IMBeR Annual Scientific Steering Committee Meeting 2023

Creative Science for a Sustainable Ocean

3-5 April 2023
Tour Zamansky, 24th Floor, room 2402,
Sorbonne Université, Paris, France

Agenda   –   Mini Symposium   –   Moderators + Rapporteurs   –   Outputs   –   Pre-reading

 

Agenda

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Day 1 – Mon 3 April – Towards a Stronger Global Program
09.00-09:20 Welcome Coffee
09.20-09:45 1 Opening   Moderator – Diana Ruiz Pino   Rapporteur – Nina Bednaršek
09.20-09:35 1.1 Welcome address   Presenter – Christophe Prazuck, Director of l’Institut de l’Océan de l’Alliance Sorbonne Université
09.35-09:45 1.2 Goals and agenda    Presenter – Diana Ruiz Pino
09.45-10:05 2 Chair’s report   Presenter – Diana Ruiz Pino   Moderator – Diana Ruiz Pino
10.05-18:00 3 Review of the IMBeR Science Plan and Implementation Strategy   Moderator – Diana Ruiz Pino
10.05-10:50 3.1 Grand Challenges
(GCs, achievements in 2022 and plans for 2023-24)
10.05-10:20 3.1.1 Grand Challenge I    Presenter – Alice Newton + Donyan Liu + Nina Bednaršek
10.20-10:35 3.1.2 Grand Challenge II   Presenter – Marion Gehlen
10.35-10:50 3.1.3 Grand Challenge III   Presenter – David VanderZwaag   [recording]
10.50-11:05 Coffee Break
11.05-12:05 3.2 Innovation Challenges
(ICs, achievements in 2022 and plans for 2023-24)   Moderator – Diana Ruiz Pino
11.05-11:20 3.2.1 Innovation Challenge 3   Presenter – Eugene Murphy   [recording]   [pdf]
11.20-11:35 3.2.2 Innovation Challenge 4   Presenter – Andrea Belgrano + Nireka Weeratunge
11.35-11:50 3.2.3 Innovation Challenge 5   Presenter – Nina Bednaršek
11.50-12:05 3.2.4 Innovation Challenge 6   Presenter – Tiziana Luisetti   [recording]
12.05-12:45 3.2.5 Discussions to explore syntheses and new questions to address the GCs, ICs, and priority research objectives (Output 1, Action 1)   Moderator – Diana Ruiz Pino
12.45-14:30 Lunch: Restaurant l’Ardoise Tour 25 RC Sorbonne Université
14.30-16:30 3.3 Regional Programmes
(10 min presentation and 5 min questions)   Moderator – Nadine Johnston   Rapporteur – Boris Worm
14.30-14:45 3.3.1 CLIOTOP – Climate Impacts on Oceanic Top Predators   Presenter – Anne Lorrain   [CLIOTOP report]
14.45-15:00 3.3.2 ESSAS – Ecosystem Studies of Sub-arctic and Arctic Seas   Presenter – Naomi Harada   [recording]   [ESSAS report]
15.00-15:15 3.3.3 ICED – Integrating Climate and Ecosystem Dynamics of the Southern Ocean   Presenter – Nadine Johnston   [ICED report]
15.15-15:30 3.3.4 SIBER – Sustained Indian Ocean Biogeochemistry and Ecosystem Research   Presenter – Greg Cowie   [SIBER report]
15.30-16:15 3.3.5 Discussions to explore syntheses and new questions for the RPs to address the GCs, ICs, and priority research objectives (Output 2, Step 1)
16.15-16:30 Coffee Break
16.30-18:00 3.4 Working Groups   Moderator – Marion Gehlen
16.30-16:45 3.4.1 Continental Margins Working Group   Presenter – Su Mei Liu (recorded)
16.45-17:00 3.4.2 Human Dimensions Working Group   Presenter – Samiya Selim   [HDWG report]
17.00-17:15 3.4.3 SOLAS-IMBeR Ocean Acidification (SIOA)   Presenter – Sam Dupont   [recording]
17.15-18:00 3.4.4 Discussion to explore potential cross-cutting products and publications (i.e. cutting across RPs and WGs) (Output 2, Step 2, Action 2)
18.00- Welcome cocktail and appetizers: Sorbonne University Garden
 
Day 2 – Tuesday 4 April – IMBeR’s Legacy and Science Strategy
08.40-09:00 Coffee
09.00-09:05 Housekeeping announcements
09.00-10:35 4 Ten (10) Facts about Ocean Systems for Sustainability   Moderator – John Claydon   Rapporteur – Andrea Belgrano
09.05-09:15 4.1 Introduction to ‘Ten (10) Facts about Ocean Systems for Sustainability’
09.15-10:15 4.2 Divide into breakout groups to discuss potential topics and a strategy for a scientific publication on 10 facts about ocean systems for sustainability (Output 3, Step 1)
10.15-10:35 4.3 Plenary discusion about potential products on ‘Ten facts about ocean systems for sustainability’ for the public, policy, and practice. Create a new product e.g. brochure, video, WG, etc. (Output 3, Step 2, Decision 1, Action 3)   Moderator – John Claydon
10.35-10:50 Coffee Break
10.50-11:25 5 IPO reports   Moderator – John Claydon   Rapporteur – Nireka Weeratunge Starkloff
10.50-11:00 5.1 IPO-Canada   Presenter – John Claydon   [IPO-Canada report]
11.00-11:10 5.2 IPO-China   Presenter – Fang Zuo   [IPO-China report]
11.10-11:15 5.3 Marine Data Hub   Presenter – John Claydon
11.15-11:25 5.4 Questions and Answers   Presenter – GiHong Hoon
11.25-11:55 6 Progress reports from the West Pacific Symposium 2021 Overview and Study Groups   Moderator – GiHong Hoon   Rapporteur – Jingling Ren
11.25-11:35 6.1 Indo-Pacific Region: Marine Biogeochemistry, Biodiversity, Sustainability    Presenter – Shan Jiang (recorded)
11.35-11:45 6.2 Ocean-Color Based Plant Species Identification and Carbon Flux in the Indo-Pacific Ocean    Presenter – Fang Shen (recorded)
11.45-11:55 6.3 Eutrophication    Presenter – Dongyan Liu + Peter Thompson (recorded)
11.55-12:10 7 IMECaN progress report (priority research areas)- Network activities and new priorities to link to the GCs, RPs, WGs    Presenter – Laura Kaikkonen   Moderator – Laura Kaikkonen   Rapporteur – John Claydon   [IMECaN report]
12.10-12:20 8 Endorsed Projects- Proactive endorsements and reports linked to priority research areas   Presenter – Fang Zuo   Moderator – Thorsten Blenckner   Rapporteur – Laura Kaikkonen   [NUTS&BOLTS report]   [NoCRISES report]   [GoTTs report]   [CREPSUM report]   [MEBM-PEG report]   [AMT summary slide]
12.30-14:00 Lunch: Restaurant l’Ardoise Tour 25 RV Sorbonne Université
14.00-15:40 9 New SCOR WG Proposals   Moderator – Marion Gehlen   Rapporteur – Laura Kaikkonen
14.00-15:10 9.1 Breakout session to draft a pre-proposal(s) for a SCOR working group(s) based on possible synthesis topics involving the RPs/WGs/GCs/ICs/IMECaN (Output 4, Step 1)   Rapporteur – 1 per breakout group
15.10-15:30 9.2 Plenary discussion on new SCOR WG proposal(s) (Output 4, Step 2, Action 4 new WG)   Rapporteur – Laura Kaikkonen
15.30-16:00 10 Relation with Sponsors   Moderator – Diana Ruiz Pino
15.30-15:45 10.1 SCOR update and activities and opportunities in 2023/24 relevant to IMBeR    Presenter – Patricia Miloslavich
15.45-16:00 10.2 Future Earth update and activities and opportunities in 2023/24 relevant to IMBeR   Presenter – Rebecca Fenn
16.00-16:15 Coffee Break
16.1516:35 11 Relations with Partners   Moderator – Diana Ruiz Pino   Rapporteur – David VanderZwaag
16.15-16:25 11.1 COBS – Changing Ocean Biological Systems   Presenter – Sinéad Collins (recorded)
16.25-16:35 11.2 IOC-R – Integrated Ocean Carbon Research   Presenter – Carol Robinson (recorded)   [IOC-R report]   [IOC-R meeting report]
16.35-16:45 11.3 Discussion regarding IMBeR and its partner projects
16.45-17:00 12 ‘Action Plan for the Ocean’ update and next steps   Presenter – Eugene Murphy   Moderator – Diana Ruiz Pino   Rapporteur – Alice Newton   [recording]   [pdf]
17.00-18:40 13 Science Strategy Team   Moderator – Diana Ruiz Pino   Rapporteur – Alice Newton
17.00-17:10 13.1 RP/WGs+IMECaN survey results   Presenter – John Claydon
17.10-17:25 13.2 Science Strategy Group (2020-2022)   Presenter – Carol Robinson (recorded)
17.25-18:40 13.3 Discussion on future ‘Science Strategy Team’ (Output 5, Step 1, Step 2, Decision 2, Action 5)   Presenter – Diana Ruiz Pino
19.00- Visit to the Botanical Garden (no dinner planned)
 
Day 3 – Wednesday 5 April – Future: Post 2025 IMBeR and Ocean Sustainability
08.40-09:00 Welcome Coffee
09.00-12:30 14 Mini Symposium Part 1: Ocean Sciences for Local and Global Solutions   Moderator – Diana Ruiz Pino   Rapporteur – GiHoon Hong
09.00-09:05 14.1 Introduction and aims   Presenter – Diana Ruiz Pino
09.05-09:15 14.2 Welcome address by the Director of Research and International Department, Sorbonne University   Presenter – Philippe Agard
09.15-09:30 14.3 From IMBeR’s Legacy to its Future   Presenter – Alice Newton
09.30-09:40 14.4 Coast and Sea Community of Knowledge, Research Director IRD   Presenter – Stéphanie Duvail
09.40-09:50 14.5 ‘Mission Bougainville’: Embarking the Navy in Ocean Sciences, Director of L’Institut de l’Océan I.O. (S.U.)    Presenter – Christophe Prazuck
09.50-10:00 14.6 Ocean Trends, CNRS, SCOR Past President, Vice-President of IOC Executive Council   Presenter – Marie-Alexandrine Sicre
10.00-10:15 14.7 Questions, suggestions, discussions
10.15-10:30 Coffee Break
10.30-12:00 14 Mini Symposium Part 2: Natural and Social Sciences for a Sustainable Ocean. Examples of French Research Hot Topics.   Moderator – Diana Ruiz Pino   Rapporteur – Jingling Ren
10.30-10:40 14.8 Modelling Insights into the Physical and Biogeochemical Constraints of Macroalgal Carbon Dioxide Removal   Presenter – Manon Berger
10.40-10:50 14.9 Biodiversity, Ocean Circulation and Marine Protected Areas   Presenter – Francesco D’Ovidio
10.50-11:00 14.10 Biological Crisis and Sulphur Stress   Presenter – Berengère Broche
11.00-11:10 14.11 Learning-based Simulation of Marine Biological Dynamics   Presenter – Ronan Fablet
11.10-11:20 14.12 The Seven Domains of Ocean Sustainability   Presenter – Joachim Claudet
11.20-11:30 14.13 The Ocean at the Heart of Humanity, Ecological Art, Tree Aesthetics   Presenter – Hélène Artaux   [recording]
11.30-12:00 14.14 International Panel on Ocean Sustainability, CNRS Director   Presenter – Françoise Gaill
12.00-12:15 14.15 Questions and Discussion: Perspectives for Marine Biosphere Research, Key Topics for the Future (Output 6)
12.15-14:00 Lunch: Restaurant les Belles Plantes, Jardin de Plantes
14.00-16:00 15 Strategy to Develop ‘IMBeR 3.0’ post 2025   Moderator – Diana Ruiz Pino + IPOs   Rapporteur – Derek Armitage
14.00-15:15 15.1 Break-out Groups to Discuss: New Ideas for Co-designed Transdisciplinary Research for a Sustainable Ocean (Output 7, Step 1)
15.15-15:45 15.2 Discussion: Strategy to call on the broad ocean science community to help define ‘IMBeR 3.0’. Presentation, break-out groups, and open session (Output 7, Decision 3)
15.45-17:25 16 IMBeR events and links to priority research areas   Moderator – Fang Zuo + Lisa Maddison   Rapporteur – Nireka Weeratunge Starkloff
15.45-15:55 16.1 ClimEco8 Summer School (Slovenia, June 2023)   Presenter – Lisa Maddison
15.55-16:05 16.2 IMBIZO7 (Morocco, November 2023)   Presenter – Diana Ruiz Pino + Lisa Maddison
16.05-16:15 16.3 Discussion: IMBIZO7
16.15-16:25 Coffee Break
16.25-16:35 16.4 West Pacific Symposium 2 (TBD, January/February 2024)   Presenter – Fang Zuo
16.35-16:45 16.5 Future Oceans3 Open Science Conference (Colombia, June 2024)   Presenter – Diana Ruiz Pino + John Claydon
16.45-17:15 16.6 Feedback to Future Oceans3: Potential Title and Themes (Output 7, Step 2)
17.15-17:25 16.7 Funding, Capacity Development, and Outreach (ECRs, Global South, and Other Underrepresented Groups)   Presenter – John Claydon
17.25-17:35 17 Budget   Presenter – John Claydon   Moderator – Diana Ruiz Pino   Rapporteur – Fang Zuo
17.35-17:45 18 Review Decisions- Review and Confirm Decisions   Moderator – Diana Ruiz Pino   Rapporteur – Fang Zuo
17.45-17:55 19 Next SSC meetings- Proposed: Virtual SSC Meeting in December 2023 (dates TBD) and Annual SSC Meeting 2024 after Future Oceans3 in Colombia (June 2024)   Moderator – Diana Ruiz Pino   Rapporteur – Fang Zuo
17.55-18:05 20 Any other business   Moderator – Diana Ruiz Pino   Rapporteur – Fang Zuo
18.05-18:10 21 Closing- Chair concludes the 2023 IMBeR SSC meeting   Moderator – Diana Ruiz Pino
18.30- Aperitif : Café Lapérouse, Hotel de la Marine, Place de la Concorde

Mini Symposium

Information for Moderators + Rapporteurs

Outputs

Pre-Reading

Annual Reports

Endorsed Projects

Meetings with IMBeR Chair

  • CLIOTOP – notes  |  presentation
  • ESSAS –  notes  |  presentation
  • ICED  – notes  |  presentation
  • SIBER   – notes  |  presentation
  • CMWG  –  notes  |  presentation
  • HDWG  –  notes  |  presentation
  • SIOA  –  notes  |  presentation
  • IOC-R  –  notes  |  presentation
  • IMECaN  –  notes  |  presentation
  • COBS – notes

Other

Sponsorship

IMBeR would like to thank the following organisations for their financial support towards the 2023 IMBeR Annual Scientific Steering Committee Meeting.