AN INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR TO
CELEBRATE THE BRUSSELS MARITIME CONFERENCE OF 1853
An Historical Perspective of Operational
Marine Meteorology and Oceanography
Under the High Patronage of HM King Albert II of
Belgium Residence
Palace, Brussels, Belgium, 17-18 November 2003
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PROGRAMME
Monday am
1.
Formal
opening ceremony
Part I – In the presence of HM King Albert II of Belgium
10 a.m. – 10:45 a.m., Theater, Résidence Palace
Master of Ceremonies: Dr. H. Malcorps, Director of the Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium
Dr Rudy Aernoudt, representing Mrs F. Moerman, Minister of Economy, Energy, Foreign Trade and Science Policy
Dr. P. Mettens, President of the Federal Science Policy
Dr. P. Bernal, Assistant Director General of UNESCO and Executive Secretary of IOC
Rear Admiral Steven Tomaszeski, Oceanographer of the Navy, USA
Professor G.O.P. Obasi, Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization
10:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.: coffee break and press conference
Part II 11:15
a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Dr Richard Spinrad, Assistant Administrator, National Ocean Service, NOAA, USA
Mr. P. Ewins, Chief Executive, The Met. Office, U.K.
Mr. J.‑P. Beysson,
Président-Directeur Général de Météo-France
Dr U. Gartner, Director General of the Deutscher Wetterdienst, Germany
Dr H. Cattle, President of the Royal Meteorological Society, U.K.
Mr. R. Morin,
Société Météorologique de France
Prof. Dr. Werner Wehry, President of the
European Meteorological Society
Mr. R. Landis, representative of the American
Meteorological Society
Reception in the “Foyer Room” of the Résidence Palace
Monday 1400-1800
2.
The
Maritime Conference of 1853, its antecedents and impacts
Chair: Mr. Francois Gerard, Météo-France and former President of the
Commission for Marine Meteorology
(i)
The first International
Meteorological Congress and the formation of the IMO – Dr H. Cattle, RMS president
(ii)
The IMO in the first
half of the 20th century – Dr E. Sarukhanian, Acting Director,
WWW Applications Programme, WMO
(iii)
The development of
operational meteorology and challenges for the future [power point] – Mr M.
Jarraud, Deputy Secretary-General, WMO
(iv)
Issues in operational ocean
observing systems and the role of existing programmes and institutions – Dr
R. Spinrad, Assistant Administrator, NOAA/NOS
(v)
Matthew Maury: His life and
work – Capt. D. Gillard, Naval Observatory, USA
(vi)
Impacts of the 1853
conference on European meteorological services – Dr G. Demarée RMI ,
Belgium
Tuesday 0900-1230
Chair: Mr. Robert Shearman, The Met Office, U.K. and former President of the
Commission for Marine Meteorology
3.
The
development of operational meteorology and oceanography, WMO, WWW, GOOS, GCOS
and JCOMM
(i)
The IOC and international
cooperation in oceanography
[power point] –
Mr G. Holland, Past-Chairman, IOC
(ii)
The development of
operational oceanography: IGOSS the foundation – Mr R. Landis, former
Assistant Secretary IOC and American Meteorological Society representative
(iii)
The role of Meteorological
Societies – Mr S. Cornford, European Meteorological Society
(iv)
Early ship
observational data and global climate studies – Mr S. Woodruff, NOAA/CDC
and Chairman, Organizing Committee, CLIMAR-II
(v) US Navy International
Cooperative Programmes in Hydrography and Oceanography – Rear Admiral
Thomas Q. Donaldson, Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, USN
(vi) Operational meteorology in
the 20th century, progress and future frontiers – Mr F. Gérard,
Météo-France
Tuesday 1400-1730
Chair: Dr Savi Narayanan, Marine Environmental Data Service, Canada and
Co-President of the Joint WMO/IOC Technical Commission for Oceanography and
Marine Meteorology
4.
Lessons
learned and a future vision of operational meteorology and oceanography
(i)
The Met Office forecasting
strategy for the 21st century – Mr. E. McCallum, Director of
Forecasting, The Met Office
(ii)
The Brussels Conference and
its legacy – Dr G. Konnen, KNMI, Netherlands
(iii)
The Brussels Conference and
the development of meteorological services in Norway [power point] – Mr J.
Guddal, DMI, Norway and co-president of JCOMM
(iv)
Role of satellites in marine
meteorology and operational oceanography – Dr A. Ratier, EUMETSAT and Dr M.
Colton NESDIS/NOAA
(v)
A future vision of
operational oceanography
[power point]
– Dr J.-F. Minster, President Director-General, IFREMER and Dr. D. James Baker, President and Chief Executive Officer, The
Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
(vi)
Discussion session