Meetings and minutes
GEBCO's work is directed by a Guiding Committee and supported by sub-committees on digital bathymetry and undersea feature names.
Find out more about upcoming and previous committee meetings.
Upcoming and recent meetings
| Number | Committee | Date | Venue | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XXIII | SCUFN | 11-14 September 2010 | Callao, Peru | |
| XXVI | TSCOM and Science Day | 15-16 September 2010 (to be confirmed) | Callao, Peru | |
| XXVII | Guiding Committee | 17-18 September 2010 | Callao, Peru | |
| XXII | SCUFN | 22-26 September 2009 | SHOM, Brest, France | |
| XXV | TSCOM and Science Day | 28-30 September 2009 | SHOM, Brest, France | link |
| XXVI | Guiding Committee | 1-2 October 2009 | SHOM, Brest, France |
Joint IOC-IHO Guiding Committee for GEBCO
| Number | Date | Venue | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| XXVI | 1-2 October 2009 | Service Hydrographique et Océanographique de la Marine (SHOM), Brest, France | Report  (1646 KB) Permanent Secretary Prof. Bob Whitmarsh (UK) |
| XXV | 29-30 May 2008 | Tokyo, Japan | Report  (1102 KB) Permanent Secretary Prof. Bob Whitmarsh (UK) |
| XXIV | 7-8 November 2007 | Paris, France | Combined Report with SCDB (736 KB) Permanent Secretary Prof. Bob Whitmarsh (UK) |
| XXIII | 19-20 June 2006 | Bremerhaven, Germany | Report (307 KB) Permanent Secretary Prof. Bob Whitmarsh (UK) |
| XXII | 3 December 2005 | Durham, New Hampshire, U.S.A. | Report (86 KB) Permanent Secretary Prof. Bob Whitmarsh (UK) |
| XXI | 7-12 July 2005 | Aguascalientes, Mexico | Report (1924 KB) Permanent Secretary Prof. Bob Whitmarsh (UK) |
| XX | 1-6 April 2004 | Porto Venere, Italy | Report (1450 KB) Permanent Secretary Prof. Bob Whitmarsh (UK) |
| XIX | 16-17 April 2003 | International Hydrographic Bureau (IHB), Monaco | Report (561 KB) Permanent Secretary Prof. Bob Whitmarsh (UK) |
| XVIII | 23-25 April 2001 | Kobe, Japan | Combined report with SCDB XVIII (738 KB) Permanent Secretary Prof. Bob Whitmarsh (UK) |
| XVII | 23-30 June 1999 | Bedford Institute of Oceanography (BIO), Dartmouth, Canada | Combined report with SCDB XVI (1830 KB) |
| XVI | 23-25 June 1997 | Southampton, UK | Permanent Secretary: Brian Harper (UK), meeting report |
| XV | 15-17 May 1995 | International Hydrographic Bureau (IHB), Monaco | |
| XIV | 4-6 May 1993 | La Jolla, California, USA | |
| XIII | 10-12 June 1991 | Head Department of Navigation and Oceanography (HDNO), Leningrad, Russia | |
| XII | 16-17 May 1989 | Boulder, Colorado, USA | |
| XI | 28-30 April 1987 | Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, (UNESCO), Paris, France | Chairman: Dr A S Laughton (SCOR & UK) |
| X | 23-25 April 1985 | International Hydrographic Bureau (IHB), Monaco | |
| IX | 4-6 May 1983 | Wormley, UK | Chairman: Gerald N Ewing (Canada) |
| VIII | 8-10 March 1982 | Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, (UNESCO), Paris, France | |
| VII | 6-8 October 1980 | International Hydrographic Bureau (IHB), Monaco | |
| VI | 21-23 May 1979 | Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS), Ottawa, Canada | |
| V | 24-26 April 1978 | Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS), Ottawa, Canada | |
| IV | 2-3 May 1977 | Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, (UNESCO), Paris, France | |
| III | 23-24 April 1976 | Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS), Ottawa, Canada | |
| II | 28-30 April 1975 | International Hydrographic Bureau (IHB), Monaco | |
| I | 25-26 April 1974 | Paris, France | Chairman: Dr Eric S W Simpson (CMG and RSA) Permanent Secretary: Desmond P D Scott (IOC) |
GEBCO Officers
| Number | Date | Venue | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| XIII | 20-21 May 2002 | New Hampshire, USA | Report Permanent Secretary Prof. Bob Whitmarsh (UK) |
| XII | 8 May 2000 | Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| XI | 16-17 March 1998 | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| X | 3 May 1996 | Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A. | Permanent Secretary: Brian Harper (UK) |
| IX | 30 May- 1 June 1994 | Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS), Ottawa, Canada | |
| VIII | 13-15 April 1992 | Bidston, UK | |
| VII | 30 May- 1 June 1990 | Bremerhaven, Germany | |
| VI | 14-15 April 1988 | Wormley, UK | |
| V | 19-20 March 1986 | Service Hydrographique et Oceanographique de la Marine (SHOM), Paris, France | Chairman: Dr A S Laughton (SCOR & UK) |
| IV | 17-18 April 1984 | Bay St. Louis, USA | |
| III | 9 August 1982 | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | Chairman: Gerald N Ewing (Canada) |
| II | 13-15 April 1981 | Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS), Ottawa, Canada | |
| I | 8-10 April 1980 | Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS), Ottawa, Canada | Chairman: Dr Eric S W Simpson (CMG and RSA) Permanent Secretary: Desmond P D Scott (IOC) |
Technical Sub-Committee on Ocean Mapping (TSCOM) — formerly the GEBCO Sub-Committee on Digital Bathymetry (SCDB)
In the table below, links from the number column give access to posters, reports and presentations submitted for discussion at the meeting. Further details on posters and presentations can be found on the GEBCO Science Day web page.
| Number | Date | Venue | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| XXV | 28-30 September 2009 | Service Hydrographique et Océanographique de la Marine (SHOM), Brest, France | Report (1499 KB) Permanent Secretary Prof. Bob Whitmarsh |
| XXIV | 26-27 May 2008 | Tokyo, Japan | Report (1236 KB) Permanent Secretary Prof. Bob Whitmarsh |
| XXIII | 11-13 September 2007 | Palisades, New York, USA | see Guiding Committee XXIV for minutes of the meeting (736 KB) |
| XXII | 14-16 June 2006 | Bremerhaven, Germany | Report Permanent Secretary, Prof. Bob Whitmarsh (UK) |
| XXI | 7-12 July 2005 | Aguascalientes, Mexico | Report (2716 KB), (Annex 20 (73 KB)) Permanent Secretary, Prof. Bob Whitmarsh (UK) |
| XX | 12 April 2003 | International Hydrographic Bureau (IHB), Monaco | Report (192 KB) Permanent Secretary, Prof. Bob Whitmarsh (UK) |
| XIX | 16-17 May 2002 | New Hampshire, USA | Report (594 KB) Permanent Secretary, Prof. Bob Whitmarsh (UK) |
| XVIII | 18-20 April 2001 | Tokyo, Japan | Combined report with GEBCO Guiding Committee XVIII |
| XVII | 3-5 May 2000 | Copenhagen, Denmark |
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| XVI | 23-25 June 1999 | Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada |
Combined report with GEBCO Guiding Committee XVII (1830 KB) |
| XV | 12-15 March 1998 | Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences (IGNS) and National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA), Wellington New Zealand | |
| XIV | 17-20 June 1997 | UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO), Taunton, UK | (no report) |
| XIII | 30 April- 2 May 1996 | East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA | (no report) |
| XII | 9-12 May 1995 | SACLANT URC, La Spezia, Italy | |
| XI | 25-27 May 1994 | University of New Brunswick (UNB), Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada | |
| X | 29 April- 3 May 1993 | National Geophyscial Data Center (NGDC), Boulder, Colorado & SIO, La Jolla, California, USA | (no report) |
| IX | 8-10 April 1992 | British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC), Bidston, UK | |
| VIII | 5-7 June 1991 | Head Department of Navigation and Oceanography (HDNO), Leningrad, Russia | (no report) |
| VII | 28-30 May 1990 | Alfred Wegener Institut fur Polar und Meeresforschung (AWI), Bremerhaven, Germany | |
| VI | 10-12 May 1989 | National Geophyscial Data Center (NGDC), Boulder, Colorado, USA | |
| V | 12-13 April 1988 | Institute of Oceanographic Sciences, Deacon Laboratory (IOSDL), Wormley, UK | |
| IV | 18-20 March 1987 | National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), Boulder, Colorado, USA | |
| III | 17-18 March 1986 | Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, (UNESCO), Paris, France | |
| II | 22 April 1985 | Bureau Gravimetrique International (BGI), Toulouse, France | |
| I | 16-17 April 1984 | US Naval Oceanographic Office (USNOO), Bay St Louis, USA | Chairman: / Secretary: Dr Meirion T Jones (UK) |
| - | 25 September 1980 | Halifax, Nova Scotia,Canada | Chairman: Dr Bosko D Loncarevic (Canada) Followed by: Mr Gerald N Ewing (Canada) |
Sub-Committee on Undersea Feature Names (SCUFN)
| Number | Date | Venue | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| XXII | 22-26 September 2009 | Service Hydrographique et Océanographique de la Marine (SHOM), Brest, France | Report (980 KB) |
| XXI | 19-22 May 2008 | Jeju Island, Republic of Korea | Report (727 KB) |
| XX | 9-13 July 2007 | Monaco | Report (441 KB) |
| XIX | 21-23 June 2006 | Bremerhaven, Germany | Report (380 KB) |
| XVIII | 3-6 October 2005 | International Hydrographic Bureau (IHB), Monaco | Report (283 KB) |
| XVII | 8-11 June 2004 | St. Petersburg, Russia | Report (278 KB) |
| XVI | 10-12 April 2003 | International Hydrographic Bureau (IHB), Monaco | Report (355 KB) |
| XV | 7-10 October 2002 | International Hydrographic Bureau (IHB), Monaco | Report (1659 KB) |
| XIV | 17-20 April 2001 | Tokyo, Japan | Report (492 KB) |
| XIII | 22-25 June 1999 | Bedford Institute of Oceanography (BIO), Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada | Report (698 KB) |
| XII | 17-20 June 1997 | Taunton, UK | |
| XI | 11-13 May 1995 | International Hydrographic Bureau (IHB), Monaco | |
| X | 29 April-3 May 1993 | La Jolla, California, USA | |
| IX | 5-7 June 1991 | Head Department of Navigation and Oceanography (HDNO), Leningrad, Russia | Secretary: Ing.en Chef Michel Huet (IHB) |
| VIII | 10-12 May 1989 | International Hydrographic Bureau (IHB), Monaco | |
| VII | 25-27 April 1987 | International Hydrographic Bureau (IHB), Monaco | |
| VI | 22-24 April 1985 | International Hydrographic Bureau (IHB), Monaco | Chairman: Dr Robert L Fisher (USA) Secretary: Antoine Ferrero-Regis (IHB) |
| V | 13 April 1981 | Canadian Hydrographic Service, (CHS), Ottawa, Canada | |
| IV | 3 October 1980 | International Hydrographic Bureau (IHB), Monaco | |
| III | 21 April 1978 | Patricia Bay, Canada | |
| II | 3-5 February 1976 | Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS), Ottawa, Canada | |
| I | 13-14 March 1975 | Dartmouth NS, Canada | Chairman: Gerald N Ewing (Canada) Secretary: Rear Admiral D C Kapoor (IHB) |
