- Convene a science planning and implementation workshop to attract both scientists interested in the Indian Ocean region and agency program managers (workshop held in September 2017)
- Write a U.S. IIOE-2 Science Plan and Implementation Strategy based on the workshop (Hood et al., 2018)
- Coordinate ongoing U.S. research in the Indian Ocean region and coordinate planning of new research
- Provide a forum for interagency discussions of Indian Ocean research and a liaison between the
scientific community and agencies - Communicate U.S. research in the Indian Ocean region to national and international audiences through a Web site, newsletters, articles in the peer-reviewed and other literature, Twitter, and other approaches
- Represent the U.S. community on the international IIOE-2 Steering Committee
- Represent the U.S. community in international IIOE-2 meetings and discussions
- Liaise with U.S. SCOR and IOC committees
