Observations Coordination Group (OCG)

The OCG Executive Committee (OCG Exec) is the body that oversees the development and implementation of the OCG Work Plan, managing resources, inter-sessional activities, communication with the OCG, and relationship with other bodies.

The OCG Executive Members provide and ensure a wide range of expertise and scientific, technical and programmatic insight to OCG. Executive Members are made up of selected representatives with appropriate range of expertise, and to maintain appropriate geographical and gender representation.

Member Role Country
Juliet Hermes
South African Environmental Observation Network, National Office
Co-Chair South Africa
Joanna Post
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO
GOOS Director France
Albert Fischer
World Meteorological Organization
WIGOS Director Switzerland
Mathieu Belbeoch
World Meteorological Organization
OceanOPS Manager Switzerland
Nelly Riama
BADAN METEOROLOGI, KLIMATOLOGI, DAN GEOFISIKA
Vice-Chair WMO Indonesia
Champika Gallage
World Meteorological Organization - Observing System and Information Department
WMO Secretariat support Switzerland
Kevin O'Brien
OceanOPS
Vice-Chair, Data & Information France
Emma Heslop
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO
IOC/GOOS Secretariat support France
Abed El Rahman Hassoun
GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel
Vice-Chair, Standards & Best Practices Germany
Ann-Christine Zinkann
NOAA - Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (NOAA Research)
Expert Stakeholder Alignment United States of America
Signe Lemcke
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO
Ad Hoc/Support Task Team France
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