Draft Agenda for the Nansen Tutu Centre annual meeting:
Preamble: The annual Nansen Tutu Meeting will be in the Department of Oceanography Seminar Room, starting at 13h45 on the 7th, with invited keynote talks, followed by reports from key Nansen Tutu funded and seconded staff. The morning session on 8th starts at 09h00 with a keynote talk by Professor Mark New, Pro Vice Chancellor, UCT. This is followed by further reports. The afternoon session is devoted to a science discussion of future plans for the Nansen Tutu Centre.
At 18h00, on 7th, there will be an icebreaker for all participants. The Board Meeting takes place at 08h30-12h00, 9th December 2011, in the Captains Cabin, Dept Oceanography.
Keynote speakers:
Mr Andre Share (Department of Environment Affairs-Ocean and Coasts), is on 7th Dec; Prof. Mark New, UCT Pro Vice Chancellor African Climate and Development Initiative (ACDI) will present details of this new UCT initiative on 8th Dec, including details of the new Climate Science Masters course.
Staff Reports:
Bjorn Backeberg, Jenny Veitch, Mathieu Rouault, Nicolas Rascle, Marjolaine Rouault, Steven Herbette, Mike Roberts, Ben Loveday, Marie Smith, Sebastiaan Swart, +4 studentship candidates
Johnny Johannessen (NERSC) and Frank Shillington (NTC) will Chair the Sessions.
7th Dec 2011 |
Afternoon PRESENTERS |
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13h45 |
Chris Reason, Head of Oceanography |
Welcome/Oceanography Dept Vision |
14h00 |
Andre Share (DEA: Oceans and Coasts) |
Role of DEA in SA Operational Oceanography |
14h45 |
Mathieu Rouault (NTC) |
Forecasting and real time monitoring of Benguela Nino 2010/2011 |
15h15 |
Bjorn Backeberg (NTC) |
Agulhas Current changes |
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15h45-16h00 Tea break |
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16h00 |
Marjolaine Rouault |
New perspectives on Agulhas Current variability |
16h30 |
NansClim/ or Neil Hart |
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17h00 |
Nicolas Rascle (NTC) |
Advancements in near real time monitoring and forecasting |
17h30 |
Johnny Johannessen (NERSC) |
Operational Oceanography |
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18h00 ICEBREAKER |
DEPARTMENT OCEANOGRAPHY |
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8th Dec 2011 |
AM TALKS/PM DISCUSSION |
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09h00 |
Mark New – ACDI |
UCT African Climate and Development Initiative |
09h45 |
Mike Roberts |
OceanSAfrica and the “four pillars” |
10h15 |
Jenny Veitch |
Modeling the Benguela |
10h45 |
Steven Herbette |
Dynamics of dipolar gyres forced by a local source and sink |
11h15 Tea Break |
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11h30 |
Marie Smith |
Remote sensing and optics |
11h45 |
Sebastiaan Swart |
Southern Ocean: carbon and glider operations |
12h15 |
End with 4 new graduate student’s proposals |
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12h45 |
Issufo Halo |
Modelling in the Mozambique Channel |
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13h00-14h15 Lunch |
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14h15 – 16h00
All participants |
Science discussion of plans for 2012 and beyond led by
Johnny Johannessen and Frank Shillington |
New projects and plans for 2012; student training/recruitment; training courses noting POGO 2013 and Greenseas in Feb 2013 |
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19h00 for 19h30 |
Invited Dinner DVC, Dean, Board members, etc |
Caterinas Restaurant, Steenberg |
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9th Dec 2011 |
BOARD MEETING |
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08h30-12h00 |
Venue – UCT Captain’s Cabin |
