• 09:15 Intro to ECOMS by science coordinators: EUPORIAS, NACLIM, SPECS, Carlo Buontempo (MetOffice), Francisco Doblas-Reyes(BSC), Detlef Quadfasel (UHAM)
• 09:30 European Commission perspective on research and development, Anastasios Kentarchos (EC DG RTD)
• 09:45 European Commission perspective on Copernicus (Climate Change Service), Bernard Pinty (EC DG Grow)
• 10:00 Science perspective, Julia Slingo (Met Office)
• 10:15 Perspective of UN/WMO/GFCS, Maxx Dilley (WMO)
• 10:45 COFFEE BREAK
• 11:15 Perspective of IPCC, Valerie Masson-Delmotte (IPCC)
• 11:45 Perspective of WCRP, Guy Brasseur (WCRP)
• Panel Discussion Morning speakers (C. Hewitt to facilitate)
• 12:45 LUNCH

Session I: Ocean Observations and Climate Predictability”

• 14:00 Topic 1: Predictability of oceanic and atmospheric quantities, Johann Jungclaus (MPI)
• 14:20 On polar-nonpolar linkages: observations and model diversity, Javier Garcia-Serrano (UPMC LOCEAN/BSC)
• 14:40 Predicting sea surface temperature in the Nordic and Barents, Seas Tor Eldevik (UiB)
• 15:00 Topic 2: Observation of North Atlantic parameters, Johannes Karstensen (GEOMAR)
• 15:20 First year-round results from the Irminger Current on the Reykjanes Ridge, Femke de Jong (NIOZ)
• 15:40 The 11.5-year record of the AMOC at 26◦N as observed by the RAPID array, Gerard McCarthy (NOCS)
• 16:00 COFFEE BREAK
• 16:30 Topic 3: Initialization of prediction systems with ocean observations, Detlef Stammer (UHAM CEN)
• 16:50 Impact of TOP1-3 on Urban Climate System, Dirk Lauwaet (VITO)
• 17:10 Impact of TOP1-3 on Marine Ecosystem, Hjálmar Hátún (HAV)
• 17:30 Panel Discussion Overview talk speakers, T. Eldevik (D. Quadfasel to facilitate)
• 18:00 Poster session
• 19:00 Buffet and drinks (and posters continued)

Session II: Climate Predictions

• 09:00 Topic 1: Forecast quality assessment: making skill and bias information meaningful to the users, Antje Weisheimer (Univ Oxford)
• 09:20 Climate prediction for climate services, Martin Menegoz (BSC)
• 09:40 Grand European and Asian-Pacific Multi-Model Seasonal Forecasts, Andrea Alessandri (ENEA)
• 10:00 Topic 2: Downscaling or bias adjustment? You name it, the user rules, Caio Coelho (INPE)
• 10:20 Advantages & limitations of different downscaling techniques, Rodrigo Manzanas (PREDICTIA/UNICAN)
• 10:40 From soil initialization to crop prediction, Chloé Prodhomme (BSC)
• 11:00 COFFEE BREAK
• 11:30 Topic 3: Forecast system development: what next?, Doug Smith (Met Office)
• 11:50 Expanding the concept of climate forecast verification, François Massonnnet (BSC)
• 12:10 Perturbing the atmosphere in coupled seasonal forecasts:… ,Lauriane Batté (Météofrance)
• 12:30 Panel Discussion Overview talk speakers (Klaus Wyser to facilitate)
• 13:00 LUNCH

Session III: Climate Services

• 14:00 Topic 1: Engagement – Users and and co-production: Social sciences, user engagement and co-production of climate services, Jennifer West (CICERO)
• 14:20 A complex landscape of users, Marta Soares (University of Leeds)
• 14:40 The added value of communication and social science, Isadora Jimenez (BSC)
• 15:00 Topic 2: Value of regionalisation and downscaling, Filippo Giorgi (ICTP)
• 15:20 Multi RCM downscaling of seasonal hindcasts in eastern Africa, Grigory Nikulin (SMHI)
• 15:40 Downscaling tools for adapting climate predictions to the user’s needs, Joaquín Bedia (CSIC)
• 16:00 COFFEE BREAK
• 16:30 Topic 3: Impact modelling and initialisation, Richard Betts (Uni Exeter/Met Office)
• 16:50 Analysis of the seasonal hydrological forecasting skill over Europe, Ilias Pechlivanidis (SMHI)
• 17:10 Communicating confidence and uncertainty in seasonal forecasts, Andrea Taylor (Univ. of Leeds)
• 17:30 Panel Discussion Overview talk speakers (C. Buontempo to facilitate)

ECOMS Cross-cutting themes/pillar topics and their societal relevance

• 09:00 Theme 1 + Q&A: Climate information and societal relevance (urban+marine)
  • Towards climate services for health at the urban level, Xavier Rodó(IC3)
  • How can we develop climate-services in knowledge-poor systems?, Mark Pyne (DTU Aqua)
• 09:30 Theme 2 + Q&A: Do climate forecasts really matter in the user world?, Lisa Goddard (IRI)
• 10:00 Theme 3 + Q&A: Engagement, Evaluation & Entrepreneurship, Roger Street (University of Oxford)
• 10:30 COFFEE BREAK

Forward look (what next for science?)

• 11:00 Talk 1: Global modelling activities, Ralf Döscher (SMHI)
• 11:15 Talk 2: Initialisation and ensemble generation, Johanna Baehr (UHAM CEN)
• 11:30 Highlights, lessons learnt and recommendations from NACLIM, Detlef Quadfasel (UHAM CEN)
• 11:45 Highlights, lessons learnt and recommendations from SPECS, Francisco Doblas-Reyes (BSC)
• 12:00 Highlights, lessons learnt and recommendations from EUPORIAS, Carlo Buontempo (Met Office)
• 12:15 The future of climate services – European research outlook, Diogo de Gusmão-SØrensen (EC DG RTD)
• 12:25 Panel discussion, comments on cross-cuttng activities (ECOMS), R. Döscher, J. Baehr, D. Quadfasel, F. Doblas-Reyes, C. Buontempo and Diogo Gusmão-SØrensen (C. Hewitt to facilitate)
• 12:45 Closing remarks C. Hewitt, F. Doblas-Reyes, D. Quadfasel
• 13:00 End of conference