IGOS-P 15 and GEO Achievements planning meeting in 200928 May 2008 at UNESCO, Paris

Report to 4th C4,17&18.06.2008

IGOS Transition into GEO – Brief History• 10/2006 CEOS Plenary 20 Buenos Aires – Proposal on IGOS Transition• 05/07 IGOS P-14, UNESCO, Decision on Transition of Themes into GEO• 06/07 IGOS Partners letter to Themes to initiate Transition• 06/07 Letter from GEO Sec. Director welcoming Themes and invitation

to discuss/solve/negotiate issues of concern• 06/07 – 09/07 Letters to all Themes by GEO Sec. and individual

negotiations• 10/07 Status Report at CEOS Plenary 21 Hawaii decision to proceed

and support• 11/07 IGOS P-14bis @ GEO IV/Ministerial Status Presentation and

requested Process paper. Action to update Process from Themes perspective and decision to go for IGOS termination Resolution at P-15, plus organisation of Major Symposium honouring achievements and way-ahead under GEO umbrella

• 10-12/07 First Themes declare successful transition (IGWCO, IGOL, CZCP, Geo Hazards, GOOS)

• 05/08 IGOS P-15, UNESCO, Resolution signed and Partnership dissolved. Agreement on a major (GEO) Symposium, emphasising the past achievement, the current activities and the future Work of the Themes under the GEO umbrella

Progress of (former IGOS-) Themes• Ocean – Transitioned, Ocean United, CL-06-06, CEOS

engagement• Coastal – Proceeding well, CoP active, GEOSS Workshops

in all Caucuses, PICO• Water – Strong links to GEO Water tasks, Formal decision

2007, link in-situ and space, HARON proposal• Cryosphere – WMO covering report, GCW, IPY Legacy

Task CL-06-05, Joint Legacy Workshop GEO-WMO• Land – Report (GEOSS oriented) available 05/08, Focus on

AG-07-03 Global AG monitoring GAM secretariat in India, link to Food Risk (WMO involvement)

• GeoHazards – Lead DI-06-03 & DI-06-07, CoP active. New proposal: Supersites

• Atmosphere – Implementation through GAW. 4 Offices, Ozone first, others to come

• Carbon – EC-06-01 Integrated Carbon Observing System OCO/Gosat? Office? – only “problem child

RESOLUTION

(Adopted by the Partners at IGOS-P-14-bis, including noted postscript)IGOS PartnersNOTING with pleasure the success of the IGOS-P Themes and their acknowledged

relevance to the GEO process, as witnessed by their progressive transition to GEO;CONGRATULATING all who have contributed to the development and implementation

of the Themes;DECIDE thatthe useful life of IGOS-P is nearing its end, and that individual Partners will in the future

support theme-related activities in a GEO context;one final meeting of the Partnership, IGOS-P-15, will be held at the invitation of

UNESCO in Paris in May/June, 2008; andat the conclusion of IGOS-P-15 the IGOS Partnership will be dissolved.

Postscript:In approving the Resolution, Co-chairs and the Theme Leaders Group will continue to

monitor closely the transition process and to maintain contact with the GEO Secretariat, and will report on their findings at the final IGOS-P-15 meeting, particularly in regard to the concerns expressed by some Partners duringIGOS-P-14bis.

Current UIC focusEncourage, coordinate & integrate the work of• The Communities of Practice• IGOS-P Theme Teams • CEOS Virtual Constellation user needs• The new GEO End-to-End Work Plan Tasks• SBA-focused Early Achievements• User groups, e.g. GNU(GMES) & GEONETCast

Integrate work across Committees to effectively develop GEOSS & ensure occurrence of Societal Benefits

What’s Next for UIC• Seven IGOS-P Themes and two CEOS VCs participated in

UIC Washington Meeting, Aug 07• Four IGOS-P Themes at UIC Toronto Mtg, May 08• For the Next UIC meeting in Boulder, Colorado,

September 22-24, 2008, Co-located with ADC and C4 meetings– Goal: Maximize attendance of CoPs, IGOS-P

Themes, CEOS VCs & other User Groups– Goal: Determine UIC & Member roles in new GEO

End-to-End SBA Workplan Tasks--via Break-outs– Goal: Propose Next UIC Steps for GEO Workplan

coordination with other Committees

There is a need to better integrate the IGOS Themes with current GEO CoPs

“GEO - IGOS-Theme” Symposium Objectives/Purpose of Symposium

• Highlight advances of integrated global observational capabilities for societal benefit over the past decade and address science challenges for the future

• Demonstrate better decision making through improved observation and gain support for the future

• Highlight and celebrate past IGOS-Theme accomplishments and lessons learned (including recognition of role of IGOS Partnership)

• Discuss shift in emphasis for future, from observational requirements to sustained implementation of GEOSS– Survey present landscape and Theme interaction with GEO

(Committee participation, Work Plan contributions, establishment of Communities of Practice)

“GEO - IGOS-Theme” Symposium 2009 - ctd

Venueco-location with GEO-VI (2 days before)

Organisation CommitteeGEO SecretariatFormer IGOS PartnersLocal Organisers

Programme Committee (invitations issued 06/08)Chair: Greg Whittee (US-GEO) Former IGOS PartnersTheme Leaders and CoP leadsGEO Secretariat GEO User Interface and Science and Technology Committees (representatives)

Draft agenda already being designed

Publication – various possibilities aired

Thank you!