EXECUTIVE COUNCIL PANEL OF EXPERTS ON POLAR AND HIGH MOUNTAIN OBSERVATIONS, RESEARCH AND SERVICES
Sixth session
Reykjavik, Iceland, 8 – 11 September 2015
Documentation plan
(updated 8 September 2015)
(Template for the working documents)
| Agenda item | Doc. no. | Title | Submitted by | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ORGANIZATION OF THE SESSION | |||
| 1.1 | Welcome and opening of the session | |||
| 1.2 | Introductions of members | |||
| 1.3 | Adoption of the Agenda | |||
| 1.3.1 | Provisional Agenda / Work Plan | Secretariat | Done | |
| 1.4 | Working Arrangements | |||
| INF.1 |
Information for participants and Local arrangements Weather for Reykjavik |
Host Country | Done | |
| INF.2 | List of Participants | Secretariat | Done | |
| INF.3 | Member's Profiles | Secretariat | Done | |
| INF.4 | Excursion | Host Country | Done | |
| 2 | OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK | |||
| 2.1 |
WMO Polar & High Mountain Activities in the WMO Strategic Plan Priority areas for future. WMO Polar and High Mountain Activities WMO Strategic Plan 2016-2019 |
Secretariat | Done | |
| 2.2 | New Terms of Reference | Secretariat | Done | |
| 3 | REVIEW OF EC-PORS ACTIVITIES SINCE EC-PORS-5 | |||
| 3.1 | Observations framework | Snorrason | ||
| 3.1.1 | Antarctic activities | Colwell, Stander | Done | |
| Manual on the Global Observing System (WMO-NO. 544), Volume II, Regional Aspects – the Antarctic | Secretariat | Done | ||
| CIMO Contribution | CIMO | Done | ||
| 3.1.2 |
CryoNet Pre-operational Testing Phase GCW Working Structure |
Secretariat | Done | |
| CIMO Contributio | CIMO | Done | ||
| CCl Contribution | CCI | Done | ||
| CHy Contribution | CHY | Done | ||
| 3.1.3 | High Mountain Activities | Xiao | Done | |
| CIMO Contribution | CIMO | Done | ||
| 3.1.4 | Strategic Plan 2015-2018 | Drinkwater | Done | |
| 3.2 | Research | Jung, Sparrow | Done | |
| Global Integrated Polar Prediction System | Jung, Sparrow | Done | ||
| 3.3 | Devaris, Tangen | Done | ||
| CCl Contribution | CCl | Done | ||
| Antarctic Weather Service Delivery | Carpentier | Done | ||
| 3.4 | International Polar Partnership Initiative | Co-Chairs, Grimes | ||
| International Polar Partnership Initiative | Secretariat | Done | ||
| 4 | PERSPECTIVES OF PARTNERS | |||
| 4.1 | Consideration of reports and suggested actions submitted by Partners | Angle | ||
| 4.2 | Presentations by PORS members with partner affiliations | Panel members | ||
| 4.2.1 | Annex 2 | Reiersen | Done | |
| 4.2.2 | IASC | Rachold | Done | |
| 4.2.3 | IACS | Fierz | Done | |
| 4.2.4 | IICWG | Falkingham | Done | |
| 4.2.5 | IPA | Lantuit | 01/08/2015 | |
| 4.2.6 | SCAR | Colwell | Done | |
| 4.2.7 | ATCM | Secretariat | Done | |
| 5 |
Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) Contribution of the Panel to GFCS |
Angle | Done | |
| Regional Stakeholder Consultation on Climate Services for the 3rd Pole Region | Secretariat | Done | ||
| PRCs & PRCOFs | Secretariat | Done | ||
| 6 | BREAK-OUT SESSIONS | |||
| 6.1 |
Break-out sessions to develop work plans for consideration by the Panel: (i) Observations (Snorrason) (ii) Research (Hov) (iii) Services (Devaris, Tangen) |
In-session | ||
| 6.2 | Reports and Recommendations from the Break-Out Session | Session Chairs | In-session | |
| 6.3 | Open Discussion on Recommendations and Work Plans from the Break-Out Sessions | EC-PORS Co-Chairs | In-session | |
| 7 | FUTURE WORK PROGRAMME | |||
| 7.1 | Continuing engagement of Partner organizations | In-session | ||
| 7.2 | Summary of Proposed tasks, actions and responsibilities | In-session | ||
| EC-PORS-5 Action Items | Done | |||
| 7.3 | Future Meetings of EC-PORS and its bodies | In-session | ||
| 8 | STRUCTURE AND MODALITIES OF EC-PORS | |||
| 8.1 | Structure of EC-PHORS | Team leads and Co-chairs | In-session | |
| Team Assignments | Angle, Gill, Secretariat | Done | ||
| 8.2 | Panel membership | Secretariat | Done | |
| 8.3 | Outreach activities by Panel members | Panel members | In-session | |
| GCW Handouts | GCW-SC | Done | ||
| 8.3 | EC-PORS Trust Fund, Funding of Panel sub-groups and activities | Secretariat | Done | |
| 8.4 | Working mechanisms with WMO Constituent bodies and programmes | Angle, Gill | Done | |
| 8.5 | Report to EC-68 (2016), including possible resolution(s) | In-session | ||
| 9 |
PRESENTATIONS (By government agencies, relevant research institutes and organizations, etc.) |
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| 10 | CLOSURE OF MEETING | |||
