1. NA8 Dissemination in SeaDataNet  Demonstrate the data, products and services of SeaDataNet infrastructure  promote them among potential users and data providers  To make them aware and eager to use them  Get feedback on their quality and impact on user applications SDN KickOff Heraklion 8-9, 2006

2.  NA8.1: Coordination, Preparation of promotional material: brochure and leaflets, poster, bi-annual Newsletters; articles in relevant magazines and journals, presentation in congresses and conferences, Maintenance of a logbook of the available documents;  NA8.4: University lectures to train the students how to use the data;  NA8.5: General Public web site including publications logbook and users forum, contacts to the medias. SDN KickOff Heraklion 8-9, 2006

3. What is the role of SDN?  Political issues (including INSPIRE)  International efforts (e.g. GEOSS)  European initiatives (e.g. GMES) SDN KickOff Heraklion 8-9, 2006

4. Towards a strategy to protect and conserve the marine environment 1.3. Reporting and Handling of Data and Information The situation with regard to reporting and management of data and information is also far from ideal. Data are then not always available in electronic form and data policies and conditions on use impede easy exchange of information. There is a need to improve the situation with regard to reporting, the handling and the management of data and information. SDN KickOff Heraklion 8-9, 2006

5. INSPIRE Infrastructure for spatial information The INSPIRE proposed directive is asking for the provision of the following services: - Discovery - View - Download - Transformation - Services allowing spatial data services to be invoked SDN KickOff Heraklion 8-9, 2006

6. International Framework GMES and GEOSS Need infrastructure for data exchange Operational Oceanography MERSEA and ECOOP Need pan-european infrastructure for data access SDN KickOff Heraklion 8-9, 2006

7. Role of the Dissemination Internally: disseminate information, contributing to build homogeneous DM protocols, services, infrastructures, etc. Externally inform on the progresses in infrastructures and demonstrate the advantages SDN KickOff Heraklion 8-9, 2006

8. Tools Training Courses University Courses International Conferences Newsletters Help Desk / feedbacks Other ‘ classical materials ’ (posters, leaflets, etc) SDN KickOff Heraklion 8-9, 2006

9. International conferences Conference 1 (end of second year) show the existing systems and compare them – strategies of main projects and SDN vision (DMACS, SDN, other … ) Conference 2 (end of fourth year) show the progresses/achievements of SDN comparison with other international initiatives SDN KickOff Heraklion 8-9, 2006

10. 1st International conference  Define an organisation group  Maximum number of participants (100 - 150?) on the base of available budget  Place (Blanes – Spain?)  Issues SDN KickOff Heraklion 8-9, 2006

11. University courses Define the content of the course using the existing experiences (IFREMER + OceanTeacher from IOC) Universities that can contribute? How create collaboration with SDN Visibility on the SDN and on Universities webs SDN KickOff Heraklion 8-9, 2006

12. Newsletters Inform on SDN initiatives (training, conferences, … ) and on progresses. All WPs should contribute (2 per year) Links with MERSEA, ECOOP, MOON, BOOS, NOOS, Arctic GOOS, IB- GOOS, BS GOOS to assure large dissemination through e-mailing lists SDN KickOff Heraklion 8-9, 2006

13. From SeaSearch to SeaDataNet Initial SeaDatNet brochure – to be finalised: some names are wrong; check please A portfolio has been prepared with information on SeaSearch activities/achievements (the base for SDN) and SeaDataNet folio SDN KickOff Heraklion 8-9, 2006

14. SeaDataNet web site Initial version ready. Not loose the information/experience in SeaSearch SeaSearch web site will move slowly to SeaDataNet (within one year approximately) User desk will be included for the benefit of SDN partners and external users SDN KickOff Heraklion 8-9, 2006

15. 1 Brochure, Newsletter N°1 with First Announcement of the First Conference (NA8.1 - P1/P11) 2 General public web site with provisional programme of the First Conference (NA8.5 - P11/P1) 3 Model of University lectures for students (NA8.4 - P11/P1) 4 Newsletter N°2 with Second Announcement of the Conference (NA8.1 - P11/P7) 5 Newsletter N°3 with last Announcement of the Conference (NA8.1 - P11/P7)

16. Thanks for feedbacks www.seadatanet.org SDN KickOff Heraklion 8-9, 2006