WP4 Outreach, Training and Communication MyOCEAN Annual Review
Cork, Ireland 16-17 April 2013
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Improve user uptake and feedback Mobilise and involve new users
Provide users with tools for easy post processing and sharing best
practices through Users Training workshops and through tutorials
and videos on-line Spread the word about MyOcean products Through
these activities, WP4 will focus on strengthening the user uptake
especially in the private sector, educational institutes, and those
external to the project (including non-EU countries) To share &
inform Goals of WP4
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WP 4.1 Coordination Leader SMHI WP 4.2 Outreach Leader SMHI WP
4.3 Training Leader OC-UCY WP 4.4 Communication Leader Mercator
Policies, Climate & Environment, GOOS Africa Mercator/Exec,
CMCC/INGV, UKMO Coordination of outreach material Mercator, SMHI
Arctic Council and Regional Alliances SMHI, DMI, HCMR, IFREMER,
NERSC, OC-UCY, INGV, MHI- NASU, IMR Communication coordination
Mercator Annual action plans Mercator, UKMO, CLS Communication
support HCMR, UKMO, Mercator, CLS Workshop 1 Arctic + Global CLS,
CMCC/INGV, OC- UCY, NERSC, Mercator Workshop 2 NWS + Baltic +
IBIROOS UKMO; OC-UCY, IMR, IFREMER, DMI Workshop 3 Med + Black Sea
MHI-NASU, CMCC/INGV, OC-UCY, CNR, HCMR, Training material OC-UCY,
Mercator, UKMO, CLS, CNR, CMCC/INGV, NERSC, IFREMER, MHI-NASU
Structure of WP4
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Objectives: Consolidate outreach activities by targeting key
users such as EEA, EMSA, regional conventions and Regional
Alliances. Address the Maritime Policy issues, Climate Change and
Environment in ocean areas. Targets Regional conventions (OSPAR,
HELCOM, Black Sea, Arctic Council, etc) International organisations
(GOOS- Africa, JCOMM, EMSA, EEA, ICES, etc) WP4.2 Outreach
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Objectives: Organise events to demonstrate the use of MyOcean
products no budget for events Extend outreach activities to new
groups specifically for Climate Change initiatives Find events to
reach the private market Coordinate outreach/dissemination material
together with 4.4 Targets Regional conventions (OSPAR, HELCOM,
Black Sea, Arctic Council, etc) International organisations (GOOS-
Africa, JCOMM, EMSA, EEA, ICES, etc) WP4.2 Outreach
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WP4.2 Achievements User/geographically-adapted outreach
material Use at outreach events/forums/ workshops, revised if
needed. Available in Alfresco Ccile, Mercator European Maritime
DayPresent and promote MyO plansMayPierre Bahurel, Mercat JCOMM
IV-meeting Raise awareness of MO as the joint European Marine Core
Service May 23-31Nadia Pinardi, INGV DG RTD Press EventMyO Success
storyJulyGeorge Zodiatis, OC-UCY MOONGOOS Sept 2012Marina Tonani,
INGV Satellite conferenceMyOcean boothSeptWP3/Exec ICESHand-outs of
MyO promotion materialOctIrne Lake, SMHI JERICO General Assembly
OctoberIrne Lake, SMHI GEO Symposium Blue Plant? Brazil NovFabrice
Hernandez GODAE Ocean view Symp., Washington DC Nov 2012 European
Space Expo LarnacaPresent and promote MyO plansNovGeorge Zodiatis,
OC-UCY BOOS STGDiscuss cooperation issuesDec + AprilIrne, SMHI
HIROMB STG Discuss cooperation issues DecIrne, SMHI
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WP4.2 Achievements Tutorial published on web (4.3 mainly)For
future lecturing and e-learning George Zodiatis OC-UCY, Mercator UK
Operational Oceanography Conference, Southampton 16-18 JanMet
Office? General training workshop in conjunction with User Forum,
eg 4.3 Find new potential users, including private sector, general
training in use of MyO products April 8, 2013 OC-UCY, Mercator,
(SMHI), CMCC/INGV (User Visualization Tool)
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WP4.2 Planned activities GOOS Regional Forum VI Promote MyO 14
- 16 May 2013 Giovanni Coppini, CMCC as MONGOOS Co-chair MONGOOS
meetingPromote MyO Sep 2013Marina Tonani INGV Workshops/meetings
addressing Maritime Policy Issues/Climate Change/Environment
Present MyOcean goals, plans and products MyO Exec EUMETSAT,
General (?) training workshop Training session Organised in coop
with EUMETSAT? OC-UCY GOOS-Africa event Plan on how to support
GOOS-Africa with capacity building and training CMCC (Giovanni)
/INGV, UKMO, MyO Exec EMSA-meetingsConsolidate MO2 plans and goals
OC-UCY, CMCC/INGV, UKMO, MyO Exec EEA-meetingsConsolidate MO2 plans
and goals. Promote in situSeveral occasions Jol and Pierre,
CMCC/UNGV, IFREMER; UKMO HELCOM AM/event Present and promote MO
plans and products to ensure products/services are user adapted
DMI, (SMHI) OSPAR AM/eventPresent and promote MO plans and products
to ensure products/services are user adapted IMR, (NERSC)
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WP4.2 Planned activities Black Sea Commission event Present and
promote MO plans and products to ensure products/services are user
adapted MHI-NASU, OC-UCY MED-UNEP AM/event Present and promote MO
plans and products to ensure products/services are user adapted
OC-UCY, INGV, HCMR Arctic Council AM/event Present and promote MO
plans and products to ensure products/services are user adapted
NERSC, (SMHI?) Annual Communication Action Plans Promote outreach
activities define targets/media, enlarge user group Mercator, SMHI
External awareness newsletters Enhance communication2-3 times /
yearMercator
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WP4.3: Training Purpose Training of users on the exploitation
of MyOcean products. Organize 3 thematic workshops per area of
benefit. The workshops should be organized according to regions and
focus on relevant thematic applications in the particular region.
The training will target to users requirements and to train them
how to use the MyOcean products for the development and or
improvement of their downscaled/downstream services. The main
objectives of the workshops are to: provide and discuss information
on the reliability, quality and impact of the MyOcean products
provide information and guidance on, and give users practice in how
to seek and download the MyOcean products, the tools for generic
visualization and processing, and the options for routine access to
data provide information on, share experience in the use of, and
give access to toolboxes for using MyOcean data (e.g. methods for
downscaling MyOcean products, post- processing of sea-level data,
lateral boundary conditions)
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Training Workshops 3 Training Workshops: Workshop 1: NWS +
Baltic + Ibiroos Part of Task 4.3.1 Partners UKMO, Ifremer, IMR,
BSH, Puertos del Estado, SMHI Workshop 2: Arctic + Global Part of
Task 4.3.2 Partners CLS, NERSC, Mercator and CMCC Workshop 3:
Mediterranean + Black Sea Part of Task 4.3.3 Partners INGV, CNR,
MHI and OC-UCY
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Questionnaire for Training Workshops Formed after discussion
with the partners Aimed to identify the topics to be covered during
the training workshops Survey undertaken from July 17th August 24
th 2012 Survey released: twice by Service Desks,E-mailing to all
users and by the hyperlink on the MyOcean User Newsletter
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Questionnaire for Training Workshops Questions included
Organization / affiliation Type of user Personal interest Research
& education (non-commercial) Commercial Service Public Service
Other Intention to attend a MyOcean2 training workshop Topics of
interest Search & access products Visualize products Download
products Other
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Questionnaire for Training Workshops Questions included Data
processing of interest Downscaling Data extractions/scripts Time
series/statistics Other Product information of interest NetCDF data
formats, conventions and software Data and product quality
information MyOcean organisation overview Other Time willing to
devote to training workshop Less than 1 day 1 day 1-2 days More
than 2 days
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Overview of the Survey Results 107 Answers; Good response in
particular during summer time. 90% interested by the training
sessions Average user profile: European Union (2/3) or Overseas
(1/4) linked to Research/Education/Public Service (90%) Clear
training interests (occurrence >70%) for following topics and
technical aspects: Search/access products Visualisation Downloading
Data Extractions & scripts Time series & Statistics 3/4 of
users consider a training duration around 1, 5 or 2 days. They ask
for intensive sessions. Low response rate from the Commercial
sector 8 responses not including Public services also having
commercial activities.
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1 st MyOcean Training Held during the MyOcean - EEA Users
Workshop EEA premises, Copenhagen Afternoon of the 8 April 2013 31
registered trainees- 18 participated 5 lectures 5 conveners
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1 st MyOcean Training Agenda /topics of the Training session:
Training session introduction (Dan Hayes) MyOcean- How does it work
? Everything you need to know about the user's corner (Cdric
Giordan ) How to write and use a script to download a product every
day ? On live demonstration (Marc Tressol) How to create plots
through Ferret and cdo (Daniel Hayes) How to create plots through
UVT (Rita Lecci) Presentation of the next upgrade of the MyOCean
service due 23 April (Gatan Vinay)
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2 nd Training Workshop Planned during the the JERICO Summer
School - 8-13 July 2013 -University of Malta More information can
be found at: www.capemalta.net/jerico/summerschool
www.capemalta.net/jerico/summerschool Still pending to arrange: -a
training with EUMETSAT and or INGV-CMCC on d/a -a training in
Odessa end this year and - a training in UK in 2014
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General problems for WP4 WP leader has very few person months,
as do several partners Limited travel funds mean that WP4 members
cannot travel to international meetings to publish MyOcean How can
we communicate better with other WPs? Publicity material is
available on Alfresco but does not look professional when printed
on standard office printers. Mercator may send material for special
events
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Future focus for WP4 Focus on training courses Made available
on the Myocean website the tutorial for training. Find good users
cases to present on the website Improve communication with WP2, WP3
and start dialogue with WP17 Encourage all partners to publish
MyOcean at any meetings attended (a short, general MyOcean
presentation is available in Alfresco) Use remaining resources to
target GOOS Africa, Black Sea and regional conventions
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Thank you
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WP1 coordinate communication and marketing WP2 user feedback
and information (on web portal, plus incorporated in the training
material) WP3 (User uptake at National & Regional level) work
together to target appropriate users for training workshops,
organise back-to-back events WP17 (Product Quality) feedback from
users All WPs help WP4 with training and outreach as specified in
the DoW; present/promote MyOcean at meetings and distribute
publicity material WP4 links to other WPs