4th session of the JCOMM Services Programme Area Coordination Group
SCG-IV
Meeting
11 - 13 March 2009
World Meteorological Organization
Case Postale 2300
CH-1211 Geneva
Switzerland
Organiser(s) & Staff
Participation
By invitation only.
[View an annotated printable version of this agenda]
- 1. - Opening of the session
- 1.1 - Opening
The fourth session of the Services Programme Area Coordination Group of the Joint WMO-IOC Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology (JCOMM) will open at 1400 hours on Wednesday, 11 March 2009, at the WMO Headquarters, in Geneva, Switzerland. The session will be chaired by Dr Craig Donlon, Services Programme Area (SPA) coordinator. - 1.2 - Adoption of the agenda
The Group will be invited to adopt the agenda for the session on the basis of the provisional agenda prepared by the Secretariats.
SPA_SCG_meeting_SCG04_Doc.1.2(1), SCG-IV-Doc.1.2(1) Provisional agenda
SPA_SCG_meeting_SCG04_Doc.1.2(2), SCG-IV-Doc.1.2(2) Annotated provisional agenda - 1.3 - Working arrangements
The Group will agree its hours of work and other practical session arrangements. The documentation will be introduced by the Secretariats. The documentation, and the meeting itself, will be in English only.
SPA_SCG_meeting_SCG04_Doc.1.3, SCG-IV-doc.1.3 Timetable - 2. - Guidance and requirements from WMO and IOC Executive Body sessions – impacts on Services Programme Area priorities and work plan
The outcome of the decisions of WMO and IOC Executive Bodies will be reviewed with particular emphasis on actions that may need to be initiated, targets and priorities for the SPA and each ET, taking into account cross-cutting issues among them.
SCG-IV-Doc.2 Guidance and requirements - 3. - Outcomes of and actions arising from the seventh session of the JCOMM Management Committee
The Group will be presented with a brief report on the outcomes of and actions arising from the seventh session of the JCOMM Management Committee (Melbourne, Australia, December 2008), in particular those issues requiring action and/or discussion by the Group.
SPA_MAN_meeting_SCG04_Doc.3.0, SCG-IV-doc.3 Outcomes of and actions arising from the seventh session of the JCOMM Management Committee (Melbourne, Australia, December 2008) - 4. - Review of the Services Programme Area work plan for the current intersessional period
The Group will review the status of its intersessional work plan, and agree on specific actions still required to be completed in the lead-up to JCOMM-III. - 5. - Review of the work of the Expert Teams, including progress/activity reports and work plans until JCOMM-III
All Expert Teams of the SPA have met since SCG-III. The Group should briefly review the results of these meetings, in particular to identify any follow-up actions which might be required of the Services PA Coordinator or the Expert Team chairs in the lead up to JCOMM-III. Recommendations for additional actions by the Expert Teams and suggestions for the future structure of the SPA should also be considered, in conjunction with the consideration of agenda item 6 and 7.2. - 5.1 - Maritime Safety Services (MSS)
SPA_ETMSS_meeting_SCG04_Doc.5.1, SCG-IV-Doc.5.1 ETMSS Progress/Activity Report and proposed future work plan - 5.2 - Maritime Accident Emergency Support (MAES)
SPA_SCG_meeting_SCG04_Doc.5.2, SCG-IV-Doc.5.2 Marine Accident Emergency Support - 5.3 - Wind Waves and Storm Surges (WS)
SPA_ETWS_meeting_SCG04_Doc.5.3, SCG-IV-Doc.5.3 ETWS Progress/Activity Report and proposed future work plan - 5.5 - Ocean Forecasting Systems (OFS)
SPA_ETOFS_meeting_SCG04_Doc.5.5, SCG-IV-doc.5.5 Ocean Forecasting Systems (OFS) - 5.6 - Capacity Building (CB)
SPA_SCG_meeting_SCG04_Doc.5.6, SCG-IV-Doc.5.6 Capacity Building Progress/Activity Report - 6. - Proposed SPA work plan for the next intersessional period
Based on the discussions under the previous agenda items, and the WMO and IOC Strategic Planning, the Group will advise on the future actions and work plan for SPA. - 7. - Preparations for JCOMM-III
- 7.1 - Documentation for the session, including draft recommendations
The Group will be expected to agree on the documentation and PPT presentation relating to the Services Programme Area which should be prepared for presentation to JCOMM-III, based on the agenda for the session and overall documentation plan which will have been agreed previously by the Management Committee at its seventh session. This documentation should include, inter alia, draft recommendations on issues such as: amendments to existing manuals and guides as other WMO mandatory publications, as well as possible proposals for new publications of this type; other topics requiring specific actions by Members/Member States and/or the governing bodies of WMO and IOC.
SPA_SCG_meeting_SCG04_Doc.7.1, SCG-IV-Doc.7.1 Preparation for JCOMM-III - Documentation for the session, including draft recommendations - 7.2 - Recommendations concerning the future structure of the SPA
The Group will be expected to review the current structure of the SPA and proposals discussed at the seventh session of the JCOMM Management Committee, including the terms of reference of the SCG and the component Expert Teams, with a view to proposing possible amendments to JCOMM-III. - 8. - Any Other Business (AOB)
Under this agenda item, the Group may consider any other issues requiring actions or discussion by the Group. - 9. - Closure of the session
- 9.1 - Adoption of the report
The Group should review, modify as necessary and approve the final report of the meeting. - 9.2 - Closure
It is expected that the fourth session of the JCOMM Services Programme Area Coordination Group will close at 1700 on Friday, 13 March 2009.
Code | Name | Updated on | Action |
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JCOMM-MR-065, SPA_SCG_meeting_SCG4_01 | Services Programme Area Coordination Group, 4th session | 11/04/2013 |
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Agenda | Code | Name | Updated on | Action |
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Agenda | Code | Name | Updated on | Action |
1.2 | SPA_SCG_meeting_SCG04_Doc.1.2(1), SCG-IV-Doc.1.2(1) | Provisional agenda | 28/10/10 |
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1.2 | SPA_SCG_meeting_SCG04_Doc.1.2(2), SCG-IV-Doc.1.2(2) | Annotated provisional agenda | 28/10/10 |
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1.3 | SPA_SCG_meeting_SCG04_Doc.1.3, SCG-IV-doc.1.3 | Timetable | 28/10/10 |
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2. | SCG-IV-Doc.2 | Guidance and requirements | 28/02/09 |
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3. | SPA_MAN_meeting_SCG04_Doc.3.0, SCG-IV-doc.3 | Outcomes of and actions arising from the seventh session of the JCOMM Management Committee (Melbourne, Australia, December 2008) | 28/10/10 |
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5.1 | SPA_ETMSS_meeting_SCG04_Doc.5.1, SCG-IV-Doc.5.1 | ETMSS Progress/Activity Report and proposed future work plan | 28/10/10 |
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5.2 | SPA_SCG_meeting_SCG04_Doc.5.2, SCG-IV-Doc.5.2 | Marine Accident Emergency Support | 20/12/10 |
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5.3 | SPA_ETWS_meeting_SCG04_Doc.5.3, SCG-IV-Doc.5.3 | ETWS Progress/Activity Report and proposed future work plan | 28/10/10 |
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5.4 | SPA_ESTI_meeting_SCG04_Doc.5.4, SCG-IV-Doc.5.4 | ETSI Progress/Activity Report and proposed future work plan | 28/10/10 |
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5.5 | SPA_ETOFS_meeting_SCG04_Doc.5.5, SCG-IV-doc.5.5 | Ocean Forecasting Systems (OFS) | 28/10/10 |
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5.6 | SPA_SCG_meeting_SCG04_Doc.5.6, SCG-IV-Doc.5.6 | Capacity Building Progress/Activity Report | 28/10/10 |
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7.1 | SPA_SCG_meeting_SCG04_Doc.7.1, SCG-IV-Doc.7.1 | Preparation for JCOMM-III - Documentation for the session, including draft recommendations | 28/10/10 |
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Agenda | Code | Name | Updated on | Action |
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Agenda | Code | Name | Updated on | Action |
3 | JCOMM-MR-062, MAN-7 | JCOMM Management Committee, 7th Session | 14/03/2013 |
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4 | SPAWP | SPA workplan | 18/11/2010 |
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There are 11 participants associated with 4th session of the JCOMM Services Programme Area Coordination Group .
Name | Country |
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BRASSINGTON Gary | Australia |
CABRERA Edgard | Switzerland |
CLARK Candyce | United States of America |
DANIEL Pierre | France |
DONLON Craig | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) |
KEELEY J Robert | Canada |
LEE Boram | Switzerland |
PARKER Philip | Australia |
SAVINA Henri | France |
SOARES Alice | Switzerland |
SWAIL Val | Canada |
Participant Stats:
Total Invited: 11
Confirmed: 11
Not confirmed: 0
Unapproved: 0
Not-participating: 0
Rejected: 0
Label(s): no labels
Created at 14:12 on 22 Jan 2009 by Alice Soares
Last Updated at 10:19 on 18 Nov 2010 by Sungmin O