UNESCO / IOC Project Office for IODEWandelaarkaai 7
8400 Oostende
Belgium
| 1 | OPENING OF THE SESSION AND ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA |
| 2 | OBIS PROGRESS REPORT |
| 2.1 | OBIS SECRETARIAT |
| 2.2 | OBIS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE |
| 2.3 | OBIS TASK TEAMS |
| 2.3.1 | Capacity Development Task Team |
| 2.3.2. | Data Content Enhancement Task Team |
| 2.3.3 | Technical Task Team |
| 2.3.4 | Taxonomy Task Team |
| 2.3.5 | Communication and Outreach Task Team |
| 2.3.6 | Science Advisory Task Team |
| 2.4 | OBIS NODES |
| 2.5 | OBIS PROJECTS |
| 2.6 | OBIS PARTNERSHIPS |
| 3 | STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS FOR OBIS |
| 3.1 | Proposal for OBIS name change to Ocean Biodiversity Information System |
| 3.2 | OBIS role in the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development |
| 3.3 | OBIS potential role in BBNJ |
| 3.4 | OBIS 3.0 requirements and planning |
| 4 | OBIS WORK PLAN 2019 |
| 5 | ADOPTION OF RECOMMENDATIONS, WORK PLAN AND REPORT |
| 6 | DATE AND PLACE OF NEXT SESSION |
| 7 | ANY OTHER BUSINESS |
| 8 | CLOSING OF THE SESSION |