• Main workshop: 19 May 2021 - 14:00-17:00hrs (CEST).
• Technical Introduction: 12 May 2021 14:00-15:00hrs (CEST).
  
  

Programme Main Workshop:

1. Welcome!
2. Introductory Quiz: get to know each other and the North Sea
3. Learning by Doing: break-out into teams to spatially plan on behalf of a North Sea country (ecology, energy, shipping et cetera)
4. Simulating Impacts: run simulations and analyse the impact of your maritime spatial plans on shipping, energy and the ecosystem
5. Q&A and Closure

Thanks to everyone who joined!

The aim of this workshop is to showcase the MSP Challenge Simulation Platform to the MSP community and the possibilities it has to offer. Join this workshop and experience the MSP Challenge simulation software yourself and test out a future scenario for the North Sea.

During this workshop participants can explore the possibilities of the simulation software, but will also be challenged to develop a future scenario for the North Sea. For instance, what will the North Sea look like if 30% of the sea basin is protected? Or if we fully commit to sustainable energy at sea? Participants are able to make their own future plans for the North Sea, and the effects of these plans will be presented in indicators and heat maps, such as for biomass, energy production, shipping route efficiency. 
 
Why join this event?

• Get a better idea about what the MSP Challenge Simulation Platform has to offer for you!
• Explore and discuss a future scenario for the North Sea in 2030 - 2050.
• And of course, plenty of social interaction with your international counterparts on Maritime Spatial Planning helping us to find pathways to the future.

MSP challenge is working on a Digital Twin for the North Sea. Digitwin is a use case in the Digishape project. We are partnering with Rijkwaterstaat, Deltares, Wageningen Marine Research and Marine.