The Committee will be briefed on the discussions to establish an IOC Project Office for IODE/Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS). The Committee will be invited to: • Take note of the general discussions on the Adoption by IODE of the Ocean Biogeographic Information System • Take note of the Business Plan describing the operation of OBIS within the context of IOC, and work plan as formulated by the OBIS Managers Committee and the Ad-Hoc session of the OBIS Steering Group • Study the offer of Rutgers University Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, New Brunswick, NJ, USA, and the draft Memorandum of Understanding provided by Rutgers University, and compare the terms as described in this MOU with those as spelled out in document IOC/INF-1193, on the establishment of decentralized offices • Recommend to IOC that an IOC Project Office for the IODE/Ocean Biogeographic Information System will be established at Rutgers University ; Supported by IOC for IODE. ; Document available in English ; Unpublished