WGCapD-5
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA USA
The 5th Meeting of the Working Group on Capacity Building & Data Democracy (WGCapD-5)
Location: Hampton, Virginia, USA
Hosted by: The CEOS Systems Engineering Office (SEO), National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center (LaRC)
Agenda
Wednesday, March 30th, 2016
Day 1 – Opening, Summary of Activities, WGCapD Projects, & Strategic Planning
| Welcome & Opening Session | ||
| 0 | Registration | 08:30-09:00 |
| 1 | Welcome & Opening Remarks from Host Organisation & Vice-Chair | 09:00-09:30 |
| 2 | Round of Introductions (All | 09:30-09:40 |
| 3 | Meeting Strategy: Adoption of the Agenda (Chair/Vice-Chair) [Presentation] | 09:40-09:50 |
| 4 |
CEOS 2016-2018 Work Plan (Chair/Vice-Chair) [Presentation] [Presentation by CEOS CEO Jonathan Ross] |
09:50-10:15 |
| Status of Main Projects | ||
| 5 | WGCapD 3-Year Strategy Document – Main Projects 2016-2018 (Chair/Vice-Chair) | 10:15-10:45 |
| Break | 10:45-11:00 | |
| 6 | WGCapD 3-Year Strategy Document – Main Projects 2016-2018 (Chair/Vice-Chair) | 11:30-11:30 |
| 7 |
SAR Training Workshops
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11:30-12:30 |
| No-Host Lunch | 12:30-13:30 | |
| 8 |
Program for Distance Education Courses: Webinars/Online Hands-On Course
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13:30-14:15 |
| 9 |
A Proposal for Capacity Building Activity on Geospatial Technologies and their Applications in G-Governance (Senthil Kumar-ISRO) [Presentation] |
14:15-15:15 |
| 10 |
Capacity Building within CEOS & A Near-Term Need (DataCube) (Brian Killough-CEOS SEO) [Presentation] |
15:15-15:45 |
| Connections with GEO | ||
| 11 |
Outcomes of Mexico City GEO Ministerial Summit and Plenary with special focus to Capacity Building (Nancy Searby-NASA/Andiswa Mlisa-GEO Secretariat) [Presentation] |
15:45-16:30 |
| Break | 16:30-16:45 | |
| 12 |
GEO Capacity Building (GEOCAB) Portal: Plans and Contributions (Andiswa Mlisa-GEO Secretariat, Nancy Searby-NASA) [Presentation] |
16:45-17:30 |
| 13 |
Support the DCEO in Developing the CEOS Component of GEO’s Contribution to Space Based EO to Meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (Marie-Josee Bourassa-CSA) [Presentation] |
17:30-18:00 |
| Adjourn | 18:00 | |
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No-Host Dinner at Park Lane Tavern, Hampton, Virginia Note: The hotel shuttle to dinner will depart from the front of the hotel at 18:30. Since the shuttle cannot accommodate the entire group in one trip, attendees are welcome to use their own vehicles to drive to the venue, which is approximately one mile away. |
19:00 | |
Thursday, March 31st, 2016
Day 2 – Capacity Building Summit
| Overview | ||
| 14 |
Objectives for the Day:
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08:30-09:00 |
| WGCapD Agency Presentations | ||
| 15 | Capacity Building Activities in Earth Observation at SANSA (Mahlatse Kganyago/Phila Sibandze) [Presentation] | 09:00-09:15 |
| 16 | Capacity Building Activities in Earth Observation at ISRO (Senthil Kumar) [Presentation] | 09:15-09:30 |
| 17 | Capacity Building Activities in Earth Observation at ESA (Francesco Sarti) [Presentation] | 09:30-09:45 |
| 18 | Capacity Building Activities in Earth Observation at NASA (Nancy Searby) [Presentation] | 09:45-10:00 |
| 19 | Capacity Building Activities in Earth Observation at DLR (Dieter Hausamann) [Presentation] | 10:00-10:15 |
| 20 | Capacity Building Activities in Earth Observation at USGS (Eric Wood) [Presentation] [Video] | 10:15-10:30 |
| Break | 10:30-10:45 | |
| 21 | Capacity Building Activities in Earth Observation at NOAA (Angelica Gutierrez) | 10:45-11:00 |
| 22 | Capacity Building Activities in Earth Observation at CSA, GA, and CSIRO (Marie-Josee Bourassa/Jonathon Ross) [Presentation] | 11:00-11:15 |
| 23 | Capacity Building Activities in Earth Observation at CRECTEALC (Jesus Gonzalez) | 11:15-11:30 |
| Connections with CEOS, GEO, & Other International Organisations | ||
| 24 | Overview of Capacity Building by other CEOS Groups (VCs, WGs, AHTs) (Kim Holloway-CEOS SEO) [Presentation] | 11:30-12:00 |
| 25 | Capacity Building activities at JAXA (Hiroshi Mitsui-JAXA) [Video] | 12:00-12:15 |
| 26 |
Capacity Building Activities in Earth Observation at UNOOSA (Lorant Czaran-UNOOSA) [Presentation] |
12:15-12:30 |
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No-Host Lunch Note: The NASA DEVELOP Program (NASA Applied Sciences) Invites You to View Their Poster Session During this Break. |
12:30-13:30 | |
| 26 |
A Case Study: GFOI (Doug Muchoni-USGS, Sylvia Wilson-USGS) [Presentation] |
13:30-14:00 |
| 27 |
Considerations for Leveraging Capacity Building Activities (Laura Delgado López-Secure World Foundation) [Presentation] |
14:00-14:45 |
| 28 |
Panel Discussion: WGCapD’s role with Other CEOS Groups |
14:45-15:30 |
| Break | 15:30-15:45 | |
| 29 | Overview of GEO Capacity Building Activities (Andiswa Mlisa-GEO Secretariat) | 15:45-16:15 |
| 30 |
WGCapD Support to Regional GEO Initiatives – AfriGEOSS/AmeriGEOSS
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16:15-16:30 |
| 31 | Panel Discussion: WGCapD in the GEO Work Programme (Andiswa Mlisa, Nancy Searby, Jane Olwoch, Other Panelists TBC) | 16:30-17:00 |
| 32 |
Panel Discussion: Discussion on Best Practices in Capacity Building (Nancy Searby, Jane Olwoch, Senthil Kumar, Other Panelists TBC) |
17:00-17:30 |
| 33 | Wrap Up | 17:30-17:45 |
| Adjourn | 17:45 | |
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Hosted Dinner Note: Group transportation will depart from the front of the hotel at 18:30. Attendees are welcome to use their own vehicles to drive to the venue, which is approximately 8.5 miles away. |
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Friday, April 1st, 2016
Day 3 – Business Decisions
| 34 |
Final Discussions/Agreements/Documents
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08:30-10:00 |
| Break & Group Photo | 10:00-10:15 | |
| 35 |
Living Planet Symposium Preparation (Dieter Hausamann-DLR; Magdalena-ESA) |
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| 36 |
Wrap-up and Closure (Chair/Vice-Chair)
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| No-Host Lunch | 13:00-14:00 | |
| 37 |
Business Decisions for WGCapD |
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| Adjourn | ||
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Virginia Air & Space Center Visit (NASA Langley Visitor Center) Note: The hotel shuttle will depart to the Virginia Air & Space Center from the front of the hotel at 15:00. The cost of each ticket will be $18 ($15 for NASA employees). |
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