IOCCG Committee
IOCCG’s main decision making body is the IOCCG Committee consisting of about 30 members drawn from the ocean-colour community (rotating membership) and national space agencies (appointed by agencies). The committee meets annually to coordinate the activities of the group as a whole, and decide upon policy, new scientific working groups, training initiatives and other IOCCG activities.
Executive Committee
The IOCCG Executive Committee consists of the Chair and past-Chair (each serving 3-year terms) plus representatives from the sponsoring agencies. The Executive Committee usually meets twice per year to discuss financial matters, membership, and all matters concerning IOCCG’s s work between Committee Meetings.
International Project Office
The International Project Office is based at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Canada. It is the main contact point and provides support for all IOCCG activities and facilitates communication both within and outside the project.
Scientific Working Groups
The implementation of IOCCG is facilitated by its scientific working groups established to investigate narrowly focused topics related to ocean-colour technology and its applications. The work is intended to be completed within 2-3 years, resulting in the publication of a report in the IOCCG Report Series.
IOCCG Task Forces
IOCCG has established several semi-permanent “Task Forces” to address issues that require an ongoing capability and/or expertise, and to facilitate inter-agency collaboration.
The third International Ocean Colour Science (IOCS) meeting took place from 15 to 18 May 2017 in Lisbon, Portugal and was convened by the International Ocean Colour Coordinating Group (IOCCG), in partnership with, and thanks to sponsorship from, EUMETSAT, ESA, the European Commission, NASA, Thales Alenia and AirBus.