1. Meeting of the WFD CIS Working Group 2A ECOSTAT Introduction & objectives Presented by Anna-Stiina Heiskanen Joint Research Centre The Institute for Environment and Sustainability Inland and Marine Waters Unit

2. Tasks of the meeting
Review the composition of the draft intercalibration register
Review the outcome of the expert networks
Agree on recommendations to revise the intercalibration network
Review and discuss on the first draft on the intercalibration guidance
Discuss and agree on options for intercalibration process

3. Other issues
Discuss and agree on the draft mandate for Eutrophication activity
Discuss on the synergies between ECOSTAT & RTD project REBECCA
Discuss on the report of the ECOSTAT harmonisation task team and linkages to CEN

4. Current status in the compilation of the Register for the Intercalibration network

5. Steps in compilation of the draft register in 2003
June: MS & AC start site selections
16 July: Internet based reporting system operational:
October: reports to WG 2A ECOSTAT & SCG
10 November: Closing of the draft register
17 Nov.: Submission to SCG and Water Directors
(and to WFD committee)
December: Submissions continued (15 Dec.)

6. Main developments since last WG 2A meeting...
Draft intercalibration register finalised
presented to Water Directors November 2003
Art. 21 Committee meeting 15 March 2004
Intercalibration – State-of-Play and Way Forward
Annex 1; Outline for a decision on the register of intercalibration sites
Annex 2; Information on the draft register of intercalibration sites on the basis of the metadata analysis
Annex 3: List of sites in the draft intercalibration register
Annex 4: List of additional sites (Preliminary lists of intercalibration sites sent by Finland, Hungary, Italy, Luxemburg, Slovakia and Romania)

7. Submission of datasets to Intercalibration metadatabase

8. Draft register for Intercalibration network
Status on 10 November 2003
915 sites over Europe
~ 10 % Coastal
~ 30 % Lakes
~ 60 % Rivers

9. Water Directors meeting Rome, November 2003
“The Water Directors raised the need for allowing flexibility to review the draft register in 2004 and also following the agreement on a first register in 2005 and (…) all changes after the end of 2004 will have to be approved by the Article 21 Committee” 

10. Completion of final register in 2004
Analysis of the composition of the current register carried out by JRC-EEWAI – January (data uploaded on 12 January for analysis)
Expert networks – rivers, lakes, coastal & transtional waters - carried out analyses of the revision needs for the draft register –Workshop at JRC, Ispra , February, 2004
WG 2A needs to review and agree on principles of revision : Meeting on March 4-5, at JRC

11. AGENDA
item
9.00 1
Welcome & opening of the meeting
9.15 2
Objectives of the meeting
9.30 3
Composition of the current (draft) intercalibration register
10.30
Coffee break
11.00 4
Outcome of the expert meeting on evaluation of the draft intercalibration register
12.30
Lunch
14.00 5a
Proposal for the revisions of the IC network and metadata questionnaire 5b
Coast experts’ proposal
15:00 6
Draft Guidance and options for intercalibration process 7
Proposal for the options of the intercalibration process
16.00
16.30
6 & 7
Discussion on intercalibration process continued
18:00
Transport to hotels
20:00
Dinner (transport from hotels at 19.30)

12. Agenda –cont..
8.30
Transport to JRC
9.00 8
Linkages between REBECCA research project and ECOSTAT
10.00
Coffee
10:30 11
Draft mandate for the Eutrophication activity
12:00 10
Report from DG ENV meeting with CEN
12.30
Lunch
14.00 9
Harmonisation task team report
14.45 12
Any Other Business
15.00 13
Summing up & conclusions
16.00
End of the meeting

13. Documents distributed
Agenda items
Document
4 – Outcome of the expert meeting on evaluation of the draft intercalibration register
Overview of common Intercalibration types, v.4.0; distributed on 27 Feb.
5a – Proposal for the revisions of the IC network and metadata questionnaire
Recommndations for the revisions of the draft register, v.1,1, distributed on 27 Feb.
5b - Coast experts’proposal
Some Suggestions from COAST.., distributed on 25 Feb.
6 - Draft Guidance on intercalibration process
Guidance on intercalibration process, v.1,0; distributed on 25 Feb.
11 – Draft mandate for the Eutrophication activity
Draft mandate distributed on 25 Feb., new version on 3 March