CEOS SIT-28 Introduction of the Agenda, Overall Objectives, and Essential Business Topics Hampton, Virginia, USA March 12-14, 2013

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA March SIT-28 Objectives What do we want to accomplish at SIT-28? 1.To conclude essential business required of the SIT by taking decisions and endorsing proposals relating to CEOS priorities, continuity of leadership, and our relationship with GEO (9 essential business topics on Tuesday and 9 on Thursday). 2.To continue developing improvements in CEOS Structure and Governance for consideration and adoption at our Nov 5-6 Plenary in Montreal by reviewing options for organizational improvements in the areas of:  Major Meetings  Decision Making Processes  Roles and Responsibilities

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA March SIT-28 Objectives In relation to GEO and our other stakeholders 1.Review the status of initiatives supporting the implementation of GEOSS by Examine how collaboration with stakeholders, partner organizations, and communities of practice could favorably advance or accelerate CEOS’s work.

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA March SIT-28 Objectives In relation to our Virtual Constellations and Working Groups 1.Examine VC/WG contributions and accomplishments in light of the increased focus on physical outputs in support of CEOS implementation priorities. 2.Establish consensus on cross-cutting work for which greater integration would accelerate implementation and expand data products. 3.Examine the composition, capacity and resourcing of the VCs and WGs and to raise their needs to the attention of all CEOS Members and Associates. 4.Identify and address existing and expected gaps in VC and WG leadership and their potential effect on implementation milestones.

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA March SIT-28 Objectives …and on Thursday afternoon Engage in a provocative discussion on three top-level, near-term elements for A Sustainable CEOS:  CONTINUITY  COMPLEMENTARITY  CAPACITY

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA March Essential Business 7 Topics For Information Only Topic 2: Review of Actions Topic 3: CEOS Priorities for 2013 Topic 4: GEO Work Plan Revision and GEO 2013 Priorities Topic 5:CEOS Participation in GEO WP Management Structure

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA March Essential Business For Information Only (cont’d.) Topic 24: Climate ECV Inventory and Report from UNFCCC Topic 26: Update from the Carbon Task Force on the 2013 Release of the CTF Report. Plenary Action 26-8 Topic 32:Report from the WMO Polar Space Task Group (PSTG). Plenary Action

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA March Essential Business 6 Topics for Potential Endorsement or Decision Topic 7:GFOI Report and Potential Endorsement of the SDCG Element 1 (Global Baseline) Strategy Discussion of the Element 2 (National Coverages) Strategy Topic 8:WGCapD Inventory Proposal for CEOS Consideration Topic 9-A:CEOS endorsement of JAXA as the CEOS 2015 Chair Topic 9-B:CEOS endorsement of CSIRO as the CEOS 2016 Chair Topic 25:Proposal for Long Term Coordination of Global Climate Architecture from Space Topic 30:GGOS Proposal for CEOS Consideration

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA March Essential Business 5 Topics Guidance from SIT-28 Topic 6:Report from GEO Post-2015 Working Group and GEO Ministerial Working Group Discuss outcomes from the GEO Post-2015 WG meetings and agreement on any CEOS-specific positions vis-à-vis further Working Group deliberations. Topic 27 and 28: DRM Update on CEOS Agency Review of the Disaster Risk Management Implementation Plan (Plenary Action 26-14) and CEOS Response to the GEO Disasters Task For discussion by all.

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA March Essential Business Guidance from SIT-28 (cont’d.) Topic 29: GEO Water Strategy Report. Plenary Action For discussion by all. Topic 31: GEOGLAM Report and ad hoc Working Group on GEOGLAM Way Forward. SIT Actions 27-11, 12, 13 For discussion by all.

SIT-28 Meeting Hampton, Virginia, USA March THANK YOU!