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This symposium aims to bring together the entire GEO Work Plan community to discuss and prioritize cross-cutting issues, guide work plan implementation, and assess progress towards the 2015 strategic targets. Practical actions and proposals will be discussed to accelerate the implementation of the work plan.
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Cape Town Summit Beijing Summit GEO Work Plan – Past, Present & Future Summit
Fully Address Strategic TargetsArea by Area2015 - End of GEOSS Implementation Plan
3-Part Structure & 26 Tasks 1. INFRASTRUCTURE (Architecture and Data Management) 2. INSTITUTIONS AND DEVELOPMENT (Data Sharing, Capacity Building, Science and Technology, User Engagement) 3. INFORMATION FOR SOCIETAL BENEFITS (9 GEOSS Societal Benefit Areas)
Work Plan Symposium – Objectives • Build synergies across Tasks • Identify cross-cutting issues • Collectively address issues and gaps • Guide/accelerate Work Plan implementation • Assess progress towards 2015 Strategic Targets • Prepare for 2013 Work Plan Update Practical Actions and Proposals
Work Plan Symposium – Approach Bringing together whole Work Plan Community Sessions on - WORK PLAN MANAGEMENT - WORK PLAN REVIEW - DISCUSSION ON CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES Strong contribution from GEO Implementation Boards and Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Working Group
Work Plan Symposium – Approach COMMENT BOX (in front of Salle A) Ideas, Questions, Comments Will Contribute to Discussions in Next 3 Days
GEO Secretariat Experts Disasters, Urban Information –Francesco Gaetani Health, Oceans, Water, S&T – Douglas Cripe Climate, Infrastructure –Espen Volden, Yasukuni Okubo Energy, Infrastructure –Humbulani Mudau Ecosystems, Cryosphere –Yubao Qiu Agriculture, Capacity Building –Joao Soares Weather –Seonkyun Baek Forest, Land Cover, Biodiversity –G. Rum, G. Sarantakos Data Sharing, User Engagement –Michael Williams IT Management– Rik Baeyens
Online 2012-2015 Work Plan http://www.earthobservations.org/geoss_imp.php All documents (incl. presentations) ftp://ftp.earthobservations.org/201205_Work_Plan_Symposium/