Second meeting of Joint Steering Group for the IODE Ocean Data Portal and the WIGOS Pilot Project for JCOMM

15 - 16 October 2009,

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

B-8400 Oostende
Belgium

Annotated Agenda

1. ORGANIZATION OF THE SESSION
1.1. Opening of the Meeting
1.2. Adoption of the Agenda
1.3. Working arrangements
1.4. Election for the vacant co-Chairperson's position
2. STATUS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
3. STATUS OF WIGOS
3.1. WIGOS Concept of Operations (CONOPS)
3.2. WIGOS Test of Concept Development and Implementation Plan (WDIP)
3.3. Demonstration Projects
4. IODE OCEAN DATA PORTAL AND ITS INTEROPERABILITY WITH THE WIS
4.1. Progress report on the IODE ODP workplan, including light data provider and version 2 development
4.2. Interoperability between IODE ODP and SeaDataNET - report progress on discussions with SeaDataNET
4.3. Interoperability of ocean data systems with the IODE ODP and/or the WIS - report on progress
4.4. Report on the outcomes of the IODE ODP training courses (Russian Federation and Republic of Korea)
4.5. Review of potential data sets, and potential for establishing more data providers nodes interoperable with the IODE ODP and/or WIS
5. INSTRUMENT BEST PRACTICES
5.1. Terms of Reference of Regional Marine Instrument Centres (RMIC)
5.2. Relationship with the manufacturers
5.3. Documenting instrument best practices
5.4. Scope for instrument inter-comparisons
5.5. Recommendations to JCOMM-III
6. QUALITY MANAGEMENT
6.1. Status of the JCOMM Catalogue of Best Practices and Standards
6.2. Report on the JCOMM/IODE Standards Pilot Project (ODS)
6.3. Publishing of Best Practices and Standards by WMO and IOC
7. CAPACITY BUILDING
7.1. IODE ODP Capacity Building activities
7.2. Possibilities for capacity building related to the WIGOS Pilot Project for JCOMM
7.3. Cooperation with the IODE OceanTeacher Project
8. REPORTING TO THE WMO EC WG WIGOS-WIS AND ITS SUB-GROUP, JCOMM, AND TO THE IODE COMMITTEE
8.1. Strength and weaknesses in the management of the ocean observing systems
8.2. Lessons learned
8.3. Roles, responsibilities and mandates of stakeholders
8.4. Reporting to the WMO Executive Council Working Group on WIGOS and WIS through its Sub-Group on WIGOS
8.5. Reporting to JCOMM
8.6. Reporting to the IOC Committee on IODE
8.7. GOOS and WIGOS: relationships, intersection and boundaries
8.8. Beyond the Pilot Project: plans for follow-up
9. COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES ON THE IODE ODP AND WIGOS PILOT PROJECT FOR JCOMM
9.1. Web site(s)
9.2. Brochures and other promotional materials
10. CLOSURE OF THE SESSION
10.1. Updating of the Implementation Plan
10.2. Review of Action Items arising from the meeting
10.3. Closure