• Prof. Christos Zerefos, President of NOA, President of Mariolopoulio –Kanagineio Foundation Co-host of the Workshop
  
• Prof. Ioannis Tsoukalas, General Secretary of Science and Technology
  

• Prof. Jose Achache, Director of GEO Secretariat
• Dr. Michael Rast, GEO Secretariat Expert (pdf - 7.73 MB)
• Michael Bruno, Stevens Institute of Technology - Co-Chair (pdf - 356 KB)
  

Presentations on Greek activities (Greek GEO office introduces)

• Greek GEO Office - E. Christia, V. Tritakis (pdf - 1.41 MB)
  

• Hans-Peter Plag, University of Nevada, Reno and Co-Chair:Geophysical Dynamics of the Coastal Zone in the Mediterranean on Annual to Decadal Scales (pdf - 3.12 MB)
• Prof Athanasios Vafeidis, Institute of Geography, Christian-Albrechts University Kiel : Spatially explicit assessment of coastal vulnerability - The DIVA-Med tool
  (pdf - 4.67 MB)
• Dr. Christos Anagnostou, HCMR: Towards Integrated Coastal Zone Management
  (pdf - 5.80 MB)
• N. Pinardi, INGV, and Mediterranean Operational Oceanography Network: Observing and Prediction Systems in the Mediterranean Region: Ocean (pdf - 2.83 MB)
  
• P. Viaroli, University of Parma, and LOICZ:Observing and Prediction Systems in the Mediterranean Region: Transitional Waters and Land (pdf - 1.86 MB)
• Mark Dowell: Space-Based Monitoting in Support of Environmental Assessment at Synoptic Scales (pdf - 3.58 MB)

Bruno, Plag & Christia: Charge to the afternoon break-out sessions: (pdf - 52 KB)

Main goal is to define/identify/specify priority issues in decision support to be addressed through sustained observations, data management and operational modeling. Most likely, priorities will depend on regional characteristics (e.g., river deltas, Adriatic, Riviera, etc.). Identify questions to be answered by the groups. One question will be to identify four to five high priority issues to be addressed.

Breakout Sessions A: (pdf - 10 KB)
Identify priority issues to be addressed through sustained observations, data management and operational modeling in the context of the following four areas of concern.

1. Quantitative indicators of risk and resilience of coastal populations to coastal inundation and storm surge;
2. Impacts of coastal inundation and storm surge on coastal infrastructure
3. Impacts of coastal inundation on coastal ecosystems
4. Impacts of coastal inundation on living resourcesNote: Each group will examine the issues from the perspective of different geomorphological/societal regions of the Mediterranean

Focus on an observing and decision-support system that addresses the high-priority gaps (again, we will identify questions – should come out of the breakout session on Tuesday)

• Observing systems
• Data management, modeling, and integration
• Prediction, scenarios, and decision-support

Working Groups (4 groups working in parallel, either on the same set of questions or on three to four sets of questions, depending on what the breakout sessions during the previous days were able to work out.)
Main topic will be:

Plenary session
Working Group reports
Discussion

Executive Summary of results and next steps (including completion of workshop report and production of deliverables).