Event TabsSummaryDates: Saturday, May 13, 2017Location: Geneve Switzerland CH Type: MeetingDuring the fourth meeting of the Intergovernmental Board on Climate Services Management Committee (IBCS MC) held in Darmstadt, Germany from 17-19 October 2016, it was agreed that IBCS MC members attending the 69th Session of the World Meteorological Organization Executive Council (EC-69), would meet to provide guidance for the completion of the Global Framework for Climate Services documents. These documents will be considered by the fifth session of the IBCS MC, to be held in October 2017. The informal session will take place on 13 May 2017 and will focus on discussions on the Mid-Term Review of the GFCS and the agenda for the fifth session of the IBCS MC. The session will be held in English only. Documentation PlanAgenda Item Document Title 1 n/a OPENING OF THE SESSION 2 N/A ORGANIZATION OF THE SESSION 2.1 Doc 2.1(1) Provisional Agenda Doc 2.1(2) Annotated Provisional Agenda 2.2 Doc 2.2 Provisional Programme 3 Doc. 3 REV. 1 REVIEW OF THE OUTCOMES OF THE SIXTH SESSION OF THE PAC 4 Doc 4 REVIEW OF THE METHODOLOGY AND OUTLINE FOR THE CONDUCT OF THE MID-TERM REVIEW OF THE GFCS 5 n/a ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE FIFTH SESSION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE IBCS 6 n/a ANY OTHER BUSINESS 7 n/a CLOSURE OF THE SESSION Presentations