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Joint meeting minutes of the board of trustees and the planning council of the International Ocean Institute : [meeting minutes]

File contains revised draft minutes of the Joint Meeting of the 5th Session of the Board of Trustees, and the 12th Session of the Planning Council, held in Algeris, Algeria on October 25, 1976. Discussed at the meeting were: Pacem in Maribus (PIM) VI and VII, “The Ocean Yearbook,” The Pacific Project, activities of the Friends of the International Ocean Institute (IOI), and other administrative matters. The file also contains draft minutes of the Joint Meeting of the 4th Session of the Board of Trustees, and the 12th Session of the Planning Council, held in New York City, on April 10, 1976. Discussed at this meeting were various Pacem in Maribus (PIM) conferences, Borgese’s project on the “New International Economic Order and the Law of the Sea,” “The Ocean Yearbook,” and other administrative matters.

International Ocean Institute - reorganization

File contains documents concerning the reorganization/restructuring of the International Ocean Institute, as lead by Tom Harris Management Consultants. File includes meeting agendas and minutes; plan of action; reports; proposal; correspondence (including one with International Centre for Ocean Development (ICOD) president, Gary Vernon); agreement; and a brochure.

Meeting of the representatives of the operational centres of the International Ocean Institute : [agenda, meeting minutes, and background documents]

File contains documents for the meeting held at the United Nations University, in Tokyo. Includes an agenda, “Minutes of the Discussions: One Day Seminar on the Oceans –Areas of Future Opportunities for Industrialists, at Ahmedabad, Gurjarat, India,” documents relating to a project funded by the United Nations Development Programme, correspondence, syllabi for a course, correspondence, and other notes for the meeting.

Integrating the insurance industry into integrated coastal management

File contains “Oceans and the Service Economy: Integrating the Insurance Industry into Integrated Coastal Management” by the International Ocean Institute (IOI), which discusses applies the issue of the common heritage to the issue of ocean economics. Includes two versions of a concept paper prepared by the IOI for the Insurance Industry and World Summit on Sustainable Development (held in Johannesburg, 2002).

Miscellaneous reports on activities, travel, and fundraising

File contains a progress report from Elisabeth Mann Borgese on International Ocean Institute (IOI) activities, "Report of Travel to Geneva, 6th to 8th November, 1983" by IOI Executive Director C.F. Vanderbilt, and a handwritten document by Maxwell Bruce regarding the funding of International Ocean Institute.

Planning council of the International Ocean Institute : [various agendas, membership lists, and a note]

File contains agendas for the following Planning Council meetings: 7th Session (September 9, 1974 in Malta), 8th Session (January 13, 1975), and the 9th Session (April 12, 1975). The file also contains a note for the Board of Trustees (3rd Session) on the change in the International Ocean Institute (IOI)'s Director. The file also contains membership lists.

Contact lists and reports from the International Ocean Institute

File contains a list of reviews and a mailing list, a draft director's report, a note on Associates of International Ocean Institute (IOI), a report to the Government of Malta, a report on the IOI’s activities in Malta, and an annotated list of members of the Board of Trustees and the Planning Council.

Meeting minutes, agendas, and membership lists for the International Ocean Institute

File contains a list of the Board of Trustees (for the Second Session, held in New York on November 26, 1973), a list of the members of the Planning Council, a provisional agenda for a joint meeting of the Seventh Session of the Board of Trustees and the Sixteenth Session of the Planning Council, a copy of a press release on oil drilling in Italy, and the minutes of the Second Session of the Board of Trustees.

Nineteenth session of the planning council and the eleventh session of the board of trustees of the International Ocean Institute

File contains documents, relating to the joint meeting of the Planning Council and the Board of Trustees, held in Vienna on October 31, 1980. Discussed at the meeting was the role of the International Ocean Institute (IOI) in post-United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS), current projects ("Ocean Yearbook," and training projects), an assessment for Pacem in Maribus (PIM) X, future PIM conferences, and budgetary matters. The file also contains several annexes: (1) Excerpts from a letter Dr. Jorge Vargas, (2) "The Establishment of an International League for the Protection of Cetaceans," a project proposal, (3) "Proposal for a Research Project in Cooperation with the International Institute for Applied System Analysis," and (4) "IOI Statues: Draft Amendments." The file also contains a memo from Elisabeth Mann Borgese.

Miscellaneous administrative and financial records of the International Ocean Institute

File contains budgets from the International Ocean Institute (IOI), for the years 1978 and 1980. The file also contains a report on the activites of the IOI between 1979-1980 (discussing training programmes and Pacem in Maribus (PIM) X), a summary of current and forthcoming activities for the period of 1980-1983, and lists of members of various boards and bodies of the IOI.

Plan for publication of three textbooks on the implementation and progressive development of the law of the sea

File contains a plan to turn the proceedings of three Pacem in Maribus (PIM) conferences (XIV, XV, and XVI) into three textbooks. Includes a list of speakers from each conference, along with appendices: “Distant Learning Materials,” and “Training Ocean Managers: Seeing the Need and Meeting it: The International Ocean Institute (IOI) Perspective” by Caroline Vanderbilt.

Nomination for Elisabeth Mann Borgese and the International Ocean Institute for the Nobel Peace Prize

File contains material relating to Elisabeth Mann Borgese’s and the International Ocean Institute (IOI)’s nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize. Includes letters of support from Sunil Murlidhar Shastri and Henry Demone (HighLiner Foods), also includes a sample form letter, two copies of the nomination package, a list of individuals contacted for a nomination, and a list of individuals on the IOI-Canada’s Advisory Board.

Meeting documents of the Planning Council of the International Ocean Institute held in Algeria and various other locations

File contains documents relating to meetings of the Board of Trustees and/or the Planning Council. Includes agenda and (partial) meeting minutes from joint session the Fifth Session of the Board of Trustees and the Thirteenth Session of the Planning Council held in Algiers, Algeria on October 25, 1976. File also includes a provisional agenda from the Fourth Session of the Board of Trustees Meeting (held March 8, 1976 in Malta), a provisional agenda from the Eleventh Session of the Planning Council (held April 10, 1976 in New York City), along with meeting minutes (discussed at this meeting were the New York session of the United National Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS), Pacem in Maribus (PIM) VI and VII, projects, "The Ocean Yearbook," and membership and financial matters). The file also contains correspondence, and a membership list for the Board of Trustees.

Planning council of the International Ocean Institute : [memos]

File contains memoranda sent by Elisabeth Mann Borgese to members of the Planning Council of the International Ocean Institute (IOI), setting the date and/or agenda for upcoming meetings. The file also contains a list of members from the Arctic Institute of North America, who attended an IOI meeting to discuss a project for peaceful uses of the Arctic.

Statements from the planning council of the International Ocean Institute and other planning council documents

File contains a revised version of the statement given at the conclusion of Pacem in Maribus (PIM) VI on the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS). Includes a covering letter from Elisabeth Mann Borgese to members of the Planning Council. The file also contains material relating to a course (“Malta ’76: An Introduction to the Sea”) offered by the International Ocean Institute (IOI), an outline for the “Ocean Yearbook,” material on a seminar on “The New International Economic Order and the Law of the Sea,” and the announcement of Jan Pronk’s appointment as an IOI Board member.

Plans of action of the International Ocean Institute

File contains two plans of action for the International Ocean Institute (IOI). Includes a partial copy of the 1984-1987 plan of action, and a complete copy of the 1988-1992 5-year plan of action. Each plan is divided into discussion of the IOI’s main components (training, conferences and seminars, research, and publications).

The Economics of the Common Heritage : [project proposal and correspondence]

File contains background papers (including a copy of the proposal, and an outline) and correspondence relating to a study undertaken by the International Ocean Institute (IOI), to which Krishan Saigal was a major contributor. The project was to be presented to the Independent World Commission on the Ocean (IWCO). File contains correspondence to John Merritt of the Nunavut Implementation Commission, Terry Fenge of the Inuit Circumpolar Conference (ICC), and Peter Ussher, of the Inuit Tapirisat of Canada (ITC), asking for a paper on Inuit economics, and Dr. Yoshio Suzuki. See also folders MS-2-744, Box 323, Folder 15, MS-2-744, Box 324, Folder 1, and MS-2-744, Box 325, Folder 2.

Project proposal for the International Ocean Institute Virtual University

File contains proposals and applications for funding for the project, sent to various organizations (including the Nippon Foundation in Japan), along with covering correspondence. Also contains meeting documents from the International Ocean Institute Virtual University (IOIVU) Development Committee, including a draft report on the project, a contract with Dr. Gunnar Kullenberg appointing him interim Rector of the University, and a draft outline of a core course on Ocean Governance (to be taught be Elisabeth Mann Borgese) for the university.

Proposal for the establishment of a United Nations ocean assembly (UNOA) : [proposal and correspondence]

File contains the proposal, and an excerpt from Elisabeth Mann Borgese’s “The Oceanic Circle.” The file also includes Elisabeth Mann Borgese's correspondence with politicians to whom she sent the proposal, and some relating Canadian government documents (a copy of Bill C-27, an analysis of the Bill, and news releases from Fisheries and Oceans Canada). Includes a letter from Canadian Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, the Honourable David A. Anderson.

Report to the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)

File contains a report to CIDA, regarding the funding of the Project: P7990-0893-S44413 to support the work of the International Ocean Institute (IOI). Includes correspondence, a copy of the report, and several annexes the IOI’s report: Project Performance Evaluation Report (PPER), meeting minutes, “Report on Programme of Addis Seminar” (which discusses the Preparatory Commission, and the Boat Paper controversy), and a list of participants, “Minutes of Course Development Committee,” an agreement between the IOI and the Centre de Recherches Oceanographiques de Dakar-Thiaroye (CRODT), several memorandums of understanding, a list of course participants, and material relating to Pacem in Maribus (PIM) XXII.

Second session of the board of trustees of the International Ocean Institute : [meeting documents]

File contains budgets, Director's Reports, agendas, memos, rules of procedure, interim financial statements, form letters and other correspondence, a Board packet (including a letter, agenda, financial statement, Pacem in Maribus (PIM) material (including a registration form for PIM IV), Mediterranean research project report, conference summary, and other project outlines and drafts), and a list of Board of Trustees' members.

Seventh session of the planning council of the International Ocean Institute : [meeting documents]

File contains draft minutes (which discuss the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, Pacem in Maribus (PIM) V, and various other activities and projects of the International Ocean Institute (IOI)), a draft budget, a statement of source and application of funds, memos, and a statement by Elisabeth Mann Borgese (delivered at a seminar). Also includes correspondence and an invitation for PIM V.

Seventh meeting of the representatives of the operational centres of the International Ocean Institute

File contains an agenda and background documents for the meeting held in Tianjin, China. Includes material relating to a review of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) project, the International Ocean Institute’s Workplan for 1997, documents about the sustainability of centres (includes a note from Anita Coady), a discussion of the IOI’s new mission statement, and a template for Memoranda of Understanding.

Sixth session of the planning council : [meeting minutes and background documents]

File contains meeting minutes, a list of Planning Council members, memos, project outlines, "Proposal for the Establishment of an International Energy Institute" by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, photocopied correspondence, a copy of the proceedings and debates of the 93rd Congress, Second Session (Senate), which contains a speech by Senator Pell reading "Statement of the Law of the Sea Conference" by Elisabeth Mann Borgese into the offical record, and a copy of an International Ocean Institute report.

Tenth session of the planning council : [agenda, membership list, report, and meeting minutes]

File contains a provisional agenda, meeting minutes (discussed at the meeting were: Pacem in Maribus (PIM) VI, IOI seminars, administrative matters, study projects on the New International Economic Order and the Law of the Sea, and the Arctic/Antarctic projects, and other matters), memos, a draft Director's Report, and a list of Planning Council members.

Tapes 10-12 Ischia : [transcription]

File contains a transcription of a discussion at an unknown conference or seminar at which the participants are discussing the creation of a bureau or institute to monitor the Mediterranean Sea (a.k.a. International Ocean Institute). Present were [Ros], [Vaeeiere], [Buonomo], [Featherstone], Elisabeth Mann Borgese, [Arangio], [Oren], [Dohrn], [Miller], [Blake], Sidney J. Holt, [Marchetti], [Stirn], [Kennet], and an unidentified President.
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