22th Session of the IOC Assembly

19 June 2003

Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO
7, place de Fontenoy

75732 Paris cedex 07
France



Agenda



1 Opening
1.1 Chair Welcoming Speech
1.2 Coffee Break information
2 Organization of the Session
2.1 Adoption of the Agenda
2.2 Designation of the Rapporteur
2.3 Establishment of Intrasessional Committees
2.4 Introduction of Documentation and Timetable
2.5 A. BRUUN AND N.K. PANIKKAR MEMORIAL LectureS
3 STATUTORY REPORTS
3.1 Statement of the Chairman on the State of IOC
3.2 Report BY THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY ON PROGRAMME
3.3 REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF THE IOC (2005–2006) FOR PRESENTATION
4 PROGRAMME MATTERS REQUIRING DECISIONS BY THE ASSEMBLY
4.1 GENERAL Policy Issues
4.1.1 Regular Process for Global Reporting and Assessment of the State of the Marine Environment, including Socio-economic Aspects
4.1.2 Presentation by the Executive Secretary of the IOC Draft Medium-Term Strategy for 2008–2013
4.1.3 Preparation for the commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the IOC (1960–2010)
4.1.4 IOC Participation in the International Polar Year 2007–2008 and in the International Year of Planet Earth 2007–2009
4.1.5 Secretariat Report on the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS)
4.2 Ocean Sciences Section
4.2.1 Secretariat Report on Ocean Sciences Section Programme, Structure and Activities
4.2.2 Eighth Session of the IOC Intergovernmental Panel on Harmful Algal Blooms (IPHAB-VIII) & HAB and GEOHAB Programme
4.2.3 Report on work plan and budget of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) and the IOC Ocean and Climate Programme
4.3 Ocean OBSERVATION AND Services Section
4.3.1 Eighth Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Global Ocean Observing System (I-GOOS)
4.3.2 Proposal for a GOOS-GTOS Joint Panel for Integrated Coastal Observations (J-PICO)
4.3.3 Report of the Joint WMO-IOC Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology (JCOMM) in support of the implementation of GOOS
4.3.4 Report on Planning and Implementation Activities of the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS)
4.3.5 Nineteenth Session of the IOC Committee on International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE-XIX)
4.3.6 Report on the Strategic Plan for Oceanographic Data and Information Management
4.4 CAPACITY-BUILDING section
4.4.1 Secretariat Report on IOC Capacity-Developing Activities, 2005–2007
4.5 Regional Activities
4.5.1 Secretariat Report on the implementation of IOC Programmes in Regions and Regional Programmes
4.5.2 Follow-up to the Report of the Intersessional Working Group on Regional Programmes
4.6 UN CONVENTIONS AND AGREEMENTS
4.6.1 Seventh Meeting of the IOC Advisory Body of Experts on the Law of the Sea (IOC/ABE–LOS VII): Report of the Chairman
4.7 TSUNAMIS and other marine hazards
4.7.1 Secretariat Report on the implementation of IOC activities in the Tsunami Programme & strategic approach
4.7.2 Follow-up to the Report of the ad hoc Working Group on the Framework for a Global Tsunami and Other Ocean-related Hazards Early Warning System
4.7.3 Third and Fourth Session of the IOC Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (ICG/IOTWS)
4.7.4 Third Session of the IOC Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System for the North-eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and connected Seas (ICG/NEAMTWS)
4.7.5 Second Session of the IOC Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami and Other Coastal Hazards Warning System for the Caribbean Sea and Adjacent Regions (ICG/CARIBE EWS)
5 ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
5.1 DRAFT PROGRAMME AND BUDGET 2008–2009
5.2 ELECTIONS OF THE OFFICERS OF THE COMMISSION AND MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
5.2.1 Election of the Chairperson of the Commission
5.2.2 Election of the Vice-Chairpersons of the Commission
5.2.3 Election of the Members of the Executive Council
5.3 DATES AND PLACES OF THE TWENTY-FIFTH ASSEMBLY AND THE FORTY-FIRST AND FORTY-SECOND SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
5.4 THEMES OF THE NEXT A. BRUUN AND N.K. PANIKKAR MEMORIAL LECTURES
6 ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS and SUMMARY REPORT
7 CLOSURE