SIT-29

• [Side Meeting Objectives & Outline]
• [Phase Overview]
• [Draft 2014 Work Plan]

INFORMATION

Welcome Message by Marc Pircher, Director of Toulouse Space Centre

• Welcome and Opening Remarks by the SIT Chair (P Ultré-Guérard)
• Tour de Table self-introductions
• Logistics information
• SIT-29 Expected outcomes and introduction of agenda

INFORMATION

Review of Open Actions (S Ward)

DECISION

CEOS Priorities for 2014 (K Sawyer, CEO)

Presentation of the 2014-2016 CEOS Three-Year Work Plan

(Decision during Plenary – Session 5)

INFORMATION

Outcomes from the GEO Ministerial and GEO-X Plenary

(E Volden)

INFORMATION/DISCUSSION

GEO Coordination Items (S Briggs, B Smith, E Volden)

• Post-2015 GEOSS
• Activities over the next two years with respect to the future GEO, through to the next Ministerial (November 2015)
• CEOS Expectations of GEO on Observational Requirements and CEOS guidance to GEO (S Briggs)

INFORMATION

Introduction to WG and VC Session (P Ultré-Guérard)

SIT Chair will briefly introduce Session 2 and define

the high-level objectives and strategic goals that will be pursued

during her mandate.

INFORMATION/DECISION

Working Group/ New Initiatives Process Paper

(Decision during Plenary Session 5) (K Sawyer)

The CEO will review the Process Papers relating to

CEOS Working Groups and to guidance on new initiatives.

INFORMATION

WG and VC Session Objectives and Content (J-L Fellous)

On behalf of the SIT Chair team, Fellous will outline the session

objectives and content, review the membership, composition and

leadership of VCs and WGs, and provide a quick overview of the

outcomes from VC-WG telecons.

 INFORMATION/DECISION

WG and VC Session– VC focus (15 mins per topic)

VC Co-Leads will review briefly the current status and issues for

SIT decision/action of their respective WG.

• OSVW status and issues – training activities, international engagement (P Counet on behalf of P Chang and J Figa)
• OST status and issues – recent results, continuity (J Lambin)
• OCR status and issues – relationship with IOCCG, data access (J Lambin)
• P-VC status and issues – GPM, continuity, international engagement (R Oki, C Ishida)
• ACC status and issues – continuity of limb sounding (R Eckman)

[OCR PPT]

[P-VC PPT]

[ACC PPT]

INFORMATION/DECISION

WG and VC Session (continued) (15mins per topic)

• SST-VC status and issues – Comparison campaign and SST Operational Validation Project (C Donlon remote connection)
• VC Deliverables (S Hosford)

Discussion and Synthesis (J-L Fellous, moderator)

INFORMATION/DECISION

Land Surface Study Group (J Dalge – remote connection)

INFORMATION/DECISION

VC and WG Session – WG focus

WG Chair or Vice-chair will review briefly the current status and

issues for SIT decision/action of their respective VC.

• WGISS issues for SIT decision/action (R Moreno)
• WGCV issues for SIT decision/action (S Srivastava)
• WGCapD issues for SIT decision/action (J Olwoch)

PDF / PPT]

[WGISS PPT]

INFORMATION/DECISION

Brief review and wrap (CNES SIT Chair Team)

INFORMATION

CEOS Document Configuration Management System and

Website refurbishment (K Keith)

• Status and plans for the development of CEOS Document Configuration Management System
• Feedback from an online survey on the CEOS website and proposed refurbishments

DECISION

Space Data Coordination Group (SDCG) for GFOI

• GFOI status update (S Briggs)
• Global Baseline Strategy Implementation Plan for 2014 (S Ward)
• Space Data Services Strategy for GFOI (S Ward)

For GFOI Outreach

Document PDF]

INFORMATION/DECISION

Carbon Task Force (S Ward, C Ishida)

• Presentation of report for endorsement (decision during Plenary–Session 5)
• Recommendations and discussion on implementation options

INFORMATION/DISCUSSION

GEOGLAM (M Deshayes, G Dyke)

• GEOGLAM status update
• Phase 1 acquisition implementation update
• Phase 2 strategy development

[Phase overview]

[JECAM Progress

Report Summary:

DOC / PDF]

[Full Document PDF]

Break

INFORMATION

WG Disasters Update (S Chalifoux, A Eddy)

• Startup activities and status
• Proposed WG structure (decision during Plenary – Session 5)

INFORMATION/DISCUSSION/DECISION

Acquisition Planning and Coordination (S Chalifoux)

• Recovery Observatory (S Hosford)
• New Supersites (DLR)
• Support to DRM pilots (A Eddy)

Supersites &

National

Laboratories PPT]

[Support to

DRM Pilots: PPT]

INFORMATION/DISCUSSION

CEOS plan for participation in World Conference on

Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDDR) (C Ishida)

[Strategic

Messages]

DECISION

• CEOS 2014-2016 Work Plan
• CEOS Working Group Process Paper
• CEOS New Initiatives Process Paper
• Carbon Task Force Report
• WG Disasters structure

INFORMATION/DISCUSSION

Joint CEOS-CGMS WGClimate Report (P Lecomte)

• Update of WGClimate activities including first joint meetings
• Preparations for UNFCCC COP-20 SBSTA-41

AOB

DISCUSSION

SIT-29 Action Item Confirmation (S Ward)