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JCOMM Sessions

EventDateVenue
JCOMM 1st Session19-29 June 2001Akureyri, Iceland
JCOMM 2nd Session19-27 September 2005Halifax, Canada
JCOMM 3rd Session4-11 November 2009Marrakech, Morocco
JCOMM 4th Session28-31 May 2012Yeosu, Republic of Korea
JCOMM 5th Session25-29 October 2017Geneva, Switzerland

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JCOMM TECOs

EventDateVenueReport
First Technical Conference on Operational Oceanography (TECO-I)June 2001Akureyri, IcelandTECO-I
Marine Meteorology and Oceanography for the 21st Century (TECO-II)2005Halifax, CanadaTECO-II
Scientific lectures on socio-economic benefits of met-ocean information and services (TECO-III)Nov 2009Marrakech, MoroccoTECO-III
Science and Technology Workshop on Improving Marine and Ocean Data and Products for Science and Society: the role of JCOMM (TECO-IV)2012Yeosu, Republic of KoreaTECO-IV
Marine Technical Conference (TECO-V)Oct. 2017Geneva, SwitzerlandTECO-V

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JCOMM Management

EventDateVenueReport
1st Session of the JCOMM Management Committee (MAN-I)6-9 Feb 2002Geneva, SwitzerlandMAN-I
2nd Session of the JCOMM Management Committee (MAN-II)5-8 Feb 2003Paris, FranceMAN-II
3rd Session of the JCOMM Management Committee (MAN-III)17-20 Mar 2004Geneva, SwitzerlandMAN-III
4th Session of the JCOMM Management Committee (MAN-IV)9-12 Feb 2005Paris, FranceMAN-IV
5th Session of the JCOMM Management Committee (MAN-V)5-7 Oct 2006Geneva, SwitzerlandMAN-V
6th Session of the JCOMM Management Committee (MAN-VI)3-6 Dec 2007Paris, FranceMAN-VI
7th Session of the JCOMM Management Committee (MAN-VII)8-12 Dec 2008Melbourne, AustraliaMAN-VII
8th Session of the JCOMM Management Committee (MAN-VIII)16-19 Nov 2010Paris, FranceMAN-VIII
9th Session of the JCOMM Management Committee (MAN-IX)13-16 Sept 2011Geneva, SwitzerlandMAN-IX
10th Session of the JCOMM Management Committee (MAN-X)7-10 May 2013Paris, FranceMAN-X
11th Session of the JCOMM Management Committee (MAN-XI)20-23 Oct 2014Geneva, SwitzerlandMAN-XI
12th Session of the JCOMM Management Committee (MAN-XII)17-20 Nov 2015Bologna, ItalyMAN-XII
13th Session of the JCOMM Management Committee (MAN-XIII)18-21 Jan 2017Geneva, Switzerland/
14th Session of the JCOMM Management Committee (MAN-XIV)29-Oct-17Geneva, SwitzerlandMAN-XIV
15th Session of the JCOMM Management Committee (MAN-XV)31 Oct - 3 Nov 2018Geneva, SwitzerlandMAN-XV
Meeting of the JCOMM Management Board17-19 Jan 2013Paris, Francereport
JCOMM MAN teleconference No.1 2014 JCOMM MAN27-Jan-14onlinereport
JCOMM MAN teleconference No.2 201412-May-14online/

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SFSPA CG

EventDateVenueReport
1st Session of the JCOMM Services Programme Area Coordination Group (SCG-I)3-6 Apr 2002Geneva, SwitzerlandSCG-I
2nd Session of the JCOMM Services Programme Area Coordination Group (SCG-II)19-21 May 2004Toulouse, FranceSCG-II
3rd Session of the JCOMM Services Programme Area Coordination Group (SCG-III)7-10 Nov 2006Exeter, United KingdomSCG-III
4th Session of the JCOMM Services Programme Area Coordination Group (SCG-IV)11-13 Mar 2009Geneva, SwitzerlandSCG-IV
5th Session of the JCOMM Services Programme Area Coordination Group (SCG-V)7-8 May 2010Melbourne, AustraliaSCG-V
6th Session of the JCOMM Services Programme Area Coordination Group (SCG-VI)8-11 Nov 2011Seoul, Republic of KoreaSCG-VI
7th Session of the JCOMM Services Programme Area Coordination Group (SCG-VII)4-6 Mar 2013Tokyo, JapanSCG-VII
8th Session of the JCOMM Services Programme Area Coordination Group (SCG-VIII)15-17 Mar 2016Geneva, Switzerland/
9th Session of the JCOMM Services Programme Area Coordination Group (SCG-IX)22-24 Aug 2018Geneva, SwitzerlandSCG-IX

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JCOMM newsletters

DateIssue Number
Dec. 200501
May 200602
Sept 200603
Feb. 200704
June 200705
Jan. 201006
June 201007
Dec. 201008
May 201109
Jan 201310
Sept 201311
Sept 201412

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CIFDP

Theme

Event

Date

Location

Report

CIFDP

CIFDP National Sub-Projects Implementation (WMO EC-65 Side Meeting)

17-May-13

Geneva, Switzerland

/

CIFDP

Advisory workshop on Enhancing forecasting capabilities for North Indian Ocean Storm Surges

14-17 July 2009

New Delhi,India

IOC-WR-223

CIFDP

User Consultation Meeting on ESA Storm Surge Project

17-18 Sept 2009

Venezia, Italy

/

CIFDP

2nd Advisory workshop on Enhancing Forecasting Capabilities for North Indian Ocean Storm Surges
In-Region Workshop on North Indian Ocean Storm Surge Modelling

11-15 Feb 2011

New Delhi, India

IOC-WR-239

CIFDP

eSurge Training in Applying EO Data to Storm Surge Modelling and Forecasting

20-21 Feb 2014

Cork, Ireland

/

CIFDP

eSurge Training on Applying Earth Observation Data in Storm Surge Forecasting Systems

2-4 Dec 2014

Geneva, Switzerland

/

CIFDP-B

CIFDP Bangladesh (CIFDP-B) Stakeholders Workshop

28 Nov – 1 Dec 2011

Dhaka, Bangladesh

CIFDP-B-SW

CIFDP-B

CIFDP-B Phase 2 Implementation kickoff

28-30 May 2013

Dhaka, Bangladesh

CIFDP-B-SD

CIFDP-B

CIFDP Bangladesh (CIFDP-B) meeting of the National Coordination Team

16-18 Feb 2014

Dhaka, Bangladesh

CIFDP-B-NCT

CIFDP-B

CIFDP Bangladesh (CIFDP-B) Final Meeting

28-30 Nov 2017

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Final Report

CIFDP-C

CIFDP Dominican Republic (CIFDP-DR) Stakeholders Workshop

15-19 Nov 2011

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

CIFDP-DR-SW

CIFDP-C

CIFDP-Caribbean (CIFDP-C) Kick-Off Meeting

23-29 April 2015

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Action Items

CIFDP-C

CIFDP-Caribbean (CIFDP-C) Second Meeting

27-30 Apr 2016

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Action Items

CIFDP-C

CIFDP-Caribbean (CIFDP-C) Training and Final Meeting

3-7 Dec 2018

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Final Report

CIFDP-F

CIFDP Fiji (CIFDP-F) Stakeholders Workshop

18-21 Feb 2013

Nadi, Fiji

JCOMM TR 070

CIFDP-F

CIFDP Fiji (CIFDP-F) Interdisciplinary Expert Forum

7-10 Oct 2013

Nadi, Fiji

Report

CIFDP-F

CIFDP Fiji (CIFDP-F) Executive Committee Meeting Project Overview

09-11 Aug 2016

Suva, Fiji

Action Items

CIFDP-F

CIFDP Fiji (CIFDP-F) Technical Workshop 2017

25-27 July 2017

Nadi, Fiji

Action Items

CIFDP-F

CIFDP Fiji (CIFDP-F) Technical Workshop 2018

19-21 Nov 2018

Nadi, Fiji

Action Items

CIFDP-F

CIFDP Fiji (CIFDP-F) Final Meeting

19-21 Nov 2019

Nadi, Fiji

Final Report

CIFDP-I

CIFDP Indonesia (CIFDP-I) Stakeholders Workshop

3-5 Dec 2013

Jakarta, Indonesia

/

CIFDP-I

CIFDP-Indonesia (CIFDP-I) Phase 1 Review

6-9 Oct 2014

Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Action Items

CIFDP-I

CIFDP Indonesia (CIFDP-I) Phase 2 Review Meeting

29-31 Mar 2017

Jakarta, Indonesia

/

CIFDP-I

CIFDP Indonesia (CIFDP-I) Final Meeting

28-30 Jan 2019

Bali, Indonesia

Final Report

CIFDP-PSG

1st Meeting for the Coastal Inundation Forecasting Demonstration Project Steering Group (CIFDP-PSG-I)

29 June – 1 July 2009

Geneva, Switzerland

CIFDP-PSG-I

CIFDP-PSG

2nd Meeting for the Coastal Inundation Forecasting Demonstration Project Steering Group (CIFDP-PSG-II)

20-22 Sept 2010

Geneva, Switzerland

CIFDP-PSG-II

CIFDP-PSG

3rd Meeting for the Coastal Inundation Forecasting Demonstration Project Steering Group (CIFDP-PSG-III)

2-4 Apr 2012

Jacksonville, United States

CIFDP-PSG-III

CIFDP-PSG

4th Meeting for the Coastal Inundation Forecasting Demonstration Project Steering Group (CIFDP-PSG-IV)

22-23 Feb 2013

Nadi, Fiji

CIFDP-PSG-IV

CIFDP-PSG

5th Meeting for the Coastal Inundation Forecasting Demonstration Project Steering Group (CIFDP-PSG-V)

14-16 May 2014

Geneva, Switzerland

CIFDP-PSG-V

CIFDP-PSG

6th Meeting for the Coastal Inundation Forecasting Demonstration Project Steering Group (CIFDP-PSG-VI)

16-18 Nov 2015

Miami, USA

CIFDP-PSG-VI

CIFDP-PSG

7th Meeting for the Coastal Inundation Forecasting Demonstration Project Steering Group (CIFDP-PSG-VII)

20-22 Feb 2017

Geneva, Switzerland

CIFDP-PSG-VII

CIFDP-PSG

8th Meeting for the Coastal Inundation Forecasting Demonstration Project Steering Group (CIFDP-PSG-VIII)

31 Jan-2 Feb 2019

Bali, Indonesia

CIFDP-PSG-VIII

 

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COWCLIP

EventDateVenueReport
1st meeting of WCRP-JCOMM Coordinated Ocean Wave Climate Project (COWCLIP-I)11-13 Apr 2011Geneva, SwitzerlandCOWCLIP-I
2nd meeting of WCRP-JCOMM Coordinated Ocean Wave Climate Project (COWCLIP-II)1-2 Nov 2013Banff, CanadaCOWCLIP-II
3rd meeting of WCRP-JCOMM Coordinated Ocean Wave Climate Project (COWCLIP-III)1-3 Oct 2014Paris, FranceCOWCLIP-III
4th meeting of WCRP-JCOMM Coordinated Ocean Wave Climate Project (COWCLIP-IV)2-4 Sept 2015Paris, FranceCOWCLIP-IV
5th meeting of WCRP-JCOMM Coordinated Ocean Wave Climate Project (COWCLIP-V)19 April 2016Vienna, AustriaCOWCLIP-V
6th meeting of WCRP-JCOMM Coordinated Ocean Wave Climate Project (COWCLIP-VI)16 Sept 2017Liverpool, UKsee Appendix A of COWCLIP-VII
7th meeting of WCRP-JCOMM Coordinated Ocean Wave Climate Project (COWCLIP-VII)21-23 May 2018Paris, FranceCOWCLIP-VII
8th meeting of WCRP-JCOMM Coordinated Ocean Wave Climate Project (COWCLIP-VIII)16 Nov 2019Melbourne, AustraliaCOWCLIP-VIII
9th meeting of Coordinated Ocean Wave Climate Project (COWCLIP-IX)4-5, 11-12 May 2021VIRTUALCOWCLIP-IX
10th meeting of Coordinated Ocean Wave Climate Project (COWCLIP-X)25 July 2023VIRTUALReport submitted (appendix)
11th meeting of Coordinated Ocean Wave Climate Project (COWCLIP-XI)7 October 2023Notre-Dame, USA/HybridReport submitted
12th meeting of Coordinated Ocean Wave Climate Project (COWCLIP-XII)27 Sept 2025Santander, Spaincoming

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ETSI

EventDateVenueReport
1st Session of the JCOMM Expert Team on Sea Ice (ETSI-I)21-25 Oct 2002Buenos Aires, ArgentinaETSI-I
2nd Session of the JCOMM Expert Team on Sea Ice (ETSI-II)15-17 Apr 2004Hamburg, GermanyETSI-II
3rd Session of the JCOMM Expert Team on Sea Ice (ETSI-III)28-31 Mar 2007Geneva, SwitzerlandETSI-III
4th Session of the JCOMM Expert Team on Sea Ice (ETSI-IV)1-5 Mar 2010St. Petersburg, Russian FederationETSI-IV
5th Session of the JCOMM Expert Team on Sea Ice (ETSI-V)25-28 Mar 2014Ottawa, CanadaETSI-V
6th Session of the JCOMM Expert Team on Sea Ice (ETSI-VI)28 Feb – 3 Mar 2017Helsinki, Finland/
7th Session of the JCOMM Expert Team on Sea Ice (ETSI-VII)13-15 May 2019Geneva, SwitzerlandETSI-VII
3rd ICE Analysts Workshop14-18 June 2011Copenhagen, Denmarkreport
4th Ice Analyst Workshop and Antarctic Workshop9 - 13 June 2014Helsinki, Finlandreport
5th Ice Analyst workshop16 - 20 May 2016Suitland, MD, USArecommendations

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JCOMM-TCP workshops

EventDateVenueReport
Workshop on Wind Wave and Storm Surge Analysis and Forecasting for Caribbean Countries16-20 June 2003Halifax, CanadaWMO TD-No. 1171. Available on CD
5th TCP/JCOMM Regional Workshop on Storm Surge and Wave Forecasting(SSW-5)1-5 Dec 2008Melbourne, Australia/
6th TCP/JCOMM Workshop on Storm Surge and Wave Forecasting(SSW-6)21-26 Feb 2011Santo Domingo Dominican RepublicFinal Report
7th TCP-JCOMM Workshop on Storm Surge and Wave Forecasting(SSW-7)10-14 Oct 2011Macao, ChinaJCOMM TR 62
8th JCOMM-TCP Workshop on Storm Surge and Wave Forecasting(SSW-8)19-23 Nov 2012Nairobi, Kenya/

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ETWS/ETWCH

EventDateVenueReport
1st session of the JCOMM Expert Team on Wind Waves and Storm Surges (ETWS-I)11-14 June 2003Halifax, CanadaETWS-I
2nd session of the JCOMM Expert Team on Wind Waves and Storm Surges (ETWS-II)20-24 Mar 2007Geneva, SwitzerlandETWS-II
3rd session of the JCOMM Expert Team on Wind Waves and Storm Surges (ETWS-III)18-22 May 2010Toronto, CanadaETWS-III
4th session of the JCOMM Expert Team on Waves and Coastal Hazards Forecasting Systems (ETWCH-IV)3-6 Apr 2013Paris, FranceETWCH-IV

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Coastal Hazard Forecasting

EventDateVenueReport
Advisory workshop on Enhancing forecasting capabilities for North Indian Ocean Storm Surges14-17 July 2009New Delhi, IndiaIOC-WR-223
User Consultation Meeting on ESA Storm Surge Project17-18 Sept 2009Venezia, Italy/
2nd Advisory workshop on Enhancing Forecasting Capabilities for North Indian Ocean Storm SurgesIn-Region Workshop on North Indian Ocean Storm Surge Modelling11-15 Feb 2011New Delhi, IndiaIOC-WR-239
eSurge Training in Applying EO Data to Storm Surge Modelling and Forecasting20-21 Feb 2014Cork, Ireland/
eSurge Training on Applying Earth Observation Data in Storm Surge Forecasting Systems2-4 Dec 2014Geneva, Switzerland/
JCOMM Scientific and Technical Symposium on Storm Surges2-6 Oct 2007Seoul, Republic of KoreaRecommendations and Actions

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PP-WET

EventDateVenueReport

1st PP-WET Steering Committee meeting PP-WET SC

11-12 May 2009

San Diego, USA

WET-Actions-2009

2nd PP-WET Steering Committee meeting: PP-WET SC2

27 Feb 2010

Portland, Oregon

-

Wave Measurement Evaluation and Test Project Meeting PP-WET

26 Oct 2013

Banff, Canada

-

JCOMM Technical Workshop on Wave Measurements from Buoys

2-3 Oct 2008

New York, USA

Wave Buoy Workshop 2008 Summary

Wave Buoy Workshop Recommendations

PP-WMD Steering Committee meeting PP-WMD SC

13-14 May 2009

San Diego, USA

WMD-Actions-2009

JCOMM Marine Instrumentation Workshop for the Asia Pacific Region RMIC2

11-13 July 2011

Tianjin, China

JCOMM-MR-087

JCOMM Training Workshop on Marine Instrumentation for the Regional Association IV RMIC-RA-IV-2

29 Feb-2 Mar 2016

Gulfport, Mississippi

JCOMM-TR-087

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Marine Climatology (CLIMAR, ETMC, MARCDAT, IOGP/JCOMM/WCRP workshops, etc.)

EventDateVenueReport
JCOMM Workshop on Advances in Marine Climatology CLIMAR-I (CLIMAR-99)8-15 Sept. 1999Vancouver, CanadaProceedings of CLIMAR-99
JCOMM Workshop on Advances in Marine Climatology 2nd session CLIMAR-II17-22 November 2003Brussels, Belgium

Recommendations

CLIMAR-2 Summary

CLIMAR-2 WMO Bull. 53(2)

CLIMAR-2 reprinted from WMO Bull 53(2)

Proceedings

3rd JCOMM Workshop on Advances in Marine Climatology CLIMAR-III06 - 09 May 2008Gdynia, PolandCLIMAR-3 report; CLIMAR-3 WMO Bull.
JCOMM Workshop on Advances in Marine Climatology CLIMAR-409 - 12 June 2014Asheville, North Carolina, USACLIMAR-4
Fifth JCOMM Workshop on Advances in Marine Climatology CLIMAR-506 - 09 May 2019Hamburg, GermanyCLIMAR-5
Workshop on Advances in the Use of Historical Marine Climate Data (MARCDAT-I)29 Jan-1 Feb 2002Boulder, Colorado, USA

CLIVAR Exchanges (p. 71-73)

WMO Bulletin

Second International Workshop on Advances in the Use of Historical Marine Climate Data (MARCDAT-II)17-20 Oct. 2005Hadley Centre, Met Office, Exeter, UK

Final Report

Bull. AMS Summary

Third International Workshop on Advances in the Use of Historical Marine Climate Data (MARCDAT-III)2-6 May 2011Frascati, ItalyProceedings; (pdf)
Fourth International Workshop on Advances in the Use of Historical Marine Climate Data (MARCDAT-IV)18-22 July 2016Southampton, UKProceedings (pdf)
IOGP/JCOMM/WCRP Climate Change Workshop27-29 May 2008Geneva, Switzerland

Summary

Breakout Sessions

IOGP/JCOMM/WCRP Workshop: Our Future Climate - Understanding the spread of physical risk for the oil and gas industry25-27 Sept 2018Sunbury, UKExecutive Summary
1st session of the Expert Team on Marine Climatology (ETMC-1)7-10 July 2004Gdynia, PolandETMC-1
2nd session of the Expert Team on Marine Climatology (ETMC-2)26 - 27 March 2007Geneva, SwitzerlandETMC-2
3rd session of the Expert Team on Marine Climatology (ETMC-3)08 - 12 February 2010Melbourne AustraliaETMC-3
4th session of the Expert Team on Marine Climatology (ETMC-4)26 - 28 November 2012Oostende BelgiumETMC-4
5th session of the Expert Team on Marine Climatology (ETMC-5)22 - 25 June 2015Geneva, SwitzerlandETMC-5
6th session of the Expert Team on Marine Climatology (ETMC-6)19 - 20 July 2016Southampton United KingdomETMC-6
7th session of the Expert Team on Marine Climatology (ETMC-7)09 - 10 May 2019Hamburg GermanyETMC-7
1st meeting of the Joint CAgM-JCOMM Task Team on Weather, Climate and Fisheries (TT-WCF-1)16-Feb-13Noumea, New CaledoniaTT-WCF-1
International Workshop on Climate and Oceanic Fisheries3-5 Oct 2011Rarotonga, Cook Islands/
Workshop for a new MCDS28 November-2 December 2011Hamburg, Germany/

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MEER

Event

Date

Venue

Report/Publication

Proceedings of the Commission for Marine Meteorology Technical Conference on Marine Pollution

1998

Havana, Cuba

WMO/TD-No. 890; MMROA Report-No. 39

CMM/TC-MP

MARPOLSER 98 - Metocean Services for Marine Pollution Emergency Response Operations: proceedings. Volume 1 - Research Papers

13-17 July 1998

Townsville, Australia

WMO/TD-No 959; MMROA Report No. 44

MALPOLSER98-Vol1

MARPOLSER 98 - Metocean Services for Marine Pollution Emergency Response Operations: proceedings. Volume 2 – Review and Information Papers

13-17 July 1998

Townsville, Australia

WMO/TD-No 960; MMROA Report No. 44MARPOLSER98-Vol2

JCOMM Ad Hoc Task Team on the Marine Pollution Emergency Response Support System (MPERSS)

17-18 May 2004

Toulouse, France

 

JCOMM MR No. 29

AHTT-MPERSS

1st session of the JCOMM Expert Team on Marine Accident Emergency Support (ETMAES-I)

29-31 January 2007

Angra dos Reis, Brazil

 

JCOMM MR No. 47ETMAES-I

Ad hoc Task Team meeting on JCOMM Coordination for Marine Environmental Emergency Responses

1 August 2013

Vienna, Austria

 

JCOMM MR No. 109

AHTT-MEER

Review Meeting of JCOMM Task Team on the Marine Pollution Emergency Response Support System (MPERSS)

1-2 September 2016

Geneva, Switzerland

TT-MPERSS

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Miscellaneous

EventDateVenueReport
Capacity Building Programme Area Coordination Group – First SessionJune 2002Geneva, SwitzerlandCBCG-1 (JCOMM MR 14)
Expert meeting on possible JCOMM contributions to the development and maintenance of marine multi-hazard warning systems1-3 February 2006Geneva, SwitzerlandJCOMM MR-37
Expert meeting on the development of the JCOMM guide to storm surge forecasting8-10 February 2006Geneva, SwitzerlandJCOMM MR-38
Improving Wave Observations, Maritime Safety and Ship Design: Joint WMO-IACS/IMO Conference on Extreme Seas3 - 6 October 2011Geneva, Switzerland/
Training Workshop on Marine Forecasting for Gulf of Guinea and North Atlantic Region3-7 March 2014Dakar-Yoff SenegalJCOMM TR-78
Ad hoc working session on review of WMO Manual on Marine Meteorological Services25-26 August 2014Wellington, New Zealand/

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