Name: 25th Session of the IOC Assembly
Start: 2009-06-16
End: 2009-06-25
Location: 7 Place de Fontenoy - 75007 Paris - France

1 - OPENING
The Chairman, Javier Valladares, will open the 25th Session of the IOC Assembly at 09.30 a.m. on Tuesday 16 June 2009. The Director-General or his representative will address the Assembly. The Chairman will ask the participants to stand in silence for one minute as a mark of respect to distinguished individuals who have collaborated with the Commission and have passed away during the past year: Warren Wooster (USA, 1921–2008), Professor and Scientist, one of the founders of SCOR and PICES and first Executive Secretary of IOC from 1960 to 1963.
Address by Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO

2 - ORGANIZATION OF THE SESSION
IOC-XXV/2 Rev. Revised Action Paper (IOC-XXV)

2.1 - ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA The Assembly will be invited to adopt the revised Provisional Agenda, as is or as amended by the Assembly at the present session.
IOC-XXV/1 Prov. Rev.2 Fifth Revised Provisional Agenda (IOC-XXV)

2.2 - DESIGNATION OF THE RAPPORTEUR The Chairman will invite the Assembly to designate the Rapporteur for the present session to assist the Chairman and the Executive Secretary in the preparation of the Draft Summary Report.

2.3 - ESTABLISHMENT OF INTRASESSIONAL COMMITTEES The Chairman will invite the Assembly to constitute the following statutory sessional committees and will remind the participating Member States of the open-ended character thereof:

2.4 - INTRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTATION AND TIMETABLE
IOC-XXV/1 Add. Prov. Rev.3 Third Revised Provisional Timetable (IOC-XXV)
IOC-XXV/4 Prov. Rev. Revised Provisional List of Documents
Getting to the UNESCO-IOC

2.5 - A. BRUUN AND N.K. PANIKKAR MEMORIAL LECTURES
IOC-XXV/Inf.2 Presentation and Abstracts of the A. Bruun Memorial Lectures, 2009
IOC-XXV/Inf.3 Presentation and Abstracts of the N.K. Panikkar Memorial Lectures, 2009
Research: An Effective Tool in Capacity Development

3 - STATUTORY REPORTS

3.1 - STATEMENT OF THE CHAIRMAN ON THE STATE OF IOC The Assembly will be invited to note the statement of the Chairman on the state of the Commission.
Chairman's Speech: IOC-XXV Assembly 2009

3.2 - REPORT BY THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY ON PROGRAMME AND BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION (2008–2009) AND INTRODUCTION TO THE DRAFT PROGRAMME AND BUDGET FOR 2010–2011 The Assembly will be invited to: (i) note the report of the Executive Secretary on the implementation of the Commission's Programme and Budget (2008–2009); and (ii) provide guidance to the Financial Committee on the finalization of the draft Programme and Budget for 2010–2011.
IOC-XXV/2 Annex 1 Report of the IOC Executive Secretary on Programme implementation
IOC-XXV/2 Annex 2 Progress Report on Budget Execution (2008) and Anticipated Funding for 2009
IOC-XXV/2 Annex 3 Draft IOC Programme and Budget 2010–2011
IOC-XXV/2 Annex 1 Add.1 SISTER Follow-up Qualitative Report for the IOC
IOC-XXV/2 Annex 1 Add.2 Implementation of IOC Governing Bodies’ Resolutions
IOC/2009/AR/15 IOC Annual Report 2008
IOC/EC-XLI/2 Annex 4 Draft IOC Operating Plan for 2008–2009
Monaco Declaration

3.3 - REPORT OF THE IOC ACTIVITIES (2007–2008) TO THE THIRTY-FIFTH GENERAL CONFERENCE OF UNESCO The Assembly will be invited to note the Report of the Executive Secretary on the IOC activities (2007–2008) to the 35th General Conference of UNESCO (doc. IOC-XXV/6). As is or as amended by the Assembly, the document will be presented to the 35th General Conference (Paris, 3–23 October 2009) with the reference 35 C/REP.8.
IOC-XXV/6 Rev. Revised Draft Report of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission on its activities (2007–2009)

4 - PROGRAMME MATTERS REQUIRING DECISIONS BY THE ASSEMBLY

4.1 - GENERAL POLICY ISSUES, UN CONVENTIONS AND AGREEMENTS

4.1.1 - Preparation for the Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the IOC (1960–2010) and the Ministerial Round Table at the Thirty-fifth General Conference of UNESCO
IOC/INF-1257 Progress in the Preparation for the 50th Anniversary of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO
IOC 50th Anniversary Progress Report
IOC 50th Anniversary Progress Report

4.1.1.1 - Preparation for the Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary The Assembly will be invited to: (i) note the progress achieved; (ii) provide advice on further development of this initiative; (iii) decide (a) the theme of a celebratory conference to be held in 2011, (b) the actions to be taken on the IOC contribution to EXPO 2010 and 2012; (c) the financial support for the commemoration.

4.1.1.2 - Ministerial Round Table at the 35th General Conference The Assembly will be invited to: (i) take note of the convening of this Ministerial Round Table by the Director-General of UNESCO; (ii) support the organization of this event, with a view to ensuring its success; (iii) provide extra-budgetary funding to ensure the success of the Round Table and its follow-up.

4.1.2 - Consideration of the Legacy of the International Polar Year (IPY) (2007–2009) The Assembly will be invited to: (i) sustain multilaterally supported ocean-observing systems in the Arctic and Southern Oceans as regional contributions to GOOS, implemented through JCOMM, with data exchange and long-term stewardship provided through IODE; (ii) commit sufficient resources to the IOC Secretariat through regular budget, extrabudgetary contributions and staff secondments to allow the IOC to effectively coordinate these regional high-latitude observing systems in cooperation with partner organizations; and (iii) adopt Draft Resolution XXV-(4.1.2), as is or as amended by the Assembly in plenary at the present session.
GOOS-168 SOOS Interim Report , 1-3 October 2007, Bremen, Germany
Observing the Arctic–Dec. 2008 Report of the Sustaining Arctic Observing Networks (SAON) Initiating Group
The State of Polar Research
IPY Legacies

4.1.3 - Relations with the Convention on Biological Diversity The Assembly will be invited to: (i) take note of the collaboration between IOC and the CBD Secretariat; and (ii) provide further guidance to the IOC executive Secretary to enable it to fully implement the IOC Medium-term Strategy and achieve its High level Objectives.
IOC Technical Series, 84 Global Open Oceans and Deep Seabed (GOODS) - Biogeographic Classification
COP decision IX/20 Marine and Coastal Biodiversity

4.1.4 - Report of the Ninth Session of the IOC Advisory Body of Experts on the Law of the Sea (IOC/ABE–LOS IX) The Assembly will be invited to: (i) decide on the above recommendations of IOC/ABE-LOS-IX; (ii) provide guidance on the remaining work of IOC/ABE-LOS bearing in mind the status of implementation of the mandates received from IOC Governing Bodies.
IOC/ABE-LOS-IX/3 Report on the Ninth Session of the Advisory Body of Experts on the Law of the Sea (IOC/ABE-LOS)
Advisory Body of Experts on the Law of the Sea (IOC/ABE-LOS) Ninth Session

4.2 - MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES & POLICIES FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY OF COASTAL & OCEAN ENVIRONMENT & RESOURCES (High Level Objective 4)

4.2.1 - Data and Information

4.2.1.1 - Report of the Twentieth Session of the IOC Committee on International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE-XX) The Assembly will be invited to: (i) consider, with a view to endorsing, the Executive Summary of the 20th Session of IODE and the Recommendations it contains, especially with respect to their financial implications; (ii) adopt Draft Resolution XXV-(4.2.1.1) as amended by the Assembly to make it fully consistent with the proposed Programme and Budget of the Commission to be discussed at the present session.
IOC/IODE-XX/3 IOC Committee on International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange, Twentieth Session, China People's Palace, Beijing, China, 4-8 May 2009
IOC/IODE-XX/3s Executive Summary of the Twentieth Session of the IOC Committee on International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange, Beijing, China, 4–8 May 2009
Report of the Twentieth Session of the IOC Committee on International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE-XX)

4.2.1.2 - IOC Collaboration with the Ocean Bio-geographic Information System (OBIS) The Assembly will be invited to: (i) note the Proposed Cooperation between the IOC and OBIS; (ii) consider, with a view to adopting, Draft Resolution XXV-(4.2.1.2), as is or as amended by the Assembly in plenary at the present session; (iii) request the Executive Secretary to set up a multi-donor Trust-Fund; and (iv) ensure that the necessary extrabudgetary funds are available to support the proposed action.
IOC-XXV/2 Annex 4 Summary of the Proposed Cooperation between the IOC and OBIS
CL-2304 Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)
IOC/INF-1258 OBIS Programme Proposal – Business Plan
IOC Manuals and Guides, 51 IOC Strategic Plan for Oceanographic Data and Information Management (2008–2011)
IOC/INF-1193 Guidelines for the Structure and Responsibilities of the Subsidiary Bodies of the Commission and for the Establishment of Decentralized Offices
IOC Workshop Reports, 209 Collaboration between the IOC and OBIS toward the Long-Term Management, Archival and Accessibility of Ocean Biogeographic Data. (Ostend, Belgium, 24–26 November 2008)
The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)and the Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)

4.2.2 - Regular Process for Global Reporting and Assessment of the State of the Marine Environment, including Socio-economic Aspects The Assembly will be invited to: (i) take note of the SDM, of the full report on the AoA and of the proposals contained therein, with a view to seeking the support of the competent national institutions in the preparations for the discussions of the Ad Hoc Working Group of the Whole in early September 2009; (ii) advocate the initiation of the Regular Process in 2010 and, in particular, the conduct of the first Integrated Assessment of the Ocean, the results of which should be presented to the meeting of the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) scheduled for 2014; (iii) request the Executive Secretary to include this initiative in the topics to be discussed by the Ministerial Round Table convened for 12–13 October 2009 as part of the 35th General Conference of UNESCO and to seek the support of UNEP, FAO, IMO, IAEA and other members of UN-OCEAN to act in a concerted manner in support of this first Integrated Assessment of the Ocean; (iv) provide guidance to the Executive Secretary on further measures to be taken to ensure the IOC’s continued full involvement in the Regular Process, particularly with regard to the potential role of the Commission in leading and hosting a UN inter-agency secretariat supporting the implementation of the Regular Process.
IOC/INF-1256 Assessment of Assessments – Summary for Decision Makers
GRAME/AHSG/4/2 Forth meeting of the Ad Hoc Steering Group for the “Assessment of Assessments” of the Regular Process for Global Reporting and Assessment of the State of the Marine Environment, including Socio economic Aspects (4th meeting, Paris, France, 15–17 April 2009)
A/64/tbd Assessment of Assessments (AoA): Report for the UN General Assembly
A/RES/60/30 UNGA Resolution on Oceans and the Law of the Sea
A/RES/63/111 UNGA Resolution on Oceans and the Law of the Sea

4.2.3 - Report of the Tenth Session of the IOC Sub-Commission for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (IOCARIBE-X) The Assembly will be invited to: (i) note the Executive Summary Report of the 10th Session of IOCARIBE, including the Decisions and Recommendations therein; (ii) express its appreciation to: (a) Colombia for its continuing support to the IOCARIBE Secretariat; (b) Venezuela for having hosted the 10th Session of IOCARIBE; (iii) consider the establishment of an intergovernmental voluntary financial mechanism to bridge the resource gap arising from the Sub-Commission’s Report, Recommendations and Work Plan; and (iv) consider, with a view to adopting, Draft Resolution XXV-(4.2.3), amended as required to harmonize it with the Draft Programme and Budget for 2010–2011 (draft 35 C/5).
IOC/SC-IOCARIBE/PIMS 2193 Sustainable Management of the Shared Living Marine Resources of the Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystem (CLME) and Adjacent Regions
IOC/SC-IOCARIBE-X/3 Summary Report of the 10th Session of the IOC Sub-Commission for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (IOCARIBE), Puerto La Cruz, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, 22–25 October 2008
IOC/SC-IOCARIBE-X/3s Executive Summary Report of the 10th Session of the IOC Sub-Commission for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (IOCARIBE), Puerto La Cruz, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, 22–25 October 2008
IOCARIBEReport of the Chair

4.2.4 - Report of the Seventh Session of the IOC Regional Committee for the Western Indian Ocean (IOCWIO-VII) The Assembly will be invited to: (i) note the Executive Summary report for IOCWIO-VII and its Recommendations; (ii) ensure the extra-budgetary resources and the secondment of professionals to strengthen the IOCWIO Project Office and the implementation of the IOCWIO-VII Work Plan for 2008–2010; and (iii) adopt Draft Resolution XXV-(4.2.4), as is or as amended by the Assembly in plenary at the present session.
IOCWIO-VII/3s Executive Summary Report of the Seventh Session of the IOC Regional Committee for the Western Indian Ocean, Mombasa, Kenya, 18–21 July 2008
IOC Regional Committee for the Western Indian Ocean (IOCWIO-VII)

4.2.5 - Report on the Follow-up to the Seventh Session of the IOC Sub-Commission The Assembly will be invited to: (i) note the report of the Chairman of WESTPAC on the follow-up to the 7th Session of the IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific; (ii) provide guidance to the Sub-Commission for WESTPAC on how to strengthen IOC in the region through strengthening its Regional Subsidiary Bodies.
IOC/INF-1265 Progress Report on WESTPAC Activities since its Seventh Session (May 2008–May 2009)
IOC/SC-WESTPAC-VII/3 Report on the Seventh Session of the IOC Sub-Commission
Progress of WESTPAC Activities Since its Seventh Session ( July 2008 – June 2009)
IOC Regional Committee for the Western Indian Ocean (IOCWIO-VII)
ParisProgress of WESTPAC ActivitiesSince its Seventh Session ( July 2008 –June 2009)

4.3 - SAFEGUARDING THE HEALTH OF OCEAN ECOSYSTEMS

4.3.1 - Secretariat Report on Ocean Sciences Section: Programme, Structure and Activities The Assembly will be invited to: (i) endorse the Work Plan and priorities of the IOC Ocean Sciences Section within the IOC and UNESCO Medium-Term Strategy and in the light of the recommendations of the Advisory Group for the IOC Ocean Sciences Section; and (ii) commit sufficient resources to the IOC Ocean Sciences Section through regular budget, extrabudgetary contributions and staff secondments, in order to fully implement the IOC and UNESCO Medium-term Strategy and achieve the High-level Objectives.
IOC/INF-1259 Ocean Sciences Section Structure and Proposal of a Work Plan with New Activities within the IOC Medium-Term Strategy
Ocean Sciences functions, activities and work-plan within the IOC medium term strategy 2008-2013: Building conditions for a global, integrated and sustained marine research

4.3.2 - IOC role in Standard Settings and Guidelines

4.3.2.1 - Adoption of the Equation of State of Sea Water The Assembly will be invited to: (i) adopt the TEOS-10 formulation of the Thermodynamics and Equation of State of Seawater to replace the existing EOS-80 UNESCO standard; and (ii) commit sufficient resources to the IOC Secretariat through regular budget, extrabudgetary contributions and staff secondments to allow the Secretariat to effectively publish and disseminate the TEOS-10 standard, in all four working languages of the Commission, and to sponsor a final meeting of the IAPSO–SCOR WG 127; (iii) adopt Draft Resolution XXV-(4.3.2.1), as is or as amended by the Assembly in plenary at the present session.
IOC-XXV/2 Annex 5 Considerations regarding the possible adoption of a new formulation of the Equation of State for Seawater
Calculation of the thermodynamic properties of sea water, McDougall et al, 8 Feb 2009
UNESCO Technical Papers in Marine Science 44 Algorithms for computation of fundamental properties of seawater
UNESCO Technical Papers in Marine Science 36 The practical salinity scale 1978 and the international equation of state of seawater. 1980
Introduction to Item 4.3.2.1, Seawater Equation

4.3.2.2 - The International Nutrients Scale System: a proposal for a joint ICES-IOC Working Group to develop international standards for nutrients The IOC Assembly will be invited to review document IOC/INF-1260, with a view to the creation of a joint ICES–IOC Working Group on the International Nutrients Scale System, with the draft Terms of Reference given in document IOC/INF-1260
IOC/INF-1260 A Joint ICES-IOC Study Group on Nutrient Standards (SGONS)
A JOINT ICES-IOC STUDY GROUP ON NUTRIENT STANDARDS

4.3.2.3 - Nutrient Export from Watersheds - User Scenario Evaluation (NEWS2USE) The Assembly will be invited to: (i) consider and endorse the proposed draft work plan; (ii) identify additional funding mechanisms for the effective implementation of the required activity; (iii) adopt Draft Resolution XXV.(4.3.2.3) as is or as amended by the Assembly in plenary at the present session.
IOC/INF-1261 Coastal Eutrophication: Linking Nutrient Sources to Coastal Ecosystem Effects and Management: NEWS2USE (Draft Plan for the Intersection of UNESCO/IOC Programmes Related to Nutrients)
Coastal eutrophication: linking nutrient sources to coastal ecosystem effects and management Result of organizational workshop at IOC

4.3.3 - Report of the Ninth Session of the IOC Intergovernmental Panel on Harmful Algal Blooms (IPHAB-IX) – HAB and GEOHAB Programme The Assembly will be invited to: (i) note the Executive Summary Report of IPHAB-IX and the Recommendations it contains, with a view to determining the resources from the regular budget and from extrabudgetary sources for the effective implementation of the HAB Programme. (ii) adopt Draft Resolution XXV.(4.3.3) as is or as amended by the Assembly in plenary at the present session.
IOC/IPHAB-IX/3s Executive Summary Report of the Ninth Session of the IOC Intergovernmental Panel on Harmful Algal Blooms Paris, 22–24 April 2009
Agenda item 4.3.3, IPHAB-IX Document IOC/IPHAB-IX/3s

4.3.4 - Secretariat Report on Capacity-Development Section: Programme, Structure and Activities The Assembly will be invited to: (i) identify and make available extra-budgetary resources to the IOC Capacity-development Section for institutional strengthening programmes; and (ii) promote the secondment of professionals to the Section to continue the programme to enhance institutional capacities of IOC Member States to address high-priority national marine and coastal issues.
Capacity Development in IOC

4.4 - MITIGATION OF THE IMPACTS AND ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND VARIABILITY (High Level Objective 2)

4.4.1 - Oceans and Climate

4.4.1.1 - WMO-IOC-ICSU World Climate Research Programme (WCRP): Report and Review The Assembly will be invited to: (i) take note of the Executive Secretary’s oral report on the WCRP and other IOC programmes; (ii) reaffirm IOC’s commitment to continue as a sponsor of the WCRP; (iii) provide specific guidance on the work programme of the WCRP, taking into account the findings of the ICSU–WMO–IOC–IGFA Review of the WCRP, IOC High-Level Objectives, and Member State needs and interests.
IOC/INF-1266 WMO-IOC-ICSU World Climate Research Programme (WCRP): Report and Review
ICSU document ICSU–WMO–IOC–IGFA Review of the WCRP
Asra WCRP Report
Review of the World Climate Research Programme

4.4.1.2 - Climate Observations – GCOS, UNFCCC and OceanObs’ 09 The Assembly will be invited to: (i) promote the designation by Member States of a GCOS national coordinator, representing all national agencies involved in ocean, atmospheric, and terrestrial climate observations; (ii) take responsibility for implementation of actions with low progress in the GCOS Progress Report; (iii); support the OceanObs ’09 conference through the involvement of national scientific experts and representatives of relevant national agencies; (iv) provide guidance to GCOS on the further development of its work.
GOOS-173 Progress Report on the Implementation of the Global Observing system for Climate in Support of the UNFCCC 2004-2008
GCOS-126 (WMO/TD No. 1464) GCOS Annual Report 2007–2008
GCOS-92, 2004 GCOS Implementation Plan
GCOS Progress Report GCOS Implementation Plan
OceanObs’09Ocean information for society:sustaining the benefits, realizing the potential

4.4.2 - Report of the Ninth Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Global Ocean Observing System (I-GOOS) The Assembly will be invited to: (i) note the report of the Chairman of I-GOOS; (ii) provide guidance on the future work of the Committee; and (iii) adopt Draft Resolution XXV-4.4.2 [TO BE MADE AVAILABLE DURING THE SESSION] as is or as amended by the Assembly in plenary at the present session.
GOOS-176 Ninth session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Global Ocean Observing System (I-GOOS), Paris, France, 10-12 June 2009: executive summary report
IOC-WMO-UNEP-ICSU/I-GOOS-IX/3s Executive Summary of the Ninth Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Global Ocean Observing System (I-GOOS)
I-GOOSReport to IOC-XXV

4.4.3 - Instructions to the Third Session of the Joint WMO-IOC Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology (JCOMM-III) The Assembly will be invited to: (i) commit sufficient resources, both direct and in-kind, to allow JCOMM to complete its work under its present mandate; (ii) participate in project-oriented activities that are designed to meet prioritized requirements of Member States; (iii) participate in the planned JCOMM review either by way of extrabudgetary contributions or by direct involvement, in order to make results available for JCOMM-III; (iii) provide guidance to JCOMM on its future role, structure and work priorities, in the light of available resources.
JCOMM-MR-062, MAN-7 JCOMM Management Committee, 7th Session
34 C/5 UNESCO Approved programme and budget, 2008-2009
JOINT WMO/IOC TECHNICAL COMMISSION FOR OCEANOGRAPHY AND MARINE METEOROLOGYReport to IOC-25

4.4.4 - Report on Ocean Fertilization The Assembly will be invited to: (i) consider the developments in this field since the 41st Session of the Executive Council; (ii) approve the preparation and publication of a Summary for Policy-makers on Ocean Fertilization to be translated into the IOC working languages.
LC/SG-CO2 3/5 Report of the First Meeting of the Intersessional Technical Working Group on Ocean Fertilization, London, United Kingdom, 9–13 February 2009
Nature Geoscience, vol. 2, March 2009 Nature, Editorial: The Law of the Sea
Agenda Item 4.4.4 Ocean Fertilization

4.5 - PREVENTION AND REDUCTION OF THE IMPACTS OF NATURAL HAZARDS

4.5.1 - Report of the Second Meeting of the IOC TOWS Working Group: Tsunamis and Other Ocean Hazards Warning and Mitigation Systems (TOWS-WG-II) The Assembly will be invited to: (i) note the conclusions and Recommendations of TOWS-WG-II; (ii) continue the TOWS-WG for a further intersessional period, with the same mandate and membership; (iii) adopt Draft Resolution XXV-(4.5.1) as is or as amended by the Assembly in plenary at the present session.
IOC/TOWS-WG-II/3 Second meeting of the Working Group on Tsunamis and Other Hazards Related to Sea-Level Warning and Mitigation Systems; Paris, France; 27 March 2009
IOC/INF-1263 Draft Strategy and Plan 2009–2010 for the Regional TEWS’s within the Framework for a Global Ocean-related Hazards Warning and Mitigation System Framework (GOHWMS) and Implementation of TOWS-WG Recommendations
IOC/2009/MG/50 Hazard awareness and risk mitigation in integrated coastal area management
Report WG-TOWS-II

4.5.2 - Reports from the IOC Intergovernmental Coordination Groups

4.5.2.1 - Sixth Session of the IOC Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (ICG/IOTWS) The Assembly will be invited to: (i) note the Decisions and Recommendations of the ICG/IOTWS on the implementation of an Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System; (ii) provide guidance and support to the ICG/IOTWS on further measures to enhance the performance of the System; (iii) express the Commission’s appreciation to: (a) India for having hosted the 6th Session of the ICG/IOTWS; (b) Australia for its continued financial and in-kind support for and hosting of the IOC Secretariat for the ICG/IOTWS at the Bureau of Meteorology in Perth, Western Australia.
ICG/IOTWS-VI/3s Executive Summary of the Sixth Session of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System, Hyderabad, India, 7–9 April 2009
IOC Manuals and Guides. 52 Tsunami risk assessment and mitigation for the Indian Ocean: knowing your tsunami risk – and what to do about it
IOC Technical Series, 71 Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (IOTWS): Implementation Plan
Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System:current posture and future challenges

4.5.2.2 - Fifth Session of the IOC Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami Early Warning and Mitigation System in the North-eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and Connected Seas (ICG/NEAMTWS) The Assembly will be invited to: (i) note the Decisions and Recommendations of the ICG/NEAMTWS-V; (ii) provide guidance and support to the ICG/NEAMTWS on further measures to enhance the performance of the System; (iii) urge Member States participating in the NEAMTWS to designate TWFPs and TNCs and to ensure availability of real-time sea-level data from the NEAMTWS core network; (iii) express its appreciation to: (a) Greece for having hosted the 5th Session of the ICG/NEAMTWS; (b) Turkey for its offer to host the 6th Session of ICG/NEAMTWS; (c) Germany and UN/ISDR for the support provided for the establishment of the IOC Secretariat for ICG/NEAMTWS and Liaison Office with UN/ISDR on the Bonn UN Campus.
ICG/NEAMTWS-V/3s Executive Summary of the Fifth session of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami Early Warning and Mitigation System in the North Eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and Connected Seas; Athens, Greece; 3-5 November 2008
ICG/NEAMTWS-V/3 Report of the Fifth Session of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami Early Warning and Mitigation System in the North Eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and Connected Seas (ICG/NEAMTWS-V)
IOC Technical Series 73 Tsunami Early Warning and Mitigation System in the North Eastern Atlanticm the Mediterranean and Connected Seas, NEAMTWS: Implementation Plan
ICG/NEAMTWSXXV IOC Assembly

4.5.2.3 - Fourth Session of the IOC Intergovernmental Coordination Group for Tsunami and other Coastal Hazards Warning System for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (ICG/CARIBE-EWS) The Assembly will be invited to: (i) note the Decisions and Recommendations of the ICG/CARIBE EWS-IV; (ii) provide guidance and support to the ICG/CARIBE EWS on further measures to enhance the performance of the System; (iii) express the Commission’s appreciation to: (a) France for having hosted the 4th Session of the ICG/CARIBE EWS; (b) Italy and UNDP for their support in the establishment of a Caribbean Tsunami Information Centre (CTIC).
IOC-ICG/CARIBE EWS-III/13 CARIBE EWS Implementation Plan
Executive Summary of the Fourth Session of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami and other Coastal Hazards Warning System for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions
Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami and Coastal Hazards Warning System for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions

4.5.2.4 - Twenty-Third Session of the IOC Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami Early Warning and Mitigation System in the Pacific (ICG/PTWS) The Assembly will be invited to: (i) note the Decisions and Recommendations of the ICG/PTWS adopted at its 23rd Session; (ii) provide guidance and support to the ICG/PTWS on further measures to enhance the performance of the System; (iii) express the Commission’s appreciation to Samoa for having hosted the 23rd Session of the ICG/PTWS.
ICG/PTWS-XXIII/3 Twenty-third session of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Pacific Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System; Apia, Samoa; 16-18 February 2009
IOC Technical Series 87 Operational Users Guide for the Pacific Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (PTWS)
ICG/PTWS-XXIII/12 PTWS Implementation Plan, 2009
22 June 2009 25th Session of the IOC Assembly Agenda Item 4.5.2.4

5 - ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT

5.1 - REPORT BY THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE FINANCIAL COMMITTEE ON THE IOC DRAFT PROGRAMME AND BUDGET FOR 2010–2011 (DRAFT 35 C/5) The Assembly will be invited to consider, with a view to adopting, the IOC Draft Programme and Budget for the Biennium 2010–2011.
IOC-XXV/2 Annex 3 Draft IOC Programme and Budget 2010–2011
IOC-XXIV/Inf. 4 (2007) IOC Financial Regulations [157 EX/Decision 3.3.1; 1999]
Draft 35 C/5 35 C/5: volume 1: Draft Resolutions, 2010-2011, volume 2: Draft Programme and budget, 2010-2011

5.2 - ELECTIONS OF THE OFFICERS OF THE COMMISSION AND MEMBERS
IOC/INF-1166, Appendice I Technical arrangements for the elections of officers of the commission and other members of the executive council
IOC-XXV/NOM-WP 1PROV.3 List of Candidates for Election
IOC-XXV/NOM/WP 4 Election Results

5.2.1 - Election of the Chairperson of the Commission
IOC/INF-1166Rev., Appendix I, Annex I IOC Executive Council Nomination Form for Chairpersonship

5.2.2 - Election of the Vice-Chairpersons of the Commission
IOC/INF-1166Rev., Appendix I, Annex II IOC Executive Council Nomination Form for Vice-chairpersonship

5.2.3 - Election of the Members of the Executive Council
IOC/INF-1166Rev., Appendix I, Annex III IOC Nomination Form for membership to the IOC Executive Council

5.3 - DATES AND PLACES OF THE 26TH ASSEMBLY AND THE 42ND AND 43RD SESSIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

5.4 - THEMES OF THE A. BRUUN AND N.K. PANIKKAR MEMORIAL LECTURES

6 - SUPPLEMENTARY ITEMS

6.1 - FUTURE OF THE IOC

6.2 - EXPANSION OF QUOTA OF SEATS FOR GROUP II MEMBER STATES IN THE IOC EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
IOC/EC-XLII/Supplementary item 1 Expansion of quota of seats for group II Member States in the IOC Executive Council
IOC-XXI/2 Annex 4 , Appendix III Proposal for the distribution of seats on the Executive Council bearing in mind a fair geographical distribution

6.3 - PROCEDURES IN FUTURE CONSULTATION PROCESS ESTABLISHING A SHORT LIST FOR EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF IOC

7 - ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS AND SUMMARY REPORT
Second draft revised guidelines for the preparation and consideration of Draft Resolutions
IOC-XXV/3 Twenty-fifth Session of the IOC Assembly, 16-25 June 2009

8. - CLOSURE

Agenda	Code	Name	Updated on	Action
Agenda	Code	Name	Updated on	Action
	IOC/EC-XLI/3	Forty-first Session of the Executive Council, Paris, 24 June–1 July 2008	29/05/2009
	CL-2299	Provisional Agenda and Timetable for the Twenty-fifth Session of the IOC Assembly, 16–25 June 2009, and Forty-second Session of the IOC Executive Council, 15 June 2009, UNESCO HQ, Paris	02/04/2009
	CL-2292	Invitation to the Twenty-fifth Session of the IOC Assembly, 16–26 June 2009, and Forty-second Session of the IOC Executive Council, 15 June 2009, UNESCO HQ, Paris	02/04/2009
1.	IOC-XXIV/3	Twenty-fourth Session of the IOC Assembly	15/06/2008

Code	Name	Updated on	Action
Code	Name	Updated on	Action
	Resolution 63/111 of the General Assembly on Oceans and Law of the Sea (United Nations Document)	21/04/2009
IOC-XXV/5 prov.	Participants List	25/06/2009
	IOC-25 banner posters	18/06/2009
UN Announcement Influenza	Information leaflet for conference participants on the influenza a (h1n1) virus (United Nations, 4 May 2009	05/05/2009
IOC/EC-XLII/Supplementary item 1	Expansion of quota of seats for group II Member States in the IOC Executive Council	27/05/2009

25th Session of the IOC Assembly
IOC-25

Meeting

16 - 25 June 2009

IOC-XXV

25th Session of the IOC Assembly IOC-25

Meeting

16 - 25 June 2009

IOC-XXV

25th Session of the IOC Assembly
IOC-25