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Welcome Session
Nov 3, 2026
9:00 AM10:00 AM
OceanPrediction DCC - Welcome Session
- 9:00 AMOpening Welcome from IOC-UNESCO — Alison Clausen TBC
- 9:10 AMOceanPrediction DCC: The Big Picture — Pierre Bahurel TBC
- 9:20 AMOpening welcome from ECOP programme - Evgeniia Kostianaia
- 9:25 AMBuilding connections around Ocean Prediction - Enrique Alvarez
- 9:40 AMOcean Forecasting in Africa: The OPERA Perspective — Lillian Diarra
- 9:50 AMOcean Forecasting in Action: Insights from Costa Rica — Valentina Giunta

Africa Regional Team Session
Online
Nov 3, 2026
10:30 AM12:30 PM
Africa - Regional Team Session
Harmonizing OceanPrediction and Services for Africa's Blue Future
- 10:30 AMWelcome to the Africa Session
- 10:35 AMMeet the Community: Who’s in the Room?
- 10:40 AMVideo: Coastal Voices of Africa
- 10:50 AMOPERA: a symphony of parts
- 11:35 AMPanel discussion: From Score to Stage: Co-designing Africa's End-to-End Blue Value Chain
- 12:25 PMClosing Reflections & What Comes Next for Africa

Arctic Regional Team Session
Online
Nov 3, 2026
2:00 PM4:10 PM
Arctic - Regional Team Session
- 2:00 PMIntroduction to Arctic group Intergenerational Discussion I Frugal Innovation to Global Forecasting
- 2:05 PMPolhavet/ Arctic Ocean 2050 - Competence and multidisciplinary understanding for IPY-5 and beyond
- 2:20 PMGlobal North & Global South collaboration in Marine Science, Rhetoric & Realities
- 2:35 PMSailing4Science – Frugal innovation research under sail with opportunities for community-based monitoring in the Arctic?
- 2:50 PMQ&A
- 3:00 PMThe Role of SCOR in modern Ocean Science
- 3:15 PMMonitoring and Forecasting the Arctic in the Copernicus Marine Services
- 3:30 PMTowards a More Collaborative Ocean Data Platform: What Do Ocean Observers and Forecasters Need?
- 3:45 PMOcean and Sea Ice forecasting at Environment Canada
- 4:00 PMQ&A & wrap-up

West Pacific & Marginal Seas of South & East Asia
Online
Nov 4, 2026
8:30 AM10:30 AM
West Pacific & Marginal Seas of South and East Asia - Regional Team Session
- 8:30 AMKick-off: Ocean Extremes in Asia — Why Prediction Matters Now
- 8:40 AMInvited Presentations – Monitoring and Predicting Ocean Extreme Events Across Asia
- 9:20 AMStakeholder Perspectives: What Do Users Need from Ocean Extreme Predictions?
- 9:30 AMPanel Discussion – Advancing the Science of Ocean Extreme Monitoring and Prediction
- 10:05 AMInteractive Session – Identifying Regional Priorities and Challenges
- 10:15 AMInteractive Quiz: Test Your Knowledge Regional seas, Extreme Events & Prediction
- 10:25 AMClosing, Summary & Call to Action

Med & Black Sea Regional Team Session
Online
Nov 4, 2026
11:30 AM3:00 PM
Mediterranean & Black Sea - Regional Team Session
- 11:30 AMWelcome from MonGOOS
- 11:35 AMRelevance of Ocean Prediction in the Mediterranean Sea
- 11:45 AMRelevance of Ocean Prediction in the Black Sea
- 11:55 AMRelevance of Ocean Prediction in the Turkish strait system
- 12:05 PMMediterranean and Black Sea Regional team activities
- 12:15 PMLunch Break
- 1:45 PMVideos - Young Voices, Real Coasts: Ocean Prediction in Action
- 1:55 PMPanel discussion
- 2:20 PM2x ECOP videos on Ocean Prediction in the region
- 2:35 PMVote, Quiz, Discover: Test Your Regional Ocean Knowledge
- 2:55 PMClosing the Session: From Insights to Action

South & Central America Regional Team Session
Online
Nov 4, 2026
3:30 PM5:30 PM
South & Central America - Regional Team Session
One Ocean. Thousands of Stories

Indian Seas Regional Team Session
5 November 2026 | 09:00–11:00 AM CET
Online
Nov 5, 2026
9:00 AM11:00 AM
01:30–03:30 PM IST - Indian Seas - Regional Team Session
Ocean Prediction, Services and Community Perspectives
- 9:00 AM- 1:30 PM IST - Importance of Operational Ocean Forecasting—An ECOP Perspective
- 9:10 AM- 1:40 PM IST - Translation of Ocean Sciences to Services in the Indian Seas
- 9:25 AM- 1:55 PM IST - Panel Discussion: Current Challenges and Future Directions in Operational Oceanography
- 9:50 AM- 2:20 PM IST - Video: End-User Perspectives on Operational Oceanographic Products and Services from the Indian Seas.
- 9:55 AM- 2:25 PM IST - Know Our Ocean: An Interactive Quiz
- 10:05 AM- 2:35 PM IST - Video: Moulding the next generation: Outreach programs/Ocean literacy activities
- 10:15 AM- 2:45 PM IST - Synergistic Ocean Observation Prediction Services (SynOPS)—where science gets translated to services
- 10:30 AM- 3:00 PM IST - Video: Ocean Services at your fingertips: Samudra app / OceanPrediction DCC Tools
- 10:40 AM- 3:10 PM IST - Video: Two Generations, One Ocean: Sharing Stories, Shaping the Future
- 10:45 AM- 3:15 PM IST - Key Takeaways & A Shared Path Forward

North East Atlantic Regional Team Session
Online
Nov 5, 2026
11:30 AM1:30 PM
North East Atlantic - Regional Team Session
- 11:30 AMVideo: Welcome & Calls to action
- 11:40 AMInteractive session: Actual panorama and challenges of Ocean forecasting and its applications in the region
- 12:00 PMCoastal and Estuarine Forecasting Services for Maritime Surveillance and Flood Risk Prevention along the Northern Coast of Spain - Ana J. Abascal
- 12:15 PMMachine Learning-based Bias Correction of Wave Forecast Systems in the Iberian Peninsula - Juan L. Garzon
- 12:30 PMObservation and forecasting tools for a digital twin of coastal flooding in the Basque estuaries - Roland Garnier
- 12:45 PMHigh-resolution forecasts of ocean physics and Lagrangian transport connectivity in the Bay of Biscay - Luis Ferrer & Nadine Steiger
- 1:00 PMExploring sea-level rise projections and impacts using physically-based storylines - Matt Palmer
- 1:15 PMECOPs’ work - “Reconstructing Past Sea Levels for Ocean Model Calibration” & “AGORA High-resolution Forecasting System” - Mélinda Martins (Cardiff University) & Tania López-Pérez (NOWSystems)

North America Regional Team Session
Online
Nov 5, 2026
3:30 PM5:30 PM
North America - Regional Team Session
- 3:30 PMWelcome to the North America Session
- 3:35 PMFrom Forecast to Impact: A Stakeholder Perspective - Evelia Rivera Arriaga
- 3:40 PMTaking Action: Advancing OceanPrediction in North America
- 3:45 PMOne Region, Three Perspectives: Ocean Forecasting in Canada, the USA & Mexico
- 4:15 PMOcean Forecasting Live: Tools from North America
- 5:00 PMPanel Discussion: Creating Shared Solutions: Challenges & Opportunities in North America
- 5:20 PMCall to Action: How to Get Involved

Closing Session
Online
Nov 5, 2026
6:00 PM6:30 PM































































































