TCODE Meeting Agenda

Sunday, October 17, 2004, 13:30-17:00

Chairman: Igor Shevchenko (Russia)

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 2003/2004 Workplan

1. TCODE - WG 15. [Igor Shevchenko and Robin Brown]
2. TCODE - GLOBEC IPO [Igor Shevchenko]
3. North Pacific Ecosystem Metadatabase [Bernard Megrey]
4. TCODE web pages Updating [Igor Shevchenko]
5. Electronic Poster Session for PICES XIII (Honolulu) [Thomas Royer]
6. TCODE web site and new PICES home page linking [Igor Shevchenko]

4. Annual reports and updates on data management activities in PICES member countries [TCODE members]

- A new "Japan Fisheries Oceanography DataBase" implemented by the Japanese National Research Institute of Fisheries Science [Dr. Yuki Ishida]

- Alaska Ocean Observing System - Data Management and Communication activities [S. Allen Macklin, Bern Megrey]

- Using XML for metadata exchange [Georgy Moiseenko]

5. The second Inter-Sessional Science Board Meeting [Igor Shevchenko]

6. Discussion of the TCODE activities in relation to the PICES Strategic Plan and development of a draft of an action plan for current and future activities

7. Discussion of capacity building opportunities.

8. PICES web page [Julia Yazvenko]

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

10. Topic session proposals for PICES XIV

11. PICES XV theme

12. Relations with other international programs/organizations

13. Membership and Chairmanship of TCODE (including possibility of having Vice-Chair)

14. Summary of items with financial implications:

1. Proposed inter-sessional meetings for 2005 and beyond
2. Proposed publications for 2005 and beyond,
3. Travel support requests (OBIS, GODAR-WESTPAC, etc.),
4. Other items.

15. New business (additional items added at the meeting).

16. Discussion and adoption of the TCODE Workplan for 2004/2005