Eleventh Intergovernmental Session of the IOC Sub-Commission for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions

17 - 20 May 2011,

Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science, University of Miami
4600 Rickenbacker Causeway

Miami, Florida FL 33149-1098
United States

Annotated Agenda

1. OPENING
2. ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS
2.1 ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
2.2 DESIGNATION OF THE RAPPORTEUR FOR THE SESSION
2.3 CONDUCT OF THE SESSION, TIMETABLE AND DOCUMENTATION
3. REPORT OF THE IOCARIBE SECRETARY ON INTERSESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
3.1 STATEMENT OF THE CHAIRMAN
3.2 REPORT BY THE SECRETARY ON PROGRAMME AND BUDGET
3.3 IOC Resolution XXV-5 “TENTH SESSION OF IOC SUB-COMMISSION FOR THE CARIBBEAN AND ADJACENT REGIONS (IOCARIBE)
3.4 PROGRAMMED ACTIVITIES FOR 2012–2013
4. POLICY ISSUES
4.1 IOC CURRENT POLICY ISSUES – DEVELOPMENT AND PERSPECTIVES
4.2 IOC DRAFT MEDIUM-TERM STRATEGY FOR 2014–2019
4.2.1 IOC Biennial Strategy for 2012–2013
4.3 IOCARIBE STRATEGIC SCIENCE PLAN AND RELATED SERVICES FOR 2006–2016. IMPLEMENTATION 2011-2013
5. REGIONAL PROJECTS
5.1 OCEAN SCIENCES
5.1.1 Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystem (CLME)
5.1.2 Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB-ANCA)
5.1.3 Integrated Coastal Area Management (ICAM)
5.1.3.1 Nutrient and Sediment Reduction in the Wider Caribbean Region
5.1.4 UN Regular Process on Global Reporting and Assessment on the State of the Marine Environment (GMA)
5.2 OCEAN OBSERVATIONS AND SERVICES
5.2.1 CARIBE-EWS – Tsunami and other Coastal Hazards Warning System for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions. IOC Intergovernmental Coordination Group
5.2.2 Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE)/Ocean Data and Information Network for the Caribbean and South America (ODINCARSA
5.2.2.1 Caribbean Marine Atlas
5.2.3 International Bathymetric Chart for the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico (IBCCA)
5.2.4 Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS): IOCARIBE-GOOS
5.2.5 Global Sea Level Observing System (GLOSS)
6. CAPACITY BUILDING IN MARINE SCIENCES, SERVICES AND OBSERVATIONS: DEVELOPMENT OF A MAJOR ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME
6.1 CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMMED ACTIVITIES
7. INSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK
7.1 STATUS OF COOPERATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
8. ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
8.1 DRAFT PROGRAMME AND BUDGET 2012–2013
8.2 ELECTIONS OF THE BOARD OF OFFICERS OF THE SUB-COMMISSION
8.2.1 Election of the Chairperson of the Sub-Commission
8.2.2 Election of Vice-Chairpersons of the Sub-Commission
8.3 DATES AND PLACE OF THE TWELFTH SESSION OF THE SUB-COMMISSION
8.4 THEME OF THE NEXT SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM
9. ADOPTION OF THE DRAFT SUMMARY REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS
10. CLOSURE