former IODE Group of Experts on Marine Information Management (GEMIM)

The former IODE Group of Experts on Marine Information Management is a team of knowledgeable marine science information management professionals selected carefully to outline, review and list priorities of tasks for implementation under IODE activities and work/address on the specific marine science information issues arising from time to time during intersessional period under its terms of reference (revised last during Third session).

Establishment: GEMIM was established by IODE-XI (New York, 9-18 January 1984) through Recommendation IODE-XI.4 (IODE's role in marine information management).

Through Recommendation IODE-XXII.1 it was transformed into the Joint IODE/IAMSLIC Group of Experts on Marine Information Management (IODE/IAMSLIC GE-MIM). 

IODE GE-MIM Terms of Reference

1. Advise the Working Committee on IODE on the policy, development and further implementation of an effective international system for scientific and technical information about the marine environment by keeping user requirements under continuing review and ensuring that these requirements can be met adequately;
2. Identify the policy, technical and financial problems involved in the development and implementation of marine information systems, and make recommendations concerning their solution;
3. Develop programmes to improve the capability of Member States, particularly developing countries, to benefit from and participate in marine information systems and keep Member States informed on how they might best have access to such systems through the application of information technology;
4. Report to the Working Committee on IODE on matters with special reference to ASFIS and MEDI pertaining to United Nations and specialized agencies information systems and services related to the marine area;
5. Represent IOC on inter-agency panels on marine information and related systems such as those required by ASFIS and MEDI.

Membership

Click here to view the membership of GEMIM (as per the 12th Session)

The membership of the GE-MIM is sourced mainly from the IODE National Coordinators for Marine Infomation Management

Sessions

• 12th Session GEMIM :Miami, FL, USA, 22-25 January 2013 (Chair: Ms linda Pikula) [ ]
• 11th Session : IOC Project Office for IODE, Ostend, Belgium, 25-28 May 2010 (Chair: Ms Linda Pikula) [report ]
• 10th Session:IOC Project Office for IODE, Ostend, Belgium, 3-6 November 2008(Chair: Ms Suzie Davies)

• 9th Session: IOC Project Office for IODE, Ostend, Belgium, 17-20 September 2007 (Chair: Ms Suzie Davies)

• 8th Session: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 2,3,10 September 2004 (Chair: Dr. Murari Tapaswi)

• 7th Session : Paris, France, 23-25 October 2002 (Chair: Dr. Murari Tapaswi)

• 6th Session : Silver Spring, Maryland, USA, 31 May - 3 June 1999 (Chair: Mrs. Pauline Simpson, UK)

• 5th Session : Athens, Greece, 17-19 January 1996 (Chair: Mrs. Pauline Simpson, UK)

• 4th Session : Washington DC, United States of America, 6-9 October 1993 (Chair: Mrs. Pauline Simpson, UK)

• 3rd Session : Wormley, United Kingdom, 27-30 April 1992 (Chair: Mrs. Pauline Simpson, UK)

• 2nd Session : Moscow, USSR, 8-9 December 1986 (Chair: Dr. J. Watson, Canada)

• 1st Session : Rome, Italy, 19-23 November 1984 (Chair: Dr. J. Watson, Canada)

• Ad Hoc Consultation on Marine Information Management , Paris, 2 June 1983

Project Activities of the GE-MIM

Find out more about the activities of the GE-MIM  HERE

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