The terms of reference for the GOOS Capacity Building Panel are to:

1. Initiate, plan, and oversee the implementation on GOOS capacity building through the development of key demonstration projects carried out within the GOOS implementation process. For this purpose, the Panel welcomes suggestions from interested nations or donor agencies for potential demonstration projects.
    
   
2. Develop a plan to be submitted to ODA organizations to obtain funding for GOOS-related capacity building activities.
    
   
3. Create awareness of GOOS capacity building.
    
   
4. Develop guiding principles to be applied in GOOS capacity building activities.
    
   
5. Develop key indicators for measuring the success of capacity building efforts.
    
   
6. Initiate and assist in the development of multi-year regional plans for GOOS capacity building, including partnerships with developed regional activities.
    
   
7. Consult and collaborate with the GOOS module advisory panels in the planning and implementation of capacity building and in the selection of demonstration and pilot projects on which capacity building efforts are to be focused.