23rd session of the Data Buoy Cooperation Panel

15 - 19 October 2007,

Jeju Grand Hotel
263-14 Yeondong

Jeju
690-723
South Korea

Annotated Agenda

1 ORGANIZATION OF THE SESSION
1.1 OPENING OF THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL WORKSHOP
1.2 OPENING OF THE SESSION
1.3 ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
1.4 WORKING ARRANGEMENTS
2 IMPLEMENTATION REPORTS
2.1 TECHNICAL COORDINATOR
2.2 ACTION GROUPS AND RELATED PROGRAMMES
2.2.1 Action Groups
2.2.2 Progress report of the Tsunameter Group
2.2.3 New Action Groups
2.3 DBCP EVALUATION GROUP
2.4 NATIONAL REPORTS
3 SUSTAINED SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMMES
3.1 GLOBAL DRIFTER PROGRAMME
3.2 OCEANSITES
3.3 ARGO
4 REVIEW OF THE DBCP IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY
4.1 FUTURE INITIATIVES AND ACTIVITIES OF THE DBCP
4.2 IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY
4.3 CAPACITY BUILDING
5 JCOMM ACTIVITIES RELEVANT TO THE DBCP
5.1 REPORT ON JCOMM ACTIVITIES
5.2 FUTURE OBSERVING PROGRAMME SUPPORT
6 SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL WORKSHOP
7 DATA AND INFORMATION EXCHANGE
7.1 REPORTS BY BUOY DATA MANAGEMENT CENTRES
7.2 INFORMATION EXCHANGE
7.3 BEST PRACTICES AND STANDARDS
8 TECHNICAL ISSUES
8.1 QUALITY CONTROL
8.2 CODES
8.3 ARGOS SYSTEM
8.3.1 Argos constellation
8.3.2 Global and Regional Network of Receiving Stations
8.3.3 Argos GTS sub-system
8.3.4 Argos developments and future Argos GTS data processing system
8.3.5 Future Argos requirements (Argos-4)
8.4 NEW COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUES AND FACILITIES
8.4.1 DBCP Drifter Iridium Pilot Project
8.4.2 Review of satellite data telecommunication systems
8.5 CURRENT OBSERVING PROGRAMME SUPPORT
8.5.1 JCOMMOPS
8.5.2 Argo Information Centre
8.6 OTHER TECHNICAL ISSUES
8.6.1 Deployment opportunities and strategies
8.6.2 GTS delays
8.6.3 Vandalism
8.6.4 Metadata
8.6.5 Technological developments in support of user requirements
8.6.6 Others
9 REPORTS
9.1 CHAIRPERSON AND VICE-CHAIRPERSONS
9.2 EXECUTIVE BOARD
9.3 SECRETARIATS
10 FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
10.1 FINANCIAL SITUATION
10.2 EMPLOYMENT OF TECHNICAL COORDINATOR
10.3 FUTURE COMMITMENTS
10.4 REVIEW OF THE DUTIES OF THE TECHNICAL COORDINATOR
11 RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE ARGOS JTA
12 WORKPLAN
13 ELECTION OF THE CHAIRPERSON AND THE VICE-CHAIRPERSONS OF THE PANEL
14 DATE AND PLACE OF THE NEXT SESSION
15 CLOSURE OF THE SESSION