Review the results of the MEDAR/MEDATLAS project;

Increase awareness of the project products & of their usefulness for scientific & technical purposes;

Identify ways for fostering operational networked data management system;

Prepare recommendations for further improvement of the Mediterranean & Black Seas data management system.

Plenary Sessions with key talks by leading scientists open to all who desire to know more about the Mediterranean and the MEDAR/MEDATLAS project and links with related Global projects;

	MEDAR/MEDATLAS network and database, strong and weak points;
	Results of climatological analysis;
	Scientific data products, software and websites of interest to the community;
	Needs and perspectives for data products and data management structures from the point of view of  major international projects like GODAR, GTSPP, WOCE, MFS;
	Presentation of a new data management project proposal for the Mediterranean and Black Seas;

Poster Sessions on national and thematic data management activity;

Training Sessions to become acquainted with MEDAR/MEDATLAS products and their usage;

Round table discussions to share experiences and ideas, and prepare recommendations to improve the data exchange and continuous updating of the MEDAR/MEDATLAS database;

Social Events

 A workshop report together with the work-plan for future activities, conclusions and recommendations.

Volume of the proceedings including poster presentations if transmitted in electronic form (power point).