The management of the IODE Programme has several levels:
1- IODE Committee and IODE Management Group
As shown in the figure below the IODE Committee is the main decision making structure of the IODE programme. It meets every two years and is tasked with reviewing progress of the IODE activities as well as to propose a work plan and budget for the next two years. These proposals are then submitted to the IOC Assembly which traditionally meets the same year as the IODE Committee.
The IODE Committee is composed of IODE national coordinators for data management, IODE national coordinators for marine information management, IODE Associate Data Unit contacts, IODE Associate Information Unit contacts, and WDC Directors.
The IODE management structure was revised by IODE-XXV through Decision IODE-XXV.5.1 (The IODE Management Structure). The objectives of the IODE-MG have been defined as follows:
- Be responsible for reviewing progress of the work plan and budget approved by the IODE Committee and adjusting them as required,
- Oversee the assessment of IODE projects and activities and recommend their endorsements when these meet the agreed evaluation criteria,
- Evaluate for efficacy any existing IODE groups formed by the IODE Committee.
The membership of IODE-MG comprises the following Executive and Non-executive members, bearing in mind that, ideally, both data and marine information management should be represented:
Executive members
- The current two IODE Co-Chairs,
- One or both past IODE Co-Chairs (to be agreed by past Co-chairs), (1)
- IODE Secretariat members (non-voting member)(2)
Non-executive members
- Current (Co-)Chair(s) of IODE (data and information) project steering groups or their designee, or IODE project leaders where no SG exists,
- Additional experts as needed(3)
(1) The inclusion of one or both the past IODE co-chairs will provide continuity from the preceding intersessional period.
(2) Members of the Secretariat are responsible for the administrative and financial implementation of projects and the MG will require their guidance and support on these matters.
(3) The IODE-MG may seek the advice of subject matter experts and others as appropriate to help formulate its decisions and recommendations.
The IODE-MG reaches decisions by consensus of its voting members (executive + non-executive). IODE-MG members should not participate in decisions that relate to a project on which there may a perceived conflict of interest.
The full IODE-MG should meet once every three months (by email or video conference) or as appropriate.
The Executive members of the IODE-MG should meet face-to-face once during the intersessional period to review the status of the approved workplan and budget.
The IODE Co-Chairs are elected by the IODE Committee during Sessions of the IODE Committee for one term of two years. IODE Co-Chairs can be re-elected once. More information on Sessions of the IODE Committee and Co-Chairs can be found here.
More information on the IODE network structure can be found here.
The IODE programme is managed on a day-to-day basis by the IODE programme coordinator, based at the IOC Project Office for IODE in Oostende, Belgium.
2- IODE Special Groups
IODE has 3 types of "special groups": (click on name to get more information). They assist the Committee with implementation of the IODE work plan or with studying specific issues and then to report back to the Committee. The different groups are:
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Created on: Monday, 10 July 2017 15:33
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Last Updated on: Wednesday, 24 January 2024 16:33
