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IORA CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2016
MS = Member States;DP = Dialogue Partners; SA = Specialised Agencies; TBA=To be announced; TBC=To be confirmed
No.
DC.15.1
DC.15.2
JA.16.1
NAME
DECEMBER 2015
G7 High Level Meeting on Maritime Security “Enhancing
Maritime Security – Connecting Regions – Governing the
Commons” (Non-IORA event)
WTO Ministerial Conference (Non-IORA event)
JANUARY 2016
Blue Economy Summit (Non-IORA event)
JA.16.2
IORA Experts Meeting on Renewable Energy in the Indian
Ocean Rim region (IORA event)
JA.16.4
Iran Inventions Grand Prize (Non-IORA event)
FB.16.1
FEBRUARY
International Maritime Conference (Non-IORA event)
Lead
MS/DP/SA
Dates
Location
Remarks
Germany
14
Berlin
Completed
-
15-18
Nairobi
Completed
UAE/
Seychelles
IRENA/UA
E/
Secretariat
RCSTT
19
Abu Dhabi
Completed
21
Abu Dhabi
Completed
30 Jan –
2 Feb
Tehran
Completed
National
Maritime
Foundation
07-08
Feb
Visakhapatna
m - India
Completed
FB.16.2
17th Meeting of Working Group on Head of Missions (WGHM) Indonesia
including the Proposed meeting of Consular Officers to discuss
the IORA Business Travel Card proposal (IORA event)
18
Pretoria
Completed
FB.16.3
Global Women’s Forum Dubai (Women’s CEO Meeting planned
to be held during the forum) (Non-IORA event)
Dolphin and Whale Watching Network Workshop (IORA event)
MARCH
First Ad hoc Committee meeting on IORA Concord (IORA event)
UAE
23-24
Dubai
Completed
Australia
24-27
Colombo
Completed
Indonesia
16-17
Bali
Completed
5-6
Colombo
Dubai
International
Convention
and Exhibition
Center , Dubai
Dubai
International
Convention
and Exhibition
Centeri
Padang
Padang
Postponed
to 23-24
Aug 2016
Completed
FB.16.4
MA.16.1
AP.16.1
APRIL
Workshop on Ocean Forecasting to build capacity for Sri Lanka
operational systems (IORA event, Sfund)
AP.16.2
Second Economic and Business Conference (EBC-II) (IORA
event)
UAE
11-13
AP.16.3
AquaMe (Non-IORA event)
UAE
13-15
AP.16.4
AP.16.5
Third Indian Ocean Dialogue (IOD) (IORA event)
Second Multilateral Naval Exercise Komodo 2016 (2nd MNEK);
International Fleet Review 2016 (IFR 2016) and 15th Western
Indonesia
Indonesia
13-14
12
Completed
Completed
1
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MY.16.1
Pacific Naval Symposium (15th WPNS) (Non-IORA event)
MAY
Workshop on the Trainer’s Training Programme on Marine
Aquaculture (ISDP) (IORA event, Sfund)
Regional Expert Meeting cum Exhibition on Traditional and
Ethnic Foods, Safety, Regulations and Marketing (Non-IORA
event)
Tourism INDABA follow-up IORA Tourism Experts Meeting
(Non-IORA event)
First IORA Free Trade Zones Authorities Meeting (IORA event)
Sixth Bi-annual CSO (IORA event)
Second Ad hoc Committee meeting on IORA Concord (IORA
event)
JUNE *Ramadan (6 June 2016 to 5 July 2016)
The Dar Es Salaam International Trade Fair (DITF) (Non-IORA
event)
JULY
Second IORA Blue Economy Core Group Workshop on
"Maritime Connectivity and Financing for Development in the
Indian Ocean Rim" (IORA event, Sfund)
AUGUST
Port Management and Operations under the Singapore
Cooperation Programme (IORA event)
Regional Maritime Emergency Preparedness Workshop and
Conference (Non-IORA event)
Workshop on Ocean Forecasting to build capacity for
operational systems (IORA event, Sfund)
Second Blue Economy Dialogue (IORA event)
Madagasca
r
RCSTT
2-3
Antananarivo
Completed
2-4
Zahedan
Completed
South
Africa
Iran
Indonesia
Indonesia
7-9
Durban
Completed
19-20
22-23
24-25
Chabahar
Yogyakarta
Yogyakarta
Completed
Completed
Completed
Tanzania
28 June
to 8 July
Dar es Salaam
Under
process
South
Africa
13-14
Qingdao,
China
Under
process
Singapore
1-5
Singapore
Mauritius
8-10
Sri Lanka
23-24
Port Louis,
Mauritius
TBA
India
TBA
TBA
Indonesia
TBA
TBA
Mozambiqu
e
TBA
TBA
Under
process
Under
process
Under
process
Under
process
Under
process
Under
process
India
1-3
Singapore
International Symposium for IORA 20th Anniversary on “Learning
from the Past and Charting the Future” (IORA event)
Third Our Ocean Conference 2016 (Non-IORA event)
Indonesia
14-15
Yogyakarta
USA
15-16
Comoros
TBA
SP.16.5
Training programme on seafood handling, post-harvest
processing and storage of fisheries and aquaculture products
(IORA event, Sfund)
Renewable Energy Ministerial Meeting (IORA event)
Washington
DC
TBA
India
TBA
TBA
OC.16.1
OCTOBER
16COM and Related meetings (IORBF, IORAG, WGTI)
Under
process
Indonesia
24-27
Bali
IORAG and WGTI (IORA event)
Indonesia
24
Bali
Under
process
Under
MY.16.2
MY.16.3
MY.16.4
MY.16.5
MY.16.6
JN.16.1
JL.16.1
AU.16.1
AU.16.2
AU.16.3
AU.16.4
AU.16.5
AU.16.6
Preparatory meeting on Second Ministerial Blue Economy
Conference (BEC-II) (IORA event)
Workshop on Shipping and Ports Logistics (IORA event, Sfund)
SP.16.1
SEPTEMBER
Indian Ocean Conference 2016 (Non-IORA event)
SP.16.2
SP.16.3
SP.16.4
Under
process
Under
process
Under
process
Under
process
2
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OC.16.2
OC.16.3
NV.16.1
NV.16.2
NV.16.3
NV.16.4
DC.16.1
DC.16.2
process
Under
process
Under
process
Under
process
Under
process
Under
process
IORBF (IORA event)
Indonesia
TBA
TBA
CSO (IORA event)
Indonesia
25-26
Bali
COM (IORA event)
Indonesia
27
Bali
Third Ad hoc Committee meeting on IORA Concord (IORA
event)
Women’s economic empowerment event (IORA event)
Indonesia
TBA
Bali
Australia
In the
margins
of COM
2016
(TBA)
Bali
FSU
6-10
Muscat
Under
process
South
Africa
TBA
TBA
Under
process
Mauritius
TBA
TBA
Under
process
RCSTT
TBA
Tianjin (TBC)
Under
process
Iran
TBA
TBA
Under
process
India
TBA
TBA
Under
process
NOVEMBER
Workshop on a Seafood Products Safety and Quality (Special
Fund Application Form to be endorsed by CSO) (IORA event,
Sfund)
Third Meeting of the Blue Economy Core Group Workshop
(IORA event, Sfund)
Workshop on “Towards an Enhanced Ocean Observatory and
Forecasting System for the Development of the Ocean
Economy” (IORA event, Sfund)
Seawater Utilization Workshop for IORA countries (Special Fund
Application Form to be endorsed by CSO) (IORA event, Sfund)
DECEMBER
Establishment of a Mediation and Arbitration System and
Appropriate Mechanism for Settling of Disputes among IORA
Members (IORA event)
India and the Indian Ocean : International Relations Conference
(Non-IORA event)
Events: Date(s) and venue to be announced
Code
Event
ID.16.1
ID.16.2
BD.16.1
KM.16.1
IN.16.1
IN.16.2
IN.16.3
IN.16.4
IN.16.5
IN.16.6
IN.16.7
Events relating to the IORA Business Innovation Centre
Workshop on “Intersection of Culture in Indian Ocean Region”
Pilot Project on Small scale inland and/or coastal aquaculture project in the Indian Ocean region
Workshop on Disaster Risk Management
Second Meeting of Experts on Maritime Safety and Security
Training programme on Remote Sensing and Potential Fishing Zones (PFZ)
University Mobility in the Indian Ocean (UMIOR)
IORA virtual university
Training programme on Solar and Wind Energy
Training programme on Ocean Color (Data, Processing and Applications)
Training programme on Ocean Climate Modeling
Lead
Coordinator
Indonesia
Indonesia
Bangladesh
Comoros
India
India
India
India
India
India
India
3
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IN.16.8
IN.16.9
MU.16.1
MU.16.2
ZA.16.1
ZA.16.2
LK.16.1
TZ.16.1
AE.16.1
RC.16.1
ID.17.1
ID.17.2
ID.17.3
ID.17.4
IN.17.1
LK.17.1
AE.17.1
First Art Residency under the theme “Symphonies of Ocean”
Workshop on SMEs (Nov/ Dec)
Workshop on Sustainable Tourism Destination Management
Women Empowerment event
Second Workshop on “Water Science and Technology Core Group”
Third Workshop on “Water Science and Technology Core Group”
Workshop on “Maritime Political Economy” in other IORA sub-regions
Regional Strategy to Address Issues of Sustainable Management and Development of Fisheries
Resources in the Indian Ocean Rim Region
Workshop on IORA
IORA workshop on enhancing commercialization and trade of medicinal plants in the Indian Ocean
region
2017
CSO (2-3), COM (4) and Leaders to meet with IORA business and Dialogue Partners (6) and
Leader’s Summit (Plenary and Leaders Retreat) (6-7)
Second Blue Economy Conference
RCSTT Fourth Meeting of Medicinal Plants Focal Points
20th IORA anniversary reception at the UN to be held at the Indonesian Mission in New York in the
margins of UNGA in September 2017
Workshop on Skill Development in Youths
“Determining non-market value of the whale-watching industry in Sri Lanka”
Fourth Indian Ocean Dialogue
India
India
Mauritius
Mauritius
South Africa
South Africa/India
Sri Lanka
Tanzania
South Africa/UAE
RCSTT
Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia
India
Sri Lanka
UAE
4