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| 1 | Opening and Welcome to the DBCP Session |
| 2 | Opening of the DBCP Business Session |
| 2.1 | Adoption of the agenda |
| 2.2 | Working arrangements |
| 3 | JCOMMOPS Report |
| 4 | National Reports |
| 5 | Scientific and Technical Workshop |
| 6 | Side meetings of Task Teams, Action Groups and Pilot Projects |
| 7 | Pilot Projects |
| 7.1 | Pilot Project on High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature (PP-HRSST) |
| 8 | Recommendations by the Action Groups |
| 8.1 | Global Drifter Programme (GDP) |
| 8.2 | International Arctic Buoy Programme (IABP) |
| 8.3 | WCRP-SCAR International Programme for Antarctic Buoys (IPAB) |
| 8.4 | International Buoy Programme for the Indian Ocean (IBPIO) |
| 8.5 | International South Atlantic Buoy Programme (ISABP) |
| 8.6 | DBCP-PICES North Pacific Data Buoy Advisory Panel (NPDBAP) |
| 8.7 | Surface Marine programme of the Network of European Meteorological Services, EUMETNET (E-SURFMAR) |
| 8.8 | Tropical Moored Buoys Implementation Panel (TIP) |
| 8.9 | International Tsunameter Partnership (ITP) |
| 9 | Recommendations by the Task Teams |
| 9.1 | Task Team on Drifter Best Practices and Technology Development (TT-DBPD) |
| 9.2 | Task Team on Moored Buoys (TT-MB) |
| 9.3 | Task Team on Wave Measurements (TT-WM) |
| 9.4 | Task Team on Capacity-Building (TT-CB) |
| 9.5 | Task Team on Data Management (TT-DM) |
| 9.5.1 | Recommendations of the Task Team |
| 9.5.2 | Recommendations of the Buoy data management centres |
| 10 | Issues for the Panel |
| 10.1 | Implementation of the Outreach Strategy to Reduce Damage to Ocean Data Buoys From Vandalism |
| 10.1.1 | Report on vandalism |
| 10.1.2 | Progress on implementation of the outreach strategy |
| 10.2 | Satellite data communications |
| 10.2.1 | Report from SATCom Forum |
| 10.2.2 | ARGOS & IRIDIUM satellite systems |
| 10.3 | DBCP Guidelines for Oceanographic Instruments |
| 10.4 | Ocean Standards and Best Practices |
| 10.5 | Environmental stewardship and compliance of buoy operators |
| 10.6 | Emerging technologies/networks |
| 11 | Strategic Planning Discussion |
| 11.1 | WMO Integrated Global Observing System(WIGOS), |
| 11.2 | GOOS 2030 Strategy and Implementation Plan |
| 11.3 | DBCP Implementation Strategy and Priority activities for the Panel |
| 12 | Organizational Issues |
| 12.1 | DBCP Terms of Reference |
| 12.2 | Report on decisions of WMO and IOC governing bodies |
| 12.3 | Financial reports and Budget |
| 13 | Executive Decisions |
| 13.1 | Report from the Executive Board |
| 13.2 | DBCP Operating Principles |
| 13.3 | Review of action items from the previous DBCP Session |
| 13.4 | Work plans and priorities for the Panel and the Technical Coordinator |
| 14 | Election of the chairperson, vice-chairpersons, and others |
| 15 | Review of Actions/Recommendations |
| 16 | Dates and Place for the Next Session |
| 17 | Closure of the Session |