OPENING

ORGANIZATION OF THE SESSION

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA

• Forty-first Session of the Executive Council, Paris, 24 June–1 July 2008
• Agenda (EC-XLIII)
• Action Paper (EC-XLIII)
• Action Paper (EC-XLIII) - Corrigendum

DESIGNATION OF THE RAPPORTEUR

ESTABLISHMENT OF INTRASESSIONAL COMMITTEES

INTRODUCTION OF TIMETABLE AND DOCUMENTATION

ROGER REVELLE MEMORIAL LECTURE

DEVELOPMENTS SINCE THE 25th SESSION OF THE IOC ASSEMBLY

REPORT BY THE CHAIRMAN

REPORT BY THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY

• Report by the IOC Executive Secretary on Programme Implementation
• Report on Budget Execution 2008-2009 and Anticipated Funding for 2010
• SISTER Follow-up Qualitative Report for the IOC
• Implementation of IOC Governing Bodies’ Resolutions

CONTRIBUTING TO UNESCO GLOBAL PRIORITIES: GENDER AND AFRICA

• IOC contribution to UNESCO Priority Africa Overarching Objective 2: Mobilizing science knowledge and policy for sustainable development for the Biennium 2008–2009
• Priority gender equality: action plan 2008-2013

GOVERNANCE

CELEBRATING OUR 50TH ANNIVERSARY

• 50th anniversary website
• 50th anniversary inauguration day website
• Summary of the Progress Achieved in the Implementation the 50th Anniversary (June 2010)

IOC Work Plan for 2010–2011

REGIONAL SUBSIDIARY BODIES

• RSB website
• Summary Report of the Sixth Session of the IOC Regional Committee for the Central and Eastern Atlantic Ocean, Accra, Ghana, 28–30 March 2010
• Executive Summary of the Eighth Session of the IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC-VIII), Bali, Indonesia, 10–13 May 2010
• IOC REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE CENTRAL EASTERN ATLANTIC REGION (IOCEA)
• EIGHTH SESSION OF THE IOC SUB-COMMISSION FOR THE WESTERN PACIFIC (WESTPAC-VIII)
• Meeting of the Chairs of IOC Regional Subsidiary Bodies, 7 June 2010

IOC AND THE LAW OF THE SEA

MITIGATION OF AND ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND VARIABILITY [HLO 2]

RESEARCH AND OBSERVATIONS FOR CLIMATE

• Progress Report on the Implementation of the Global Observing system for Climate in Support of the UNFCCC 2004-2008
• WCRP: update on programme execution and budget
• The World Climate Research Programme Achievements— Scientific Knowledge for Climate Adaptation, Mitigation and Risk Management
• WCRP Implementation Plan 2010–2015
• GCOS Annual Report 2008–2009
• Ship-based Repeat Hydrography: A Strategy for a Sustained Global Programme

ORGANIZATION OF THE GLOBAL OCEAN OBSERVING SYSTEM

• Ninth session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Global Ocean Observing System (I-GOOS), Paris, France, 10-12 June 2009: executive summary report
• Planning and Implementation for GOOS
• OceanObs’09—Ocean Information for Society: sustaining the benefits, realizing the potential, Venice, Italy, 21–25 September 2009. Conference Statement
• Planning and Implementation for GOOS

COOPERATION WITH WMO

• Joint WMO-IOC Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology, 3rd session
• Joint WMO-IOC Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology, Summary of results, 3rd session
• Summary of IOC-WMO Agreements for Joint Activities
• World Climate Conference–3 High Level Declaration and Brief Note on Global Framework for Climate Services
• THIRD SESSION OF THE JOINT WMO–IOC TECHNICAL COMMISSION FOR OCEANOGRAPHY AND MARINE METEOROLOGY (JCOMM-III)

PREVENTION AND REDUCTION OF THE IMPACTS OF NATURAL HAZARDS [HLO 1]

WARNING AND MITIGATION SYSTEMS FOR OCEN HAZARDS

• Report TOWS-WG-III; Lisbon, Portugal
• Agreement between the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-test-ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO)

REGIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEMS

• Executive Summary of the Sixth 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-VI), Istanbul, Turkey, 11–13 November 2009
• Executive Summary of the Seventh Session of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (ICG/IOTWS-VII), Banda Aceh, Indonesia, 14–16 April 2010
• Summary Report of the Fifth Session of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami and Other Coastal Hazards Warning System for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (ICG/CARIBE EWS-V), Managua, Nicaragua, 15–17 March 2010
• 12 January 2010 Haiti earthquake and tsunami event: post-event assessment of CARIBE EWS performance

SHALLOW WATER BATHYMETRIC DATA FOR DIGITAL ELEVATION MODELS

SAFEGUARDING THE HEALTH OF OCEAN ECOSYSTEMS [HLO 3]

THE JOINT IOC–ICES STUDY GROUP ON NUTRIENT STANDARDS

OCEAN FERTILIZATION

• Scientific Summary for Policy-makers of the State of Knowledge on Ocean Fertilization
• Ocean Fertilization: A Summary for Policy Makers
• Report of the First Meeting of the Intersessional Technical Working Group on Ocean Fertilization
• Report of the 1st Meeting of the LP Intersessional Legal and Related Issues Working Group on Ocean Fertilization
• Ocean Fertilization, Interim report on Ocean Fertilization Science Overviews
• Report of the Thirty-First Consultative Meeting and the Fourth Meeting of Contracting Parties
• The Regulation Of Ocean Fertilization

CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT

MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES AND POLICIES LEADING TO THE SUSTAINABILITY

GLOBAL REPORTING AND ASSESSMENT OF THE STATE

• UNGA Resolution on Oceans and the Law of the Sea (2010)
• UNGA Resolution on Oceans and the Law of the Sea (2009)
• UNGA Resolution on Oceans and the Law of the Sea (2006)
• An Assessment of Assessments – Finding of the Group of Experts
• Report on the Work of the Ad Hoc Working Group of the Whole to Recommend a Course of Action to the General Assembly on the Regular Process for Global Reporting and Assessment of the State of the Marine Environment, Including Socio-economic Aspects

ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT

THE FUTURE OF IOC AND SECRETARIAT HOSTING OFFERS

Biennial Priorities for 2012-2013

PREPARATION OF THE TWENTY-SIXTH SESSION OF THE ASSEMBLY

DATES AND PLACES FOR THE FORTY-FOURTH

ADOPTION OF THE SUMMARY REPORT AND RESOLUTIONS

• Note for the report
• Third Draft Revised Guidelines for the Preparation and Consideration of Draft Resolutions
• Template for delegation statements
• Draft Summary Report of the 43rd session of the Executive Council
• IOC/EC-XLIII/3 Prov., Part 2: Draft Summary Report of the 43rd session of the Executive Council
• Adopted Resolutions of the 43rd Executive Council
• Draft Summary Report of the 43rd session of the Executive Council, Part 3 bis

CLOSURE