Indian Ocean Resources Forum

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Indian Ocean Resources Forum
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IOGOOS-VI review IRF Terms of Reference

• With respect to the actual working function of
  the IRF, IOP to decide on its modus operandi.
• The draft ToR changed
• At 5.4 to IOGOOS will seek Secretariat support
  for the Forum from the UNESCO IOC Perth Regional
  Programme Office.
• Include SIBER in the TOR

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IOGOOS recommendations/actions

• IOP tasked with developing a business plan,
  including membership, for IRF at IOP-6
• To be approved by IOGOOS Chair
• First IRF meeting at IOGOOS-VII
• With third IndOOS High Level Review????
• BP to include SIBER

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IRF Business Plan (1)

• BackgroundDevelopment of IndOOS progress and
  problems
• Multinational success
• Ship time
• Resources
• Sustainability
• Objective of IRF
• Multinational coordination to maximise/optimise
  ship time and resources
• Promote IndOOS at home
• Promote IndOOS in international bodies e.g.
  Global Environment Fund, World Bank if
  appropriate

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IRF Business Plan (2)

• Structure and governance
• Members invited by IOGOOS
• Following recommendations by IOP and SIBER
• Elect Chair for 2-3 year term
• IOC Perth provides Secretariat support and
  resources for meeting
• IRF Secretary appointed by IOC Perth
• Nominations GM ?, other possibilities?
• Secretary convenes annual meeting normally with
  IOGOOS, duties and responsibilities need to be
  defined
• Secretary reports outcomes to IOGOOS, SEAGOOS and
  other stakeholders

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IRF Business Plan (3)

• Modus operandi
• First meetingIRF develops a sustainability
  strategy
• Annually, IOP SIBER identify needs (meetings
  June in collaboration out of session)
• IRF meets at IOGOOS in Nov-Dec, but March 2010
• IRF members report progress toward national
  contributions to Secretary before IOP meeting
• The goal is incremental growth of IndOOS toward
  the IOP and SIBER Implementation Plans
• A measure of success is of RAMA running,
  others?

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Membership-- Should be people who are in a
position to commit resources to the development
of IndOOS, max 10-12

• MoES SN
• NOAA CB
• JAMSTEC ??
• SOA ??
• Aus ? NIRC Chair or member

• BPPT or AMFR SI
• France IPEV (HL) or INSU
• ASCLME DV
• UNESCO/IOC
• Others?

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Discussion

• Actionsubmit ABP to IOGOOS by mid-July
• What have I left out?

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Status of IMOS
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Status in Feb 09 and 2009/10 ABP

• Recognitionnational, international, NCRIS
• Last Annual Progress Report (Sept 08)
• Staffing 80 complete
• Instrument deployments 50
• Software development 50
• Next Annual Business Plan (to Jun 2011, nominal
  end of NCRIS)
• Re-set milestones
• Genuinely achievable implementation plan
• Accurate budget
• Started scoping how to sustain

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National Reference Stations
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IMOS instrumentsLegend
Five NodesWA, SA, NSW-TAS, GBR
Bluewater/Climate
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WA Node
Off Perth
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Bluewater and climate

• Argo
• 3 x 3 coverage nearly complete
• Contributions to South Pacific and Indian Oceans
• Enhanced SOOP
• XBT (frequently repeated)
• XBT (high density)
• SST (hull sensors)
• Fluxes
• Carbon
• Plankton

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Mid-term reviewgeneral comments

• Engineering support and most successful Nodes and
  Facilities
• Watch out for scope creep
• Nodes
• GBROOS, model for others to emulate
• NSW, SA WA need strengthening
• Bluewater, integration with coastal nodes

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Mid-term reviewfacilities

• Bluewater
• Argo on track
• Enhanced SOOP needs integration
• SOTS engineering development, April cutoff
• Coastal Currents
• ANMN on track
• ACORN six to five sites
• ANFOG East coast skill base

• Coastal Ecosyst.
• AATAMS on track
• AUV on track continue
• FAIMMS on track
• Data Mgmt
• SRS on track continue
• eMII fastest approach to giving access

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Mid-term reviewforward planning, IMOS-2

• Monitor development of the funding environment
• Promote the conceptual framework National
  perspective (NCRIS glue) and co-investment
• Distinguish observations that need to be
  sustained
• Strengthen linkage to operational products
• Strengthen Nodes and linkage States needs

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Forward plan

• Time frame
• Jun 09 Understand funding environment
• Sep 09 Draft scoping paper
• Mar 10 Draft Investment Plan
• Dec 10 Expect announcements of NCRIS-like program

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IMOS Office

• Director Gary Meyers to 07/2009, Tim Moltmann
• Executive Officer Jo Neilson
• Project Officer Marian McGowan (coordination)
• Development Officer Katy Hill (outreach)
• Office assistant Wen ten Hout (part time)
• Technical Director Simon Allen (part time)
• (eMII Director Roger Proctor)

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Thank you