| 1 | OPENING |
| 2 | ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS |
| 2.1 | ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA |
| 2.2 | DESIGNATION OF A RAPPORTEUR |
| 2.3 | SESSION TIMETABLE AND DOCUMENTATION |
| 2.4 | ESTABLISHMENT OF SESSIONAL WORKING GROUPS |
| 2.5 | TECHNICAL ARRANGEMENTS |
| 3 | REPORT ON THE PAST INTER-SESSIONAL PERIOD (2019-2021) |
| 3.1 | PROGRESS REPORT ON THE IODE-XXV WORK PLAN |
| 3.2 | STATUS OF THE IODE NETWORK |
| 3.2.1 | Reporting summary of NODCs, ADUs and AIUs |
| 3.2.2 | Review of NODC health status within the IODE network |
| 3.2.3 | Possible actions to expand the network |
| 3.3 | PROGRESS REPORTS OF GLOBAL IODE PROJECTS |
| 3.4 | IODE QUALITY MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK IMPLEMENTATION |
| 3.4.1 | Data Centre/ Information Centre accreditation: status and way forward |
| 3.4.2 | IODE Project and activity performance evaluation: status and way forward |
| 3.5 | PROGRESS REPORTS OF JOINT ACTIVITIES WITH OTHER IOC PROGRAMMES AND OTHER PARTNERS |
| 4 | IODE CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT |
| 4.1 | CONTRIBUTIONS OF IODE TOWARDS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE IOC CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY |
| 5 | COMMUNICATION AND OUTREACH |
| 6. | THE FUTURE OF IODE |
| 6.1 | FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF ODIS |
| 6.2 | IODE CONTRIBUTION TO THE UN DECADE OF OCEAN SCIENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT |
| 6.3 | IOC STRATEGIC PLAN FOR DATA AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT (2022-2026) |
| 6.4 | REVISION OF THE IOC OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA EXCHANGE POLICY |
| 6.5 | PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF THE IOC PROJECT OFFICE FOR IODE (agreement expiring 31/12/2021) |
| 7 | INTRODUCTION TO WORK PLAN AND BUDGET (FINANCIAL RESOURCES 2019-2021) |
| 7.1 | UNESCO REGULAR PROGRAMME FINANCIAL RESOURCES REMAINING FOR 2020-2021 |
| 7.2 | UNESCO REGULAR PROGRAMME FINANCIAL RESOURCES EXPECTED FOR THE BIENNIUM 2022-2023 |
| 7.3 | IODE HUMAN RESOURCES (CURRENT AND REQUIRED) |
| 8 | PROPOSED WORK PLAN FOR THE NEXT INTER-SESSIONAL PERIOD (2021-2022) |
| 8.1 | FIRST INTERNATIONAL OCEAN DATA CONFERENCE (November 2021) |
| 8.2 | NEW INITIATIVES |
| 8.3 | WORK PLAN AND BUDGET 2021-2022 |
| 9 | ANY OTHER BUSINESS |
| 10 | DATE AND PLACE OF THE NEXT SESSION (IODE-XVII, 2023) |
| 11 | ELECTION OF THE CO-CHAIRS |
| 12 | IODE ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS 2021 (virtual ceremony) |
| 13 | ADOPTION OF DECISIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND SUMMARY REPORT |
| 14 | CLOSURE |