ANNEX II

AGENDA

Monday 30 March 1998

1.

OPENING

2.	ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS

	2.1	ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
	2.2	DESIGNATION OF A RAPPORTEUR
	2.3	CONDUCT OF THE SESSION, LOGISTICS AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

3.	BACKGROUND INFORMATION

	3.1	STATUS OF THE GLOBAL OCEAN OBSERVING SYSTEM (GOOS)
	3.2	THE GLOBAL TERRESTRIAL OBSERVING SYSTEM (GTOS)
	3.3	THE GLOBAL CLIMATE OBSERVING SYSTEM (GCOS)
	3.4	OCEAN OBSERVATIONS PANEL FOR CLIMATE (OOPC) AND ITS RELATION TO COASTAL GOOS
	3.5	COASTAL AND SMALL ISLANDS PROGRAMME
	3.6	CORAL REEF MONITORING PROGRAMME
	3.7	HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS (HABs)
	3.8	COASTAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS
	3.9	LIVING MARINE RESOURCES (LMR) AND ITS RELATION TO COASTAL GOOS
	3.10	HEALTH OF THE OCEAN (HOTO) AND ITS RELATION TO COASTAL GOOS
	3.11	MIAMI GOOS COASTAL WORKSHOP
	3.12	LAND-OCEAN INTERACTION IN THE COASTAL ZONE (LOICZ)

4.	EVALUATE & RESPOND TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE MIAMI WORKSHOP

5.	ARTICULATE THE GOALS OF C-GOOS (Brief presentation by each panel member on their perception of goals, priorities and approaches)

6.	DISCUSS AND AGREE ON THE SCOPE OF THE COASTAL GOOS EFFORT

Tuesday 31 March 1998

7.	DEVELOP AN ACTION PLAN FOR ACHIEVING THE GOALS OF THE GOOS COASTAL MODULE (Tasks to be completed for the next meeting). SUGGESTED OBJECTIVES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

	7.1	PREPARE A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE FULL SPECTRUM OF PROBLEMS THAT OCCUR IN THE COASTAL ZONE & DEFINE ECOSYSTEM CATEGORIES ON WATERSHED SCALE
	7.2	IDENTIFY THE KEY VARIABLES AND INDICES THAT ARE MOST SENSITIVE TO EXTERNAL FORCINGS AND/OR PORTEND OF SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO COME
	7.3	IDENTIFY "END USERS" AND IDENTIFY POTENTIAL DELIVERABLES OF VALUES TO USER GROUPS; DEVELOP PLANS FOR LINKING PRODUCTS & SERVICES TO ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES & MEASUREMENTS
	7.4	SPECIFY THE VARIABLES THAT SHOULD BE MEASURED & THE APPROPRIATE TIME AND SPACE SCALES FOR MEASUREMENT TO PROVIDE SUCH SERVICES AND PRODUCTS (with rationale for these choices)
	7.5	BASED ON A GLOBAL INVENTORY OF COASTAL MONITORING PROGRAMS, VARIABLES MEASURED, SCALES OF MEASUREMENT & RELATED METADATA, DETERMINE GAPS & DEVELOP PLANS FOR FILLING THEM
	7.6	DEVELOP A PLAN FOR COORDINATING AND INTERFACING WITH OTHER MODULES (climate, health, living resources) AND RELATED PROGRAMMES (GCOS, GTOS, LOICZ, etc...)

Wednesday 1 April 1998 (0900 to lunchtime)

8.	OUTLINE THE STRUCTURE OF A STRATEGIC PLAN AND AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR THE COASTAL MODULE

	8.1	DEVISE MECHANISM FOR IDENTIFYING PILOT/DEMONSTRATOR PROJECTS
	8.2	IDENTIFY KEY REGIONS OF INTEREST IN WHICH TO ESTABLISH SUCH PROJECTS

9.	FUTURE ACTIVITIES

	9.1	INTERSESSIONAL ACTIVITIES, WORK PLAN, TIMETABLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
	9.2	INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER BODIES
	9.3	MEMBERSHIP AND COMPOSITION
	9.4	RECONSIDERATION OF TERMS OF REFERENCE
	9.5	RESOURCES REQUIRED
	9.6	SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS
	9.7	DATE AND VENUE OF NEXT MEETING

10.	OTHER BUSINESS

11.

CLOSURE