IGOS Symposium Programme Committee

Telecon 18.09.2008

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

“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 Withee (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!