UNESCO Headquarters
Meeting room II
1 Place Fontenoy
75007 Paris
France
| 1. | OPENING |
| 2. | ORGANIZATION OF THE SESSION |
| 2.1 | Adoption of the Agenda |
| 2.2 | DESIGNATION OF THE RAPPORTEUR |
| 2.3 | ESTABLISHMENT OF INTRASESSIONAL COMMITTEES AND WORKING GROUPS |
| 2.4 | INTRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTATION AND TIMETABLE |
| 2.5 | A. BRUUN AND N.K. PANIKKAR MEMORIAL LECTURES |
| 3. | STATUTORY REPORTS |
| 3.1 | STATEMENT OF THE CHAIRMAN ON THE STATE OF IOC |
| 3.2 | REPORT BY THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY ON PROGRAMME AND BUDGET (2012–2013) AND MEDIUM TERM STRATEGY (2008–2013) IMPLEMENTATION |
| 3.3 | REPORTS BY THE CHAIRS OF THE IOC SUB-COMMISSIONS |
| 3.3.1 | IOC Sub-Commission for Africa and the Adjacent Island States (IOCAFRICA) |
| 3.3.2 | IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC) |
| 3.3.3 | IOC Sub-Commission for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (IOCARIBE) |
| 3.4 | REPORT OF THE IOC (2012–2013) TO THE THIRTY-SEVENTH GENERAL CONFERENCE OF UNESCO |
| 4. | INTRODUCTION TO THE DRAFT PROGRAMME AND BUDGET FOR 2014–2017 AND IOC MEDIUM-TERM STRATEGY FOR 2014–2021 |
| 4.1 | INTRODUCTION TO IOC DRAFT MEDIUM-TERM STRATEGY FOR 2014–2021 |
| 4.2 | INTRODUCTION TO IOC DRAFT PROGRAMME AND BUDGET FOR 2014–2017 |
| 5. | STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENTS |
| 5.1 | GOVERNANCE |
| 5.1.1 | UN Consultations and Coordination |
| 5.1.2 | Other Partnerships |
| 5.1.2.1 | Proposal for a Category-2 UNESCO Regional Educational and Research Centre on Oceanography for Western Asia, in Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
| 5.1.2.2 | Endorsement of the IHO-IOC/GEBCO Sub-committee for Regional Undersea Mapping (SCRUM) |
| 5.1.3 | Role of IOC Subsidiary Bodies and Decentralized Offices |
| 5.2 | OCEAN-RELATED HAZARDS |
| 5.2.1 | Regional Tsunami Warning Systems |
| 5.2.1.1 | Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Pacific Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System |
| 5.2.1.2 | Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System |
| 5.2.1.3 | Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami and other Coastal Hazards Warning System for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions |
| 5.2.1.4 | Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami Early Warning |
| 5.2.2 | Global Coordination of Warning and Mitigation Systems for Ocean Hazards (TOWS-WG) |
| 5.3 | OBSERVING SYSTEMS, DATA MANAGEMENT |
| 5.3.1 | The Future Needs for Intergovernmental Coordination and Governance for Sustained Ocean Observations and Services |
| 5.3.2 | Global Ocean Observing System |
| 5.3.3 | Joint IOC-WMO Technical Commission (JCOMM) for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology |
| 5.3.4 | IOC Committee on International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE) |
| 5.3.4.1 | Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS) |
| 5.3.5 | WMO-ICSU-IOC-UNEP Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) |
| 5.4 | OCEAN SCIENCE AND RESEARCH |
| 5.4.1 | WMO-IOC-ICSU World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) |
| 5.4.2 | Intergovernmental Panel on Harmful Algal Blooms (IPHAB) |
| 5.4.3 | Nutrient Pollution |
| 5.4.4 | Integrated Coastal Area Management (ICAM) |
| 5.4.5 | A Regular Process for Global Reporting and Assessment of the State of the Marine Environment, including Socio-economic Aspects (UN Regular Process) — World Ocean Assessment |
| 5.5 | CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT |
| 5.5.1 | Development of a New Capacity Development Strategy |
| 5.5.2 | Rationale for an IOC Global Ocean Science Report |
| 6. | ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT |
| 6.1 | REPORT BY THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE FINANCIAL COMMITTEE ON THE IOC DRAFT MEDIUM-TERM STRATEGY FOR 2014–2021 |
| 6.2 | REPORT BY THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE FINANCIAL COMMITTEE ON THE IOC DRAFT PROGRAMME AND BUDGET FOR 2014–2017 |
| 6.3 | ELECTIONS OF THE OFFICERS OF THE COMMISSION AND MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL |
| 6.3.1 | Election of the Chairperson of the Commission |
| 6.3.2 | Election of the Vice-Chairpersons of the Commission |
| 6.3.3 | Election of the Members of the Executive Council |
| 6.4 | ADOPTION OF THE REVISED GUIDELINES DEALING WITH DRAFT RESOLUTIONS |
| 6.5 | DATES AND PLACES OF THE 28TH ASSEMBLY AND THE 47TH AND 48TH SESSIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL |
| 6.6 | THEMES OF THE A. BRUUN AND N.K. PANIKKAR MEMORIAL LECTURES AT THE 28TH IOC ASSEMBLY |
| 7. | ADOPTION OF THE SUMMARY REPORT AND RESOLUTIONS |
| 8. | CLOSURE |