Fourteenth Session of the GOOS Steering Committee
GOOS SC-14

Meeting

19 - 21 February 2025

Location

France


Organiser(s) & Staff
Organiser
Staff
Participation

By invitation only.

Fourteenth Session of the GOOS Steering Committee
Summary

AGENDA

Please find the annotated agenda here: https://oceanexpert.org/document/35623

 

GOALS

  • Setting GOOS Priorities for 2025 and 2026-2027

  • Draft GOOS SC 2 year workplan (2026-2027)

  • Prioritizing activities, outreach and engagements including partners

  • Deliverables and resource needs 

  • Elaborate further the approach and proposal to IOC assembly on GOOS Reform

 

READING MATERIALS

Priority reading materials listed here with additional reading materials listed under each agenda item.

  1. Action table from GOOS SC-13 

  2. Background papers (1 page): Carbon, Biodiversity, EOV Ocean Indicators, RRR/GBON

  3. OCG Cross-Network Data Implementation Strategy
    Background paper (1-2 pages): Updates from OCG, OceanOPS, Carbon/IOCCP, and OBIS/BioEco
    IODE/GOOS Data Workshop Report (Executive Summary only)

  4. Draft governance reform document

  5. Proposal for GOOS projects and partners

  6. Background papers (1-2 pages)  on GOOS Regional Alliances (GRAs) and National Focal Points (NFPs)
    Background paper: ETOOFS Revised ToR and project plan

  7. Outline GOOS Workplan

 

PRESENTATION TEMPLATE 

Available here: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1e1q3CcpbTagw_jODOiPGYsUId3he6QDO

 

DECISIONS/RECOMMENDATIONS

Early drafts of some decisions/recommendations provided in green boxes (in the annotated agenda) and to be expanded and completed as part of discussions under each agenda item.

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Final R eport
Presentations: 23
Agenda Documents: 35
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Report
Code Name Updated on Action
GOOS-305 Fourteenth Session of the GOOS Steering Committee (SC-14) Report 08/04/2025
Presentation
Agenda Code Name Updated on Action
Agenda Code Name Updated on Action
1.2 1.2_Meeting Goal and Agenda Approval 04/03/2025
1.3 1.3_Updates and preparations for IOC A-33 04/03/2025
1.4 1.4_Cross-panel meeting summary 04/03/2025
1.5 1.5_WMO observations impact workshop 04/03/2025
2.2 2.2_Biodiversity Plan 25/02/2025
2.3 2.3_Ocean indicators 04/03/2025
2.4 2.4_RRR and evolving GBON 04/03/2025
2.5 2.5_Carbon and Greenhouse Gas Plan 04/03/2025
3 3_Strengthening Data Integration and Delivery 04/03/2025
4.1.1 4.1.1_Quick intro on the mandate 24/02/2025
4.1.2 4.1.2_Agenda and Working Group Templates 24/02/2025
4.1.3 4.1.3_Setting the scene 24/02/2025
5.1 5.1_Revised approach and procedures for projects 24/02/2025
5.2 5.2_Opportunities to engage with the satellite community 04/03/2025
5.3 5.3_Opportunities identified through private sector engagement 04/03/2025
5.4 5.4_OBPS_Presentation 24/02/2025
5.5 5.5_GOOS Communication Toolkit 04/03/2025
5.6 5.6_GOOS Ocean Observing Report Card 04/03/2025
6.1 6.1_National Focal Point 24/02/2025
6.2 6.2_GRAs 04/03/2025
6.3 6.3_ETOOFS 04/03/2025
6.4 6.4_GOOS Decade Programmes 04/03/2025
7 7_SC 14 Decisions 25/02/2025
Agenda Documents
Agenda Code Name Updated on Action
Agenda Code Name Updated on Action
1 GOOS-299 GOOS 13th Session of the Steering Committee (SC-13) Report 06/01/25
1 SC Virtual Call Report_Dec04 12/12/24
1 Action table from GOOS SC-13 10/02/25
1 SC-14 Annotated Agenda 18/02/25
2.2 Background paper for biodiversity plan 12/02/25
2.3 Background paper for EOV Ocean Indicators 14/02/25
2.4 Background paper for RRR/GBON 14/02/25
2.5 Background paper for carbon and GHG plan 18/02/25
3.2 GOOS-296 GOOS Observations Coordination Group Cross-Network Data Implementation Strategy 20/05/24
3.2 GOOS-300 Fifteenth Observations Coordination Group meeting (OCG-15) Final Report 21/08/24
3.2 Executive summary: Fifteenth Observations Coordination Group meeting (OCG-15) Final Report 21/08/24
3.2 Background paper: Updates from OCG, OceanOPS, Carbon/IOCCP, and OBIS/BioEco 14/02/25
3.3 IOC Workshop Report No. 311 First IODE/GOOS Data Workshop Report 06/01/25
3.3 First IODE/GOOS Data Workshop Report - Executive Summary 06/01/25
4 GOOS-290 Report of study on Support Provided to Global and Regional Ocean Observing Systems 28/07/23
4 Draft GOOS governance reform document 11/02/25
5.1 IOC Manuals and Guides No. 91 Rules of Procedure for IODE Programme Components, Programme Activities and Projects 22/05/24
5.1 GOOS project analysis (provided to SC-13) 18/02/25
5.1 Proposal for GOOS projects and partners: approach, suggested priorities 18/02/25
5.3 GOOS-294 Dialogues with Industry Roadmap: Maturing the Ocean Enterprise to Deliver Essential Societal, Economic, and Environmental Benefits 12/02/24
5.4 OBPS Work plan 18/02/25
5.4 Proposal for Extending the IOC-OBPS Scope 21/02/25
5.5 Social listening report on GOOS 12/02/25
5.5 Outline draft - GOOS Messaging Guide 12/02/25
5.5 First draft - New GOOS Brand Guidelines 11/02/25
5.6 Planning for the GOOS Ocean Observing Report Card 2025 11/02/25
5.6 Link to previous issues of the Report Card 10/02/25
6.1 Terms of Reference: GOOS National Focal Points 20/06/23
6.1 Background paper on NFP: including NFP Survey preliminary result analysis 18/02/25
6.2 GOOS-200 GOOS Regional Policy 2013 11/09/15
6.2 Background paper on GRA: update on actions and recent meetings 16/02/25
6.3 Background paper on ETOOFS Revised ToR and project plan 14/02/25
6.4 Ocean Decade Challenge 7 white paper 10/02/25
6.4 Background paper on GOOS Decade Programmes 14/02/25
7 Outline GOOS Work plan 17/02/25

There are 54 participants associated with Fourteenth Session of the GOOS Steering Committee , 1 of whom is provisional .

GOOS SC
Name Country
AUCAN Jerome New Caledonia
BAHUREL Pierre France
CANONICO Gabrielle United States of America
CUSACK Caroline Ireland
EL-GHARABAWY Suzan Egypt
FANJUL Enrique France
FYRBERG Katarina Lotta Sweden
GARCON Véronique France
GORRINGE Patrick Sweden
GOULDMAN Carl United States of America
HEIMBACH Patrick United States of America
KARNAWATI Dwikorita Indonesia
LEGLER David United States of America
MAHAPATRA Pooja Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
MAKGATI Lebogang South Africa
MCMAHON Clive Australia
NAIR Balakrishnan India
O'CALLAGHAN Joe New Zealand
SCARDILLI Alvaro Argentina
SHAIMARDANOV Vladislav Russian Federation
SIERRA-CORREA Paula Colombia
SIFON Matias Chile
SPEICH Sabrina France
SUTTON Adrienne United States of America
WANG YI China
YU Weidong China
GOOS Sponsor
Name Country
FISCHER Albert Switzerland
GALLAGE Champika Switzerland
HELGESEN Vidar France
Other participants
Name Country
BUTTIGIEG Pier Luigi Germany
EVANS Karen France
GEWAIN Laura United States of America
MUÑOZ MAS Cristian Norway
O'BRIEN Kevin United States of America
SMAIL Emily United States of America
TURTON Jonathan United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
VON SCHUCKMANN Karina France
ZINKANN Ann-Christine United States of America
Secretariat
Name Country
APPELTANS Ward Belgium
BELBEOCH Mathieu Switzerland
HESLOP Emma France
KMIEC Weronika France
KRZYMINSKI Dominik Poland
LARA-LOPEZ Ana Australia
LEMCKE Signe France
LI Jing France
MARTIN MIGUEZ Belen Switzerland
MCCONNELL Terry France
MIÑO ARIAS Cristina Aracely Belgium
PEIRANO Aurora Italy
POST Joanna France
RUSCIANO Emanuela France
STUKONYTE Laura France
TELSZEWSKI Maciej Poland
= Person has confirmed their participation and been approved to participate.
= Person has not yet confirmed their participation.
Participant Stats:
Total Invited: 54
Confirmed: 53
Not confirmed: 1
Unapproved: 0
Not-participating: 0
Rejected: 0
Group(s): GOOS - Global Ocean Observing System, IOC - Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission.
 Label(s): GOOS - Global Ocean Observing System Priority 2
Created at 10:35 on 29 Oct 2024 by Forest Collins
Last Updated at 11:58 on 30 Apr 2025 by Sofie de Baenst