THIRD CONFERENCE OF THE INDIAN OCEAN GLOBAL OCEAN OBSERVING SYSTEM (IOGOOS-III)

Bali, Indonesia August 9 - 12, 2005

INTRODUCTION

The IOGOOS Workshop and 3rd Annual Meeting (IOGOOS-III) was hosted by the Agency for the Assessment & Application of Technology (BPPT), Indonesia at the Kuta Paradiso Hotel in Bali, Indonesia during August 9 - 12, 2005. IOGOOS III was organized jointly by the IOGOOS Secretariat, IOC Perth Regional Programme Office and BPPT, Indonesia. About 80 participants from 15 countries and IOC participated in the deliberations of IOGOOS III. An important element of IOGOOS III was a High-level meeting held on August 11, 2005 to review the Indian Ocean Panel for Climate (IOP) implementation plan. This meeting was attended by nine high-level participants/representatives from eight countries.