The Typhoon Committee has been holding one session annually since 1968 as specified in its Rules of Procedure. The convenor or the annual session is the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and is organized in cooperation with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
Representatives of non-member countries and international organizations (ICAO, UNDP, DHA and others) participate at the session in the capacity as observers.Preparations for the annual sessions, including preparation of the session documents are handled by the Secretariat of ESCAP, WMO and TC.Delegates and observers to these sessions are from agencies involved with the meteorological, hydrological and disaster prevention and preparedness aspects of the Committee’s programme.
At each session, the committee reviews the progress made since its last session and takes stock of the current status of implementation of the various programmes required for an efficient system in reducing typhoon damage. Finally, the Committee in its annual session draws up a programme of work during the inter-sessional period and makes specific recommendations under the Regional Cooperation Program Implementation Plan (RCPIP). At 39th Session, the Committee adopted the Typhoon Committee Strategic Plan 2007-2011 which replaces the RCPIP.
In order to complement the working documents for the Annual Session, it was decided to host the documents on-line. Check the Committee Annual documents below:
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| 1st Session of TC | Held in Bangkok, Thailand • 17-20 December 1968 |
| 2nd Session of TC | Held in Manila, Philippines • 02-08 December 1969 |
| 3rd Session of TC | Held in Bangkok, Thailand • 18-24 November 1970 |
| 4th Session of TC | Held in Tokyo, Japan • 04-11 October 1971 |
| 5th Session of TC | Held in Bangkok, Thailand • 15-21 November 1972 |
| 6th Session of TC | Held in Bangkok, Thailand • 19-26 November 1973 |
| 7th Session of TC | Held in Manila, Philippines • 08-14 October 1974 |
| 8th Session of TC | Held in Bangkok, Thailand • 11-17 November 1975 |
| 9th Session of TC | Held in Manila, Philippines • 23-29 November 1976 |
| 10th Session of TC | Held in Tokyo, Japan • 25-31 October 1977 |
| 11th Session of TC | Held in Bangkok, Thailand • 03-09 October 1978 |
| 12th Session of TC | Held in Bangkok, Thailand • 13-19 November 1979 |
| 13th Session of TC | Held in Bangkok, Thailand • 02-08 December 1980 |
| 14th Session of TC | Held in Manila, Philippines • 10-16 November 1981 |
| 15th Session of TC | Held in Bangkok, Thailand • 09-15 November 1982 |
| 16th Session of TC | Held in Tokyo, Japan • 06-12 December 1983 |
| 17th Session of TC | Held in Manila, Philippines • 04-10 December 1984 |
| 18th Session of TC | Held in Beijing, China • 08-14 October 1985 |
| 19th Session of TC | Held in Bangkok, Thailand • 28 October – 03 November 1986 |
| 20th Session of TC | Held in Bangkok, Thailand • 20-26 October 1987 |
| 21st Session of TC | Held in Manila, Philippines • 22-28 November 1988 |
| 22nd Session of TC | Held in Tokyo, Japan • 30 October – 06 November 1989 |
| 23rd Session of TC | Held in Seoul, Republic of Korea • 13-19 November 1990 |
| 1st Joint Session of TC and PTC (24th Session of TC) |
Held in Pattaya, Thailand • 18-27 February 1992 |
| 25th Session of TC | Held in Zhuhai, China • 8-14 December 1992 |
| 26th Session of TC | Held in Quezon City, Philippines • 02-08 November 1993 |
| 27th Session of TC | Held in Macao • 06-12 December 1994 |
| 28th Session of TC | Held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia • 05-11 December 1995 |
| 2nd Joint Session of TC and PTC (29th Session of TC) |
Held in Phuket, Thailand • 20-28 February 1997 |
| 30th Session of TC | Held in Hong Kong, China • 25 November – 01 December 1997 |
| 31st Session of TC | Held in Quezon City, Philippines • 01-07 December 1998 |
| 32nd Session of TC | Held in Seoul, Republic of Korea • 23-29 November 1999 |
| 33rd Session of TC | Held in Macao, China • 28 November – 04 December 2000 |
| 34th Session of TC | Held in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA • 28 November – 04 December 2001 |
| 35th Session of TC | Held in Chiang Mai, Thailand • 19-25 November 2002 |
| 36th Session of TC | Held in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia • 15-20 December 2003 |
| 37th Session of TC | Held in Shanghai, China • 16-20 November 2004 |
| 38th Session of TC | Held in Hanoi, Viet Nam • 14-19 November 2005 |
| 39th Session of TC | Held in Manila, Philippines • 04-09 December 2006 |
| 40th Session of TC | Held in Macao, China • 21-26 November 2007 |
| 41st Session of TC | Held in Chiang Mai, Thailand • 19-23 January 2009 |
| 42nd Session of TC | Held in Singapore • 25-29 January 2010 |
| 43rd Session of TC | Held in Jeju Island, Republic of Korea • 17-22 January 2011 |
| 44th Session of TC | Held in Hangzhou, China • 06-11 February 2012 |
| 45th Session of TC | Held in Hong Kong, China • 29 January-01 February 2013 |
| 46th Session of TC | Held in Bangkok, Thailand • 10-13 February 2014 |
| 3rd Joint Session of TC and PTC (47th Session of TC) |
Held in Bangkok, Thailand • 09-13 February 2015 |
| 48th Session of TC | Held in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA • 22-25 February 2016 |
| 49th Session of TC | Held in Yokohama, Japan • 21-24 February 2017 |
| 50th Session of TC | Held in Ha Noi, Viet Nam • 28 February – 03 March 2018 |
| 51st Session of TC | Held in Guangzhou, China • 26 February – 01 March 2019 |
| 52nd Session of TC | Held Online in Hong Kong, China • 25-28 February 2020 |
| 53rd Session of TC | Held Online in Japan • 23-25 February 2021 |
| 54th Session of TC | Held Online in Lao PDR • 23-25 February 2022 |
| 55th Session of TC | Held Online in Macao, China • 07-09 March 2023 |
| 56th Session of TC | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia • 27 February-01 March 2024 |