Third Session of the IODE Steering Group for OBIS

04 - 06 December 2013,

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

B-8400 Oostende
Belgium

Annotated Agenda

0 PRE-SESSION MEETING (TECHNICAL WORKSHOP)
1 OPENING OF THE SESSION
1.1 ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA AND TIME TABLE
1.2 WORKING AND PRACTICAL ARRANGEMENTS
2 OBIS PROGRESS REPORT
2.1 SECRETARIAT ACTIVITIES
2.2 FINANCIAL STATUS
2.3 EXTERNAL COLLABORATION
3 SUMMARY OF PRE-SESSION MEETING AND ADOPTION OF RECOMMENDATION/ACTIONS
3.1 TASK TEAM ACTIVITES
3.1.1 TRAINING/DOCUMENTATION TASK TEAM
3.1.2 TAXONOMY TASK TEAM
3.1.3 DATA CONTENT TASK TEAM
3.1.4 TECHNICAL TASK TEAM
3.1.5 COMMUNICATION/OUTREACH TASK TEAM
3.1.6 TRANSLATION TASK TEAM
3.1.7 GOVERNANCE TASK TEAM
3.2 LISTING OF RECOMMENDATIONS/ACTIONS
4 FUTURE DIRECTIONS FOR OBIS
4.1 OBIS STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN
4.2 VALUE OF OBIS DATA, TOOLS AND PRODUCTS
4.3 DATA POLICY AND TERMS OF USE
4.4 FUNDING STRATEGY
5 OBIS NODES
5.1 STATUS OBIS NODES (NODC/ADU)
5.2 IOC MANUAL AND GUIDES FOR OBIS NODES
6 OBIS WORK PLAN FOR 2014
6.1 DEFINING ACTIVITIES, BUDGET AND RESPONSIBLE PERSONS
7 ADOPTION OF THE RECOMMENDATINS, WORK PLAN AND REPORTS
7.1 ADOPTION OF RECOMMENDATIONS/ACTIONS
7.2 ADOPTION OF OBIS STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN
7.3 ADOPTION OF WORKPLAN 2014
7.4 ADOPTION OF REPORT PRE-SESSION AND THIRD SESSION
8 DATE AND PLACE OF NEXT SESSION
9 ANY OTHER BUSINESS
10 CLOSING OF THE SESSION