OceanExpert | Document

Author(s)	IOC/IODE Secretariat
Summary	The IOC Committee on International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange held its Twenty-first Session (IODE-XXI) at the Palais des Congrès, Liège, Belgium between 23 and 26 March 2011. The Session was attended by 74 participants from 36 IOC Member States and 7 organizations. The Session’s outcomes included: (i) the further steps towards the adoption of OBIS by IODE, including the recommended establishment of an IOC Project Office for IODE/OBIS; (ii) the continuation of the IOC Project Office for IODE in Oostende, Belgium; (iii) a statement on the IODE role in the ICSU World Data System; (iv) the planned further expansion of OceanTeacher to include a wider range of IOC disciplines as well as the recommended development of a 5-year training plan; (v) the planned revision of the IOC Strategic Plan for Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (2012-2015). The Committee elected Ms Sissy Iona (Greece) and Mr Ariel Troisi (Argentina) as IODE Co-Chairs.
Doc Type	Report
Status	Published on 09 May 2011
This document is in the list(s):	IODE Session Reports
This document is used in the event(s):	2012 IODE Officers Meeting - VIDEOCONFERENCE Twenty-second Session of the IOC Committee on International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange Third Session of the JCOMM/IODE Expert Team on Data Management Practices Twenty first Session of the IOC Committee on IODE