GODAE Final Symposium, 12 – 15 November 2008, Nice, France

GODAE Final Symposium, 12 – 15 November 2008, Nice, France


Organisation

Thank you to everybody who made this event possible

Organising Committee - Sophie Coutin-Faye (CNES) - Yves Menard (CNES) - Anne-Marie Laborde (CNES) - Carte-Blanche, in particular Dominique Brault and Marie Catoen - Kirsten Wilmer-Becker (GODAE Project Office)

and many more………………….

GODAE Scientific Committee Pierre Bahurel, Fraser Davidson, Pierre De Mey, Craig Donlon, Lee-Lueng Fu, Ed Harrison, Harley Hurlburt, Masafumi Kamachi,Tony Lee, Yves, Menard, Nadia Pinardi, Ralph Rayner, Dean Roemmich, Neville Smith, Jacques Verron, Stan Wilson

Session convenors


Yves was co-chair of the organizing committee. He was a strong support to GODAE and of its links with Jason and OSTST.

We will all miss him a lot here.

In memory of Yves Menard


Sponsors

A big thank you to our sponsors for supporting the GODAE Final Symposium


The GODAE Final Symposium

• Objectives: – celebrate and critically examine GODAE achievements– discuss future activities

• Organization:– Plenary sessions (multi-author invited presentations)– Posters– Ocean Briefings– Argo discussion on Thursday– Round table session on Saturday


Wednesday 12 November 2008 (Session 1)

Plenary Session Athena Auditorium

Session 1 – Introduction Conveners: Pierre-Yves Le Traon, Mike Bell

14:00 – 15:00 Opening ceremony

Welcome and thanks (10 min)

GODAE Co-chairs

Keynote speeches (50 min)

● Alain Ratier, Deputy Director General, Météo France ● Ming Ji , for Jack Hayes, Assistant Administrator, National Weather Service, NOAA● Arno Kaschl, GMES Bureau, European Commission● Neville Smith, Vice-chair of IOC for Patricio Bernal, Executive Secretary IOC

15:00 – 15:20 History of GODAENeville Smith, Bureau of MeteorologyMichel Lefebvre

15:20 – 15:40GODAE overview and the concept of the Symposium

Mike Bell, Met OfficePierre-Yves Le Traon, Ifremer

15:40 – 16:00 Coffee break

16:00 – 16:30Real-time ocean brief Global and Indo Pacific

International forecast team Chair: Gary Brassington

Session 1: Introduction

Documents

GODAE Final Symposium, 12 – 15 November 2008, Nice, France