IOC Committee on International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange Twenty-fourth Session Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 28-31 March 2017.

The IOC Committee on International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange held its Twenty-fourth Session (IODE-XXIV) at the Renaissance Hotel Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia between 28 and 31 March 2018. The Session was preceded by a 1-day scientific workshop on 27 March 2017. The IODE Session was attended by 67 participants from 31 IOC Member States and 5 Organizations. The Session adopted 4 decisions (+ 2 draft decisions for the IOC Assembly) and 6 recommendations. The decisions concerned (i) the establishment of a new IODE management structure (replacing the IODE officers; (ii) project and activity performance evaluation procedures; (iii) the establishment of an inter-sessional working group to finalize a concept paper on the IOC data and information system (ODIS); and (iv) revision of the terms of reference for the IODE QMF to accommodate the ADUs. In addition, draft decisions were prepared for the IOC-XXIX regarding the IOC strategic plan for data and information management (2017-2201) and for the IOC communication and outreach strategy for data and information management. The 6 recommendations concern (i) revised terms of reference of the Joint IODE/IAMSLIC GE-MIM in a transitional capacity; (ii) the renewal of the MoU for the IOC Project Office for IODE, Oostende, Belgium; (iii) the establishment of a new pilot project OBIS-EVENT-DATA; (iv) the ODINWESTPAC project; (v) the IODE Associate Information Units (AIUs); and (vi) the IODE work plan and budget for 2017-2019. The Committee re-elected Ms Cynthia Chandler (USA) and Mr Yutaka Michida (Japan) as IODE Co-Chairs.

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