Workshop Agenda
Monday, 12 April 2010
AM
0830 Set-up, loading powerpoint files onto display computer
0900 Introduction, Martin Taylor, President and CEO, Ocean Networks Canada
0905 NEPTUNE Canada Status and Future Opportunities, Chris Barnes, Project Director, NEPTUNE Canada
0925 NEPTUNE Canada Update, Resources and installation plans for 2010, Mairi Best and Benoît Pirenne, Associate Directors for Science and Information Technology, NEPTUNE Canada
0945 DISCUSSION
1000 Break
1015 Plenary Presentations: Results from our first 4 months of operations
- Seismology - Garry Rogers
- Tsunamis and borehole measurements - Steve Mihaly, Earl Davis, Martin Heesemann
- Hydrate Crawler - Laurenz Thomsen
- Seabed Processes - Alex Hay
1130 DISCUSSION
1215 Lunch
PM
1300 Plenary Presentations (cont.)
- Benthic Ecology - Kim Juniper, Katleen Robert
- Marine Mammals - John Ford
- Marine Acoustics - Michel André
- Acoustics, circulation and Productivity, Folger Passage - Rich Pawlowicz
1400 DISCUSSION
1430 Introduction to Oceans 2.0 Demonstration and Workshop - Benoît Pirenne
1445 Break
1500 Oceans 2.0 Demonstration & Workshop
- NEPTUNE Canada 101: How it all works* (wiki page for general discussion)
- SeaCam: Our Camera Control Interface (wiki page)
- SeaTube: Our tool for viewing underwater video (wiki page)
- Plotting Utility: Tool for viewing scalar data (wiki page)
- Data Explorer: How to search for and access data (wiki page)
- Project Space: Wiki, Jira and other tools for collaboration (wiki page)
1730 Reception - Vic's Bar, Harbour Towers (snacks provided; cash bar)
Tuesday, 13 April 2010
AM
0830 Breakout Sessions
- Endeavour Ridge (wiki page)
- BPRs/Borehole Instruments (wiki page)
- Hydrates (wiki page)
- Benthic Ecology / Water Column (wiki page)
- Folger Passage (wiki page)
Discuss problems, needs, presentation, etc. with like-minded scientists and NEPTUNE Canada DMAS, engineering and instrumentation staff.
1000 Break
1015 Breakout Sessions (cont.)
1145 Plenary Discussion: Progress of breakout groups
1215 Lunch
PM
1300 Breakout Sessions (cont.)
1430 Plenary Discussion: Progress of breakout groups
1500 Break
1515 Plenary Discussion: Future of Present Experiments
- Animal-Sediment Interactions - Nils Volkenborn
- Hydrate Experiments - George Spence et al.
- Seismic Studies at Endeavour Ridge - Andrew Calvert
- oceanographic influences on krill productivity - Ron Tanasichuk
1545 DISCUSSION
Wednesday, 14 April 2010
AM
0830 Science Advisory Committee: Discussion of Role and Operations
0900 Future Initiatives: Planning for existing and new experiments. (Breakout groups to summarize needs, people, scale of budget)
1000 Break
1015 Future Initiatives (cont.)
1215 Lunch
PM
1300 Plenary Discussion: Future Initiatives
1400 Plenary Discussion: Other Issues
1500 Break
1515 Close of Workshop