The core objectives of the Sponsorship and Resources Working Group are:

• To provide the day-to-day underpinning resources to administer and run the IIOE-2 through the functions of the JPO.
• To facilitate the acquisition of larger scale over-arching strategic support to IIOE-2 through
  • Identification of distinct public- and private-sector stakeholder communities that can be strategically engaged to support IIOE-2 with direct funding, infrastructure, personnel and technical resources.
  • Developing a strategic plan for uniquely engaging within each funding and stakeholder community to commit resources that are most feasible and appropriate.
  • Development within the IIOE-2 governance structure a process for managing and making decisions pertaining to fundraising and acquiring sufficient resources for IIOE-2.
  • Providing sufficient internal (IIOE-2) resources to support the effort of soliciting and obtaining complete and sustained financial and other support for IIOE-2.

The Heads of the two Joint Project Offices of IIOE-2-- Dr. Nick D'Adamo, Head of the Perth-Australia Node (nick.dadamo@bom.gov.au) and Dr. Rajan Sivaramakrishnan, Head of the Hyderabad-India Node (rajan.s@incois.gov.in)-- are the two Co-Chairs of this Working Group.

Terms of Reference

• Provide the day-to-day underpinning resources to administer and run the IIOE-2through the functions of the JPO.
• Facilitate the acquisition of larger scale over-arching strategic support to IIOE-2 through
  • Identification of distinct public- and private-sector stakeholder communities that can be strategically engaged to support IIOE-2 with direct funding, infrastructure, personnel and technical resources.
  • Developing a strategic plan for uniquely engaging within each funding and stakeholder community to commit resources that are most feasible and appropriate.
  • Development within the IIOE-2 governance structure a process for managing and making decisions pertaining to fundraising and acquiring sufficient resources for IIOE-2.
  • Providing sufficient internal (IIOE-2) resources to support the effort of soliciting andobtaining complete and sustained financial and other support for IIOE-2.