The IOC Assembly at its Twenty-third Session decided, by Resolution XXIII-13, to create the Tsunami and Other Coastal Hazards Warning System for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (CARIBE-EWS) and to establish an Intergovernmental Coordination Group for it (ICG/CARIBE-EWS). The Eleventh Session of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami and Other Coastal Hazards Warning System for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (ICG/CARIBE EWS-XI) will be held in Cartagena, Colombia, 5–7 April 2016. IOC Resolution XXIII-13 stipulated that the membership of the ICG/CARIBE-EWS should consist of: • Member States of the IOC from the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions • Observers from other IOC Member States, and • Invited observers from other organizations (including NGOs), programmes and projects in accordance with the IOC rules and procedures. The meeting agenda is technical in nature and delegates should be prepared to participate in the technical discussions. The working languages of the meeting will be English, French and Spanish. The ICG/CARIBE EWS Eleventh Session will elect the officers of the CARIBE-EWS, namely one Chairperson and three Vice-chairpersons, for the next biennium. Nominations will be accepted until the end of the opening day of the session, Tuesday 5 April 2016.