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WGISS User Vice-Chair Recommendation From

WGISS User Vice-Chair Recommendation From Ivan Petiteville, Lorant Czaran, Dave Clark, J.P. Antikidis, Wyn Cudlip, John Faundeen W GISS-16 September 2003 Chaing Mai, Thailand. A Bit of History. In the Past, Members Felt Role Important Two User Vice-Chairs Previously IGBP UNEP

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WGISS User Vice-Chair Recommendation From

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  1. WGISS User Vice-Chair Recommendation From Ivan Petiteville, Lorant Czaran, Dave Clark, J.P. Antikidis, Wyn Cudlip, John Faundeen WGISS-16 September 2003 Chaing Mai, Thailand

  2. A Bit of History • In the Past, Members Felt Role Important • Two User Vice-Chairs Previously • IGBP • UNEP • With Mick Wilson’s Departure, Time for a Review • WGISS Chair Actioned an ad-hoc Group at WGISS-15 • Ivan Petiteville, ESA • Lorant Czaran, UN • Dave Clark, ICSU / NOAA • J.P. Antikidis, CNES • Wyn Cudlip, BNSC • John Faundeen, USGS

  3. Role Elements • Interact with science and environmental organizations to understand their EO requirements and once those needs are understood, encourage the take up of relevant WGISS systems and services to improve EO capabilities. • In conjunction with the WGISS Vice-Chair, engage less active Agencies to take up relevant WGISS systems and services and to participate more directly within WGISS forums. • Coordinate with WGISS non-space organizations and Associates to ensure that their EO requirements are understood and develop strategies allowing those needs to be met. • Actively pursuing CEOS Agencies to offer better, wider, and more open access to data, information, and software products they hold, to the benefit of the EO user community. • Report on activities at WGISS meetings.

  4. Recommendation • To Continue the WGISS Role of User Vice Chair • To Update the TORs as Stated • To Solicit Nominations • In-Coming Vice Chair (Ivan) to report on progress • Candidates • WGISS-17 at Tromso

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