IOC-24
Twenty-fourth Session of the IOC Assembly
19-28 June 2007, Paris, France

Documents

 

PROVISIONAL LIST OF DOCUMENTS

Two kinds of documents will be considered:

  1. Working Documents and Reports requiring action from the IOC Governing Body. Among them the Action Paper is a consolidated document which provides for each agenda item the information and references of the relevant documentation necessary for making decisions, including draft texts and resolutions for adoption in the summary report of the session. These documents appear in brown in the list below.
  2. Background and Reference Documents, which provide more information about particular issues.
  3. Distribution: Documents marked with an asterisk are mainly reference documents, available in electronic only. Participants will receive a set of core documents and a CD-Rom with the full documentation.
  4. Supplementary item: In accordance with Rules of Procedure 9 and 11.2, Italy submitted one request for a supplementary item, namely “Report on IOC Progress on World Ocean Bottom Investigation including Mediterranean Sea” with an accompanying document entitled “Summary report on IHO-IOC OCEAN BOTTOM main investigations in progress”. Sri Lanka also submitted a paper on the need to set up: (i) a Sri Lanka National Oceanographic Institute which could host an IOC Regional Office and (ii) a regional mechanism/facility for the maintenance of oceanographic instruments. As per Rule of Procedure 8.3 the Executive Council, acting as the Steering Committee of the Assembly, shall examine this request and shall decide on its inclusion in the provisional agenda and timetable for the session.
  5. Download the provisional list of documents (pdf)
Document
Code
Title Agenda
items
Lang.
Working Documents
IOC-XXIV/1 prov. rev. Revised Provisional Agenda
2.1 E F S R
IOC-XXIV/1 Add. prov. rev.3 Third Revised Provisional Timetable
2.4 E only
IOC-XXIV/2 Action Paper 2.4 E F S R
IOC-XXIV/2 Annex 1 Chairman’s Report to the 24th Assembly of The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO 3.1 E F S R
IOC-XXIV/2 Annex 2 The Future of IOC – A proposal by the Officers to the Member States, June 2007 3.1 E F S R
IOC-XXIV/2 Annex 3 Report by the IOC Executive Secretary on Programme Implementation 3.2 E F S R
IOC-XXIV/2 Annex 3 Add.1 SISTER Follow-up Qualitative Report for the IOC 3.2 E only
IOC-XXIV/2 Annex 3 Add. 2 Implementation of IOC Governing Bodies’ Resolutions 3.2 E only
IOC-XXIV/2 Annex 4 Parts 1 & 2 Progress Report on Budget Execution (2006) and Anticipated Funding for 2007 3.2 E F S R
IOC-XXIV/2 Annex 4 Part 3 Update for the Period 1 January-31 May 2007 3.2 E only
IOC-XXIV/2 Annex 5 IOC Draft Medium-term Strategy, 2008–2013 4.1.2 E F S R
IOC-XXIV/2 Annex 5 Add.1 IOC required Staff allocation to fulfil the objectives of the medium-term strategy 2008–2013 4.1.2 E only
IOC-XXIV/2 Annex 6 Perspective of the Ocean Sciences Section Programme in light of the draft IOC Medium-Term Strategy 4.2.1 E F S R
IOC-XXIV/2 Annex 7 IOC Strategic Plan for Oceanographic Data and Information Management 4.3.6 E F S R
IOC-XXIV/2 Annex 8 Report of the Intersessional Working Group on Regional Programmes and the Role of IOC Regional Subsidiary Bodies 4.5.2 E F S R
IOC-XXIV/2 Annex 9 Report of the Head of the IOC Tsunami Unit 4.7.1 E F S R
IOC-XXIV/2 Annex 10 Draft Framework Document of the ad hoc working Group for Global Tsunami and other Ocean-related Hazards Early Warning System (GOHWMS) 4.7.2 E F S R
IOC-XXIV/2 Annex 11 Draft IOC Programme and Budget 2008–2009 5.1 E F S R
IOC-XXIV/2 Annex 12 Draft Revised Guidelines for the Preparation and Consideration of Draft Resolutions 6 E F S R
IOC-XXIV/3 Prov. Draft Summary Report (Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4) 6. E F S R
IOC-XXIV/4 Prov. Provisional List of Documents (this document) 2.4 E F S R
IOC-XXIV/5 prov. Provisional List of Participants (to be issued during the Session) -- E/F/S
IOC-XXIV/6 Draft Report of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission on its Activities, 2005–2006 3.3 E F S R
Reports of IOC and Cooperative Bodies requiring action
IOC-XXIII/3 Summary Report of the Twenty-third Session of the IOC Assembly, Paris, 21–30 June 2005 2.1 E F S R
IOC/EC-XXXIX/3 Summary Report of the 39th Session of the IOC Executive Council, Paris, 21–28 June 2006 2.1 E F R S
IOC/EC-XL/3 Summary Report of the 40th Session of the IOC Executive Council, Paris, 18 June 2007 2.1 & 5.3 E F S R
IOC Annual Report No. 13 IOC Annual report, 2006 3.2 E only
IOC Annual Report No. 12 IOC Annual report, 2005 3.2 E only
IOC/IPHAB-VIII/3 Summary Report of the Eighth Session of the IOC Intergovernmental Panel on Harmful Algal Blooms, Paris, 17–20 April 2007 4.2.2 Ex. Sum. in E F, R, S
IOC-WMO-ICSU/I-GOOS-VIII/3 Executive Summary Report of the Eighth Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Global Ocean Observation System, Paris, 13–16 June 2007 4.3.1 E F R S
IOC/IODE-XIX/3 Summary Report of the Nineteenth Session of the IOC Committee on International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange, Trieste, Italy, 12–16 March 2007 4.3.5 E [Ex. Sum. in F, R, S]
IOC/ABE-LOS VII/3 Seventh Meeting of the IOC Advisory Body of Experts on the Law of the Sea, Libreville, Gabon, 19–23 March 2007 4.6.1 E F
ICG/IOTWS-III/3 Summary Report of the Third Session of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (ICG/IOTWS-III), Bali, Indonesia, 30 July-2 August 2006 4.7.3 E [Ex. Sum. in F, R, S]
ICG/IOTWS-IV/3 Report of the Fourth Session of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (ICG/IOTWS-IV), Mombassa, Kenya, 30 February-2 March 2007 4.7.3 E [Ex. Sum. in F, R, S]
ICG/NEAMTWS-III/3 Summary Report of the Third Session of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami Early Warning and Mitigation System in the North Eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and Connected Seas (ICG/NEAMTWS-III),  4.7.4 E [Ex. Sum. in F, R, S]
ICG/CARIBE-EWS II/3 Second Session of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami and other Coastal Hazards Warning System for the Caribbean Sea and Adjacent Regions, Cumaná, Venezuela, 12-14 March 2007  4.7.5 E [Ex. Sum. in F, R, S]
Information documents and other reference documents
IOC-XXIV/Inf.1 Guidelines for participants 2 E only
IOC-XXIV/Inf.2 Presentation and Abstracts of A. Bruun and N.K. Panikkar Memorial lectures, 2007 2.5 E only
176 EX/7 Report by the Director-General on the conclusions and Recommendations of the Expert Team on the Overall Review of Major Programmes II and III 3.1 EFRS *
IOC-XXIII/2 Annex 8 “We have a Problem” 3.1 EFRS *
DG/2007/024 UNESCO Director-General’s Speech on the Reform 3.2 E only*
IOC/INF-1242 Compilation of Relevant References Related To The Work Of IOC (2004–2007) 3.2 E only*
United Nations Document A/61/583 Delivering as One – Report of the High Level Panel on UN System-wide coherence in the Areas of Development, Humanitarian Assistance and Environment 3 & 4.5 E F R S *
United Nations Document A/61/GRAME/AHSG/1 Report of the First Meeting of the Ad Hoc Steering Group for the “assessment of assessments” of the regular process for global reporting and assessment of the state of the marine environment, including socio-economic aspects 4.1.1 E only*
United Nations Document GRAME/GOE/1 Report of the First Meeting of the Group of Experts for the start-up phase, Assessment of Assessments of the Regular process for the global reporting and assessment of the state of the marine environment, including socio-economic aspects 4.1.1 E only *
United Nations Document A/RES/61/222 Resolution 61/222 of the General Assembly on Oceans and Law of the Sea, December 2006 4.1.1 E F R S *
United Nations Document A/RES/57/141 UNGA resolution on Oceans and the Law of the Sea, February 2003 4.1.1 E F R S *
UNEP/UNESCO-IOC/UNEP-WCMC (2007) Global Marine Assessments: A survey of global and regional assessments and related activities of the marine environment 4.1.1 E only*
Draft 34 C/4 Draft Medium-term Strategy, 2008–2013 of UNESCO 4.1.2 EFRS *
IOC-XXIV/Inf.3 Compilation of IOC-related texts from the Draft Medium-term Strategy, 2008–2013 of UNESCO (Draft 34 C/4) 4.1.2 E only
IOC/INF-1192 IOC Draft Medium-term Strategy, 2004–2007 4.1.2 E/F/R/S
WMO/TD – No. 1364 The scope of science for the International Polar Year 2007–2008 4.1.4 E only*
IOC/INF-1235 Summary Report of the First Meeting of the Advisory Group for the IOC Ocean Sciences Section (OSS), Paris, 9–10 November 2005 4.2.1 E only
IOC/INF-1234 Future path of the World Climate Research Programme, relevance to IOC, and the proposed WCRP, budget and extra-budgetary resources sought for 2008–2009 4.2.3 E only
IOC–WMO–UNEP/I-GOOS Board-II/3 (GOOS Report 156) Second Meeting of the Executive Board of the IOC-WMO-UNEP Intergovernmental Committee for the Global Ocean Observing System, Cape Town, South Africa, 18 November 2006 4.3.1 E only*
IOC-WMO-UNEP-ICSU/GSC-VIII/3 (GOOS Report 144) Summary Report of the Eighth Session of the IOC-WMO-UNEP-ICSU Steering Committee of the Global Ocean Observing System (Melbourne, Australia, 21–23 February 2005) 4.3.1 E only*
IOC/EC-XXXIX/2 Annex 6 A Proposal to Establish a GOOS-GTOS Joint Panel for Integrated Coastal Observations 4.3.2 EFRS *
IOC/INF-1183 (GOOS Report 125) The Integrated Strategic Design Plan for the Coastal Ocean Observations Module of GOOS 4.3.2 E (Ex. Sum. In F R S) *
IOC/INF-1217 (GOOS Report 148) An implementation strategy for the coastal module of the Global Ocean Observing System 4.3.2 E (Ex. Sum. In F R S) *
IOC-WMO-UNEP/I-GOOS-VII/3 (GOOS Report 145) Report of the seventh session of the IOC-WMO-UNEP Committee for the Global Ocean Observing System (I-GOOS), including the report of the first Extraordinary Session (Paris, 4–7 April 2005) 4.3.2 E (Ex. Sum. In F R S) *
IOC-WMO-UNEP-ICSU/GSSC-IX/3 (GOOS Report 151) Report of the ninth session of the IOC-WMO-UNEP-ICSU Scientific Steering Committee of the Global Ocean Observing System (Paris, 6-8 March 2006) 4.3.2 E only*
IOC/INF-1220 A Coastal Theme for IGOS Partnership —For the monitoring of our environment from space and from earth 4.3.2 E only*
IOC-WMO/JCOMM-II/3 (Abridged report) Summary Report of the second session of the Joint IOC-WMO Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology (JCOMM-II, Halifax, Canada, 15–25 September 2005) 4.3.3 E F R S *
IOC/INF-1240 Activities of the Joint WMO/IOC Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology, 2006–2007 4.3.3 E only
IOC/INF-1238 Future development of the Global Climate Observing System 4.3.4 E only
IOC/INF-1236 Improving the IOC’s Performance Management System: IODE reporting as a Pilot Project 4.3.5 & 3.2 E only
IOC/INF-1211 IOC Principles and Strategy for Capacity-building 4.4.1 E only*
IOC/INF-1212 Implementation plan for IOC Capacity-building 4.4.1 E only*
IOC/INF-1229 Report on the activities of the Capacity-Building Section, June 2005–April 2006 4.4.1 E only*
IOC/INF-1241 Prov. Rules of Procedure applying to IOC Subsidiary Bodies (Draft) 4.5 E only*
IOC/INF-1239 Report of the Intersessional Working Group on regional Programme and the Role of IOC Regional Subsidiary Bodies 4.5.2 E only*
IOC/EC-XXXVII/2 Annex 12 Concept Paper on the Modalities of Implementation of IOC Programmes in Regions, 2004 4.5.2 EFRS *
IOC-XXIII/2 Annex 5 Enhancing the Effectiveness of Regional Cooperation in Marine Science and Technology and the Role of the IOC Regional Subsidiary Bodies, 2005 4.5.2 EFRS *
IOC/INF-1222 Procedure for the Application of Article 247 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO 4.6.1 E/F
United Nations document A/RES/61/132 Strengthening emergency relief, rehabilitation, reconstruction and prevention in the aftermath of the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster 4.7.1 E only *
IOC/INF-1237 Improving the IOC’s Performance Management System: Tsunami reporting as a Pilot Project 4.7.1 & 3.2 E only
CTBT/PC-24/1/
Annex I
Decision on Possible Contribution of the CTBTO Preparatory Commission to a Tsunami Warning System 4.7.1 E only*
IOC Technical Series 71(updated online) Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System, IOTWS. Implementation Plan, March 2007 4.7.3 E only
IOC Technical Series 73 (updated online) Implementation Plan for the Tsunami Early Warning and Mitigation System in the North-Eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and Connected Seas (NEAMTWS), 2007–2011 4.7.4 E only
ICG/CARIBE-EWS II/11 Communications Plan for the Interim Tsunami Advisory Information Service to the Caribbean Sea and Adjacent Regions 4.7.5 E only
Draft 34 C/5 Draft Programme and Budget, 2008–2009 of UNESCO 5.1 EFRS *
IOC-XXIV/Inf.4 IOC Financial Regulations [157 EX/Decision 3.3.1; 1999] 5.1 E only
IOC-XXIV/Inf.5 Compilation of IOC-related texts from the 34th Draft Programme and budget, 2008-2009 (Draft 34 C/5) 5.1 E only
IOC-XXIV/Nom/WP.1 Updated listing for the elections 5.2 E only
IOC-XXIV/Nom/WP.2 List of Candidates for Election 5.2 E only
IOC-XXIV/Nom/WP.3 Chairman of the Nominations Committee’s report —Results of the Elections 5.2 E only

* electronic copy only
 
© IOC of UNESCO, 2007