7th session of the JCOMM Management Committee

08 - 12 December 2008,

Australian Bureau of Meteorology Headquarters Building
700 Collins Street

Docklands
Australia



Agenda



1 Organization of the Session
1.1 <span style='font-weight:bold;'> Opening </span>
1.2 <span style='font-weight:bold;'> Adoption of the agenda </span>
1.3 <span style='font-weight:bold;'>Working arrangements</span>
2 Reports by Co-Presidents and Secretariats
3 Intersessional Activities, Plans, and Deliverables
3.1 <span style='font-weight:bold;'>Programme Areas (PAs)</span>
3.2 <span style='font-weight:bold;'>Cross-cutting activities within JCOMM </span>
4 Scientific and Technical Support
4.1 <span style='font-weight:bold;'>Scientific and operational requirements</span>
4.2 <span style='font-weight:bold;'>Standards, best practices and guides</span>
5 Priority Issues for Intersessional Period
5.1 <span style='font-weight:bold;'>WMO Integrated Global Observing System (WIGOS), WMO Information System (WIS) and IOC/IODE Ocean Data Portal (ODP)</span>
5.2 <span style='font-weight:bold;'>Maritime Safety Services</span>
5.3 <span style='font-weight:bold;'>Marine/Oceanographic Hazards </span>
5.4 <span style='font-weight:bold;'>Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS)</span>
5.5 <span style='font-weight:bold;'>Legacy of the International Polar Year (IPY) and polar observations/services</span>
6 Strategic and Structural Issues
6.1 <span style='font-weight:bold;'>JCOMM Collaboration with IOC-WMO and External Programmes and Projects</span>
6.2 <span style='font-weight:bold;'>JCOMM Strategy </span>
6.3 <span style='font-weight:bold;'>Structural and related management issues</span>
7 Logistical Preparation for JCOMM-IV
8 Any Other Business
9 Closure of the Session