Goals for IHO Council Meeting - Strategic Plan Revision & Relationship Building
Establishing goals for the International Hydrographic Organization Council meetings, including strategic plan revision, fostering relationships with key entities, and contributing to international frameworks.
Uploaded on Mar 06, 2025 | 0 Views
Download Presentation
Please find below an Image/Link to download the presentation.
The content on the website is provided AS IS for your information and personal use only. It may not be sold, licensed, or shared on other websites without obtaining consent from the author.If you encounter any issues during the download, it is possible that the publisher has removed the file from their server.
You are allowed to download the files provided on this website for personal or commercial use, subject to the condition that they are used lawfully. All files are the property of their respective owners.
The content on the website is provided AS IS for your information and personal use only. It may not be sold, licensed, or shared on other websites without obtaining consent from the author.
E N D
Presentation Transcript
Hopes, Expectations for the IHO Council Member State Feedback International Hydrographic Organization Organisation Hydrographique Internationale
Q1. What are your top goals for the First Council Meeting? What will make our first meeting a success? Serve the Assembly: Review/revise the Strategic Plan Reconsider the definition of hydrographic interest Foster a productive relationship with IRCC, HSSC, Secretariat, Member states-support without disempowering Develop the Council as an institution Intentional forming of Council practices (communications, thoughtful engagement during meetings, methods to advance goals between meetings Consider role of IHO within larger international frameworks (UN, IMO, etc) IHO contribution to Seabed 2030 International Hydrographic Organization Organisation Hydrographique Internationale
Q2. What specifically would you like the Council to have accomplished by the conclusion of the third Council meeting in 2019? Demonstrate Council value (eg. complete tasks from Assembly-1; timely support for Assembly-2) Define a strategic vision and well-articulated strategic plan; Complete the Revision of the Strategic Plan Progress priorities-- MSDI, CSB, new technologies, Seabed 2030 in a measurable way Organizational Efficiencies (eg. member state voting by CL as opposed to Council) International Hydrographic Organization Organisation Hydrographique Internationale
Q3: How do you hope the new Council will improve the functioning of the IHO? Minimize bureaucracy; streamline reports and reporting; Make decision process more flexible between assemblies Accelerate progress by supporting timely decisions, both in the Assembly and by C/L. Maturing and coordinating proposals Tie priorities to resource allocation, and monitor through performance measures Council addresses difficult issues raised by IRCC, HSSC, and member states International Hydrographic Organization Organisation Hydrographique Internationale
Other specific issues raised Specific concern about pace of S-100 development and adoption. This is a big credibility risk for the IHO. Increase use of Spanish language in training and communications by IHO. Note large number of Spanish-speaking MS and observers. Caution about additional activities which put additional strain on the Secretariat, on MS travel budgets, and on Hydrographer time. Need to modernize IHO communications and outreach (social media, more external focus, etc) Opportunity to reduce other report-writing requirements? International Hydrographic Organization Organisation Hydrographique Internationale
How we will do business? How will we work intercessionally? Strategic Review Working Group, authorized by the Assembly Other targeted tasks assigned to individual Council members or small groups of Council members on a voluntary basis? Referral of issues to Secretariat or IRCC/HSSC How will we engage with the business side of the IHO? Budget, Finance committee, personnel How will we engage with the work programme of the IHO? Prioritization, Update of WP for next assembly, resourcing of work programme International Hydrographic Organization Organisation Hydrographique Internationale
