1. Brief review and wrap-up Jean-Louis Fellous SIT Chair Team CEOS SIT-29 Meeting – Session 2 – Item 12 CNES, Toulouse, France 9 th -10 th April 2014

2. SIT-29 Meeting CNES, Toulouse, France 9 th -10 th April 2014 Slide: 2 Session 2 agenda 9 INFORMATION / DECISION – 75 MINUTES WG and VC Session – VC focus (15 mins per topic) VC Co-Leads will review briefly the current status and issues for SIT decision/action of their respective VC. - OSVW-VC status and issues – training activities, international engagement (P Counet on behalf of P Chang and J Figa) - OST-VC status and issues – recent results, continuity (J Lambin) - OCR-VC status and issues – relationship with IOCCG, data access (J Lambin) - PC-VC status and issues – GPM, continuity, international engagement (R Oki, C Ishida) - ACC-VC status and issues – continuity of limb sounding (R Eckman) 12:00 – 13:15 Lunch on site (hosted)13:15 – 14:15 9 INFORMATION / DECISION – 45 MINUTES WG and VC Session (continued) (15mins per topic) - SST-VC status and issues - Comparison campaign and SST Operational Validation Project (C Donlon remote connection) - VC Deliverables (S Hosford) Discussion and Synthesis (J-L Fellous, moderator) 14:15 – 15:00 10 INFORMATION / DECISION – 15 MINUTES Land Surface Study Group (J Dalge - remote connection) 15:00 – 15:15 Break15:15 – 15:45 11 INFORMATION / DECISION – 45 MINUTES VC and WG Session – WG focus WG Chair or Vice-chair will review briefly the current status and issues for SIT decision/action of their respective WG. - WGISS issues for SIT decision/action (R Moreno) - WGCV issues for SIT decision/action (S Srivastava) - WGCapD issues for SIT decision/action (J Olwoch) 15:45 – 16:30 12 INFORMATION / DECISION – 30 MINUTES Brief review and wrap (CNES SIT Chair Team) 16:30 – 17:00

3. SIT-29 Meeting CNES, Toulouse, France 9 th -10 th April 2014 Slide: 3 Items for discussion Training activities Expand the OSVW-VC example Land Surface Imaging Constellation Potential for “regionally-based” enhanced collaboration Linkages between VCs, WGs and Scientific groups Beyond mutual recognition and dialogue Broadening CEOS agency engagement Involve more agencies and give more responsibility Interacting with key external stakeholders GEO during the development of the next Implementation Plan/Work plan? Others?

4. SIT-29 Meeting CNES, Toulouse, France 9 th -10 th April 2014 Slide: 4 Training activities Expand the OSVW-VC example Interaction with WGCapD? Role for scientific groups? Collaboration with other partners (e.g. COSPAR CB program, GXOS, WCRP)? Action item for VCs?

5. SIT-29 Meeting CNES, Toulouse, France 9 th -10 th April 2014 Slide: 5 Land Surface Imaging Constellation Potential for “regionally-based” enhanced collaboration Establish regional “nodes”, e.g. o Africa – with SANSA as lead? o South America – with INPE as lead? o South-East Asia – with XXX as lead? Action item for SIT Chair and volunteer agencies?

6. SIT-29 Meeting CNES, Toulouse, France 9 th -10 th April 2014 Slide: 6 Linkages between VCs, WGs and Science groups Beyond mutual recognition and dialogue Identify gaps and hurdles Exchange with and benefit from other VCs’ experience Action item for VCs/WGs? A topic for discussion at SIT Technical workshop?

7. SIT-29 Meeting CNES, Toulouse, France 9 th -10 th April 2014 Slide: 7 Broadening CEOS agency engagement Involve more agencies and give more responsibility VCs and WGs Membership VCs and WGs Leadership Action item for SIT Chair Action item for VCs and WGs

8. SIT-29 Meeting CNES, Toulouse, France 9 th -10 th April 2014 Slide: 8 Interacting with key external stakeholders Interacting with GEO during the development of the next Implementation Plan/Work plan This was covered under items 4 & 5 Action item for SIT and CEOS chairs Others key external stakeholders?