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Helen Wood, Secretariat Director

Overview of Documents for Third Earth Observation Summit

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EO Summit III Documents

• Draft GEOSS 10-Year Implementation Plan (GEO 304-2)

• Draft Final GEOSS 10-Year Implementation Plan Reference Document (GEO 204 )

• Draft Resolution for EO Summit III (GEO 402-1)

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EO Summit III Docs: 18-Month History (1)

• July 2003 - 10-Year Implementation Plan authorized at EO Summit I

• August 2003 to April 2004 - Secretariat and Subgroups develop Framework Document and Subgroup Reports on proposed Plan content

• April 2004 - Framework Document adopted and Subgroup Reports accepted at EO Summit II

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EO Summit III Docs: 18-Month History (2)

• April 2004 to July 2004 - Implementation Plan Task Team (IPTT) established; Plan and Reference Document developed by IPTT with input from Subgroups and technical experts

• August 2004 to January 2005 - Reference Document reviewed by technical experts in three rounds

• October 2004 to January 2005 - Text of Plan and Draft Resolution for EO Summit III reviewed by governments, negotiated at GEO-5, and released for final review

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EO Summit III Docs: Steps to Finalization and Publication

• GEO-6 approves Plan and Resolution and accepts Reference Document for forwarding to EO Summit III

• EO Summit III adopts Plan and Resolution and accepts Reference Document

• ESA, on behalf of GEO, publishes 2,000 copies of the Plan and 5,000 copies of the Plan and Reference Document together

• Secretariat, in cooperation with ESA, arranges for distribution