Program

December 4th

8.30am to 9.00am

Gather for coffee/snacks

9.00am to 9.30am

Workshop introduction: João Borges Sousa & Kanna Rajan, LSTS, FEUP, Univ. of Porto,
Norway's contribution: Representative of the Embassy of Norway
Programmatic remarks: João Fonseca Ribeiro, Director General, DGPM

9.30am to 10.30am

Theme I: Challenges in Microbiology & Geology
Vítor Vasconcelos, President CIIMAR, Univ. of Porto
Luís Menezes Pinheiro, Univ. of Aveiro

10.30am to 11.00am

Interactive Discussion I (Chair:Morten Alver, SINTEF, Norway)

11.00am to 11.30am

Break

11.30am to 1.00pm

Theme II: Fisheries Challenges
Jo Arve Alfredson, NTNU, Norway
Margarida Castro, Univ. of Algarve
Kolbeinn Gunnarsson,Trackwell Maritime, Iceland

1.00pm to 2.30pm

Lunch (at Cálem)*

2.30pm to 3.00pm

Interactive Discussion II (Chair: Nuno Queiroz, CIBIO, Univ. of Porto)

3.00pm to 3.30pm

Break

3.30pm to 5.00pm

Theme III: Technology and operational challenges
Stian Solbø, Norut, Norway
António Pascoal,IST, Lisbon
João Borges Sousa, LSTS, FEUP, Univ. of Porto

5.00pm to 5.30pm

Interactive Discussion III (Chair: José da Silva, CIIMAR, Univ. of Porto)

5.30pm to 6.30pm

DGPM Calls/Q&A of Program Management
Fernando Dias Marques, Programming Services Director, DGPM

8.00pm to 10.00pm

Dinner (downtown Porto near hotels)*

December 5th

8.30am to 9.00am

Gather for coffee/snacks

9.00am to 11.00am

Theme IV: Challenges in Azores, Madeira and the Algarve
Mónica Silva, DOP, Univ.of Azores
Marta Chantal Ribeiro, FDUP (Law) & CIIMAR, Univ. of Porto
Rui Caldeira, Univ. of Madeira & CIIMAR
Paulo Relvas, Univ. of Algarve

11.00am to 11.30am

Break

11.30am to 12.30pm

Interactive Discussion IV (Chair: Lidvard Grønnevet, Institute of Marine Research, Norway)

12.30pm to 1.00pm

Theme V: Challenges in Monitoring the Coastal Ocean
Telmo Carvalho, Director EurOceans, Lisbon

1.00pm to 2.30pm

Lunch (at Cálem)*
Optional: Brief tour of the Port cellars at Cálem 2pm-2.30pm

2.30pm to 3.30pm

Theme V: Challenges in Monitoring the Coastal Ocean
Christos Stefanakos, SINTEF, Norway
João Vitorino, Instituto Hidrográfico, Lisbon

3.30pm to 4.00pm

Interactive Discussion V (Chair:Marisa Almeida, CIIMAR, Univ. of Porto)

4.00pm to 4.30pm

Break

4.30pm to 6.00pm

Panel Discussion - Challenges in Inter-disciplinary Research in Portugal
Moderator: Miguel Santos, CIIMAR, Univ. of Porto
Participants:
Jorge Fontes, DOP, Univ. of Azores
Marina Cunha, CESAM, Univ. of Aveiro
Fernando Lima, CIBIO, Univ. of Porto
Antonina dos Santos, IPMA, Lisbon

6.00pm to 6.30pm

Closing remarks & wrap-up
João Fonseca Ribeiro & Fernando Dias Marques, DGPM

7.30pm to 10.00pm

Dinner (downtown Porto near hotels)*

*For invited participants only