PAG 2008 FIELD PLANNING MEETING

13:00 – 13:15       Host Welcome to PAG members (Dr. Wendy Watson-Wright, Assistant Deputy Minister, Science, Fisheries and Oceans)

13:15 – 13:30       PAG 2008 multi-ship program in the Pacific Arctic Region - Overview of meeting objectives (Led by Dr. Jackie Grebmeier, Dr. Jianfeng He, Dr. Eddy Carmack)

13:30 – 14:30       2008 Proposed Cruise plans - Identification of Opportunities (15 minutes per country); followed by discussion by all
China (MV XueLong) – Jinping Zhao
Canada – (CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent/Sir Wilfrid Laurier/CCGS Nahidik) Jacob Verhoef/Eddy Carmack
Canada – (CCGS Amundsen) Martin Fortier
US (USCGS Healy) – Andrew Proshutinsky and TBD
Japan (MV Mirai) – Koji Shimada
Russia (Academic Lavrentiev, Drynitsyn, Krasin) – Kathy Crane

14:30 – 14:50      BREAK

14:50 – 17:00 Continued discussion

Friday, Oct. 19

Start 8:30 (Ensure 12:00 to 13:30 LUNCH)

BUILDING THE INTERNATIONAL PAG MULTI-SHIP CORE PROGRAM AND PLAN FOR 2008:
Discussion will focus on a suite of core measurement standards, how to optimize temporal and spatial coverage by vessels, optimizing cruise tracks, cross-platform opportunities/exchanges for participants, specialty activities, data processing and sharing.

Discussion will also focus on data accessibility, integrated databases and data analysis for the PAG Region, including national plans for data archival and access, suggestions for joint data analysis and publication after IPY and possible production of an integrated database.

ACTION: Develop draft of integrated multinational plan for 2008.

16:00 – 17:00      Conclusions, Action Items, and Next Meeting

Adjournment

End 17:00