Global Geodetic Observing System (GGOS) Retreat 2008
Bertinoro, Italy
March 25, 14:00 to March 28, 2008, 13:00


Minutes (Version 0.6)
written by
Hans-Peter Plag
(Version of 2008- 4-11 20:25).


Participants:


Markus Rothacher, GFZ (Chair, GGOS Steering Committee)
Chris Rizos (Delegate, Commission 4)
Hans-Peter Plag, NBMG (Vice-chair, GGOS Steering Committee)
Michael Pearlman, Smithonian (Executive Committee; Chair, GGOS WG Network and Communications)
Chopo Ma, GSFC (Executive Committee; Delegate, IERS)
Susanna Zerbini, University of Bologna (Executive Committee)
Rene Forsberg, Danish Spacecenter (Delegate, IGFS)
Erricos Pavlis, JCET/UMBC (Delegate, ILRS)
Mark Tamisiea, POL (Substitute, PSMSL)
Bernd Richter, BKG (Chair, GGOS WG Data and Infrastructure)
Richard Gross, JPL (Chair, Science Panel)
Srinivas Bettadpur, University of Texas (Guest)
Zuheir Altamimi, IGN (Delegate, Commission 1)
Graham Appleby, NERC Space Geodetic Facility (Substitute, ILRS)
Riccardo Barzaghi (Substitute, IGeS)
Dirk Behrend, GSFC (Delegate, IVS)
Hermann Drewes, DGFI (Chair WG on Convensions)
Weijun Gan, China Earthquake Administration (Member at Large)
Steve Kenyon (Substitute, IGFS)
Corinna Kroner, University Jena (Substitute, GGP)
Urs Marti (Substitute, Commission 2)
James Park (SC Member at Large)
Paul Poli (Member Science Panel)
Martin Vermeer (Delegate, Commission 2)
Markku Poutanen, Finish Geodetic Institute (Delegate, Commission 2)
Herbert Wilmes, BKG (Guest)
Sylvain Bonvalot, IRD (Guest)
N. Ravi Kumar, NGRI (Guest)

Agenda:

1 2008/03/25 14:00 - 14:30 Welcome and Discussion of Agenda

During the Welcome, it will be explained that the Retreat has three main parts, with

  1. Setting the stage: Summary of the status (including GGOS 2020) and presentation of white papers;
  2. Working out the future: Breakout sessions to define the future structural elements of GGOS, the organization;
  3. Initiating action: Summary of the results, preparation of the first steps to implementation, and recommendations to the Steering Committee;

2 2008/03/25 14:30 - 18:00 GGOS 2020 Summary

3 2008/03/26 09:00 - 10:30 Presentation of the White Papers

4 2008/03/26 11:15 - 16:00 Breakout sessions on White Papers

5 2008/03/26 16:00 - 18:00 Plenary presentation and discussion of the breakout session reports

6 2008/03/27 09:00 - 14:00 Breakout sessions on future GGOS components and functions

7 2008/03/27 14:00 - 18:00 Plenary session: Presentation of the breakout session reports, discussion on future components

8 2008/03/28 09:00 - 11:00 Plenary session: Preparation of the GGOS Stakeholder Conference

9 2008/03/28 11:00 - 12:30 GGOS TOR: Necessary changes, vision, mission and tasks

10 2008/03/28 12:30 - 13:00 Closing session

Notes:

1 2008/03/25 14:00 - 14:30 Welcome and Discussion of Agenda

Susanna Zerbini opened the meeting at 14:25 and welcomed the participants. She gave some background on the venue, which is an old castle. Hans-Peter Plag also welcomed all participants on behalf of Markus Rothacher, who was delayed due to air traffic problems. He explained the general setting of the meetings, which is structured in three parts:

  1. Setting the stage: Summary of the status (including GGOS 2020) and presentation of white papers;
  2. Working out the future: Breakout sessions to define the future structural elements of GGOS, the organization
  3. Initiating action: Summary of the results, preparation of the first steps to implementation, and recommendations to the Steering Committee
There were no comments on the agenda. The opening session concluded with a introductory round.

2 2008/03/25 14:30 - 18:00 GGOS 2020 Summary

3 2008/03/26 09:00 - 10:30 Presentation of the White Papers

Markus Rothacher opened the session, welcomed everybody back and explained that after the presentation of the three white papers on the new components, these papers would be further discussed in breakout sessions.

4 2008/03/26 11:15 - 16:00 Breakout sessions on White Papers

5 2008/03/26 16:00 - 18:00 Plenary presentation and discussion of the breakout session reports

6 2008/03/27 09:00 - 14:00 Breakout sessions on future GGOS components and functions

7 2008/03/27 14:00 - 18:00 Plenary session: Presentation of the breakout session reports, discussion on future components

8 2008/03/28 09:00 - 11:00 Plenary session: Preparation of the GGOS Stakeholder Conference

9 2008/03/28 11:00 - 12:30 GGOS TOR: Necessary changes, vision, mission and tasks

10 2008/03/28 12:30 - 13:00 Closing session

End of Minutes