ICAN mini Workshop at CoastGIS

ICAN is hosting a mini-workshop at the CoastGIS workshop of Friday September 28th from 15:00 – 17:00 GMT

ICAN Mini Workshop - “Coastal Web Atlas Contributions to SDG goals”

The workshop will include presentations on recent ICAN member activities around the world, and will include a brainstorming session on the theme of “How can ICAN and CWA operators contribute to SDG14 and the Decade of Ocean Science?”. Presenters include:

  • Kathrin Kopke, University College Cork, Ireland
  • David Hart, University of Wisconsin Sea Grant, USA
  • Anja Kreiner, National Information and Research Centre, Namibia
  • Francisco Arias, INVEMAR, Columbia
  • Kathy Belpaeme, Provincie West-Vlaanderen, Belgium

The ICAN Steering Group will be using feedback from this mini-workshop to develop the next 2-year work plan for the network, and to pursue new opportunities for collaboration.

The full CoastGIS programme of  sessions can be found online here: 

https://www.uw.is/haskolasetur_vestfjarda/skraarsafn/skra/863/

Invitation to ICAN 8 - Final Agendas Posted

Preparations are complete and agendas have been finalized! We are excited to see everyone next week in Santa Marta. Safe Travels!


For those attending the Ocean Teacher Global Academy Course, please see the following invitation from the ICAN co-Chairs:

Dear Ocean Teacher Global Academy Participant:
The members of the International Coastal Atlas Network (ICAN) Steering Group invite you to participate in the ICAN8 workshop on 12 September, 2017. The theme of the workshop is Coastal Web Atlases and Ocean Literacy. You are also welcome to join us for the afternoon session of the ICAN Steering Group Meeting on 11 September, 2017 at 2:00 pm. Both events will be held at the INVEMAR facility in Santa Marta, Colombia and promise to compliment your OTGA experience as well as broaden your knowledge about ICAN.

We hope to see you there,

Marcia Berman (co-chair ICAN) Kathrin Kopke (co-chair ICAN)

 

ICAN 3 Program

ICAN Workshop 3, Copenhagen, Denmark, 7 - 9 and 11 July 2008 | International Coastal Atlas Network

MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY

Time

 

Day 1 - Monday, 7 July 2008

 

1:30-2:00p
Registration
Secretariat
2:00-2:15p
Opening Statement
ND to welcome participants and introduce RU
2:15-2:30p
Introduction to Workshop Objectives & Agenda
Review outcomes of workshops 1 & 2 (DW)
Agenda and objectives of Workshop 3 (ND)
Session I
Review of Ontology Prototype Development
Chaired by ND
2:30-3:15p
Presentation and Demo
Yassine Lassoued, Ned Dwyer (CMRC); Tanya Haddad (OCMP)
- Aims of prototype development
- How the work programme went
- Demonstration of prototype
- What was learned
- Next steps
- Discussion
3:15-3:45p
Coffee Break
Session II
ICAN and Emerging Maritime Policies
Chaired by RU
3:45-4:05p
European Policy Context/Overview
RU
- Integrated maritime policy
- EU Atlas of the Seas
- Formation of DG Mare
- European Marine Observation and Data Network or EMODNet
- Emerging GMES fast track MyOcean
4:05-4:30p
U.S. Initiatives
DW, Tony Lavoi, NOAA; Tim Nyerges, U-Washington
- West Coast Governors' Agreement on Ocean Health
- NOAA report on federated U.S. coastal atlases
-

Global Research Alliance for Digital Data (GRADD)

Session III
Extending the ICAN Community
Chaired by DW
4:30-4:40p
Rationale for New Participants
DW
- Appropriate membership standards for ICAN
- New participants introduced, their goals and objectives
- Other international initiatives
4:40-5:00p
IODE Overview
Greg Reed, IODE
5:00-5:20p
Caribbean Atlas Developments
Greg Reed, IODE
5:20-5:40p
African Atlas Developments
Lucy Scott, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
~6:00p
Icebreaker reception sponsored by SeaZone

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Day 2 - Tuesday, 8 July 2008

 

Session IV
Marine Harmonisation Initiatives
Chaired by ND
Raise awareness of other projects, initiatives, and
groups doing work of relevance to ICAN.
9:15-10:10a
Europe
- ECOOP (Declan Dunne, CMRC)
- SeaDataNet (Roy Lowry, BODC)
- Marine SDI and Base Mapping Needs of Coastal Atlases
(Mike Osborne, SeaZone Solutions Ltd., UK)
10:10-10:30a
U.S.
- Wisconsin Sea Grant (David Hart)
10:30-10:45a
Other Regions
- Australia and the Pacific - (Greg Reed)
- Africa - (Lucy Scott)
10:45-11:15a
Coffee Break
Session V
ICAN Outreach and Training
Chaired by DW
11:15-11:30a
Training Workshops and Writing Opportunities
Yassine Lassoued, DW
- CMRC's experience at IODE MapServer Workshop for the Caribbean Marine Atlas
- Abstract submitted to Littoral 2008
- Extended abstract submitted to GIScience 2008
- Terra Cognita 2008 call for papers
- Manuscripts for Coastal Management on ICAN 1 and 2?
- New IGI book contract for
Handbook of Coastal Informatics: Web Atlas Design and Implementation
- CoastGIS 2009, Brazil
- Coastal Zone 09, Boston, MA
- Coastal GeoTools 09, Myrtle Beach, SC
Session VI
The Future of ICAN
Chaired by ND
11:30a-11:45a
Introduction to Breakout Groups
ND
- Introduction of aims of the groups and outline some of the issues to be discussed, with expected outcomes
11:45a-12:45p
Breakout Groups
All participants
- Technical (led by DW)
(e.g., metadata alignment and profiles, vocabularies, ontologies, OGC services)
- Strategic Planning/Funding (led by ND)
(e.g., interim and long-term funding initiatives, strategy document)
- Governance (led by Roy Lowry, John Pepper)
(e.g., proposed models, structure, remit)
GEOSS Example
12:45-2:00p
Lunch
2:00-2:40p
Breakout Groups (continued)
2:40-3:15p
Presentations of Breakout Deliberations
Strategic/Funding Governance
Technical:
Presentation | Follow-up Notes
Task/Timeline Spreadsheet
3:15-4:00p
Discussion
4:00-4:30p
Coffee Break
4:30-5:30p
Writing Groups
~7:00p
Dinner at EEA

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Day 3 - Wednesday, 9 July 2008

 

Session VII
ICAN Governance, Strategy, and Technical Development
Chaired by ND/DW
9:00-11:00a
Plenary Discussion Session
led by DW and ND
- Agreement on critical activities of ICAN, final governance structure and people assigned to roles. The interim and long-term strategies to be outlined, technical issues in coming year to be further discussed. Venue and goals for Workshop 4.
- Including time to introduce/discuss how ICAN will be represented within the EEA conference and our expectations for that conference
11:00a-12:00p
Break
12:00p-1:30p
Lunch
1:30-6:00p
EEA Conference
 
Dinner and evening activities on your own

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Day 4 - Thursday, 10 July 2008

 

9:00a-5:30p
EEA Conference
 
Dinner and evening activities on your own

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Day 5 - Friday, 11 July 2008

 

10:00a-1:00p
ICAN Workshop 3 Group to meet informally for further concluding discussions and way forward
Chaired by ND/DW
IMPORTANT!! ICAN Action Item Spreadsheet
 
Departure for most ICAN participants


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ICAN 6 Program

Draft Program, ICAN-6 Workshop, 16 - 17 June 2013
University of Victoria, BC, Canada
“Expanding Participation in Coastal Web Atlas Development and Use”
TimeDay 1 - Sunday, 16 June 2013
ICAN as an IODE Project and Atlas Stories
Room: Cornett A120
8:30-9:00a Registration
  Social Sciences & Mathematics Building, Lower Foyer 
9:00-9:15a Welcome and Workshop Objectives
  Welcome Address, Rosaline Canessa, Department of Geography, uVIC Workshop Objectives & Agenda, Ned Dwyer, ICAN Chair
9:15-09:30a The IODE Context for ICAN
  What it means to be an IODE project: Practical considerations Peter Pissierssens, IODE
09:30-10:30a Coastal Atlas Training Needs and Opportunities Chair: Kathrin Kopke, CMRC, Ireland

ICAN 3 Participants

ICAN Workshop and EEA Conference Participants - Copenhagen | International Coastal Atlas Network 

* = attended ICAN Workshop

Name Organisation Country E-Mail
Selorm Ababio* University of Ghana Ghana This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Juan Arévalo*
(ICAN only)
European Topic Centre Land Use and Spatial Information (ETC LUSI) Spain This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Kathy Belpaeme* Coordination Centre for Integrated Coastal Zone Management of Belgium Belgium This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Marcia Berman* Virginia Institute of Marine Science USA This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Michelle Borg Malta Env and Planning Authority Malta This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Francoise Breton ETC LUSI Spain This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Alejandro Iglesias Campos ETC LUSI Spain This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Trine Christiansen EEA Denmark This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Simon Claus* Flanders Marine Institute, European Network for Coastal Research Belgium This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Franz Daffner EEA Denmark This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Laurent d'Ozourville* EurOcean, European Centre for Info on Mar Sci and Tech Portugal This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Declan Dunne* Coastal & Marine Resources Centre, University College Cork Ireland This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Ned Dwyer* Coastal & Marine Resources Centre, University College Cork Ireland This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
David Green University of Aberdeen Scotland, UK This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Jordi Guimet ICC Spain This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Tanya Haddad* Oregon Coastal Management Program USA This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Torill Hamre Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center (NERSC) Norway This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
David Hart* University of Wisconsin/Wisconsin Sea Grant USA This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Fiona Hemsley-Flint* COMPASS and EDINA, U. of Edinburgh Scotland, UK This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Jean Pierre Giraud UNEP MAP Plan Bleu France This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Stefan Jensen EEA Denmark This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Kathrin Kopke* Coastal & Marine Resources Centre, University College Cork Ireland This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Yassine Lassoued* Coastal & Marine Resources Centre, University College Cork Ireland This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Tony LaVoi* NOAA Coastal Services Center USA This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Roger Longhorn* Info-Dynamics Research Assoc Ltd & IODE UK This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Roy Lowry* British Oceanographic Data Centre England, UK This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Gerold Lüerßen* Wadden Sea Secretariat Germany This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Gonzalo C. Malvárez University Pablo de Olavide Spain This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Andrus Meiner* EEA Denmark This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Keiran Millard HR Wallingford Ltd. UK This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Miguel Nuevo-Alarcon* European Commission Belgium This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Tim Nyerges* Dept. of Geography, University of Washington USA This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Liz O'Dea* Washington Department of Ecology USA This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Jose Ojeda-Zujar University of Sevilla Spain This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Eoin Ó Grady* Marine Institute Ireland This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Eamonn Ó Tuama Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Denmark This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Mike Osborne* Seazone Solutions, Ltd. UK This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
John Pepper* UK Hydrographic Office, Chair of IHO MSDI WG UK This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Greg Reed* UNESCO IODE Australia This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Johnny Reker Danish Spatial and Environmental Planning Agency Denmark This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Anne Robertson University of Edinburgh Scotland, UK This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Alessandro Sarretta* ISMAR-CNR Italy This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Lucy Scott* African Coelacanth Ecosystem Programme (ACEP) South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB) South Africa This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Iain Shepherd European Commission Belgium This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Birgit Snoeren European Commission Belgium This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Chris Steenmans EEA Denmark This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Ivica Trumbic UNEP Mediterranean Action Plan, PAP Croatia This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Ronan Uhel* EEA and ETC LUSI Denmark This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Dawn Wright* Dept. of Geosciences, Oregon State University USA This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Vol, 8, Nr 2 - Now Available!

We are now entering our 9th year publishing the ICAN newsletter. Many thanks to our Editor Andy Sherin!

Please consider preparing an article for the next newsletter that will likely be published in the spring of this year.

Happy New Year!

Photos from CoastGIS 2018

Our friends from CoastGIS 2018 have posted a wonderful gallery of photos, including the recent ICAN mini-workshop:

See how many ICAN members you can spot!