SERCOM Management Group 3rd face-to-face meeting
Cape Town, South Africa
Cape Town, South Africa. Photo credit: Pexels.
The Services Commission (SERCOM) Management Group is convening its third face-to-face meeting in Cape Town, South Africa, aiming to advance the implementation of the Commission’s priorities.
Information Note for Participants
Instructions:
- Guidelines for the Preparation of Presentations by SC Chairs
- Instructions for the Presentations of the SERCOM Management Group Regionally Designated Representatives
- Guidance for SERCOM’s Standing Committees (SC) Review of Technical Regulations for the period 2026-27
- PPT Template
Presentations
| Day / Time (SAST, UTC+2) | Main Item | Sub-Items | PPT | Additional Background Info |
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| Day 1 – Monday, 1 December 2025 | ||||
09:00 – 10:00 | 1. Opening, Agenda & Organization of Meeting | |||
| 10:00 – 10:15 | Tea Break | |||
| 10:15 – 12:30 | 2. Strategic and Governance Matters | 2.1 Review of MG Tors & Composition – Overview of WMO Governance Mechanism
2.2 WMO Strategic Planning and Budget Update
2.3 Report of P/SERCOM including Cg-Ext(2025) Outcomes & SERCOM Work Programme
2.4 Review/Update SERCOM Expert Composition – Updated Approvals, Review of Statistics against SERCOM-3 ‘Balance Principles’, Proposals for Remedial Actions to Address Under-Representation of SERCOM Members
2.5 SERCOM Gender and WMO Youth Action Plans Review & Updated Priorities |
| WMO AI Conference: AI for Weather Prediction, Advances, Challenges & Future Outlook |
| 12:30 - 13:45 | Lunch | |||
| 13:45 - 15:45 | 3. Sercom Subsidiary Bodies | 3.1 SC-AVI
3.2 SC-MMO |
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3.2.2 MMO Restructure Proposal
3.2.2 MMO Restructure Proposal Annex
3.2.3 Marine Technical Regulations
3.2.3 Marine Technical Regulations Annex
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| 15:45 – 16:00 | Tea Break | |||
| 16:00 – 17:00 | 3. SERCOM Subsidiary Bodies (Contd.) | 3.3 AG-SEB | 3.3 Item | 3.3 WMO SEB Video |
| 19:00 | Dinner - Hosted by SAWS | |||
| Day 2 – Tuesday, 2 December 2025 | ||||
| 09:00 - 11:00 | 3. SERCOM Subsidiary Bodies (Contd.) | 3.4 SC-AGR
3.5 SC-CLI |
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| 11:00 - 11:15 | Tea Break | |||
| 11:15 - 12:30 | 3. SERCOM Subsidiary Bodies
(Contd.) | 3.6 SC-HYD
3.7 JET-CRYO | 3.6 Item | WHITE PAPER ON THE REQUIREMENTS FOR CRYOSPHERE-RELATED SERVICES |
| 12:30 - 13:45 | Lunch | |||
| 13:45 - 15:45 | 3. SERCOM Subsidiary Bodies (Contd.) | 3.8 SC-DRR
3.9 FFI-AG |
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| 15:45 - 16:00 | Tea Break | |||
| 16:00 - 17:00 | 3. SERCOM Subsidiary Bodies (Contd.) | 3.10 SG-RENE | 3.10 Item | |
| Day 3 – Wednesday, 3 December 2025 | ||||
| 09:00 - 10:30 | 4. Collaboration with Other Bodies | 4.1 INFCOM (LTG2) – INF(S) and any Decisions Required of SERCOM | 4.1 Item | |
| 10:30 - 10:45 | Tea Break | |||
| 10:45 - 12:30 | 4. Collaboration with Other Bodies (Contd.) | 4.2 RB & SAP (LTG3) – INF(S) and any Decisions Required of SERCOM MG i. WWRP ii. WCRP iii. GAW 4.3 HMEI on behalf of Private Sector (LTG1 & LTG5) 4.4 Extra-Budgetary Projects Review (LTG1 & LTG4) | ||
| 12:30 - 13:45 | Lunch | |||
| 13:45 - 15:30 | 4. Collaboration with Other Bodies (Contd.) | 4.5 RAs (LTG4) i. Regional Needs, Priorities and Issues ii. CDP - INF(S) and Decisions/Requests of SERCOM |
| SP Consultation RA I SP Consultation RA II SP Consultation RA III - IV (En) SP Consultation RA III - IV (Es) SP Consultation RA V SP Consultation RA VI (En) - Central/Wester Europe SP Consultation RA VI (En) - Eastern/Southeastern Europe SP Consultation RA VI (Ru) |
| 15:30 - 15:45 | Tea Break | |||
| 15:45 - 17:00 | 4. Collaboration with Other Bodies (Contd.) | 4.5 RAs (LTG4)
i. Regional Needs, Priorities and Issues
ii. CDP - INF(S) and Decisions/Requests of SERCOM | 4.5 ii Item | TCC-2(2025)/Doc. 3 |
| Day 4 – Thursday, 4 December 2025 | ||||
| 09:00 - 10:30 | 5. Future Plans (LTG1 & LTG 5) | 5. Future SERCOM Work Programme and Subsidiary Bodies Structure and Inputs into the WMO Strategic Plan (2028-2031) | WORK PROGRAMME OF SERCOM FOR THE NEXT INTERSESSIONAL PERIOD AND PROPOSED PROGRAMME DESCRIPTION | |
| 10:30 - 10:45 | Tea Break | |||
| 10:45 - 12:30 | 5. Future Plans (LTG1 & LTG 5) (Contd.) | 5. Future SERCOM Work Programme and Subsidiary Bodies Structure and Inputs into the WMO Strategic Plan (2028-2031) (Contd.) | ||
| 12:30 - 13:45 | Lunch | |||
| 13:45 - 15:30 | 5. Future Plans (LTG1 & LTG 5) (Contd.) | Continuation and Conclusion of Future Plans Discussions | ||
| 15:30 - 15:45 | Tea Break | |||
| 15:45 - 17:00 | 6. Future SERCOM Meetings (LTG1 & LTG5) | i. Subsidiary Body Meetings Governance Including Considerations of Environmental Sustainability ii. Planning for SERCOM-4 (W. 19 October 2026) iii. Time and Place of SERCOM MG-4 (Q3/Q4 2027) | ||
| Day 5 – Friday, 5 December 2025 | ||||
| 09:00 - 11:00 | 7. SERCOM Technical Regulatory Framework (LTG1) | i. TRs, Manuals & Guides ii. Guidelines, Good Practices & Other Guidance iii. Personnel Qualifications/Competencies (WMO Tech Regs Including BIP-M and Compendium of Competency Frameworks WMO-No 1209) | ||
| 11:00 - 11:15 | Tea Break | |||
| 11:15 - 11:30 | 8. Any Other Business (AOB) | |||
| 11:30 - 12:00 | 9. Summary of Meeting Outcomes and Review of Actions | |||
| 12:00 - 12:30 | 10. Close of Meeting | |||
| 12:30 - 13:45 | Lunch | |||
| 13:45 - 15:00 | Closed Meeting (In Camera) for SERCOM Officers and Secretariat | |||