Observations Coordination Group Team

The OCG team consists of the leadership of all the GOOS networks and the OCG Executive Committee.

The OCG meets annually with network leadership and reports on progress to the GOOS Steering Committee and WMO Commission for Observation, Infrastructure and Information Systems (INFCOM).

OCG Executive Committee

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
Edmo Campos
Instituto Oceanografico da Universidade de Sao Paulo 		Co-Chair Brazil
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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