PICES Technical Committee on Data Exchange

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1. Welcome and introduction of members

2. Adoption of Agenda (opportunity to add agenda items under New Business)

3. Review progress on items in the 2002/2003 Workplan
a. Joint WG 15/TCODE workshop on "Harmful algal blooms - harmonization of data"
Hee-Dong Jeong
b. TCODE-GLOBEC cooperation
Igor Shevchenko and Robin Brown
c. Expansion of the Bering Sea Metadata base to cover the North Pacific
Bernard Megrey
d. Metadata key list
Bernard Megrey and Allen Macklin
e. Electronic Poster Session for PICES XII
Bernard Megrey and Sung-Dae Kim
f. Updating inventory of real-time data sources for the North Pacific
Igor Shevchenko and Robin Brown
j. Web pages for
o links to real time and quasi-real time data for the North Pacific,
o computer software for the display (visualization) and analysis of data (using the existing inventory of software tools available for marine science),
o description of inter and intra data exchange policies in PICES member countries
Tom Royer and Igor Shevchenko
h. TCODE Strategic Plan
Igor Shevchenko and Robin Brown

4. Annual reports on data management activities in PICES member countries:
a. Canada
b. China
c. Japan
d. Korea
e. Russia
f. U.S.A

6. Discussion of North Pacific Ecosystem Status Report

7. Discussion of report from Study Group on PICES Capacity Building

8. Discussion of steps towards next major PICES scientific program(s)

9. Topic session proposals for PICES XIII

10. PICES XIV theme

11. Summary of items with financial implications:
a. proposed inter-sessional meetings for 2004 and beyond,
b. proposed publications for 2004 and beyond,
c. travel support requests,
d. other items

12. New Business (additional items added at the meeting)

13. Discussion and adoption of the TCODE Workplan for 2003/2004