Attendees of JTA-34 (from left to right): Scott ROGERSON; Liu SHOUHUA; Gilbert Nicolas EMZIVAT; Anne Marie BREONCE; Jean ROLLAND; Johan STANDER; Etienne CHARPENTIER; William WOODWARD; Al WALLACE; Eric R LOCKLEAR; Graeme BALL; Ross BANNISTER; Arshid JAVED; Thomas GROSS; Joe LINGUANTI; Seema OWEN; David MELDRUM; Salim JAVED; Fan JIANG. (Also attended, but not in photo: R. VENKATESAN ; Adoté Blim BLIVI) INTERGOVERNMENTAL OCEANOGRAPHIC COMMISSION (OF UNESCO) _____________ WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION ___________ ARGOS JOINT TARIFF AGREEMENT Thirty-Fourth meeting
Annex I List of Participants Representatives of Country (ROCs) member of the Executive Committee Dr Salim JAVED Manager, Terrestrial Assessment & Conservation Environment Agency Murour Road , P.O. Box 45553 ABU DHABI Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates Tel: +971 2 6934711 Fax: +971 22 4997282 Email: sjaved@ead.ae Mr Joseph LINGUANTI Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Institute of Ocean Sciences PO Box 6000 9860 W. Saanich Road Sidney, B.C. V8L 4B2 Canada Tel: +1 250 363 6586 Email: Joe.Linguanti@dfo-mpo.gc.ca Mr Eric R LOCKLEAR National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, Silver Spring Climate Program Office 1315 East-West Highway, Room 12107, SSMC 3 Silver Spring MD 20910-5603 United States Tel: +1 301 734 1236 Fax: +1 301 713 0518 Email: eric.locklear@noaa.gov Mr Johan STANDER South African Weather Service Weather Office, P O Box 21, International Airport Cape Town 7525 South Africa Tel: +27 (0) 21 935 5700 Fax: +27 (0) 21 934 4590 Email: Johan.Stander@weathersa.co.za Other Representatives of Country (ROCs) Captain M. Arshid JAVED Director Hydrography Pakistan Navy Naval Headquarters Islamabad Pakistan Email: maj4102@yahoo.com Mr Graeme BALL Manager, Marine Operations Group Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne 700 Collins Street Docklands GPO Box 1289 Melbourne VIC 3001 Australia Tel: +61 3 9669 4203 Fax: +61 3 9669 4168 Email: g.ball@bom.gov.au Dr R. VENKATESAN DBCP vice-Chairperson for Asia National Institute Of Ocean Technology Pallikaranai Velachery - Tambaram Road Chennai 600100 India India Email: dr.r.venkatesan@gmail.com Other Representatives Mr David MELDRUM Research Fellow, Technology Development Scottish Association for Marine Science Scottish Marine Institute Oban, Scotland PA37 1QA United Kingdom Tel: +44 1631 559 273 Fax: +44 1631 559 001 Email: dtm@sams.ac.uk
J33#12 J33/9.5 To consider the same issues to also be considered as part of the Terms of Reference of the new proposed Task Team on Best Practices for Wildlife Argos Applications JTA-EC JTA-34 Progressing. CLS to report on status at JTA-34 J33#13 J33/9.8 to propose Terms of Reference and membership of the TT-Wildlife for discussion and possible adoption at the next JTA Session JTA-EC JTA-34 JTA Chair to assist S. Javed for setting up the TT ToR and membership. 2 – Status of open action items from previous JTA-EC meetings No. Ref. Action item By whom Deadline Comment JEC6#7 JTA-EC-6 To write to the Secretariat, to reaffirm that the JTA can continue to operate as an independent body under the Forum once established, and express the desire to have other communities (e.g. biologists, animal trackers, who are also using Argos and other Satcom systems) involved in the future Forum Chair 1 Jan 2013 No letter was sent. Email communication took place between JTA Chair and Satcom committee Chair JEC9#1 JEC9/1 CLS to prepare a report on the status and funding, and installation date of Easter Island antenna to be discussed at JTA-EC-10. CLS May 2014 Done
JEC10#2 JEC10/2 To review the list of ongoing actions from JTA-EC and JTA meetings, and propose updates to the operating principles accordingly. J. Stander JTA-34 JEC10#3 JEC10/2 Membership of the TT-Wildlife to be proposed by S. Javed in consultation with JTA Chair S. Javed JTA-34 JEC10#4 JEC10/2 JEC10/4.1 Presentation on the JTA (goals, structure, mechanisms, etc.) to be made at the beginning of each JTA Session, including on financial information reporting (processes, link with OPSCOM, etc.) Chair JTA JTA-34 Need for such a presentation to be included in the operating principles as an ongoing action JEC10#5 JEC10/2 To organize an informal meeting of the JTA-EC prior to JTA-34 Chair JTA JTA-34 JEC10#6 JEC10/5 The 2013 annual report on the global agreement by CLS should include a new column by each country on the revenue (ref. to Annex 7 to JTA-33 report). CLS JTA-34 JEC10#7 JEC10/2.6 To make a proposal on how to better balance service charges globally CLS JTA-34 JEC10#8 JEC10/3.2 To make the proposal regarding large programme discount to the JTA meeting Chair JTA JTA-34 JEC10#9 JEC10/4.3 To compile, with assistance from the Secretariats, a financial statement on the JTA-EC budget for review at JTA-EC meetings Chair JTA JTA-EC-12
ANNEX VI – LIST OF ACTIONS 1. Status of open actions from previous JTA Sessions No. Ref. (agenda item) Action/decision item By whom Deadline Status J31#4 J31/5.8 Action: DBCP to report to JTA-EC on its needs, if any, for access to archived raw data JTA Chair JTA-34 JTA chair will contact TC DBCP and seek further information on related requirements, while informing about CLS data policy Closed J33#1 J33/3 To work with the manufacturers to make sure that they take into account the Argos 2-way telecommunication specifications in such a way that the PTTs can switch off after they have ceased to collect useful data CLS Ongoing Ongoing J33#3 J33/7.13 JTA EC to consider the large programme situation for 2013 at its next meeting and find a way forward to address the 1200 threshold issue JTA-EC JTA-34 On the agenda of JTA-EC-10. To be reported at JTA-34 Closed J33#6 J33/7.14 To refine the proposal for the format of the next FYP to be discussed at the mid-year 2014 JTA-EC meeting, and submitted to the next JTA Session CLS JTA-EC-10 Included in the JTA-EC-10 agenda Closed J33#7 J33/7.14 To populate the new FYP according to the draft format proposed by CLS JTA-34 Planned for JTA-34 Closed J33#12 J33/9.5 To consider the same issues to also be considered as part of the Terms of Reference of the new proposed Task Team on Best Practices for Wildlife Argos Applications JTA-EC JTA-34 Closed
JEC9#10 JEC9/14 CLS was requested to make a proposal regarding the presentation of financial information for JTA meetings at the next JTA-EC meeting CLS May 2014 Closed: JTA chair is now responsible for presenting financial information for the JTA. JEC10#1 JEC10/2 To request DBCP to provide the Argos 3 Pilot Project report JTA Chair JTA-34 Closed Pilot Project has been finalized. Refer to DBCP-29 final report. JEC10#2 JEC10/2 To review the list of ongoing actions from JTA-EC and JTA meetings, and propose updates to the operating principles accordingly. J. Stander JTA-34 Closed Added to Operating Principles as an EC responsibility to review and report ongoing actions. JEC10#3 JEC10/2 Membership of the TT-Wildlife to be proposed by S. Javed in consultation with JTA Chair S. Javed EC-12 Closed JEC10#4 JEC10/2 JEC10/4.1 Presentation on the JTA (goals, structure, mechanisms, etc.) to be made at the beginning of each JTA Session, including on financial information reporting (processes, link with OPSCOM, etc.) Chair JTA JTA-34 Need for such a presentation to be included in the operating principles as an ongoing action Closed Added to the Operating Principles JEC10#5 JEC10/2 To organize an informal meeting of the JTA-EC prior to JTA-34 Chair JTA JTA-34 Closed JEC10#6 JEC10/5 The 2013 annual report on the global agreement by CLS should include a new column by each country on the revenue (ref. to Annex 7 to JTA-33 report). CLS JTA-34 Closed JEC10#7 JEC10/2.6 To make a proposal on how to better balance service charges globally CLS JTA-34 Closed JEC10#8 JEC10/3.2 To make the proposal regarding large programme discount to the JTA meeting Chair JTA JTA-34 Closed
J34#05 JTA34/ 8.1.2 Evaluate and analyse the CLS charging algorithm and metrics. CLS, JTA-EC 12 J34#06 JTA34/ 9.3 USA ROC should seek agreement to sign for a non-fixed rate, or pay in Euros USA ROC JTA-35 J34#07 JTA34/ 9.4 Review the JTA tariff to ensure it is fair, equitable and simple with respect to currency conversion JTA-EC JTA-35 J34#08 JTA34/ 11.2 Representation of the wildlife community will be solicited, and the Wldlife Technical Advisory Group (WTAG) will be formed. Chair WTAG JTA-EC 12 J34#09 JTA34/ 12.10 CLS to report to JTA on the results of the International User Conference on ARGOS Wildlife Applications CLS JTA-35 J34#10 JTA34/ The chair shall provide recommendations for the two open positions of JTA-EC Chair JTA-EC 12 ________________