IOGOOS Workshop and Seventh Annual Meeting
(IOGOOS-VII)
Agenda
Item (iii) of the Annual Meeting
IOGOOS
Secretariat Report (December 2008 – June 2010)
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Sl.
No. |
Item |
Status
/ Progress |
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1. |
IOGOOS
Annual Meeting |
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1.1 |
IOGOOS VI Report |
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Finalised and circulated the IOGOOS VI Annual Report. |
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1.2 |
The
IOGOOS Secretariat was requested to interact with the potential hosts to
finalise the venue and the dates of the next Annual Meeting |
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Action
Completed |
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1.3 |
Conduct of IOGOOS VII |
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Circular,
Invitations, Agenda, Funding for IOGOOS VII. ·
Funding
from IOC Perth Office (AUD 15, 000) to partially / fully sponsor 05 participants. |
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2. |
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2.1 |
IOGOOS Secretariat was asked
to approach IOC / UNESCO for |
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“International
Capacity Development Program: Seminar and Proposal-writing workshop for
Marine related Institutions at Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia during ·
COAST MAP IO Workshop on Drafting Project Proposal
to International Financial Institutions held at ·
IOGOOS, through IOC/UNESCO Perth Office
has sponsored 05 delegates from the Indian Ocean Rim countries for their
participation in the SAFARI (Societal Applications in Fisheries and
Aquaculture using Remotely-sensed Imagery) International Symposium on “Remote
Sensing and Fisheries” held at ·
Circulated
the announcement of C V Raman International Fellowship for African
Researchers, announced by Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt.
of India, to the IOGOOS Members from the African Countries. |
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3. |
IOGOOS Projects |
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3.1 |
Secretariat to provide a
critical review and assessment of all feasible existing and proposed IOGOOS
projects as well as unfeasible existing or proposed projects at the next
IOGOOS meeting, to facilitate decisions that would need to be made by members
on continuance or otherwise of all projects, with a view to then revising and
updating the project listing on the IOGOOS website |
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Key
stone Ecosystem project need to be dropped or either need to identify an
active leader. ·
Shoreline
change project has becoming in-active due to no response from the Member
countries. PL may be tasked for coordination with the member countries for
their participation. ·
Chlorophyll_a
Mapping project is progressing well. The Progress will be made by Dr. T.
Srinivasa Kumar. |
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4. |
Governance |
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4.1 |
Reflect the creation of
Co-secretary post and renewal of Chair position with Dr. Shailesh Nayak. |
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Action
Completed |
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4.2 |
The Chair tasked the Secretariat to (i)
coordinate a letter of thanks and appreciation (through the Chair) to Dr
Smith on his retirement as IOGOOS Officer and (ii) coordinate the process for
Dr Smith’s replacement out of session, before the next IOGOOS meeting |
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Action
Completed. ·
Notified
the vacancy of Dr. Neville’s position. Nominations are tabled for discussion
under Item No. xiii of IOGOOS Annual Meeting. |
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4.3 |
IOGOOS Officers |
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The
secretariat sent out the status paper and requested nominations for the
positions of IOGOOS Chair and Officer. The status is attached as Annexure – 1.
Will be discussed as Agenda Item xiii of the Annual Meeting. |
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4.4 |
IOGOOS
Members |
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·
Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem (BOBLME), a
project of FAO, is willing to become an Associate Member. |
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5. |
Finance |
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5.1 |
Membership Fees for 2009-10 |
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Sent
out requests to Members for remittance of the Annual Membership fee for the
period 2009-10. |
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5.2 |
Audit |
·
Completed
Financial Accounting and Audit for the Period December 2008 – June 2010). ·
Statement
of Account is being submitted for verification and approval. The status is
attached as Annexure – 2. Will be tabled as Agenda Item xi of the Annual
Meeting |
Specific actions
with respect to IOP, SIBER, Modelling and Remote Sensing project initiatives
will be presented by the respective project leaders.
Annexure – 1
Notification for the position of
IOGOOS Chairman and Officers
Agenda Item xiii
of the Annual Meeting
Rules for
Nomination of IOGOOS Chair / Officers:
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The Officers should be broadly
representative of the regions of the
·
Officer shall serve in an
individual capacity for a period of 2 years, up to a maximum of two terms. With
the unanimous agreement of all members, in exceptional cases, an Officer can be
extended for a further term of 2 years.
·
If an Officer does not attend
two consecutive Annual Meetings, the position of that Officer will be considered
vacant and an election will be conducted for the position.
·
If an Officer resigns, the
position shall remain vacant until the next Annual Meeting. However, if the
Chair is unable to serve, one of the Officers will be nominated by the
Officers, to act as a Chair, till next Annual Meeting.
· IOGOOS Secretariat shall notify to all Members about the vacancies of the posts (Chair / Officers) and request nominations from members for the position of Chair of IOGOOS and for other Officers three months prior to the Annual Meeting.
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Nominations should be forwarded
through the IOGOOS Member Institutions.
·
In the event of more
nominations than vacant Officer Positions, an Election Return Officer, who is
not a voting Member, shall be appointed, to oversee the election. Each member
shall have a number of votes equal to the number of vacancies.
IOGOOS Chair and Officers: The following is the status
of the Tenure of Chair and Officers of IOGOOS:
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Term |
2002 - 2004 |
2004 - 2006 |
2006 - 2008 |
2008 - 2010 |
2010 - 2012 |
Nominations Received |
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Chair |
Dr. K. Radhakrishnan |
Dr. K. Radhakrishnan |
Dr. Shailesh Nayak |
Dr. Shailesh Nayak |
Eligible for Extension
for two year term, with the unanimous agreement of all members, in
exceptional cases. However, Dr. Shailesh Nayak willing to step down |
Dr. |
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Officer |
Dr. Johnson Kazungu |
Dr. Johnson Kazungu |
Dr. Alfonse Dubi |
Dr. Alfonse Dubi |
Eligible for Extension
for two year term, with the unanimous agreement of all members, in
exceptional cases. Willing to continue |
NA |
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Officer |
Prof. Anthony Forbes |
Prof. Anthony Forbes |
Dr. Somkiat Khokiattiwong |
Dr. Somkiat Khokiattiwong |
NA |
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Officer |
Dr. Harry Ganoo |
Dr. Mitrasen Bhikajee |
Dr. Mitrasen Bhikajee |
Dr. Mitrasen Bhikajee |
To be
Elected. |
Dr.
Andreas Schiller, CSIRO & Dr. T.
Srinivasa Kumar, INCOIS, |
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Officer |
Dr.
Neville Smith |
Dr.
Neville Smith |
Dr.
Neville Smith |
To be
Elected. |
To be
Elected. |
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Nominations have been invited
from interested Members for the position of IOGOOS Chair and Officers
o
Received one nomination for
the post of IOGOOS Chair (Representation from Islands Region)
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Received two nominations
for IOGOOS Officer vacancies:
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One representing
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One representing