WGCapD-14

Agenda

Monday, June 30

10:10

30 min

Welcome from the hosts, review agenda, opening remarks from the Chair and incoming Vice Chair

Retrospective: WGCapD’s accomplishments last year and goals for the future, from Chair and Vice Chair

10:40

20 min

Guest presentation: CEOS CEO – The CEOS Context Notes from CEOS SIT and upcoming CEOS Workplan

11:00

20 min

Coffee Break

11:20

100 min

Session 1: Space agency updates on current capacity building approaches

10 min / agency; 4 regions Asia-Oceania, Africa, Americas and Europe

13:00

Adjourn for lunch

15:00

60 min

Session 1 – continuation: Presentations by UN Regional Centres of Space Science and Technology Education

Discussion – opportunities for synergy, shared priorities, and questions to one another

16:00

30 min

Guest presentation: Earth Observation Maturity Index (EOMI) Assessment – in Sub-Saharan Africa: Successful stories by Irena Drakopoulou

16:30

30 min

Session 2: The youth and satellite Earth Observation – link to CEOS Chair priority & GEO Post-2025 Strategy Implementation Plan

Presenters…

17:00

60 min

Discussion and deliverable brainstorming/workshopping?

18:00

Adjourn for the day

Tuesday, July 1

10:00

15 min

Welcome, remarks on previous day from the Chair, review agenda

10:15

60 min

Session 3: Update on GEO Post-2025

Presenter: TBC

11:15

15 min

Discussion

11:30

15 min

Coffee Break

11:45

60 min

Session 4: The future of capacity building (ESA) – also to be discussed at the Living Planet Symposium

Presenters: ESA

12:45

15 min

Discussion on WGCapD contribution to GST Strategy

13:00

Adjourn for lunch

15:00

90 min

Session 5: How CEOS WGCapD supports regional GEOs like AfriGEO, AmeriGEO, etc.

Presenters

16:30

60 min

Guest presentation: EOTEC DevNet supports cross-network collaboration

17:30

30 min

Conclusion, Actions, Reflections

18:00

Adjourn for the day