Second BeNCoRe Conference Leuven 30 May, 2008 Welcome to the Second BeNCoRe Conference: Geographic Information Systems in Coastal and Marine Research and Management -Opportunities and new perspectives for Coastal and Marine Research-

Second BeNCoRe Conference Leuven 30 May, 2008 Presentation The BeNCoRe Network (I) Background Second BeNCoRe Conference (II)

Second BeNCoRe Conference Leuven 30 May, 2008 Why BeNCoRe? Fragmentation of the coastal research community Limited communication between coastal science, practice and policy Lack of interdisciplinary approaches

Second BeNCoRe Conference Leuven 30 May, 2008 BeNCoRe: 2003: Establishment of BeNCoRe (“Memorandum of Understanding”) 2006: BeNCoRe becomes part of ENCORA (=European Network for Coastal Research- FP6 Coordination Action)

Second BeNCoRe Conference Leuven 30 May, 2008 BeNCoRe part of European Network For Coastal Research (ENCORA): 13 European National Networks (+recently Russia, Ukraine, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia partner)

Second BeNCoRe Conference Leuven 30 May, 2008 European Network For Coastal Research (ENCORA) Creation of Coastal and Marine Wiki

Second BeNCoRe Conference Leuven 30 May, 2008 European Network For Coastal Research (ENCORA) End Conference: Littoral 2008: A Changing Coast: Challenge for the Environmental Policies November 2008, Venice Future beyond EU funding?

Second BeNCoRe Conference Leuven 30 May, 2008 BeNCoRe Organisation Structure: BeNCoRe Bureau Jean Berlamont (Coordinator, KULeuven) David Cox (Belspo) Philippe Dubois (ULB) Marilaure Grégoire (ULg) Rudy Herman (EWI) Jan Mees (VLIZ) Magda Vincx (UGent) BeNCoRe secretariat Simon Claus 10 Thematic Network Ambassadors as key-contact persons Jean-Marie Beckers (ULg), Natalie Beenaerts (UHasselt), Kathy Belpaeme (CDK), Miguel Berteloot (Afdeling Kust), Alberto Borges (ULg), Frank Maes (UGent), Jaak Monbaliu (KULeuven), Véronique Rousseau (ULB), Vera Van Lancker (UGent), Annemie Volckaert (Arcadis)

Second BeNCoRe Conference Leuven 30 May, 2008 BeNCoRe members: At the moment 36 partner institutes

Second BeNCoRe Conference Leuven 30 May, 2008 BeNCoRe Mobility: Stimulating and facilitating mobility for researchers and practitioners (BeNCoRe Travel Grants) 750 euro (short term visits) : 13 Grants Offering trainee opportunities or temporary positions to researchers and practitioners 2000 euro (long-term visits, >2 weeks) : 2 Grants NEW DEADLINE 06th JUNE 2008

Second BeNCoRe Conference Leuven 30 May, 2008 BeNCoRe Conferences: Dissemination and exchange of knowledge related to Coastal and Marine Research Open Fora to present Coastal and Marine (research) activities in Belgium and increase international visibility Improving the communication between marine scientists, coastal practitioners and policymakers

Second BeNCoRe Conference Leuven 30 May, 2008 First BeNCoRe Conference, 26 April registered participants from 42 institutes Overview, State of the Art and future of ten coastal and marine thematic issues by Network Ambassadors – 4 sessions Outcomes communicated to public consultation on EC Green Paper on Maritime Policy

Second BeNCoRe Conference Leuven 30 May, 2008 Second BeNCoRe Conference, 30 May registered participants from 64 institutes Geographic Information Systems in Coastal and Marine Research and Management Relevance for Integrated Maritime Policy for the EU

Second BeNCoRe Conference Leuven 30 May, 2008 The Blue Book: an Integrated Maritime Policy for the European Union Integrated Maritime Policy for the European Union, action plan will include: Creation of a European Marine observation and Data Network in order to improve access to high quality data (EMODNET) Promote the multi-dimensional mapping of Member States‘ waters Launch a European Atlas of the Seas as an educational tool and as a means of highlighting the common maritime heritage.

Second BeNCoRe Conference Leuven 30 May, 2008 Second BeNCoRe Conference Session 1: Geographic Information Systems in Coastal and Marine Research; current situation, technical challenges and future developments Session 2: Relevant European directives, frameworks and legislations related to Coastal and Marine Geographic Information Systems Session 3: Case Studies in Coastal and Marine Research Session 4: Geographic Information Systems as a tool to present and organize Coastal and Marine Information

Second BeNCoRe Conference Leuven 30 May, 2008 Second BeNCoRe Conference 12 Promotion Stands and posters GEMS Resource Analysis and IMDC (Technum) MDK – Afdeling Kust ESRI BeLux Soresma ABPMer AGIV: Agentschap Geografische Informatie Vlaanderen ESF – Marine Board IOC – IODE Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) Coordination Centre on ICZM ENCORA 20 Research posters on GIS and Remote Sensing

Second BeNCoRe Conference Leuven 30 May, 2008 Second BeNCoRe Conference We wish you an interesting conference day Thank you