GGOS Meetings in Miami, February 2010

GGOS Planning Meeting

GGOS SC 17

Planning Group for GIC

2010 GGOS Planning Meeting
Seventeens Meeting of the GGOS Steering Committee
First Meeting of Planning Group on a GGOS Intergovernmental Committee (GIC)

February 1-4, 2010
Mayfair Hotel and Spa, Coconut Grove, Florida, USA (map)

Hosted by NASA/JPL and RSMAS

DETAILED PLANNING MEETING PROGRAM
Last edited 02 December 2016

Monday, February 1, 2010

0830 - 0900:Registration
0900 - 1230:Session 1: Opening, Workshop Goals, and Recent Activities. Co-Chairs: Markus Rothacher, Tim Dixon (tbc)
0900 - 0910:Markus Rothacher: Welcome
0910 - 0940:Markus Rothacher: Goals of the GGOS Planning Meeting 2010; setting of the stage:
  1. Status and Progress
  2. Implementation plan
  3. GGOS Intergovernmental and Internal Structure
0940 - 0950:Guiseppe Bianco: Introduction of Coordinating Office (if established by then)
0950 - 1000:Richard Gross: GGOS Science workshop (GGOS/DynaQlim Espos 2009)
1000 - 1010:Erricos Pavlis: ILRS/IGS Workshop on "Synergies" in Greece ( http://www.ntua.gr/MIRC/ILRS_W2009/mainpage.html)
1010 - 1020:Hans-Peter Plag: Gravity workshop (Graz Workshop)
1020 - 1030:Markus Rothacher: UAW 2009 (UAW)
1030 - 1100:Coffee Break
1100 - 1115:Hans-Peter Plag: Group of Earth Observations - GEO meetings/IGOS
1115 - 1130:Ruth Neilan: International Council for Science -ICSU/World Data System (WDS)
1130 - 1200:Dietmar Grünreich, BKG, Mike Sideris, IAG: Results of GGOS Intergovernmental Planning Meeting Frankfurt Nov 3-4
1200 - 1230:All: Short Discussion
1230 - 1330:Lunch
1330 - 1430:Session 2: GGOS Implementation and Infrastructure. Co-Chairs: Susanna Zerbini, Chopo Ma
1330 - 1400:Reiner Rummel, Markus Rothacher: Towards GGOS Integrated Products serving scientific and societal applications
- Emphasize fundamental importance of Reference Frame
- Introduction: What applications/themes should GGOS focus on?
- Introduction to the themes of this meeting
1400 - 1430:Michael Pearlman: Current Status of GGOS Infrastructure
- Present status of the global networks and co-location/survey
- What instrumentation should be part of a core site?
1430 - 1730:Session 3: Introduction to the Themes. Co-Chairs: Ruth Neilan, Hans-Peter Plag
1430 - 1515:Michael Sideris: Theme 1: Global Unified Height System
1515 - 1545:Coffee Break
1545 - 1630:Tim Dixon: Theme 2: Geohazards (Global Earth surface deformations and strain rates for geohazards assessment and disaster prevention)
1630 - 1715:Anny Cazennave, Steve Nerem, Hans-Peter Plag, C. K. Shum: Theme 3: Sea-level change, variability and forecasting
1715 - 1800:All: Discussion
1830 - 2000:Ice Breaker Reception

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

0930 - 1230:Breakout Sessions
0930 - 0945:Michael Pearlman: Introduction to the goals of the breakout sessions
0945 - 1040:Parallel Breakout Sessions:
  • Theme 1: Global Unified Height System
  • Theme 2: Geohazards
  • Theme 3: Sea-level change, variability and forecasting
1040 - 1100:Coffee Break
1100 - 1230:Continuation of Parallel Breakout Sessions
1230 - 1330:Lunch
1330 - 1730:Session 4: Report of Themes to full Plenary and Discussion. Co-Chairs: Michael Pearlman, Zuheir Altamini
1330 - 1415:nn: Report on Theme 1: Global Unified Height System
1415 - 1500:nn: Report on Theme 2: Geohazards
1500 - 1545:nn: Report on Theme 3: Sea-level change, variability and forecasting
1545 - 1615:Coffee Break
1615 - 1730:Panel Discussion: Michael Pearlman, Michael Sideris, Tim Dixon, Hans-Peter Plag: Discussion and summary. What is needed for, i.e., infrastructure, observations, processing, generation products, data management, algorithm development and modeling. Ideas towards implementation.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

0930 - 1230:Session 5: The Themes and their needs in terms of GGOS infrastructure, data processing, and products. Co-Chairs: Ruth Neilan, James Park (tbc), nn
0930 - 0945:John Dow (tbc), Tilo Schöne: What do the themes require in terms of infrastructure, data processing, modeling, and products.
0945 - 1000:Richard Gross, Gary Johnston: Impacts on the core network
1000 - 1015:Michael Pearlman: Review Call for Participation (CfP) of GGOS Bureau for Networks and Communication
1015 - 1040:All: Discussion
1040 - 1100:Coffee Break
1100 - 1120:Bernd Richter and Carey Noll: What the themes require in terms of data management and product delivery
1120 - 1150:All: Discussion of cross-cutting needs
1150 - 1210:Bernd Richter and Carey Noll: GGOS Website, Portal Design, current status and realization/implementation and progress to meet the theme needs
1210 - 1230:All: Discussion
1230 - 1330:Lunch Break
1330 - 1530:Coffee Break
1330 - 1345:Ruth Neilan: Building International Relationships - ICSU, UNOOSA
1345 - 1400:Hans-Peter Plag: Building International Relationships - GEO, UNESCO, IOC
1400 - 1430:All: Discussion
1430 - 1445:Ruth Neilan: Internal GGOS Structure: Proposed Conceptual Changes to GGOS Terms of Reference
1445 - 1515:All: Discussion
1515 - 1530:Markus Rothacher: Action Items, wrap up and closing