Establishment
This Steering Group was established through Recommendation IODE-XXI.6 (March 2011)
Recommendation IODE-XXI.6
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE IODE STEERING GROUP FOR THE OCEANDOCS PROJECT
The IOC Committee on International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange,
Recalling the establishment of the IODE OceanDocs Project by the IODE Committee at its nineteenth Session through Recommendation IODE-XIX.11,
Noting with appreciation the successful development and use of the IODE OceanDocs Project as a free and open mechanism to make scientific literature available to all in an equitable way between the developed and developing world,
Expresses its gratitude to the Universiteit Hasselt, Belgium (UHasselt) for its considerable in-kind support that has enabled the development of OceanDocs,
Recommends the establishment of the IODE Steering Group for the OceanDocs Project with the following Terms of Reference:
(i) advise the Committee on the global policy and strategy, including partnerships of OceanDocs;
(ii) monitor the contributions by Member States to the OceanDocs e-repository and recommend ways and means to further promote OceanDocs and to increase its holdings;
(iii) monitor and consider appropriate new technologies to improve OceanDocs;
(iv) participate in the IODE/IAMSLIC Aquatic Commons Management Board.
Recommends further that the membership of the Steering Group shall initially include Belgium (UHasselt), Chair GE-MIM and representatives of ODINs contributing to OceanDocs.
Membership
The current membership can be found here: SG-OceanDocs membership
Meetings
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Created on: Monday, 06 February 2012 12:09
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Last Updated on: Wednesday, 10 July 2019 09:41
