• Opening and Greetings, NOAA
  • Karen Silverwood-Cope – MCTI/Brazil
  • Katie Geddes – International Activities, Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, NOAA/USA

• Welcome Remarks
• • Marcelo Morales – Secretary of State SEPEF/MCTI/Brazil
  • Admiral Edgar Luiz Siqueira Barbosa – Navy/Brazil
  • Craig McLean – Acting Chief Scientist and Assistant Administrator for Oceanic and Atmospheric Research NOAA/USA

• Presentations from the Researchers BRA/USA

Moderated by Terry Schaefer – International Activities, Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, NOAA/USA

• Monitoring, modelling and forecasting of oil dispersion and control strategy 
  • Paulo Nobre –National Institute for Space Research,INPE/Brazil
  • Chris Barker – NOAA Office of Response and Restoration
  • Emily Smail – Geo Blue Planet, NESDIS/NOAA/USA
• Biotechnology related to response and mitigation of oil spills
  • Vânia Maria Maciel Melo – Universidade Federal do Ceará/Brazil
  • Vijay John – Tulane University/USA

10 min. BREAK

• Monitoring and assessment of effects of oil on ecosystems, organisms and humans
  • José Muelbert – Universidade Federal do Rio Grande/Brazil
  • Steve Murawski – University of South Florida/USA
  • Paul Sandifer – College of Charleston/USA

• Socioeconomic impacts, communication, science dissemination, citizen science (tbc), (Sea grant and Oceana/RARE/CI or MCTI)
  • Ruy Kikuchi – Universidade Federal da Bahia/Brazil
  • Ademilson Zamboni –  Oceana, Rare, and Conservation International Joint Project/Brazil
  • Shawn Rowe – Oregon State University/USA
• Open Discussion
•   Closure and Presentation of Instructions for Day 2
  • Karen Silverwood-Cope – MCTI/Brazil
  • Katie Geddes – International Activities, Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, NOAA/USA

Breakout Group 1: Monitoring, modelling and forecasting of oil dispersion and control strategy.

Facilitator: Ângelo Lemos, UFSB/Brazil and Marlos Goes, CIMAS/USA

Rapporteur: Laércio Namikawa, INPE/Brazil and Ivenis Pita, University of Miami/USA

Breakout Group 2: Biotechnology related to response and mitigation of oil spills.

Facilitator: Meredith Richardson, University of Illinois/USA

Rapporteur: Joe Naughton, NOAA/USA

Breakout Group 3: Monitoring and assessment of effects of oil on ecosystems, organisms and humans.

Facilitator: Tatiane Combi, UFBA/Brazil

Rapporteur: Ana Cecília Rizzatti Albergaria Barbosa, UFBA/Brazil

Breakout Group 4: Socioeconomic impacts, communication, science dissemination, citizen science.

Facilitator: Tori Luu, Princeton University/USA

Rapporteur: Samantha Dowdell, NOAA/USA

• Presentations on the results of the 2 first days by the Rapporteurs – 20 min each, followed by 10 min of discussion.

Moderation: Terry Schaefer, NOAA

• Discussion – Possibilities of Collaboration

Moderation: Karen Silverwood-Cope, MCTI

• Closure – MCTI and NOAA
• • Karen Silverwood-Cope, MCTI/Brazil
  • Katie Geddes, International Activities, Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, NOAA/USA