Programme

EurOCEAN 2010

Grand Challenges for Marine Research in the Next Decade

Thermae Palace, Oostende, 12-13 October 2010

12 October 2010

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08:00 – 09:00     
Registration & Coffee

Opening Session – Presenting EurOCEAN 2010

Session Chair:   Lars Horn, Chair of the Marine Board-ESF, Research Council of Norway (RCN), Norway

09:00-09:10
Formal Opening of the Conference
Ingrid Lieten, Vice-Minister-President of the Flemish Government, Flemish Minister for Innovation, Public Investment, Media and Poverty Reduction

09:10-09:20
Welcome and Introduction to EurOCEAN 2010
Lars Horn, Chair of the Marine Board-ESF, Research Council of Norway (RCN), Norway

09:20-09:40
Opening Address
Maria Damanaki, European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries

09:40-09:50
Introduction to the Ostend Declaration
Kostas Nittis, Coordinator of the Ostend Declaration Drafting Group, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), Greece

Session 1: Science and the Sea - Lessons for the Road Ahead

Session Chair:   Manuela Soares, European Commission, Directorate-General for Research 

09:50-10:00
Opening Address
Manuela Soares, European Commission, Directorate-General for Research

10:00-10:20
The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission: Fifty years of International Cooperation in Ocean Science, Services and Capacity-building
Wendy Watson-Wright, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO

10:20-10:50
Coffee/tea break
Press Conference

10:50-11:10
From Galway to Aberdeen, ... to Oostende – Progress in Marine and Maritime Science Policy
Peter Heffernan, Marine Institute, Ireland

11:10-11:30
Marine Science Contribution to Society and Industry     
Jean-Yves Perrot, French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea (Ifremer), France

11:30-11:50
Science Driving a Better Maritime Governance
Colin Moffat, Marine Scotland, United Kingdom

11:50-12:10
A Question of Scale – The Regional Science Approach
Valery Forbes, BONUS EEIG Steering Committee, Roskilde University, Denmark

12:10-12:30
Discussion

12:30-14:00     
Lunch

Session 2: Marine Science 2020 - Grand Challenges and Opportunities for the Next Decade (1)

Session Chair: Mike Thorndyke, Swedish Institute for the Marine Environment, Sweden

14:00-14:10
Opening Address
Mike Thorndyke, Swedish Institute for the Marine Environment, Sweden

14:10-14:30
The Role of Oceans in the Earth and Climate System
Karin Lochte, Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), Germany

14:30-14:50
Creating a Better Understanding of Marine Ecosystem Functioning
Carlo Heip, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), The Netherlands
 

14:50-15:10
The Oceans and Human Health, and Humans and Ocean Health - Risks and Remedies from the Sea
John Stegeman, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), USA

15:10-15:30
A Deeper Knowledge – Discovery and Exploration of the Deep Sea Frontier
Achim Kopf, Center for Marine Environmental Sciences (MARUM), University of Bremen, Germany

15:30-15:50
New Innovations in Marine Science & Technology: Emerging Technologies... Converging on the Oceans
Geoffrey O’ Sullivan, Marine Institute, Ireland

15:50-16:30     
Coffee/tea break

European Ocean Observing System

16:30-16:45
Real-time, Long-term Integrated Observations of European Seas for Monitoring and Research
Peter Haugan, Geophysical Institute, University of Bergen, Norway

16:45-17:00
Prospects for a seabed and habitat map of Europe
David Connor, Joint Nature Conservation Committee, United Kingdom

17:00-17:30      
Discussion

17:40-18:00
Official Launch of Marine Board Vision Document on Marine Renewable Energy
Closing drink with local beers

19:30                   
Reception & Conference Dinner in the Royal Galleries

13 October 2010

08:30-09:00     
Registration

Session 3: Marine Science 2020 – Grand Challenges and Opportunities for the Next Decade (2)

Session Chair: Peter Herzig, Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences (IFM-GEOMAR), Germany

09:00-09:10
Opening Address
Peter Herzig, Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences (IFM-GEOMAR), Germany

09:10-09:30
Maritime Spatial Planning – Towards a Safe and Sustainable Use of Maritime Space
Fanny Douvere, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

09:30-09:50
Harnessing Renewable Energy from the Sea
Henry Jeffrey, UK Energy Research Centre, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

09:50-10:10
Charting a Course – Maritime Transport Research Priorities
Willem Laros, European Technology Platform WATERBORNE, Community of European Shipyards Associations (CESA)

10:10-10:30
Sustainable Harvest of Biotic Ocean Resources
Ole Arve Misund, Institute of Marine Research (IMR), Norway  

10:30-11:00
Coffee/tea break

11:00-11:20
Blue Biotechnology – New Opportuntities for Europe
Joel Querellou, French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea (Ifremer), France

11:20-11:45
Discussion

11:45-12:00
Closing Keynote Address – Reinforcing the European Marine Bioeconomy
Maive Rute, European Commission, Directorate-General for Research

12:00-13:20     
Lunch

Session 4: Securing Capacity and Impact: Towards a Globally Competitive European Research Area for Marine Science

Session Chair: Sybille van den Hove, Director of MEDIAN, Visiting Professor at the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (ICTA-UAB), Spain

13:20-13:30
Opening Address
Sybille van den Hove, Director of MEDIAN, Visiting Professor at the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (ICTA-UAB), Spain

13:30-13:50
Communication and Outreach – Getting the Right Message to the Right People
Telmo Carvalho, EurOcean Internet Portal, Portugal

13:50-14:10
Training the Next Generation of Marine Scientists
Jean-Pierre Henriet, Ghent University, Belgium

14:10-14:30
European Marine Research Infrastructures for the next Decade
Rudy Herman, Department of Economy, Science and Innovation of the Flemish Government (EWI), Belgium
Hervé Pero, European Commission, Directorate-General for Research

14:30-15:00
Supporting the Science – Future Look at a New Marine Science Funding Landscape
   - Towards Integrated Marine Research Strategy and Programmes (SEAS-ERA)
      Joan Albaiges, Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), Spain
   - Joint Programming Initiative "Healthy and Productive Seas and Oceans"
      Christina Abildgaard, Deputy Director General, Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affaires, Norway
   - A Scientist's Perspective
      Philip Weaver, National Oceanography Centre (NOC), United Kingdom

15:00-15:30
Discussion

15:30-16:00
Coffee/tea break


Closing Session: A Call from the European Marine Science and Technology Community – Approval of the Ostend Declaration  

Session Chair: Edward Hill, National Oceanography Centre (NOC), United Kingdom

16:00-16:10
Presentation of the draft Ostend Declaration

Closing remarks:

16:30-16:50
Máire Geoghegan Quinn, European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science

16:50-17:00
Sabine Laruelle, Belgian Federal Minister for SMEs, Independents, Agriculture and Science Policy

17:00-17:10
Adoption of the Ostend Declaration

17:10-17:25
Conference Achievements and Closing Address
Jan Mees, Vice-Chair, Marine Board-ESF, Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), Belgium 

17:30                    
EurOCEAN 2010 Ends