MeDON: Welcome and aims of the meeting

Tim Smyth

Now completed 5/6 of project

• MeDON Interreg project ends 31/10/2012– 235 days to go …

• Aims of meeting:– To ensure that everything in place for deployment of

cable (during April – updates from IFREMER)– To ensure that we capitalise on cable for instrument

deployments (ENSTA, PML, UoP)– To ensure that we capitalise on cable for outreach

activities (NMA, Oceanopolis)

• Reporting period 5: end 31/3/2012– Need to enter everything by 13/4/2012

MeDON: Finances and project management

Tim Smyth

Financial – this to ensure that we are spending correctly …

Project co-ordination and overall management

• 1.3 Progress report (PML) – your inputs due by 13/4/2012

• 1.4 Newsletter (PML) – prefer to actually have news(!); waiting on the dry and wet tests and deployment

WP1 – Co-ordination

• 3.1 Instrument packages: expecting wet and dry tests during March (IFREMER, PML, ENSTA)

• 3.4 Logistics: will need to write up diary of events for the deployment of the cable from beginning to end (IFREMER)

• 3.5 Development and fabrication of the proof of concept: Cable to be deployed (April 2012); Instruments attached.

• 3.6 Accoustics to be plugged into cable (April 2012)

WP3 - Technology

WP4 - Feasibility

• 4.1 Economic model for phase II (PML) – report being finalised, submitted in next reporting period

• 4.2 Site surveys – reports required for both sides of the Channel (IFREMER, PML)

• 4.3 Legal Framework – will be tied up with 4.1

• 4.4 Early test of the proof-of-concept via pilot site – (IFREMER, others); starting in April 2012

WP5 – Public outreach etc.

• 5.1: Touring exhibition, public outreach web portal, best practice model, report on public awareness, report on learning outcomes, educative activities, storyboard and bi-lingual questionnaires.

• 5.2: Sustainability of the partnership

• 5.3: Disseminate outcomes and achievements, regionally and European level: final conference?

What next? Open discussion.

• Future of the partnership

• Possible future funding mechanisms

• Conferences / workshops / papers