Event TabsSummaryDates: Wednesday, October 24, 2018 to Thursday, October 25, 2018Location: Rome Italy IT Type: MeetingRelated Information: Outcomes of the Mid-term Review of the IBCS Documentation Plan Agenda Item Document Title n/a INF 1 INFORMATION TO PARTICIPANTS Updated 19 October n/a INF 2 PROVISIONAL PARTICIPANTS LIST 1 n/a OPENING OF THE SESSION 1.1 n/a Opening remarks by representative of FAO 1.2 n/a Opening remarks by Chair of IBCS 1.3 Doc 1.3 Provisional Agenda REV 1 Doc 1.3.1 Annotated Provisional Agenda REV 1 1.4 Doc 1.4 Provisional Programme REV 1 2 n/a REPORTS 2.1 Doc 2.1 Report of the Chair of the IBCS 2.2 Doc 2.2 Report of the Chair of the PAC 3 Doc 3 PRESENTATION OF THE REPORT OF THE TASKFORCE OF THE GFCS Report of the Taskforce on Governance, Management and Finances of the GFCS Comments received and responses by the Taskforce (Updated on 16 October 2018) Initial Draft Report of the Taskforce 3.1 n/a Presentation of the Governance chapter 3.2 n/a Presentation of the Management chapter 3.3 n/a Presentation of the Finance chapter 4 n/a REVIEW/DISCUSSION OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE TASKFORCE OF THE GFCS 4.1 n/a Development of recommendations for the consideration of the 18th World Meteorological Congress 4.2 n/a Review of progress of Taskforces and Working Groups established by the IBCS MC 5 Doc 5 PROGRESS ON GFCS IMPLEMENTATION WITH FOCUS ON SECRETARIAT ACTIVITIES 6 Doc 6 MONITORING AND EVALUATION 7 n/a GFCS CONSTITUENT BODY MEETINGS IN 2019 8 n/a ANY OTHER BUSINESS 9 n/a CLOSURE OF THE SESSION Presentations Report of the Chair of IBCS Report of the Chair of PAC Progress on Implementation of GFCS with a Focus on Secretariat Activities Monitoring and Evaluation