IOC Officers Meeting - January 2024
IOC-Off-2024-1
Meeting
22 - 24 January 2024
Place de Fontenoy
Organiser(s) & Staff
Participation
The IOC Officers meets in January-February of each year to discuss the preparation of the next governing body session and exchange on strategic developments with the senior management of the Secretariat.
The IOC Officers will meet in Room VI at UNESCO Headquarters.
At this meeting, the Officers will consider the proposed items on the 57th session of the IOC Executive Council in June 2024.

[View an annotated printable version of this agenda]
- 1. - Opening by the Chair & introductions
Introduction of Vidar Helgesen. Presentation of Officers’ responsibilities.
1. Officers responsibilities IOC Officers responsibilities (2024-2025) - 2. - Adoption of the agenda for the Officers meeting, logistical details
2024-1 Off agenda Provisional Agenda (2024-1 Officers meeting) - 3. - Introduction to IOC & strategic perspectives
Section 3 will focus on short presentations of the main developments and strategic objectives for 2024-2025 of all IOC sections & exchange with the Officers
3 - Intro & Strategic Perspectives Introduction to IOC and Strategic Perspectives (presentation)- 3.1 - Introduction by the Executive Secretary
- 3.2 - Ocean Science
- 3.3 - Ocean Observations
- 3.4 - Data & Information Exchange
- 3.5 - Tsunami Resilience
- 3.6 - Marine Policy & Regional Coordination
- 3.7 - Capacity development
- 4. - Preparation of the 57th IOC Executive Council
IOC/EC-57/2.1.Doc (Draft) Draft Provisional Agenda (EC-57)
IOC/EC-57/21.Doc Add. (Draft) Draft Provisional Timetable (EC-57)- 4.1 - Expectations from the EC session
- 4.2 - Dates, Overall presentation focusing on organizational matters; brief presentation of the structure of the draft EC agenda
- 4.2.1 - Rapporteur, Chairs of Committees, Working groups
4.2.1 Rapporteurs Rapporteurs in recent IOC Governing Bodies - 4.2.2 - IOC R. Revelle Lecture, 2024
4.2.2 Preposed theme for the RRevelle lecture "20 years since Sumatra: Advances in Tsunami Science and Mitigation" (Abstract) by Emile A. Okal
- 4.3 - Conclusion: Presentation of the revised draft agenda and timetable; calendar of preparation; misc. questions
IOC/EC-57/2.1.Doc (Draft) Draft Provisional Agenda (EC-57)
IOC/EC-57/21.Doc Add. (Draft) Draft Provisional Timetable (EC-57)
- 5. - Governance, Programming & Budgeting
- 5.1 - Update on IFAG work (Res. A-32/4)
5.1 IFAG Update on IFAG (Presentation) - 5.2 - Revised Programme and Budget for 2024–2025 (Approved 42 C/5)
Proposed agenda item for EC-57
5.2-4 Program & Budget, strategic positioning IOC Governance, Programming & Budgeting (presentation) - 5.3 - Proposals for draft Programme and Budget for 2026–2027 (draft 43 C/5)
Proposed agenda item for EC-57
5.2-4 Program & Budget, strategic positioning IOC Governance, Programming & Budgeting (presentation) - 5.4 - IOS evaluation of the IOC’s Strategic Positioning Action Plan Updates
Proposed agenda item for EC-57
5.2-4 Program & Budget, strategic positioning IOC Governance, Programming & Budgeting (presentation)
- 6. - Programmatic Developments: Ocean Sciences
- 6.1 - Report of the Advisory Board on the 2nd edition of the IOC State of the Ocean Report (StOR)
Proposed agenda item for EC-57
6.1 StOR State of the Ocean Report (presentation) - 6.2 - Brief update on the reports provided as part of the ES’ report
6.2 SDG 14 Indicators SDG 14 Indicators (presentation)
- 7. - Programmatic Development: Implementation of the Capacity Development Strategy 2023-2030
Proposed agenda item for EC-57
7-PPt_CD Strategy Jan2024 IOC Capacity Development Strategy Implementation - 8. - Programmatic Development: Ocean Observations
8.1-3 Ocean Observations Ocean Observations: GOOS Governance, Obs in areas under national Jurisdiction, GCOS+JCB- 8.1 - Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) Governance Reform
Proposed agenda item for EC-57
8.1 GOOS Governance GOOS Governance Reform (presentation) - 8.2 - Progress report on Ocean Observations in areas under National Jurisdiction
Proposed agenda item for EC-57
8.2 Observation under national jurisdiction Observations in areas under national jurisdiction (presentation) - 8.3 - Brief update on GOOS related reports: progress report on Global Climate Observing System & Joint Collaborative Board
Proposed under the ES report to EC-57
8.3 GCOS & JCB Progress report on GCOS and WMO-IOC Joint Coordinating Board (presentation)
- 9. - Programmatic Development: Tsunami Early Warning Services
9.1-2 Tsunami Early Warning Services Programmatic Development - Tsunami Early Warning Services. It covers both 9.1 Regional Early Warning Systems and 9.2 Global Coordination- 9.1 - Regional Early Warning Systems
Proposed agenda item for EC-57 - 9.2 - Global Coordination
Proposed agenda item for EC-57
- 10. - Programmatic Development: Ocean Planning and Management
- 10.1 - GEBCO Governance Review (2023) and Triennial Review of User Requirements
Proposed agenda item for EC-57
10.1 GEBCO Users requirements Triennial Assessment of the Working Group on User Requirements (presentation)
10.1.2 GEBCO Governance Review Update on GEBCO Governance Review (presentation) - 10.2 - Draft Strategy on Sustainable Ocean Planning and Management
Proposed agenda item for EC-57
10.2 Ocean Management Strategy Draft Strategy on Sustainable Ocean Planning and Management (presentation)
- 11. - Implementation of the UN Ocean Decade
Proposed agenda item for EC-57
11. Ocean Decade update UN Ocean Decade Implementation update (presentation) - 12. - IOC and the Future of the Ocean
Proposed under the ES report to EC-57
12. IOC & Future of the Ocean IOC and the Future of the Ocean (presentation) - 13. - Other matters / Conclusion
Code | Name | Updated on | Action |
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2024-1 Off-SR | 2024-1 Officers Meeting Action list | 22/02/2024 |
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