
  Derrick Snowden, US IOOS PO and Josie Quintrell, IOOS Association
• Glider Plan Update
  Barb Kirkpatrick, GCOOS
• Coastal Mooring Strategy
  Ru Morrison, NERACOOS, Jan Newton, NANOOS, Carol Janzen, AOOS, Derrick Snowden, US IOOS PO

3:15    Discussion

• Can we develop integrated plans and maps that show the gaps in each region for identified key technologies?  
• What are the compelling use case scenarios?

4:00    Wrap Up, Action Items and Timeline

• Developing the Gaps Campaign
• Where do we go from here
  
  • Action Steps
  • Timeline
• Communicating the Plan
  
  • Brochure, Meetings, Briefings
  • Timeline

5:00 PM

Adjourn