The formal notification packet for JCOMM-4 has been sent for action and/or information to all JCOMM Action Addressees for the IOC and WMO,  IOC Action Addressees, JCOMM Mailing List Members, Permanent Delegations to IOC, National Commissions to IOC, IOC Officers, and organizations working with IOC, and includes the following documents:

- Formal notification of JCOMM-4, Yeosu, Republic of Korea, 23-31 May 2012 (SG/CER/IOC/JCOMM-4);
- Explanatory Memo for IOC Member States (IOC/1131/WWW/AF/FC);
- Invitation to nominate experts to JCOMM teams for the next intersessional period (JCOMM No.1/2012)
- Invitation to the Scientific and Technical Workshop "Scientific and technical workshop - Improving Marine and Ocean Data Products for Science and Society: the Role of JCOMM" (24-25 May 2012), and request for submission of abstracts and travel support requests (JCOMM No.2/2012) - Deadline: 30 March 2012.

The registration and hotel reservation system is now on-line. Please reserve your hotel by 25 March 2012, in order to guarantee your space.

All documents and their available translations can be found on the JCOMM-4 website at: www.jcomm.info/jcomm4doc

Nominations are now open for candidature of experts to undertake the work of JCOMM as members of a group, or an expert team

The invitation to nominate candidates as experts to undertake the work of JCOMM as members of a group, or an expert team, has been sent to all JCOMM Action Addressees for the IOC and WMO, IOC Action Addressees, JCOMM Maling List Members, Permanent Delegations of IOC, National Commissions to IOC, IOC Officers, and orgnizations working with IOC.

All nominations must be submitted through the on-line form to the WMO Secretariat who is receiving and ascertaining the eligible nominations in collaboration with the IOC Secretariat.

The JCOMM circular letter recalling the eligibility criteria and jointly signed by the IOC Executive Secretary and WMO Secretary-General can be consulted inEnglish, French, Spanish, Arabic and Russian.

The Workshop will take place on 24 and 25 May, with the general theme of ‘Improving Marine and Ocean Data and Products for Science and Society: the role of JCOMM’. Comprising invited lectures, 20-minute oral presentations and posters, the workshop will be split into four sessions covering the following topics:

• Reducing uncertainty in ocean data and products

• Improved data accessibility and management as the link between observations and services

• Marine meteorological and ocean prediction, services, applications and user interfaces

• JCOMM contributions to climate services

In each of these sessions, which will be in English only, the focus will be on learning from recent experience and on looking forward. Limited financial support is available and will be made available to presenters from developing countries whose presentations are, in the opinion of the Selection Committee, of high relevance and scientific excellence.

To propose a presentation see www.jcomm.info/jcomm4workshop. For further information, please contact David Meldrum This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

The signing ceremony formalized the arrangements for the Fourth Session of JCOMM to be held 23-31 May 2012 in Yeosu, Korea, and provide a reinforcement of IOC funds for the work programme of JCOMM that will be decided by WMO Members and IOC Member States. The agreement builds a strong and concrete partnership between IOC and the Korea Meteorological Administration which brings to life the philosophy of JCOMM: uniting the oceanographic and meteorological communities to better serve society.   Read more...