Tuesday, 24 April 2018 Implementation status, sharing of information, building common understanding. University Memorial Center Room: 235, 1669 Euclid Avenue Boulder, CO 80309 Registration: 8:30 – 9:00 Session 1: Welcome and Introduction # Time Duration Topic Presenter 1.1 9:00 – 9:05 5 min Opening Remarks Steve Volz, SIT Chair (NOAA) 1.2 9:05 – 9:20 15 min Welcome Eric Kihn, Director NCEI-CCOG 1.3 9:20 – 9:30 10 min Tour de Table Introductions All 1.4 9:30 – 9:40 10 min SIT Chair 2018-2019 Priorities and SIT-33 Objectives Steve Volz, SIT Chair (NOAA) 1.5 9:40 – 9:50 10 min CEOS Chair Remarks, Introduction, and Overview Mauro Facchini, CEOS Chair, (COM) 1.6 9:50 – 10:10 20 min U.S. Decadal Survey Graeme Stephens, (CIRA), Art Charo (NSF) 1.7 10:10 – 10:40 30 min Discussion on Future Mission Planning Copernicus Next Generation JAXA Global EO Contributions NOAA Satellite Observing System Architecture (NSOSA) All Group Photo and Coffee Break: 10:40 – 11:00, 20 minutes
SIT TWS Action 2017-19 3.3 12:30 – 12:40 10 min OSVW-VC: Ocean Surface Vector Wind TBA 3.4 12:40 – 12:50 10 min OCR-VC: Ocean Colour Radiometry TBA 3.5 12:50 – 1:00 10 min OST-VC: Ocean Surface Topography SIT TWS Action 2017-16 TBA Lunch: 1:00 – 2:15, 75 minutes Session 3: Virtual Constellations (continued) Time Duration Topic Presenter 3.6 2:15 – 2:25 10 min P-VC: Precipitation Steve Neeck, P-VC (NASA)* 3.7 2:25 – 2:35 10 min AC-VC: Atmospheric Composition SIT TWS Action 2017-15 David Crisp (NASA) TBC 3.8 2:35 – 2:45 10 min LSI-VC: Land Surface Imaging Plenary Action 31-06 Jenn Lacey, LSI-VC Cio-Chair (USGS) 3.9 2:45 – 2:50 5 min Discussion Main discussion to follow WG session All Session 4: Working Groups # Time Duration Topic Presenter 4.1 2:50 – 3:00 10 min Session Introduction WG questionnaire process and outcomes CEOS Priorities for WGs and VCs Steve Volz, SIT Chair (NOAA) Mark Dowell, CEOS Chair Team (COM)
What are the next steps that CEOS can be taking in support of the Paris Declaration? How is CEOS engaging with the IPCC Inventories process? What, if any, new CEOS resources and Partnerships may be required to support engagement in these emerging activities? # Time Duration Topic Presenter 5.1 4:50 – 5:00 10 min Feasibility Study for Aquatic Ecosystem Observations Plenary Action 31-04 TBA 5.2 5:00 – 5:15 15 min Freshwater from Space Observation Strategy Plenary Action 31-05 Plenary Decision D-04 Alex Held, SIT Vice Chair (CSIRO) 5.3 5:15 – 5:25 10 min Paris Declaration Juliette Lambin (CNES) 5.4 5:25 – 5:40 15 min Proposed CEOS Way Forward with the Paris Declaration Jörg Schulz, WGClimate Chair (EUMETSAT) 5.5 5:40 – 5:50 10 min IPCC Engagement Update SIT TWS Action 2017-06 Ochiai (JAXA) 5.6 5:50 – 6:10 20 min Discussion Way forward on new activities All Adjourn 7:00 pm: Hosted Reception at Carelli’s Restaurant Wednesday, 25 April 2018 Strategic discussion, planning and linking of work, mapping to partnership priorities. University Memorial Center Room: 235, 1669 Euclid Avenue Boulder, CO 80309 Recap # Time Duration Topic Presenter 9:00 – 9:10 10 min Synopsis from Day One Steve Volz, SIT Chair (NOAA) Session 6: Ad Hoc Teams Review progress and key issues being faced by CEOS Ad Hoc Teams (AHTs) and discussion on sustainability of the AHTs and plans for the future.
# Time Duration Topic Presenter 7.1 11:00 – 11:10 10 min Session Introduction SIT Chair objectives Steve Volz, SIT Chair (NOAA) 7.2 11:10 – 11:30 20 min Carbon Review of GHG White Paper Review Options for CEOS-CGMS Collaboration on GHG Monitoring GEO Carbon Initiative SIT TWS Action 2017-05 SIT TWS Action 2017-08 SIT TWS Action 2017-17 SIT TWS Action 2017-18 Mark Dowell , CEOS Chair Team (COM) David Crisp (NASA) (TBC) Pascal Lecomte, CEOS Rep to GEO-C Steering Committee (ESA) (TBC) 7.3 11:30 – 11:40 10 min GCOS Update Stephen Briggs, GCOS 7.4 11:40 – 11:55 15 min GEO/LEO Combined Products Potential focus with CGMS GEO Capabilities for Research TBA 11:57 Sentinel-3B Launch ESA and EUMETSAT 7.5 12:10 – 12:20 10 min International Financial Institutions and Overseas Development Aid Action Item Closure Plenary Action 31-03 Plenary Decision D-02 SIT TWS Action 2017-23 ESA (TBC) 7.6 12:20 – 12:30 GEO Update Barb Ryan, GEO Secretariat Director (TBC) 7.7 12:30 – 12:40 10 min Support to GEO CEOS Participation in GEO Entities (e.g., Programme Board and Subgroups, Executive Committee, Steering Committees) Steven Hosford, CEO (CNES/ESA) Lunch: 12:40 – 2:00, 80 minutes Session 7: Partnerships (continued # Time Duration Topic Presenter 7.7 2:00 – 2:30 30 min Discussion Potential CEOS-CGMS collaboration Preparations for CGMS-46 (ARD, WGISS, Carbon, Joint GHG Proposal) Ensure mutual benefit of partnerships All
Session 8: CEOS Plenary # Time Duration Topic Presenter 8.1 2:30 – 2:40 10 min Plenary Business Items Endorsement of WGCapD Terms of Reference Endorsement of WGClimate Terms of Reference Endorsement of Gap Analysis Report an Coordination Action Plan CEOS 2018-2020 Work Plan Endorsement (TBC) Facchini, CEOS Chair (COM) 8.2 2:40 – 3:00 Planning for CEOS Plenary What Decisions to Need to be Brought to Plenary Steve Volz, SIT Chair (NOAA) Session 9: Review of Main Points, AOB, CEOS Leadership, Closing # Time Duration Topic Presenter 9.1 3:00 – 3:20 20 min Review and Discussion of Main Points Revisit of SIT Chair strategic directions and partnerships VC/WG next steps to TWS Partnership next steps: carbon, GEO/LEO Supporting GEO Items Arising for Discussion Steve Volz, SIT Chair (NOAA) All 9.2 3:20 – 3:30 10 min Any Other Business Agreed agenda additional items All Coffee Break: 3:30 – 3:50, 20 minutes Session 9: Review of Main Points, AOB, CEOS Leadership, Closing (continued) # Time Duration Topic Presenter 9.3 3:50 – 4:00 10 min CEOS Leadership Status and Any Issues Steven Hosford, CEO (CNES/ESA)