Mr Ariel Troisi (Argentina) was elected today as the new IOC Chair, succeeding outgoing Chair (2 terms) Peter Haugan (Norway). Ariel has a long history in building IOC and its iODE. He has been IODE national coordinator since 1999, participated in the ODINCARSA initiative since its inception and has been national data coordinator since then. He was ODINCARSA-LA data management regional coordinator, International South Atlantic Buoy Program (ISABP) Steering Committee Vice-Chair and Chair, Responsible for the Argo project in Argentina, OCEATLAN - GOOS GRA Steering Committee Member, Member of the IOC Advisory Body of Experts on the Law of the Sea (IOC-ABELOS), IOC national representation secretariat (1996-2005), IOC alternate national representative (2006-...). In 2011 Ariel was elected IODE Co-Chair (with Ms Sissy Iona as other Co-Chair) and was re-elected in 2013 for a second term. More recently Ariel has been IOC Vice-Chair and in this capacity he has been closely involved, representing IOC, in the preparation of the new legally-binding instrument to conserve and sustainably use marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction (the High Seas and the Area) under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). In addition Mr Troisi was elected Chair of the IOC Group of Experts on Capacity Development (2018) where is expertise has been extremely valuable to assist the global and regional programmes with the implementation of capacity development (CD) needs assessments, the development of related work plans, mobilization of resources, and provide advice on relevant methods and tools to deliver CD. It will be an honour and pleasure to work with Mr Troisi in his new capacity.
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