22^nd Sept., Monday

14.00 - 14.15 Welcome address by Institute of Oceanology PAS, Stanislaw Massel, Director

14.15 - 14.30 Presentation on FP6 program and policy: Activities on Marine ecosystems. (Piia Tuomisto, EU DG Research, CeSSS scientific officer - not confirmed)

14:30 - 15:00 Presentation about Institute of Oceanology PAS (IOPAS): research areas and current involvement in international cooperation (Zygmunt Klusek, IOPAS Deputy Director)

15.00 - 15.15 General information on CeSSS: structure/timetable, goals (Slawomir Sagan, CeSSS v-ce coordinator)

15.15 - 15.45 Coffee break

15.45 - 17.30 Detailed information on CeSSS - activities so far (by WP leaders)

17.30 - 18.30 Discussion

20.00 Dinner at the Grand Hotel, Sopot

 

23^rd Sept., Tuesday

9.00 - 11.00 Information and discussion on plans of CeSSS future activities

• Overview of project-scheduled future activities
• Involvement in ERA NET Baltic initiative and FP6' NoEs, IPs
• CeSSS outline of long term development strategy
  • FP6 Marie Curie Host Fellowship for Early Stage Training
  • FP6 Marie Curie Host Fellowships for the Transfer of Knowledge

11.30 Lunch, Meeting Close

The aims of the workshop are:
- intercalibrate the Polychaeta identifications from different research groups,
- present an identification course for the new students of the topic,
- agree on sampling methodology and research strategy for years 2004 -2005

Invited expert: dr Mike A.Kendall, Plymouth Marine Laboratory UK and possibly another person to be agreed.

Workshop Agenda:

23^rd Sept., Tuesday

17.00 - 19.00 presentation of ATBI idea and introduction to workshop deliverables
19.00 workshop dinner

24^th Sept., Wednesday

09.00 - 11.00  laboratory presentations and work with microscopes
11.00 - 11.30 coffee break
11.30 - 13.00 continuation of lab. work
13.00 - 14.00 lunch
15.00 - 16.00 discussion on identification keys and methods
16.00 - 16.30 coffee break

25^th Sept., Thursday

09.00 - 11.00  laboratory presentations and work with microscopes
11.00 - 11.30 coffee break
11.30 - 13.00 continuation of lab. work
13.00 - 14.00 lunch
15.00 - 16.00 discussion sampling strategy for 2004, identifications of gaps and needs
16.00 - 16.30 coffee break
16.30 - 18.00 summary of the intercalibration, preparation of report
19.00 - dinner