General Assembly 2012

Caribbean Regional Association for Coastal Ocean Observing

General Assembly

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Meeting Agenda

9:00 AM          Registration

10:00 AM        Introductory remarks:

Dr. Jorge E. Corredor

CaRA Council Chairman, Associate Director CariCOOS

Dr. Juan López-Garriga

Dean UPRM Art & Sciences Faculty

Dr. Walter Silva

Director UPRM Research & Development Center

Hon. Barbara Peterson

Administrator St. Thomas USVI

Mr. Ernesto Díaz

Director PR CZMP/DNRE

Capt. Drew Pearson

Commander USCG Sector San Juan

10:15 AM        Director’s Welcome and Executive Report

Prof. Julio Morell, Executive Director CaRA/CariCOOS

10:30 AM        IOOS update – Gabrielle Canonico IOOS

10:45 AM        Presentation of CariCOOS – NWS MOA

                        Prof. Julio Morell, Executive Director CaRA/CariCOOS

 and

Mr. Gary Votaw MIC NWS San Juan WFO

11:00 AM        COFFEE BREAK

POSTERS and EXHIBITS

11:30 AM        CariCOOS observations and models: current state and system perspectives 

Dr. Miguel Canals, Associate Director CariCOOS

11:45 AM        CariCOOS Data Management and Communications:

Dr. Jorge Capella

12:00 M          EcoExploratorio de PR

Ms. Ada Monzón, M.Sc.                    

12:15 PM        CaRA VI Updates on Modeling and Outreach

                        Dr. Nasseer Idrisi / Prof. Roy A. Watlington

12:30 PM       CariCOOS Outreach and Education

Dr. Yasmín Detrés, O&E Coordinator

·         “Clima Costero de Nuestras Islas” - Educational Module 

·         Web page tutorials

·         Summer Camp

·         Other education & outreach activities

12:45 PM        WeatherFlow and CariCOOS

 Mr. Jay Titlow, Dr. Luis Aponte

  1:00 PM        Working Lunch

                        POSTER and EXHIBITS

  2:15 PM        CaRA Stakeholders Council Business Meeting

Dr. Jorge Corredor, Chairman

Certification criteria – Lic. Francis Torres, CaRA Legal Counsel

  3:30 PM        COFFEE BREAK

                        POSTERS and EXHIBITS

  3:45 PM        International Affairs

a.    CARICOM – Eugenio Piñero

b.    IOCARIBE – Aurelio Mercado

Date and venue for next GA

 4:30 PM         Adjourn

PRESENTATIONS