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October 2003
Venue
and date
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The
workshop will take place from 19-22 October 2003 at
La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica. Participants
are requested to arrive in San José, Costa Rica,
on 18 October.
The
initiative is part of a joint effort being undertaken
by GTOS and the US National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA), aimed at improving the availability and access
to long-term coastal data.
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Workshop
objectives
The
main workshop objectives are:
1.
Review and assess the Coastal GTOS implementation plan for
consideration by the international community and its submission
to potential donors. We should have a rough draft available
for the meeting and will allow time for comments, corrections,
etc.
2.
Confirmation and prioritization of initial products of Coastal
GTOS, based on proposals from the last meeting and intersession
activities.
3.
Continued incorporation of the Driver, Pressure, State, Impact
and Response (DPSIR) framework and others into the observing
system strategy to ensure inclusion of socio-economic issues
within the programme.
4.
Development of strategies for funding of initial activities.
5.
Further evaluation of, and contribution to, the Integrated
Global Observing Strategy (IGOS) theme for the coast.
Deadlines
Could you please inform the GTOS Secretariat
by 10 September 2003 on your availability to attend the workshop.
You should also indicate if you would require support for
the cost of travel and/or accommodation. Due to limited funding
it is requested that participants with access to their own
resources should consider using these to participate. However
every effort will be made to support those scientists who
require support.
Registration
form
Workshop
registration from (75 kb).
Hotels
The workshop will be held at the La
Selva Biological Station and the Irazú
hotel will be used on the first and last day.
Field
Trip
An optional field trip is being organized
to Tortuguero on 23-24 October. See
schedule
Useful
Links
GTOS
Coastal Meetings
Coastal
Module
La
Selva Biological Station
Tortuguero
National Park
Weather
Up
to date information
Contact
Points
Dr Robert
Christian
East Carolina University
Biology Department
Greenville, NC 27858
United States of America
Tel. (+1) 252 3281835
Fax. (+1) 252 3284178
e-mail: christianr@mail.ecu.edu
Ing. Geraud
Servin
GTOS Programme Officer
SDRN, FAO United Nations
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
00100 Rome, Italy
Tel. (+39) 06 57056525
Fax. (+39) 06 57053369
e-mail: GTOS@fao.org
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FAO :: Global Terrestrial Observing
System - GTOS :: 11 September
2003
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