1. Introduction to Session 2 Jean-Louis Fellous SIT Chair Team SIT Workshop Agenda Item 4 CEOS SIT Technical Workshop EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany 17 th – 18 th September 2015 Committee on Earth Observation Satellites

2. SIT Tech. Workshop 2015 EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany 17 th -18 th September 2 Session 2 Objectives Following the first VC/WG Day successfully held in Montpellier on September 16, 2014, it was agreed to: Declare September 16 “the VC/WG Day” for the centuries to come; Organize the 2 nd VC/WG Day on September 16, 2015 in Darmstadt. The format and topics for this 2 nd VC/WG Day were discussed at SIT-30, then during the June 2015 tag up teleconferences, and finally agreed at a VC Conference Call on September 9. This Session 2 is intended to: Review the VC/WG Day outcomes and main discussion points; Assess the progress in reinstating the LSI-VC; and, Review WGs issues and topics for Plenary Preparation.

3. SIT Tech. Workshop 2015 EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany 17 th -18 th September 3 VC/WG Day Content 08:30-08:45Opening, introductionSIT Chair 08:45-09:00CGMS coordination with CEOS Virtual Constellations for OceanMikael Rattenborg 09:00-09:30 Recent relevant missions: objectives, early results, relationship with VC roadmap VCs – 3-5 min each 09:30-10:00Mechanism for collaboration between VCs and WGs. Training strategy, etc. Open discussion led by Eric Wood and Steven Neeck 10:00-10:30Coffee break – Poster session 10:30-11:30WGDisasters, VCs and hydrometeorological hazards Open discussion led by Ivan Petiteville and Juliette Lambin 11:30-12:30Integrated products (e.g. ocean surface data) Open discussion led by Julia Figa and Hans Bonekamp 12:30-12:40Overview of Blue PlanetPaul DiGiacomo and Kerry Sawyer 12:40-14:00Lunch – Poster session 14:10-15:10CEOS Strategy for Carbon Observation: VCs and WGs contributions Open discussion led by Stephen Briggs and Paul DiGiacomo 15:10-15:30Wrap-upSIT Chair 15:30-16:00Coffee break – Poster session 16:00End of meeting

4. SIT Tech. Workshop 2015 EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany 17 th -18 th September 4 Organization and reporting The first topic – CGMS coordination with VCs for Ocean – was introduced by Mikael Rattenborg (EUMETSAT) Like in 2014, each topic was allocated one hour and was moderated by volunteered volunteers Topic #1 – Eric Wood (WGCapD) & Steven Neeck (P-VC) Topic #2 – Ivan Petiteville (WGDisasters) & Juliette Lambin (OST-VC) Topic #3 – Julia Figa (OSVW-VC) & Hans Bonekamp (OST-VC) Paul DiGiacomo & Kerry Sawyer gave an overview of Blue Planet Topic #4 – Stephen Briggs (Carbon Strategy) & Paul DiGiacomo (OCR-VC) The SIT Chair Team is extremely grateful to the moderators for their leading the discussions during the VC/WG Day to significant outcomes Moderators will report to the Technical Workshop on the outcomes of the discussion for their respective topics

5. SIT Tech. Workshop 2015 EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany 17 th -18 th September 5 Session 2 Agenda Session 2VCs and WGs 4Introduction: objectives, review of agenda (Fellous)09:45-09:55 5Report from the VC/WG Day by Co-Leads09:55-10:45 Group Photo and Break10:45-11:15 5+Report from the VC/WG Day (cont’d)11:15-12:15 6Coordination of CEOS LSI activities12:15-12:35 Lunch12:35-13:35 7WG Issues and Topics for Plenary Preparation - WGISS (Moreno) - WGCV (von Bargen) - WGCapD (Wood) - WGClimate (Bates) - WGDisasters (Petiteville) 13:35-15:10 Break15:10-15:25 8VCs and WGs Session Wrap-up (Fellous)15:25-15:40