United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Paris
France
| 1. | Welcoming |
| 2. | Adoption of the agenda for the Officers meeting, logistical details |
| 3. | Report by the Chair on intersessional work |
| 4. | Report of the Executive Secretary |
| 5. | Preparation of the 53rd IOC Executive Council |
| 5.1 | Overall presentation focusing on organizational matters and brief presentation of the structure of the EC agenda |
| 5.2 | Presentation of the main objectives and issues at EC-53 |
| 5.3 | IOC Memorial Lectures: 2020 Roger Revelle Memorial Lecture |
| 5.4 | VIPs, keynote speakers |
| 5.5 | Rapporteurs for EC-53 |
| 5.6 | Working groups and sessional Committees chairs |
| 5.7 | Conclusion on the preparation of IOC-53: Presentation of the revised draft agenda and timetable; calendar of preparation; misc. questions |
| 6. | Governance, Programming and Budgeting |
| 6.1 | Brief Introduction by the Chair of IFAG – Outcomes from the 40 GC (40 C/5) |
| 6.2 | Update on the preparation of the draft Medium Term Strategy (41 C/4) and draft programme & budget (41 C/5) |
| 6.3 | Follow-up to resolution XXX-3 |
| 7. | Preparatory phase of the UN Decade (2021-2030) |
| 7.1 | Introduction by the Executive Secretary (a- timeline, next EPG meeting, revised Decade roadmap, draft implementation plan, global mobilization, expected societal outcomes; b- IOC programmatic contribution) |
| 7.2 | Open discussion on the Decade and the MTS |
| 8. | Regions |
| 9. | UN Partnerships & Governance |
| 9.1 | BBNJ |
| 9.2 | Partnership with WMO |
| 10. | Data Management |
| 10.1 | Progress Report |
| 10.2 | Costed project proposal for the IOC Ocean Data and Information System (ODIS) |
| 11. | Ocean Observations |
| 11.1 | Progress Report |
| 11.2 | Update on GOOS-Africa |
| 11.3 | Progress towards the establishment of the WMO-IOC Collaborative Board |
| 11.4 | Working arrangements for the sponsorship of current JCOMM bodies and financial & secretariat support; WCRP |
| 11.5 | Ocean Observing in areas under national jurisdiction |
| 12. | Ocean Science |
| 12.1 | Progress Report |
| 13. | Ocean Hazard Monitoring Systems |
| 13.1 | Progress Report |
| 14. | Sustainable Development |
| 14.1 | GEBCO (Review of User Requirements and Potential Contributions to GEBCO on a biennial basis) |
| 15. | Capacity Development |
| 15.1 | Progress Report |
| 15.2 | Update on the Draft IOC Ocean Literacy Plan of Action (2020-) |
| 16. | Preparation of IOC 60th Anniversary |
| 17. | Update on IOC Communication |
| 18. | Preparation of the 31st Assembly (June/July 2021) |
| 19. | Other matters / Conclusion |