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Annex II: Annotated Agenda


MONDAY, 15 JUNE


09.30-10.00

Opening of the meeting

· Welcome and introduction

· Adoption of the Agenda

10.00 - 10.30

Statement from the Chairman

10.30 - 10.45

Coffee break

10.45 - 11.45

Update on GTOS activities

· Programme support, proposals, activities

12.30 -13.00

GTOS Implementation plan

· Presentation of the plan

13.00 - 14.30

Lunch

14.30 - 15.30

GTOS Implementation Plan

· Discussion (chapters 1 - 4)

15.30 - 15.45

Coffee break

15.45 - 17.30

GTOS Implementation plan

· Discussion (chapters 5 - 9)

TUESDAY, 16 JUNE


09:00 - 9:30

Budget and fund raising

09.30 - 10.30

Data and information management

· Results of J-DIMP meeting

· GTOS data and information management plan

· G3OS Data and Information Center

10.30 - 10.45

Coffee break

10.45 - 12.00

Data and information management (cont.)

· TEMS followup, including presentation, demonstration

12.00 - 13.00

G3OS sponsors group

· Results of recent meeting

13.00 - 14.30

Lunch

14:30 - 15:30

Terrestrial observations

· Results of TOPC meeting

· Non-climate variables (land, freshwater, biodiversity)

15.30 - 15.45

Coffee break

15.45 - 17.00

Networks

· GT-Net: network panel, meta data, pilot project

· TOR for LTER Network Office

WEDNESDAY, 17 JUNE


9:00 - 10:30

Networks (cont.)

· Joint networks - hydrology, glaciers

· NoLimits project

· Circumpolar Active Layer Monitoring Network

10.30 - 10.45

Coffee break

10.45 - 13.00

Further GTOS programme development

· Regional GTOS focus (e.g. Africa, Europe)

· Role of sponsors, GTSC members

13.00 - 14.30

Lunch

14.30 - 15.30

Collaboration with other organizations and programmes

· Global Ocean Observing System, Coastal zones

· Global Climate Observing System

15.30 - 15.45

Coffee break

15.45 - 17.00

Collaboration with other organizations (cont.)

· IGBP (GCTE, LUCC, LOICZ)

· ILTER

· IPA (International Permafrost Association)

· ILEC (International Lake Environment Committee)

· IBFRA

· Biodiversity Conservation Information System

· Texas A & M / USAID

THURSDAY, 18 JUNE


09.00 - 10.30

Space observations

· Results of GOSSP meeting

· New GOSSP terms of reference, Chairman

· Collaboration with CEOS

10.30 - 10.45

Coffee break

10.45 - 11.15

Preparation of working groups sessions (in the afternoon)

11.15 - 13.00

Functioning of GTOS

· Structure, meetings

· Information and communication

· Web-site

· Publications (guidelines)

13.00 - 14.30

Lunch

14.30 - 17.00

Working Group sessions

FRIDAY, 19 JUNE


09.00 - 10.30

Working Groups

· Results of sessions

· Terms of reference, role, future development

10.30 - 10.45

Coffee break

10.45 - 11.30

Other Issues

11.30 - 11.45

Date and venue of the next meeting

11.45 - 12.00

Closure of the meeting


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