1. Updating the intercalibration process guidance Presented by Wouter van de Bund Joint Research Centre Institute for Environment and Sustainability

2. Updating the IC process guidance
Discussion document sent out 24 September 2008
Current guidance and related documents
EEWAI CIRCA folder has been updated
Proposed outline of updated IC guidance
Practical way forward

3. Current guidance and related documents
CIS guidance documents 6 and 14
Types manual
Class boundary setting protocol
Discussion document on comparability of results
(draft) Commission Decision
Technical reports
Guidelines
Work plan

4. Updating the guidance on the IC process
Propose to update the existing guidance document, keeping the same structure, taking into account the experiences of the first round of intercalibration

5. Key principles - issues
Be more explicit on what IC should achieve
HG and GM boundary values of the WFD compliant methods for the BQE
What is a WFD compliant method for the different BQE?  explicit criteria
Role of the intercalibration network in the exercise (should we aim for a revision at some stage?)

6. Process options - issues
Simplify the existing options (that have become very confusing) – based on the experience in round 1
Criteria for comparability for the different options
Quality control for data sets
NEED TO INVOLVE PERSONS WITH HANDS-ON IC EXPERIENCE

7. Class boundary setting procedure
BSP was very theoretical, allowing different interpretations in practice
Revise BSP taking into account lessons learnt in round 1 IC
Challenge to make BSP more practical (without loosing sight its purpose – ensuring consistency with WFD normative definitions)
Ensure better consistency in setting of reference conditions
 link with ongoing work in the GIGs
NEED TO INVOLVE PERSONS WITH HANDS-ON IC EXPERIENCE

8. Contents of the final IC report
Update using experience of round 1
How to deal with new/updated methods, horizontal issues in the IC reports?

9. Organisation of the work/timetables
See presentation Sandra Poikane

10. Proposed practical way forward
The following timetable is proposed, aimed to have an ECOSTAT agreed guidance document in the spring of 2009:
October 2008 – Presentation and discussion of outline and general principles at ECOSTAT (this document); call for nominations for drafting group
15 October 2008 – deadline for drafting group nominations and written comments from ECOSTAT on the outline/general principles
15 January 2009 – First draft guidance document sent out for written comments by ECOSTAT (deadline 30 January)
15 March 2009 – Drafting group completes second draft taking into account the comments
20-21 April 2009 – Discussion (and agreement?) at ECOSTAT meeting

11. Discussion
Comments on discussion document/proposed contents of the guidance
Comments on proposed timetable for finalising the guidance
Volunteers for drafting group?