Welcome to ACOMO 2012

Tim Moltmann, IMOS Director‘Shine Dome’ 3-4 October 2012

The role of IMOS

Background to ACOMO

• A workshop that’s been some time in the making...

• IMOS EIF planning process (late 2009)– Model Data Synthesis workshop, Melbourne Airport, October 2009– Feedback from international peer review of Node plans

• National Coastal Observation System Workshop– Sponsored by NSW DECCW, IMOS, OPSAG– Sydney (SIMS), August 2010

• OPSAG Coastal Observing System working group– Discussions commenced October 2010– IMOS workshop proposal (ACOMO) approved March 2012

National synergies

• IMOS is one component of the national research infrastructure

• We have the opportunity to generate synergies by partnering with other components

• Particularly in eResearch– NCI, NeCTAR, ANDS, RDSI

• also with TERN, ALA, AuSCOPE...

Future trajectory for ACOMO?

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research managementdevelopers users

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Summing up

• The role of IMOS

• Background to ACOMO

• National synergies

• Future trajectory for ACOMO?

• Comments and Questions?

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