the NIOHC and represent NIOHC at IRCC8. 20. Election of Chair and Vice Chair The Chair asked Egypt as the current Vice Chair if they wished to succeed to be the next Chair as per NIOHC Statutes article 1e. Egypt agreed to accept Chairmanship of the NIOHC for 2016-2017. All MS congratulated Egypt and offered to assist in the new role. proposed India for the Vice Chair nomination. India agreed to accept the Vice Chair. All MS supported this nomination. Therefore, India will be the Vice Chair for the year 2016-2017. 21. Date and Venue of the next conference offered to host the 17th NIOHC Conference. It confirmed the place will be at Alexandria, Egypt and the conference will be held in the month of March 2017. The dates (04 days) will be confirmed later on. The offer to host the conference was warmly welcomed by the participants. Egypt will confirm the dates within 2 months. No Agenda 16th Conference Action Action by Date Item 38 21 to confirm dates of 17th NIOHC Egypt 15 May 2016 Conference 39 21 Considering the importance of NICCWG On going meeting, Conference to be organized for 04 days. 22. Approval of the Action List Throughout the discussions in the conference, some action points were taken for further action by the Chair, MS and IHB. All delegates reviewed these action points to ensure that they were satisfied with the wording, timescales, appropriateness, etc. Finally, the 16th NIOHC Conference Action List was approved by the MS. 23. Closing Remarks from the Chair and handing over of NIOHC flag to the new Chair. The Chair mentioned that the three days had been indeed highly interactive and educative for all. The enthusiastic participation by all the distinguished delegates was very encouraging. The conference was very successful and could achieve desired objectives. He further mentioned that the conference started with many expectations and he was sanguine that the conference could fulfill those expectations. By now, it is quite evident that NIOHC is an effective platform for cooperation and coordination of hydrographic activities, capacity building, Maritime safety, E-Navigation, production of nautical chart, technical assistance and training support. He sincerely thanked all the distinguished delegates for their excellent support and active participation in various discussions. The Chair further stated that it was a unique privilege for Bangladesh Navy to host the 16th NIOHC conference at Chittagong. Bangladesh Navy was honored and delighted for delegates’ gracious
the NIOHC and represent NIOHC at IRCC8. 20. Election of Chair and Vice Chair The Chair asked Egypt as the current Vice Chair if they wished to succeed to be the next Chair as per NIOHC Statutes article 1e. Egypt agreed to accept Chairmanship of the NIOHC for 2016-2017. All MS congratulated Egypt and offered to assist in the new role. proposed India for the Vice Chair nomination. India agreed to accept the Vice Chair. All MS supported this nomination. Therefore, India will be the Vice Chair for the year 2016-2017. 21. Date and Venue of the next conference offered to host the 17th NIOHC Conference. It confirmed the place will be at Alexandria, Egypt and the conference will be held in the month of March 2017. The dates (04 days) will be confirmed later on. The offer to host the conference was warmly welcomed by the participants. Egypt will confirm the dates within 2 months. No Agenda Item 16th Conference Action Action by Date 38 21 to confirm dates of 17th NIOHC Conference Egypt 15 May 2016 39 21 Considering the importance of NICCWG meeting, Conference to be organized for 04 days. On going 22. Approval of the Action List Throughout the discussions in the conference, some action points were taken for further action by the Chair, MS and IHB. All delegates reviewed these action points to ensure that they were satisfied with the wording, timescales, appropriateness, etc. Finally, the 16th NIOHC Conference Action List was approved by the MS. 23. Closing Remarks from the Chair and handing over of NIOHC flag to the new Chair. The Chair mentioned that the three days had been indeed highly interactive and educative for all. The enthusiastic participation by all the distinguished delegates was very encouraging. The conference was very successful and could achieve desired objectives. He further mentioned that the conference started with many expectations and he was sanguine that the conference could fulfill those expectations. By now, it is quite evident that NIOHC is an effective platform for cooperation and coordination of hydrographic activities, capacity building, Maritime safety, E-Navigation, production of nautical chart, technical assistance and training support. He sincerely thanked all the distinguished delegates for their excellent support and active participation in various discussions. The Chair further stated that it was a unique privilege for Bangladesh Navy to host the 16th NIOHC conference at Chittagong. Bangladesh Navy was honored and delighted for delegates’ gracious
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