Day 1: Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Welcome and Introductory Keynotes |
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Craig McLean, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
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Douglas Cripe , GEO Secretariat |
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The Group on Earth Observations "Oceans and Society: Blue Planet" Initiative |
Sophie Seeyave, Partnership for the Observation of the Global Oceans |
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Session 1: The Changing Oceans |
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David Legler, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
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Benjamin Hamlington, Old Dominion University |
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The Changing Cryosphere and Impact on Regional Sea Level |
Isabella Velicogna, University of California, Irvine |
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Session 2: Threats from Pollution, Warming and Acidification |
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Christopher Corbin, UN Environment Caribbean Environment Programme |
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Marine Pollution and the Toxic Legacy of Our Consumer Culture |
Susan Shaw, Marine & Environmental Research Institute |
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Ocean Warming and Acidification: Present Conditions and Future Projections |
Richard Feely, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
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Jan Newton, University of Washington |
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Lunchtime Presentation |
Jonathan Ross, Geosciences Australia |
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Session 3: Processes and Life at the Interfaces with the Oceans |
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Kim Cobb, Georgia Tech |
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Tracking Carbon and Nitrogen Pollution from Headwaters to Coasts |
Sujay Kaushal, University of Maryland, College Park |
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Session 4: Sustainable use of Ocean Resources |
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COVERAGE: CEOS Ocean Variables Enabling Research and Applications |
Eric Lindstrom, National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
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The Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service: Its Use for Marine Resource Applications |
Pierre-Yves Le Traon, Mercator Ocean |
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Frank Muller-Karger, University of South Florida |
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Incentivizing Sustainable Fisheries Management on a Global Scale: The Role of Markets and Science |
Werner Kiene, Marine Stewardship Council |
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Day 2: Thursday, June 1, 2017
Introductory Keynote |
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Christoph Aubrecht, World Bank |
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Session 5: Services and Information for Healthy Ecosystems and Food Security |
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Megan Davis, Florida Atlantic University - Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute |
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Kwame Adu Agyekum, University of Ghana |
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The Economic Benefits and Impacts of Sustaining the Global Ocean |
Rashid Sumaila, University of British Columbia |
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Lunchtime Presentation Global Ecological Marine Units (EMUs): An Environmental Stratification of the Ocean |
Roger Sayer, United States Geological Survey |
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Session 6: Services and Information for Coastal Communities |
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Chide Ibe, University of Port Harcourt |
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Building a Futures assessment process to identify pathways to sustainability for coastal communities |
Martin Le Tissier, Future Earth Coasts | |
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Kristin Qui, Yale University |
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Climate services as a model for deriving value from earth observation for coastal management |
Maria Manez Cost, Climate Service Center Germany |
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Day 3: Friday, June 2, 2017
Session 7: Services and Information for the Blue Economy |
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| Ralph Rayner, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | ||
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Claire Jolly, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
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The Contribution of Ocean Observations to Weather Forecast and Climate Projection Skill |
John Siddorn, Met Office |
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The Impact of Ocean Observations on Wind and Wave Models for Application in the Offshore Industry |
Andrew Cox, Oceanweather Inc. |
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The Impact of Ocean Observations on Risk Models for Application in the Reinsurance Industry |
Dail Rowe, WeatherPredict Consulting Inc. |
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Lunchtime Presentation Earth Observation Processing and Analytics Services |
Lauryn Gutowski, EOS Data Analytics, Inc. |
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Session 8: Services and Information for Maritime Awareness |
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Samy Djavidnia, European Maritime Safety Agency |
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Vera Metcalf, Eskimo Walrus Commission |
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Mark Richardson, The Pew Charitable Trusts |
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James Movick, Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency |
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