2014 SIT Technical Workshop
The 2014 CEOS Strategic Implementation Team (SIT) Technical Workshop
Hosted by: Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)
Location: Montpellier, France
Note: This Workshop was preceded by a Virtual Constellation/Working Group (VC/WG) Day to be held the day prior (16th September) at the same location.
Meeting Documents
- Logistics Information
- Social Event (Evening Wednesday 17th)
- VC/WG Day Agenda
- Workshop Agenda v1.2 Word | PDF
- Final Minutes and Actions
- VC/WG Presentations [zip] (6 MB)
- Workshop Presentations [zip] (109 MB)
Tuesday, September 16th, 2014 — VC/WG Day & Side Meetings
Time |
Meeting |
Location |
08:00 |
Welcome Coffee |
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0900-1200 |
Virtual Constellations & Working Group Day [Introduction]
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Reine Hélène |
1200-1300 |
Lunch (hosted) |
Dining Room |
1300-1600 |
Virtual Constellations and Working Group Day (Continued)
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Reine Hélène |
1600 |
Adjourn |
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1630-1730 |
VC & WG Day wrap up meeting (VC & WG Co-leads) |
Reine Hélène |
1600-1800 |
JAXA / CEOS Report on Data Applications [presentation] [draft ToC] |
Reine Hélène |
Wednesday, September 17th, 2015 — Day 1
Registration, Virtual Participant Connection, and Welcome Coffee in Reine Hélène |
0830-0900 |
Presentation Materials |
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Session 1: Welcome and Essential Business |
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1 |
information– 20 minutes Welcome and Opening Remarks by the SIT Chair (P Ultré-Guérard) – Tour de Table self-introductions – Logistics information – Workshop Expected outcomes and introduction of agenda |
0900-0920 |
[presentation] |
2 |
information– 10 minutes Review of Key Actions from 27th Plenary and SIT-29 (G Dyke) |
0920-0930 |
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3 |
information – 15 minutes CEOS Three-Year Work Plan Status Update and Priorities for 2014 (K Sawyer, CEO) – Update of the CEOS Actions Tracker – Timeline for annual update to the Three-Year Work Plan (2015-2017) |
0930-0945 |
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4 |
information– 15 minutes 28th CEOS Plenary Preview (CEOS Chair) – Draft meeting outcomes and objectives |
0945-1000 |
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Session 2: CEOS Virtual Constellations and Working Groups (VCs & WGs) [session introduction] |
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5 |
information – 10 minutes Synthesis Session Introduction (J-L Fellous) – Session objectives – Review of planned agenda |
1000-1010 |
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6 |
information/discussion/decision – 50 minutes Synthesis Session: Report from the VC/WG day (Co-leads, VC/WG day) – Outcomes and main discussion points – CEOS-SIT-VC-WG interactions (C Donlon, S Srivastava) [presentation] – Training Activities (E Wood, J Lambin) [presentation] – ECV Products, Reporting to SBSTA (P Lecomte, R Eckman) [presentation] – Data management and data access (R Moreno, I Petiteville, S Neeck) [presentation] – [SIT-29-2], [SIT-29-3], [SIT-29-6], [SIT-29-7],[SIT-29-5] |
1010-1100 |
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Group Photo and Break |
1100-1130 |
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Session 2: CEOS Virtual Constellations and Working Groups (VCs and WGs) Continued [session introduction] |
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6+ |
information/discussion/decision – 1 hour Synthesis Session: Report from the VC/WG day (Co-leads, VC/WG day) (Continued) – Outcomes and main discussion points – CEOS-SIT-VC-WG interactions (C Donlon, S Srivastava) [presentation] – Training Activities (E Wood, J Lambin) [presentation] – ECV Products, Reporting to SBSTA (P Lecomte, R Eckman) [presentation] – Data management and data access (R Moreno, I Petiteville, S Neeck) [presentation] – [SIT-29-2], [SIT-29-3], [SIT-29-6], [SIT-29-7],[SIT-29-5] |
1130-1230 |
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7 |
information/discussion/decision – 30 minutes Coordination of CEOS Land Surface Imaging Activities (SIT Chair) – Land Surface Imaging VC Status – Position Paper and recommended way forward[SIT-29-4] |
1230-1300 |
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Lunch (hosted) |
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Session 2: CEOS Virtual Constellations and Working Groups (VCs and WGs) Continued [session introduction] |
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8 |
information/discussion – 1 hour 35 minutes WG Issues and Topics for Plenary Preparation (15 minutes/WG + 20 minutes total discussion) – WGISS [SIT-29-13] (R Moreno) – WGCV (S Srivastava) – WGCapD [SIT-29-13] (E Wood) – WGClimate [SIT-29-21] (P Lecomte) – WGDisasters [SIT-29-17, SIT-29-18] (I Petiteville) |
1400-1535 |
[WGISS presentation] [WGCV presentation] [WGClimate presentation] [WGDisastesrs presentation] |
9 |
information/discussion – 15 minutes VCs and WGs Session Wrap-up (JL Fellous) – Actions agreed – Next steps |
1535-1550 |
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Break |
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Session 3: CEOS Three-Year Work Plan Thematic Areas (Non-WG-VC) [session introduction] |
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10 |
information/discussion – 20 minutes Update on CEOS Support to GFOI (S Briggs) – CEOS Space Data Strategy for GFOI [SIT-29-10], [SIT-29-11], [SIT-29-12] – Baseline, Data Services, R&D Support – Pilot Space Data Services for GFOI |
1615-1635 |
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11 |
information/discussion – 15 minutes CEOS response to the GEOSS Water Strategy (C Ishida) |
1635-1650 |
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12 |
information/discussion/decision – 10 minutes Close of Day 1 (SIT Chair) – Concluding remarks – Key actions – Logistics |
1650-1700 |
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Adjourn |
1715 |
- Presentation from THEIA (French Land Data Centre), P Maurel / N Baghdadi, 17:15 – 17:45 [presentation]
- 19:00 Fabre Museum visit followed at 20:30 by a cocktail reception
Thursday, September 18th, 2014 — Day 2
Registration, Virtual Participant Connection, & Welcome Coffee in Reine Hélène |
0830-0900 |
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Session 3: CEOS Three-Year Plan Thematic Areas (Non-WG/VC) Continued [session introduction] |
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13 |
information/discussion – 45 minutes Carbon Strategy Implementation Study Team (S Briggs) – Approach and update [SIT-29-14, SIT-29-15] – Preliminary recommendations – Preparation for Plenary
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0900-0945 |
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14 |
information/discussion – 30 minutes CEOS Acquisition Strategy for GEOGLAM (B Killough) – Strategy update for Plenary [SIT-29-16] – CEOS lead agency for GEOGLAM – GEOGLAM Project Office Update (5 minutes, M Deshayes) |
0945-1015 |
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Break |
10:15 – 10:45 |
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Session 4: Other Key Stakeholder Initiatives and Outreach to Key Stakeholders [session introduction] |
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15 |
information– 45 minutes GEO – IN-01 Task Leadership (B Killough) – GEO Post-2015 IPWG (E Volden) [presentation] – Update on CEOS letter to GEO (CEOS Chair)[SIT-29-1] – Representation at GEO-XI Plenary (CEO / CEOS Chair) – GEOSS Evaluation [presentation] |
1045-1130 |
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16 |
information/discussion – 15 minutes World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (C Ishida) – SIT-29-19 and SIT-29-20 |
1130-1145 |
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17 |
information – 30 minutes UNFCCC – COP-20, 1st-12th December, Lima, Peru (CEOS Chair) – SBSTA-41 (WGClimate TBA) [presentation] – COP-21, 2015 Paris [SIT-29-22] (SIT Chair) |
1145-1215 |
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18 |
information/discussion – 15 minutes Office Holder Updates (CEOS Chair) – CEOS Executive Officer (CEO) and Deputy CEO (DCEO) SIT Leadership (SIT Chair) – SIT Vice-Chair |
1215-1230 |
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19 |
information – 20 minutes 28th Plenary Preparations (CEOS Chair) – Key outcomes and decisions – Plenary statement – initial preparations – Agenda finalisation – Logistics and key dates |
1230-1250 |
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Lunch (hosted) |
1215-1315 |
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Session 5: CEOS Organizational Issues [session introduction] |
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20 |
information – 30 minutes CEOS Information Management (SEO TBA) – Website Update [SIT-29-9] – Document management system – Formal document publication procedure |
1350-1410 |
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Session 6: Workshop Conclusion [session introduction] |
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Break |
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21 |
discussion – 10 minutes SIT Workshop Action Item Confirmation (G Dyke) |
1410-1420 |
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22 |
information/discussion – 20 minutes SIT Chair Closing Remarks (P Ultré-Guérard) – Future meetings – SIT-30 |
1440-1500 |
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Adjourn |
15:00 |