Fifteenth Session of the GOOS Steering Committee
GOOS SC-15
Meeting
25 - 27 March 2026
India
Organiser(s) & Staff
Participation
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Agenda
Please find the agenda here: https://www.oceanexpert.net/document/37967
Meetings goals
1. GOOS Reform
- Revisit GOOS objectives/deliverables 2030 and be clear of new GOOS objectives/deliverables after reform
- Agree on the new mission, scope and accountability mechanism
- Agree revised structure and the challenges to address in implementing this revised structure, noting unresolved differences of opinion where further consultation is required over the next few months
- Agree on the new governance including role of GRAs and their governance
- Propose a suggested staged reform transition/ implementation plan with timeline
2. GOOS Workplan
- Agree any updates/changes to GOOS 2025-2027 workplan and any relevant decisions in regards to ongoing GOOS work
- Adoption of GOOS Biodiversity Plan (Strategic level)
3. Preparations for governing body meetings
- Agree documents to present to IOC and WMO Executive Councils, June 2026 and content and timeline of reform proposal to present to IOC Assembly and WMO Congress for final sign off in 2027
Backgrond documents
- Final draft GOOS Reform Proposal
- Background reports:
Other:
[View an annotated printable version of this agenda]
| Agenda | Code | Name | Updated on | Action |
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| 1.3 | GOOS SC-15 Agenda | 26/03/26 |
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| 4 | Note on CoastPredict | 23/03/26 |
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| 4 | ESCAP links | 25/03/26 |
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| 5.3 | 5.3 break out session: Group 2 notes for discussion | 25/03/26 |
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| 5.3 | 5.3 break out groups: Notes from breakout group | 26/03/26 |
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| 7.11 | GOOS Endorsed Projects Proposal | 26/03/26 |
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| 7.4 | GOOS Biodiversity Plan | 23/03/26 |
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| Agenda | Code | Name | Updated on | Action |
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| 0 GOOS Reform deliverable from Accenture (Updated 24 March 2026) | 24/03/2026 |
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| GOOS Reform Considerations (compiled zip file) | 25/03/2026 |
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| Workplan Progress Reporting (compiled zip file) | 26/03/2026 |
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| GOOS Biodiversity Plan | 23/03/2026 |
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| Note on CoastPredict | 23/03/2026 |
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| Code | Name | Updated on | Action |
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| Code | Name | Updated on | Action |
| GOOS SC-15 Agenda | 26/03/2026 |
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| Reporting Template Workplan | 16/03/2026 |
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| Template Reporting GOOS Reform Considerations | 16/03/2026 |
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There are 24 participants associated with Fifteenth Session of the GOOS Steering Committee , 24 of whom are provisional .
| Name | Country |
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| AUCAN Jerome | New Caledonia |
| BAHUREL Pierre | France |
| CANONICO Gabrielle | United States of America |
| CUSACK Caroline | Ireland |
| EL-GHARABAWY Suzan | Egypt |
| EVANS Karen | France |
| FYRBERG Katarina Lotta | Sweden |
| GARCON Véronique | France |
| GORRINGE Patrick | Sweden |
| HEIMBACH Patrick | United States of America |
| KARNAWATI Dwikorita | Indonesia |
| LEGLER David | United States of America |
| MAHAPATRA Pooja | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) |
| MAKGATI Lebogang | South Africa |
| NAIR Balakrishnan | India |
| O'CALLAGHAN Joe | New Zealand |
| SCARDILLI Alvaro | Argentina |
| SECRETARIAT GOOS | France |
| SIERRA-CORREA Paula | Colombia |
| SIFON Matias | Chile |
| SPEICH Sabrina | France |
| SUTTON Adrienne | United States of America |
| WANG YI | China |
| YU Weidong | China |
Participant Stats:
Total Invited: 24
Confirmed: 0
Not confirmed: 24
Unapproved: 0
Not-participating: 0
Rejected: 0
Label(s): GOOS Official meeting , IOC Priority 1
Created at 11:19 on 08 Dec 2025 by Jing Li
Last Updated at 16:47 on 27 Mar 2026 by Weronika Kmiec