First Session of the Advisory Group

27 - 28 January 2016,

Tianjin Zhengxie Club Hotel
No.273 Jiefang Nan Road, Hexi District

Tianjin
300042
China

Annotated Agenda

1. OPENING
1.1. Remarks from IOC/WESTPAC Chair
1.2. Remarks from IOC/IODE Co-Chair
1.3. Remarks from IOC/IODE Secretariat
1.4. Remarks from China State Oceanic Administration (SOA)
1.5. Welcome remarks from National Marine Data and Information Service (NMDIS)
1.6. Introduction of participants
2. ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS
2.1. Adoption of the agenda
2.2. Designation of the Chair for the meeting
2.3. Local information
3. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE INTERNAL ADVISORY GROUP
3.1. Background
3.2. Terms of Reference and membership of the AG
4. REPORT FROM IODE ON THE FUTURE OF ODINs FROM THE LAST IODE SESSION
5. REPORT FROM IOC/WESTPAC ON WESTPAC AND ITS FUTURE PLANS
6. REVIEW OF PROGRESS SINCE THE ODINWESTPAC REGIONAL WORKSHOP HELD IN TIANJIN, MARCH 2014 AND IDENTIFY PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED
7. BRAINSTORMING
7.1. ODINWESTPAC future development proposal
7.2. Comments from the advisory group members
8. ODINWESTPAC VISION AND WORK PLAN FOR 2016-2017
8.1. Data and information management requirements in the WESTPAC region
8.2. ODINWESTPAC proposed work plan and budget for 2016-2017
9. OTHER MATTERS
9.1. Relationship between the advisory group and the IODE Steering Group for ODINWESTPAC
9.2. Planning for the next Advisory Group meeting
10. CLOSING OF THE MEETING