BALTIC SEA ICE MEETINGS (BSIM) since 1954

No Date Location Participants Main Topics
08 1.-3.9.1954 Helsinki D, DK, FI, N, S - International Ice Nomenclature (WMO)
- Revision of Baltic Sea Ice Code
09 22.-24.9.1956 Hamburg DK, FI, FRG, N, NL, S - Co-Operation of Ice Services (exchange of experience and data)
- Symbology for Baltic Sea Ice charts
10 17.-18.6.1968 Helsinki D, DDR, DK, FI, N, NL, S - Transfer of WMO ice terminology and symbology towards Baltic requirements
11 3.-6.10.1977 Norrköping DK, FI, FRG, N, NL, S, USSR, WMO - Revision of Baltic Sea Ice Code
- Revision of Ice Symbols
12 28.-31.5.1979 Gdansk DK, FI, FRG, GDR, NL, PL, S, USSR, WMO - Adoption of the New Baltic Sea Ice Code
- Discussion of the proposed Inter'l Symbology
- Use of Remote Sensing
13 7.-9.4.1981 Oulu/
IB "SISU"
DK, FI, FRG, N, NL, PL, S, USSR, WMO - Draft Booklet on the NewBaltic Sea Ice Code
- Implementation of the WMO Ice Symbology
- Multilingual Vocabulary of Sea Ice Terms
- Sea Ice Data Bank for the Baltic
14 24.-27.5.1983 Copenhagen DK, FI, FRG, GDR, N, NL, S, USSR - Adoption of the Baltic Multilingual List of Sea Ice Terms
- Sea Ice Data Bank for the Baltic and SIGRID
15 21.-25.10.1985 Leningrad DK, FI, FRG, GDR, N, NL, PL, (S), USSR, WMO - Digitizing of Ice Charts (SIGRID)
- Sea Ice Forecasting Models
- Optional Sea Ice Symbols for the Baltic Sea
16 31.10-4.11.1988 Hamburg CDA, DK, FI, FRG, GDR, N, S , USSR, WMO - Data Exchange Procedures (use of Telefax)
- BEPERS-88 (The Bothnian Experiment for the use of Satellite SAR data)
17 18.-21.5.1992 Norrköping D, DK, EST, FI, N, NL, PL, S , USSR - Consequences of the new political situation
- Digitizing of Operational Ice Charts
18 18.-22.9.1995 Gdynia D, DK, EST, FI, LI, N, NL, PL, S , USSR, WMO - Baltic Sea Ice Code - New Fairway Sections for Russia and the Baltic Countries
- ICEMAP – A New Tool for Digitizing Operational Ice Charts
- Use of Satellite SAR data
19 25.-29.5.1998 Lelystad, NL D, DK, EST, FI, LV, N, NL, PL, RUS, S, WMO - Use of Satellite SAR data (RadarSat)
- Harmonization of Products and Activities
- International Activities (GDSIDB)
20 25.-29.9.2000 Riga, LV D, DK, FI, LV, NL, PL, RUS, S, WMO - Harmonization of Products and Joint Activities, New Products, Data Exchange
- Implementation of a common Webside
21 June 2003? Helsinki -Memorandum of understanding of the cooperation within BSIM
22 3.-7.10.2005 Tallin
23 2007 St.Petersburg
24 14.-16.9.2010 Rostock DE, SE, PL, EE, FI
25 25.-27.9.2013 Gdynia
26 19.-21.9.2016 Norrköping SE, FI, LV, PL, DE, DK
27 10.-13.9.2018 Riga
28 13.-15.9.2023 Tallin