Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO
7, place de Fontenoy
75732 Paris cedex 07
France
| 1 | Opening |
| 1.1 | Chair Welcoming Speech |
| 1.2 | Coffee Break information |
| 2 | Organization of the Session |
| 2.1 | Adoption of the Agenda |
| 2.2 | Designation of the Rapporteur |
| 2.3 | Establishment of Intrasessional Committees |
| 2.4 | Introduction of Documentation and Timetable |
| 2.5 | A. BRUUN AND N.K. PANIKKAR MEMORIAL LectureS |
| 3 | STATUTORY REPORTS |
| 3.1 | Statement of the Chairman on the State of IOC |
| 3.2 | Report BY THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY ON PROGRAMME |
| 3.3 | REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF THE IOC (2005–2006) FOR PRESENTATION |
| 4 | PROGRAMME MATTERS REQUIRING DECISIONS BY THE ASSEMBLY |
| 4.1 | GENERAL Policy Issues |
| 4.1.1 | Regular Process for Global Reporting and Assessment of the State of the Marine Environment, including Socio-economic Aspects |
| 4.1.2 | Presentation by the Executive Secretary of the IOC Draft Medium-Term Strategy for 2008–2013 |
| 4.1.3 | Preparation for the commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the IOC (1960–2010) |
| 4.1.4 | IOC Participation in the International Polar Year 2007–2008 and in the International Year of Planet Earth 2007–2009 |
| 4.1.5 | Secretariat Report on the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) |
| 4.2 | Ocean Sciences Section |
| 4.2.1 | Secretariat Report on Ocean Sciences Section Programme, Structure and Activities |
| 4.2.2 | Eighth Session of the IOC Intergovernmental Panel on Harmful Algal Blooms (IPHAB-VIII) & HAB and GEOHAB Programme |
| 4.2.3 | Report on work plan and budget of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) and the IOC Ocean and Climate Programme |
| 4.3 | Ocean OBSERVATION AND Services Section |
| 4.3.1 | Eighth Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Global Ocean Observing System (I-GOOS) |
| 4.3.2 | Proposal for a GOOS-GTOS Joint Panel for Integrated Coastal Observations (J-PICO) |
| 4.3.3 | Report of the Joint WMO-IOC Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology (JCOMM) in support of the implementation of GOOS |
| 4.3.4 | Report on Planning and Implementation Activities of the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) |
| 4.3.5 | Nineteenth Session of the IOC Committee on International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE-XIX) |
| 4.3.6 | Report on the Strategic Plan for Oceanographic Data and Information Management |
| 4.4 | CAPACITY-BUILDING section |
| 4.4.1 | Secretariat Report on IOC Capacity-Developing Activities, 2005–2007 |
| 4.5 | Regional Activities |
| 4.5.1 | Secretariat Report on the implementation of IOC Programmes in Regions and Regional Programmes |
| 4.5.2 | Follow-up to the Report of the Intersessional Working Group on Regional Programmes |
| 4.6 | UN CONVENTIONS AND AGREEMENTS |
| 4.6.1 | Seventh Meeting of the IOC Advisory Body of Experts on the Law of the Sea (IOC/ABE–LOS VII): Report of the Chairman |
| 4.7 | TSUNAMIS and other marine hazards |
| 4.7.1 | Secretariat Report on the implementation of IOC activities in the Tsunami Programme & strategic approach |
| 4.7.2 | Follow-up to the Report of the ad hoc Working Group on the Framework for a Global Tsunami and Other Ocean-related Hazards Early Warning System |
| 4.7.3 | Third and Fourth Session of the IOC Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (ICG/IOTWS) |
| 4.7.4 | Third Session of the IOC Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System for the North-eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and connected Seas (ICG/NEAMTWS) |
| 4.7.5 | Second Session of the IOC Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami and Other Coastal Hazards Warning System for the Caribbean Sea and Adjacent Regions (ICG/CARIBE EWS) |
| 5 | ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT |
| 5.1 | DRAFT PROGRAMME AND BUDGET 2008–2009 |
| 5.2 | ELECTIONS OF THE OFFICERS OF THE COMMISSION AND MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL |
| 5.2.1 | Election of the Chairperson of the Commission |
| 5.2.2 | Election of the Vice-Chairpersons of the Commission |
| 5.2.3 | Election of the Members of the Executive Council |
| 5.3 | DATES AND PLACES OF THE TWENTY-FIFTH ASSEMBLY AND THE FORTY-FIRST AND FORTY-SECOND SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL |
| 5.4 | THEMES OF THE NEXT A. BRUUN AND N.K. PANIKKAR MEMORIAL LECTURES |
| 6 | ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS and SUMMARY REPORT |
| 7 | CLOSURE |