PICES Technical Committee on Data Exchange

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W3. GLOBEC data management: Exchange, inventory and archival of GLOBEC data

Hester Willson (GLOBEC IPO (International Project Office) - Data management)

Dr Hal Batchelder or/and Dr Makoto Kashiwai (PICES CCCC program co-chairs)

Igor Shevchenko (PICES TCODE)

1) Presentation of data management objectives/directions inside/outside the PICES area of

• IGBP (International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme)
• GLOBEC IPO
• national GLOBEC committees

2) Status of GLOBEC Data management in PICES countries

- country reports from each PICES country with a GLOBEC(-like) program;

3) Discussion of Action plan for GLOBEC data management in PICES (TCODE) including

- roles/responsibilities of GLOBEC IPO

- roles/responsibilities of the DMTT (including PICES participation)

- roles/responsibilities of TCODE

- roles/responsibilities of national GLOBEC program coordinators

- workplan (with timelines) to achieve GLOBEC data management objectives

• GLOBEC IPO data management staff
• some national GLOBEC representatives
• PICES TCODE members
• PICES CCCC program representatives
• representatives of key data management agencies

- the Workplan (with timelines) for PICES participation in GLOBEC data management

- a summary of the workshop presentations/discussions as a meeting report