WGISS Meeting Schedule

March 2005

Background circa 2001

• WGISS & SGs Participants Very Different– Different Levels Within Same Organizations

• WGISS Did Not Comprehend SGs Well– Large Gap Between WGISS & SGs

• WGISS More Policy & Strategy

• SGs More Technical

Response

• Combine WGISS & SGs

• Bring Policy & Technical Expertise Together– Added Benefit of Possibly Reducing Travel

• Achieved

– SG Reports Not Repeated• Achieved

Combined Meetings

• Tokyo 1996• Sioux Falls 2001

• Toulouse 2003• Chiang Mai 2003• Tromso 2004• Beijing 2004• Argentina 2005• Ukraine 2005• Hungary 2006

Future State

• Have we have swung too far towards technology?• Have we lost WGISS strategic planning and interfacing with

agency decision makers?

• Maybe More Balance is Needed

• Suggestions:– Revise Meeting Schedule– Solicit Former “Policy” Representative Views

• The Survey– An Additional Topic

Possible Meeting Schedule

1. SG Meeting2. WGISS Meeting3. Combined WGISS & SG Meeting

• PROS– Maybe Interject More “Policy” Personnel– SGs Retain More Autonomy (opportunity for working

sessions)– Possibility to Join With Other Meetings (ISPRS, WGCV,

WGEdu, ASPRS, etc.)

• CONS– Measures of Success?– Possibly 1 Additional Trip for Some– Additional host / site to be found each year