OBIS Strategy and Workplan meeting

18 - 20 November 2009,

UNESCO/IOC Project Office for IODE
Wandelaarkaai 7 - Pakhuis 61

B-8400 Oostende
Belgium

Annotated Agenda

1. OPENING OF THE MEETING
2. CENSUS OF MARINE LIFE
3. OBIS: status report
3.1. Summary of MC7
3.2. Activities of OBIS: CBD, GEO-BON
3.3. Interactions with other organizations (GBIF, IUCN, UNEP, WCMC)
4. Outcome of MC8
5. DISCUSSIONS ON PRIORITIES
5.1. Identifying potential elements for work plan, on different timelines
5.2. Identification of information products on the basis of OBIS data, illustrations of potential OBIS use with societal relevance
5.3. Identifying potential activities to form the basis of concept papers for projects with use illustrations as deliverables
5.4. Other concept papers
6. SESSIONAL WORKING GROUPS
6.1. Drafting of a set of concept papers
6.2. Drafting of an OBIS Strategy document
6.3. Discussions and conclusions of sessional working groups; consolidation
7. CLOSING