Solta 2011 Agenda

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Preliminary Agenda

Monday Evening: Registration and Social

Tuesday,23 Aug: State of AQ Data Networking

Participant presentations: Existing services, Integrating Initiatives, Agencies, ‘End Users’
Users and providers: defining your roles and needs
GEO AQ CoP role, relationships, cross-thematic links (EGIDA, ESIP)

Wednesday,24 Aug: Technical Realization of Networking

Syntactic issues: Standards, OGC WCS, WMS, CSW; netcdf, other formats)
Semantic issues: Metadata for finding and understanding, CF, ISO)
Programmatic issues: Data access/use constrains, quality control, data versioning, etc.)

Wed Night: Dinner

Thursday, 25 Aug: Outcomes. Next?

Summary of Tuesday discussions: What are the common technical hurdles?
Conclusions: What are the short-term opportunities? How can we collaborate? Do we have Common long-term goals and visions?

Friday Full Day: Boat Excursion, Swimming, Island Hopping

Daily Meeting Schedule

8:00-10.00 Meeting
10:00-10:30 Coffee break
10:30-12:30 Meeting
12:30-16:00 FREE TIME (lunch in one of 4 restaurants, swimming, siesta, family...)
16:00-18:00 Meeting with take-in coffee/cookies
18:00-19:00 Discussion with Soft drinksWine/Beer/Cheese