The International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) IYOR Ad Hoc Committee actively advises, supports and provides guidance to the IYOR 2008 Coordinator in carrying out the ICRI IYOR 2008 Action Plan and accompanying activities. Terms of reference for the committee were approved by ICRI at the Tokyo General Meeting in April 2007. The Committee is chaired by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on behalf of the ICRI Co-Secretariat. The Ad-Hoc Committee is composed of the following members: