Out-of-Session Pacific Meteorological Council Meeting
Time and Date: 14:00-17:00 (Solomon Island Time), Friday 26 September 2025
In-Person: Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) Conference Room, Honiara, Solomon Islands
Virtual: https://sprep.zoom.us/j/97026599779?pwd=zUUUzs5HbYOqQCRiFvTbMqk9OSbLS9.1
Meeting ID: 970 2659 9779 Passcode: Pmc7.1#25 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
This is an out of session PMC to plan the 2026 PMC and Ministerial meetings, approve the PMC/WMO alignment review and to approve new WRP Governance and Financial arrangements.
Objectives
The objectives of the meeting are:
Present the outcomes of the PMC/WMO alignment and the PMDP review including the PMC Executive Board
Provide Update on preparations for the PMC-8 and the PMMM-4
Review and approve new WRP Governance and Financial arrangements
Present and discuss the Maintenance and Sustainability of Observations Networks in the Pacific
PROVISIONAL AGENDA
Agenda Item | Time | Agenda | Papers | Lead |
1 | 14:00 | Call of meeting to order & opening prayer | None | PMC Chair – Levu Antfalo |
2 | 14:05 | Welcome and Opening remarks
| None | PMC Chair and SPREP |
3 | 14:15 | Approval of agenda | PMC Chair | |
4 | 14:20 | Rules and Procedures of the Meeting & Quorum | SPREP | |
5 | 14:30 | Outcome of the PMC & PMDP Review | SPREP | |
6 | 15:00 | Update PMC-8 & PMMM-4 | Agenda 6 | SPREP/NOAA |
7 | 15:15 | Establishment of a PMC Management Group | SPREP | |
8 | 15:30 | 8.1 WRP Governance Reviews 8.2 Options for RTC/RIC Governance | SPREP | |
9 | 16:00 | Maintenance fees from Projects | None | SPREP |
10 | 16:30 | Other Matters: 10.1 Cell Broadcast (Solomon Islands/GSMA) 10.2 The Radar Strategy Recommendations (SPREP/WRP) 10.3 Integrated Forecast Platform Options (SPREP/WRP) 10.4 Progress on the review of the PIMS (SPREP) | SPREP | |
11 | 16:50 | Final remarks, closing prayer and closure | None | PMC Chair |
12 | 17:00 | Group Photo |
