Eighth Session of the GOOS Steering Committee

01 - 03 May 2019,

GEOMAR | Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Duesternbrooker Weg 20

24105 Kiel
Germany

Annotated Agenda

1 Opening
2 Strategy review
3 Implementation planning (IP): introduction
4 Sponsor views
4.1 IOC/UNESCO
4.2 WMO
4.3 UN Environment
4.4 International Science Council
5 Disbandment of JCOMM and implications for GOOS
6 Partnerships for delivery
7 Projects legacy
8 Ocean observing governance and OceanObs'19
9 GOOS panels, OCG and GRA reporting and advice
9.1 Ocean Observing Panel for Physics and Climate (OOPC)
9.2 GOOS Biogeochemistry Panel / IOCCP
9.3 GOOS Biology and Ecosystems Panel
9.4 Observations Coordination Group
9.5 GOOS Regional Alliances
10 GEOMAR perspectives
11 Implementation planning: focus on strategic objectives
11.1 Guiding Capacity Development
11.2 Open data
11.3 Best practice
11.4 Partnerships for delivery: focus on ocean health
11.5 Advocacy and communications
12 Implementation planning: overall resourcing
13 SC renewal
14 Review of past actions
15 Review of decisions, recommendations, and actions