Course Coordination and Programme Sample Clauses

Course Coordination and Programme. The design of the summer school course programme was led by ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ (University of Malta), in consultation with ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ (Cefas). Initial approaches to potential lecturers were made by ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ at the Jerico General Assembly in Crete, October 2012. ▇▇▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ led the dialogue with the lecturers during an intense period leading up to the summer school, in order to coordinate the programme into a coherent whole. ▇▇▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ team at the University of Malta dedicated their time to organising and planning the logistics of the course including: the computer laboratory; providing software; participants’ folders and information; accommodation; facilities; finances; transport; and the social programme. For the duration of the summer school ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ was course coordinator. This involved ensuring the smooth running of the programme and being the main point of contact for both lecturers and participants. ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ was given excellent support by ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other staff of the IOI-Malta Operational Centre. The summer school covered a broad range of coastal operational oceanography topics in a series of lectures and hands-on practicals. The following provides an overview of theses topics as they were delivered each day. Overview on Operational Oceanography  Introduction to the school (▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ – Course Coordinator, PO-Unit, UOM) – 15min  The science of ocean predictions and operational oceanography in the XXI century - European Vision on Operational Oceanography (▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ – INGV) – 50min  Basic concepts in Operational Oceanography: From data to knowledge with a focus on the coastal seas (▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ - Cefas) – 50min  International cooperation and governance in Operational Oceanography (▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ – Marine Institute, Ireland) - 35min  The customer base for Operational Oceanography(▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ – Marine Institute, Ireland) – 35min Coastal Observatories  Concept of coastal observatories and the JERICO project (▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ – Marine Institute, Ireland)  Marine Observatories and Infrastructure – the COSYNA experience (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ – HZG, Institute of Coastal Research, Germany) - 45min  Marine Sensors (▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ - OGS) - 50min  Sensors and systems for navigation and tracking (▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ – Marine Institute, Ireland) - 45min Coastal Observatories  Fixed Platforms (▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ - OGS) - 45min  Ferryboxes (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ – HZG, Institute of Coastal Research, Germany) - 50min  Underwater wired and wireless systems; Unmanned underwa...