International Indian Ocean Expedition (IIOE-2)

The principles underlying the structure and representativeness of the IIOE Steering Committee (SC) were first specified in the STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK for the implementation of IIOE-2.

Sponsors

The sponsors of IIOE-2 are IOGOOS, SCOR and UNESCO-IOC. Collectively these autonomous international bodies, each involved in the science in the Indian Ocean, takes responsibility for facilitating funding of the infrastructure of IIOE-2 including resourcing of the two Joint Program Offices (JPOs) with nodes in India and Australia.

Working Procedure of the three Co-Chairs representing the three sponsors Download

Governance framework

A duly constituted Steering Committee (SC) sets the high-level policies and take responsibility for the delivery of the project over the 2015-2020 period (see Implementation Strategy).

IIOE-2 Joint Project Office (JPO)
The JPO defines the nodal point network for IIOE-2 delivery and has day-to-day responsibility for the coordination & implementation of IIOE-2. Two major nodes of the the JPO have been established: in India (INCOIS, Hyderabad) and in Australia (IOC Perth Program Office, PPO). The JPO facilitates all aspects of IIOE-2, particularly the science and associated infrastructure as well as capacity building, operational coordination, outreach/communication, data/information management, etc.

Steering Committee

The Steering Committee (SC) consists of a Core Group and a Stakeholder Group as structured below:

Steering Committee	Core Group	CO-CHAIRS			Head of the Project Office - Aneesh Lotliker as ex-officio member
		Dr. Vladimir Ryabinin v.ryabinin[at]unesco[dot]org	Marie-Alexandrine Sicre marie-alexandrine.sicre[at]locean[dot]ipsl[dot]fr	Dr. T. Srinivasa Kumar srinivas[at]incois[dot]gov[dot]in
		STRATEGIC EXECUTIVE LEVEL
		Hermann Bange/Raleigh Hood(Co-Chairs WG01), E. Pattabhi Rama Rao/ Harrison O. Ong'Anda (Co-Chairs WG02), Shailesh Nayak/Rajan Sivaramakrishnan (Co-Chairs WG03), Aneesh Lotliker (PO), Johnson Kazungu (Chair, IOC Africa), M. A. Atmanand (Chair, IOCINDIO), Somkiat Khokiattiwong/Kentaro Ando (Co-Chairs IOC WESTPAC)
	Stakeholder Group	REGIONAL COORDINATION LEVEL
		One representative per each IIOE-2 'National committee'
		SCIENCE DELIVERY LEVEL
		One representative (i.e. PI) per each 'major' IIOE-2 scientific research initiative, including a representative of the Early Career Scientists Network from the Capacity Development Working Group

Chairs/ Co Chairs of the Science Themes, Working Groups and Representatives of Regional Bodies

Core Group

The Core Group comprises, besides the three Co-Chairs, an Executive level with one representative (leader) per each of the six Science Themes and each of the seven operational divisions (Working Groups) derived from the IIOE-2 Science Plan. In addition, the Executive is composed of representatives of key Indian Ocean-related IOC Regional Bodies and Committees and Head of the two JPOs.

ST-1: Human benefits and impacts
Chair:
- Dr. Halina T. Kobryn (Australia) H.Kobryn[at]murdoch[dot]edu[dot]au
  Members:
  - Dr. R. Kirubagaran (India) kiruba[at]niot[dot]res[dot]in
    
    Dr. Intan Suci Nurhati (Indonesia) inta007[at]lipi[dot]go[dot]id
    
    Ms. Louise Heaps (UK) lheaps[at]wwf[dot]org[dot]uk
ST-2: Boundary current dynamics, upwelling variability and ecosystem impacts
Co-chairs:
- Prof. P. N. Vinayachandran (India) vinay[at]caos[dot]iisc[dot]ernet[dot]in
  
  Prof. Yukio Masumoto (Japan) masumoto[at]eps[dot]s[dot]u-tokyo[dot]ac[dot]jp
  Members:
  - Dr. Ming Feng (Australia) ming.feng[at]csiro[dot]au
    
    Prof. Kawser Ahmed (Bangladesh) kawser_du[at]yahoo[dot]com
    
    Prof. Peng Xiu (China) pxiu[at]scsio[dot]ac[dot]cn
    
    Dr. Rena Czeschel (Germany) rczeschel[at]geomar[dot]de
    
    Dr. Satya Prakash (India) satyap[at]incois[dot]gov[dot]in
    
    Dr. Anastasia Rita Tisiana Dwi Kuswardani (Indonesia)
    anastasia.tisiana[at]gmail[dot]com
    
    Dr. Iwao Ueki (Japan) uekii[at]jamstec[dot]go[dot]jp
    
    Dr. Vincent Amelie (Seychelles) v.amelie[at]meteo[dot]gov[dot]sc
    
    Dr. Michael Roberts (South Africa) mike.roberts[at]nmmu[dot]ac[dot]za
ST-3: Monsoon variability and ecosystem response
Co-chairs:
- Prof. Adrian Matthews (UK) a.j.matthews[at]uea[dot]ac[dot]uk
  
  Prof. Joaquim Goes (USA) Jig[at]ldeo[dot]columbia[dot]edu
  Members:
  - Dr. Lin Liu (China) liul[at]fio[dot]org[dot]cn
    
    Prof. Nicole Aberle-Malzahn (Germany) nicole[dot]aberle-malzahn[at]ntnu[dot]no
    
    Prof. Shankar Doraiswamy (India) shankar[at]nio[dot]org; dshankar67[at]gmail[dot]com
    
    Prof. Raden Dwi Susanto (Indonesia/US) dwisusa[at]umd[dot]edu
    
    Dr. Lubna Hamood Al-kharusi (Oman) lubna[dot]alkharusi[at]gmail[dot]com
    
    Ms. Samina Kidwai (Pakistan) skidwaipk[at]gmail[dot]com
    
    Prof. Benjamin Peter Horton (UK/USA) bphorton[at]marine[dot]rutgers[dot]edu
ST-4: Circulation, climate variability and change
Co-chairs:
- Dr. Amit Tandon (USA) atandon[at]umassd.edu
  
  Dr. Helen Phillips (Australia) h.e.phillips[at]utas[dot]edu[dot]au
  Members:
  - Dr. Ming Feng (Australia) ming.feng[at]csiro.au
    
    Prof. Yue Fang (China) yfang[at]fio[dot]org[dot]cn
    
    Dr. Tarek Mohamed Ahmed El-Geziry (Egypt) tarekelgeziry[at]yahoo[dot]com
    
    Dr. B. Praveen Kumar (India) praveen.b[at]incois[dot]gov[dot]in
    
    Prof. Iskhaq Iskandar (Indonesia)
    iskhaq[at]mipa[dot]unsri[dot]ac[dot]id; iskhaq.iskandar[at]gmail.com
    
    Dr. Motoki Nagura (Japan) nagura[at]jamstec[dot]go[dot]jp
    
    Mr. Balla P. Maggero (Kenya) Sagaaf04[at]gmail[dot]com
    
    Dr. Emily Shroyer (USA) eshroyer[at]coas[dot]oregonstate[dot]edu
ST-5: Extreme events and their impacts on ecosystems and human populations
Chair:
- Prof. Chari Pattiaratchi (Australia/Sri Lanka) Chari[dot]pattiaratchi[at]uwa[dot]edu[dot]au
  Members:
  - Dr. M.V. Ramana Murthy (India) mvr[at]icmam[dot]gov[dot]in
    
    Prof. Syamsul Rizal (Indonesia) syamsul.rizal[at]unsyiah[dot]net
    
    Prof. Benjamin Peter Horton (UK/USA) bphorton[at]marine[dot]rutgers[dot]edu
ST-6: Unique geological, physical, biogeochemical, and ecological features of the Indian Ocean
Chair:
- Dr. Jèrôme Dyment (France) jdy[at]ipgp[dot]fr
  Members:
  - Prof.Xuelei Zhang (China) zhangxl[at]fio[dot]org[dot]cn
    
    Dr. Nayrah Abd El Nabi Ali Shaltout (Egypt) nshaltout[at]gmail[dot]com
    
    Dr. Pawan Dewangan (India) pdewangan[at]nio[dot]org
    
    Dr. A'an Johan Wahyudi (Indonesia)
    aanj001[at]lipi[dot]go[dot]id, ajwahyudi[at]gmail[dot]com
    
    Dr. Makio Honda (Japan) hondam[at]jamstec[dot]go[dot]jp
    
    Captain. Leonid Shalnov (Russia) unio_main[at]mil[dot]ru
    
    Dr. Gregory Cowie (UK) dr[dot]greg[dot]cowie[at]ed[dot]ac[dot]uk

WG-1: Science and Research
Co-Chairs:
- Prof. Hermann W. Bange (Germany) hbange[at]geomar[dot]de
  
  Prof. Raleigh Hood (USA)
  Members:
  Core Group
  - Dr. Halina T. Kobryn[Chair, ST-1], (Australia) H.Kobryn[at]murdoch[dot]edu[dot]au
    
    Prof. P N Vinayachandran [Co-Chair, ST-2], (India) vinay[at]caos[dot]iisc[dot]ernet[dot]in
    
    Prof. Yukio Masumoto [Co-Chair, ST-2], (Japan)
    masumoto[at]eps.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp
    
    Prof. Adrian Matthews [Co-Chair, ST-3], (UK) a.j.matthews[at]uea[dot]ac[dot]uk
    
      Prof. Joaquim Goes [Co-Chair, ST-3], (USA) Jig[at]ldeo[dot]columbia[dot]edu
    
      Dr. Amit Tandon [Co-Chair, ST-4], (USA) atandon[at]umassd[dot]edu
    
    Dr. Helen Phillips [Co-Chair, ST-4], (Australia) h[dot]e[dot]phillips[at]utas[dot]edu[dot]au
    
    Prof. Chari Pattiaratchi [Chair, ST-5], (Australia/Sri Lanka)
    Chari.pattiaratchi[at]uwa[dot]edu[dot]au
    
      Dr. Jèrôme Dyment [Chair, ST-6], (France) jdy[at]ipgp[dot]fr
    
    Associates
    Prof. Adam Martiny (Denmark) amartiny[at]uci[dot]edu
    
    Prof. Indra Jaya (Indonesia)
    indrajaya[at]ipb[dot]ac[dot]id; indrajaya[dot]ipb[at]gmail[dot]com
    
    Prof. Pere Masque (Spain/Australia) p.masque[at]ecu[dot]edu[dot]au
    
    Mr. Volodymyr Iemelianov (Ukraine) eva[at]nas[dot]gov[dot]ua
    
    Prof. Subrahmanyam Bulusu (USA) sbulusu[at]geol[dot]sc[dot]edu
WG-2: Data and Information Management
Co-chairs:
- Mr. E. Pattabhi Rama Rao (India) pattabhi[at]incois[dot]gov[dot]in
  
  Dr. Harrison O. Ong'Anda (Kenya)
  hochieng2003[at]gmail[dot]com , honganda[at]kmfri[dot]co[dot]ke
  Members:
  - Dr. Roger Proctor (Australia) roger[dot]proctor[at]utas[dot]edu[dot]au
    
    Dr. Nelly Florida Rima (Indonesia) nelly[dot]florida[at]bmkg[dot]go[dot]id
    
    Mr. Abdullah Bin Sulaiman (Malaysia) abdullah[at]jmg[dot]gov[dot]my
    
    Prof. Ntahondi Mcheche Nyandwi (Tanzania) nyandwi[at]ims[dot]udsm[dot]ac[dot]tz
WG-3: Capacity Development
Co-chairs:
- Dr. Zainal Arifin (Indonesia) Zain003[at]lipi.go.iD
  
  Dr. Behrooz Abtahi (Iran) B_Abtahi[at]sbu.ac.ir
  Members:
  - Dr. Weidong Yu (China) wdyu[at]fio[dot]org[dot]cn
    
    Dr. Werner Ekau (Germany) werner[dot]ekau[at]leibniz-zmt[dot]de
    
    Dr. Dirhamsyah (Indonesia) dirh001[at]lipi[dot]go[dot]id; dirhamsyah[at]lipi[dot]go[dot]id
    
    Dr. Sidney Thurston (USA) sidney[dot]thurston[at]noaa[dot]gov
WG-4: Operational Coordination
Co-Chairs:
- Dr. Shailesh Nayak (India) shailesh[at]moes[dot]gov[dot]in
  
  Dr. Rajan Sivaramakrishnan (India) rajan.ncaor[at]gmail[dot]com
  Members:
  Core Group
  -   Dr. Harrison O. Ong'Anda [Co-Chair, WG-2], (Kenya)
    honganda[at]kmfri[dot]co[dot]ke; hochieng2003[at]yahoo[dot]com
    
    Dr. Behrooz Abtahi [Co-Chair, WG-3], (Iran) B_Abtahi[at]sbu.ac.ir
    
      Dr. Zainal Arifin [Co-Chair, WG-3], (Indonesia) Zain003[at]lipi.go.iD
    
    Dr. Faiza Al-Yamani [Chair, WG-5], (Kuwait) faizayamani[at]gmail.com
    
    Dr. Rezah M. Badal [Chair, WG-6], (Mauritius) mrbadal[at]govmu.org
    
    Dr. Nick D'Adamo [Co-Chair, WG-7], (JPO, Perth) nick.dadamo@uwa.edu.au
    
      Dr. Satya Prakash [Co-Chair, WG-7], (JPO, Hyderabad) satyap[at]incois.gov.in
    
    Associates
    Mr. N. Kiran Kumar (India) kirankumar[at]incois.gov.in
    
    Dr. Nani Hendiarti (Indonesia)
    nanihendi[at]gmail.com; nani.hendiarti[at]maritim.go.id
    
    Captain. Sergey Travin (Russia) unio_main[at]mil.ru
    
    Mr. Jim Costopulos (USA) jcostopulos[at]global-oceans.org
WG-5: Outreach and Communication
Chair:
- Dr. Faiza Al-Yamani (Kuwait) faizayamani[at]gmail.com
WG-6: Translating Science for Society
Chair:
- Dr. Rezah M. Badal (Mauritius) mrbadal[at]govmu.org
WG-7: Sponsorship and Resources
Co-chairs:
- Dr. Nick D'Adamo (JPO, Perth) nick.dadamo@uwa.edu.au
  
  Dr. Satya Prakash (JPO, Hyderabad) satyap[at]incois.gov.in

IOCINDIO
Chair:
- Dr. M. A. Atmanand (India) atma[at]niot.res.in
IOC AFRICA
Chair:
- Dr. Johnson Kazungu (Kenya) johnsonkazungu[at]yahoo.com
IOC WESTPAC
Chair:
- Dr. Somkiat Khokiattiwong (Thailand) skhokiattiwong[at]gmail.com
  
  Dr. Kentaro Ando (Japan) Alternate andouk[at]jamstec.go.jp
IOCARIBE
- Nominations yet to be received

Stakeholder Group

This Group comprises (i) a Regional Coordination Level consisting of representatives of IIOE-2 'National Committees'; and (ii) a Science Delivery Level, with a leading scientist (typically the Chair or the PI) from each major science initiative endorsed/implemented under the IOE-2's science framework. The JPOs will communciate with and advise these Groups as necessary.

REGIONAL COORDINATION LEVEL
SCIENCE DELIVERY LEVEL

Chair/Representative of the IIOE-2 National Committees

AUSTRALIA
Chair:
- Dr. Lynnath E. Beckley Murdoch University
  L.Beckley[at]murdoch.edu.au
FRANCE
Chair:
- Dr. Francis Marsac IRD, Sete francis.marsac[at]ird.fr
GERMANY
Co-Chairs:
- Dr. Birgit Gaye University of Hamburg birgit.gaye[at]uni-hamburg.de
- Dr. Hermann Bange GEOMAR, Kiel hbange[at]geomar.de
INDIA
Chair:
- Dr. M. Ravichandran Ministry of Earth Sciences
  secretary[at]moes.gov.in
JAPAN
Chair:
- Prof. Yukio Masumoto University of Tokyo masumoto[at]eps.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp
UK
Chair:
- Dr. Greg Cowie University of Edinburgh Dr.Greg.Cowie[at]ed.ac.uk
USA
Chair:
- Dr. Raleigh Hood University of Maryland rhood[at]umces.edu

The representatives of the Science Delivery Level are the following PIs of the IIOE-2 Endorsed projects/activities:

1. Dr. Rashid Sumaila
PI The University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC Canada IIOE2-EA01

2. Dr. P. N. Vinayachandran
PI IISc, Bengalru India IIOE2-EP01

3. Dr. M. Ravichandran
PI NCAOR, Goa India IIOE2-EP02 and IIOE2-EP03

4. Dr. Michael Roberts
PI Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa and National Oceanography Centre
UK IIOE2-EP04

5. Dr. Lynnath Beckley
PI Murdoch University Australia IIOE2-EP05 and IIOE2-EP06

6. Dr. Hermann Bange
PI GEOMAR, Kiel Germany IIOE2-EP07 and IIOE2-EP10

7. Dr. Charitha Pattiaratchi
PI University of Western Australia Australia, Perth IIOE2-EP08

8. Dr. Greg Cowie
PI University of Edinburgh UK IIOE2-EP09

9. Dr. Shaun Dolk
PI NOAA Global Drifter Program, FL USA IIOE2-EP11

10. Dr. Arvind Singh
PI Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad India IIOE2-EP12

11. Dr. Weidong Yu
PI The first Institute of Oceanography, Qingdao China IIOE2-EP13

12. Dr. Oleg Levchenko
PI P. P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Moscow Russia IIOE2-EP14

13. Dr. Victor Neiman
PI P. P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Moscow Russia IIOE2-EP15

14. Dr. Sunil K. Singh
PI Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad India IIOE2-EP16

15. Dr. R. Venkatesan
PI National Institute of Ocean Technology, Chennai India IIOE2-EP17

16. Dr. Bijoy Nandan Sivasankaran
PI Cochin University of Science and Technology India IIOE2-EP18

17. Dr. Katsuro Katsumata
PI JAMSTEC Japan IIOE2-EP19

Governance

Chairs/ Co Chairs of the Science Themes, Working Groups and Representatives of Regional Bodies

Core Group

Stakeholder Group

1. Dr. Rashid Sumaila

2. Dr. P. N. Vinayachandran

3. Dr. M. Ravichandran

4. Dr. Michael Roberts

5. Dr. Lynnath Beckley

6. Dr. Hermann Bange

7. Dr. Charitha Pattiaratchi

8. Dr. Greg Cowie

9. Dr. Shaun Dolk

10. Dr. Arvind Singh

11. Dr. Weidong Yu

12. Dr. Oleg Levchenko

13. Dr. Victor Neiman

14. Dr. Sunil K. Singh

15. Dr. R. Venkatesan

16. Dr. Bijoy Nandan Sivasankaran

17. Dr. Katsuro Katsumata

Terms of Reference for the Chairs of the Science Themes and Working Groups