UNESCO/IOC Project Office for IODE
Wandelaarkaai 7 - Pakhuis 61
B-8400 Oostende
Belgium
| 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 |