Report of the Coordination and Implementation Meeting

Global Terrestrial Observing System
12-15 May 1997, Rome, Italy
GTOS - 8

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MEETING REPORT

The GTOS Coordination and Implementation meeting was held in Rome, on 12-15 May 1997. It was hosted by FAO and chaired by Dr. Michael Glantz, chairman of the GTOS Steering Committee.

Table of Contents

1/. OPENING OF THE MEETING

2/. IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

2.1. OUTLINE FOR THE GTOS PLAN
2.2. WHAT IS GTOS?
2.3. POTENTIAL USERS
2.4. NETWORKS
2.5. INTERGOVERNMENTAL MECHANISM
2.6. SECRETARIAT AND CO-SPONSORS

3/. UPDATE AND REVIEW OF GTOS ACTIVITIES

3.1. OVERHEADS AND BROCHURE

4/. PROGRAMME SUPPORT

4.1. SUPPORT FOR THE ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF USERS REQUIREMENTS
4.2. SUPPORT TO THE TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM MONITORING SITES (TEMS) META-DATABASE
4.3. SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO THE SECRETARIAT OF GTOS
4.4. DEVELOPMENT OF GTOS INTEGRATED INDICES
4.5. SOUTH-EAST ASIA PROPOSAL
4.6. NORWAY PROPOSAL
4.7. WEST-AFRICAN PROPOSAL (GEF)
4.8. JAPAN

5/. COLLABORATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS

5.1. CEOS
5.2. GLOBAL CLIMATE OBSERVING SYSTEM (GCOS)
5.3. GLOBAL OCEAN OBSERVING SYSTEM (GOOS)

6/. OTHER MATTERS

6.1. WORKING GROUPS
6.2. STEERING COMMITTEE
6.3. BUDGET
6.4. NEXT FULL STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING

ANNEXES