Block Agenda
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20 October (Sun)
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21 October (Mon)
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22 October (Tue)
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23 October (Wed)
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AM
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8:20 Shuttle bus (Crowne Plaza to Shaw Auditorium)
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8:30 Shuttle bus (Crowne Plaza to Shaw Auditorium)
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8:30 Shuttle bus (Crowne Plaza to Shaw Auditorium)
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Introduction to IMBeR
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Presentations of Research Topics and Discussion on IMBeR 3.0
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IMBeR’s Synthesis
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PM
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ECNU’s Contributions, IPO Report, Sponsor Updates, and Other Projects
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Discussion on IMBeR 3.0 and Future Activities
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IMBeR Business Meeting (Closed)
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18:00 Shuttle Bus (Shaw Auditorium to Crowne Plaza)
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17:50 Shuttle Bus (Shaw Auditorium to Crowne Plaza)
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Welcome Dinner (Starting at 19:00): Cielo – Steakhouse & Bar, located on the 47th floor of Crowne Plaza Hong Kong Kowloon East
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Please wait for the shuttle bus at the area near the pick-up point outside Crowne Plaza (Tong Tak Street) and Shaw Auditorium Entrance B at least 5 minutes before the scheduled time. The bus will depart strictly on time; late passengers will not be waited for.
Provisional Agenda (Times are shown in UTC +8)
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Day 1 – Mon 21 October – Review of the IMBeR Science Plan and Implementation Strategy (2016-2025)
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08:20
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Shuttle bus (Please arrive at the pick-up point at least 5 minutes prior to departure)
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09:00-09:30
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0 Report of SCOR Executive Director
Presenter – Emily Twigg (via Zoom) (To be confirmed)
Questions and Answers (10 mins)
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09:30-10:20
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1 Opening
Moderator – Dongyan Liu
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09:30-09:40
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1.1 Welcome address
Presenter – Hongbin Liu
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09:40-09:50
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1.2 Roundtable Participants’ Self-Introductions
Presenter – Derek Armitage, Nina Bednaršek, Jacob Carstensen, GiHoon Hong, Lei Lin, Kai Qin, Peter Thompson, Rowan Trebilco, Fang Zuo, Chongran Zhou
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09:50-10:20
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2.1 Introduction to IMBeR (Part I)
Presenter – GiHoon Hong
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10:20-10:50
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Coffee Break
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10:50-11:20
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2.2 Introduction to IMBeR (Part II) Presenter – GiHoon Hong
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11:20-12:00
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2.3 Questions, suggestions, and discussions
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12:00-13:30
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Lunch
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13:30-14:20
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3 ECNU’s contribution via the International Project Office (IPO)
Moderator – Dongyan Liu
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13:30-13:45
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3.1 IPO’s work scope and the MoU
Presenter – GiHoon Hong
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13:45-14:00
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3.2 IPO’s activity report
Presenter – Fang Zuo
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14:00-14:10
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3.3 Status of supporting platforms (finance|website|newsletters|social media)
Presenter – Kai Qin
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14:10-14:20
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3.4 Questions, suggestions, and discussions
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14:20-14:40
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4 Reflections from the SCOR annual meeting
Presenter – Fang Zuo
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14:40-15:00
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Coffee Break
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15:00-16:00
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4 Preparation for Day 2
Moderator – GiHoon Hong
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4.1 Boundaries, links and collaborations with other projects (e.g., SOLAS, BioGeoSCAPES, ONCE, FEC, etc.)
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Group Dinner
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Day 2 – IMBeR 3.0: A New International Project for the Next 10 Years (2026-2035)
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08:30
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Shuttle bus (Please arrive at the pick-up point at least 5 minutes prior to departure)
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09:30-10:30
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1 Core Themes for a new Science Plan 2026-2035
Moderators – Dongyan Liu, Nina Bednaršek
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Research topics presented by participants (10-15 min each)
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10:30-11:30
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Coffee Break / AoE Forum Participation
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11:30-12:00
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2 What makes a new Science Plan unique – Part 1
Moderator – Rowan Trebilco
2.1 Discussions on the concept map of the new Science Plan
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12:00-13:30
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Lunch
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13:30-14:30
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2 What makes a new Science Plan unique – Part 2
Moderator – Derek Armitage
2.2 Discussions on potential players, partners and resources; potential large national research projects to recruit
2.3 Discussions on future activities
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14:30-15:00
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Coffee Break
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15:00-16:00
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3 Road map for launching IMBeR 3.0
Moderator – Dongyan Liu
Discussion points:
• The online IMBeR Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) 2024 Annual Meeting (Date, open to Fellows, National Contacts, etc.? Potential agenda items)
• Formation of the writing group for the new Science Plan (Expertise, process, proposed meeting in April/May 2025)
• XMAS 2025 – IMBeR’s participants and the possibility of a gathering
• Organizing the Open Science Conference (Future Oceans 3) in Colombia, back-to-back with the 2025 SCOR Annual Meeting (27-31 October 2025): Local host, funding and resources, theme and session design, potential invited stakeholders and key contacts, dates, timeline
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Group Dinner
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Day 3 – IMBeR’s Synthesis
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08:30
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Shuttle bus (Please arrive at the pick-up point at least 5 minutes prior to departure)
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09:30-10:45
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1 What can be synthesized by reviewing the 2016–2024 IMBeR annual reports?
Moderator – Fang Zuo
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09:30-09:45
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1.1 Reflections from Grand Challenge I – Understanding and quantifying the state and variability of marine ecosystems
Presenter – Nina Bednaršek
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09:45-10:00
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1.2 Reflections from Grand Challenge II – Improving scenarios, predictions and projections of future ocean-human systems at multiple scales
Presenter – Rowan Trebilco
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10:00-10:15
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1.3 Reflections from Grand Challenge III – Improving and achieving sustainable ocean governance
Presenter – Derek Armitage
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10:15-10:45
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Coffee Break
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10:45-11:15
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1.4 Questions, suggestions, and discussions
• Key outputs for each Grand Challenge (e.g., new synthesis papers?)
• Is there a need for a review of the past five years or the entire 10-year period?
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11:15-12:00
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2 Discussions on last year (2023-2024)’s annual report to SCOR
3 Draw potential invitees for the synthesis meeting in Spring 2025
4 Ad Hoc Workshop Summary
Moderator – GiHoon Hong
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12:00
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Closing of meeting
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12:00
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Bus (HKUST to Crowne Plaza)
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12:00-13:30
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Lunch
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13:30-15:30
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IMBeR Business meeting (Closed)
Crowne Plaza meeting room Diamond 6, 2/F
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