Global Geodetic Observing System (GGOS)
Steering Committee Retreat
Munich, DGFI
Wednesday, February 15, 2006, 9:00 AM to
Thursday, February 16, 2006, 6:00 PM




Agenda (Version 0.5)
prepared by
Markus Rothacher, Ruth Neilan, and Hans-Peter Plag
(Version of 2006- 2- 9 12:29).


Agenda:

1 09:00 - 09:15: Welcome, announcements and introduction

2 09:15 - 09:20: Approval of Agenda

3 09:20 - 09:30: Minutes of the Third Steering Committee Meeting
The minutes are available as pdf or html .

4 09:30 - 09:45: Action Items from the last SC meeting
The list of Action Items is available as pdf or html .

5 09:45 - 10:00: Markus Rothacher: Scope and goals of the Retreat

6 10:20 - 12:30: The Vision of GGOS
Chaired by Markus Rothacher. The session will include the following presentations

and allocate time for a subsequent discussion. All participants are invited to comment on the vision of GGOS prior to the retreat in e-mails to the SC Chairs.

7 14:00 - 14:45: Discussion of the Draft ToR
Chaired by Ruth Neilan. Brief presentation of the draft ToR, as prepared by Ruth Neilan with the help of others, and subsequent discussion of these. All participants are invited to comment on their expectation of GGOS, the GGOS Structure, and the GGOS products prior to the retreat in e-mails to the SC Chairs.

8 14:45 - 16:30: Structure of GGOS and Science Panel (including coffee break)
Chaired by Markus Rothacher. Brief presentation of the proposed structure by Markus Rothacher, and subsequent discussion with the goal

For the last point, based on the discussion at the Third SC meeting, the Executive Committee is preparing a list of candidates for the Science Panel, and a vote on the Science Panel members is intended to be held.

9 16:30 - 18:00: User Requirements for GGOS
Chaired by Hans-Peter Plag. The session will include two presentations and amble time for discussion. The session is structured as follows:

The structure may still change.

--- 19:30: Joint Dinner

10 09:00 - 10:30: GGOS contribution to IGOS-P
Chaired by Hans-Peter Plag. The session program will include brief presentations and sufficient time for discussions. The program is as follows:

The structure may still change.

11 11:00 - 12:00: GGOS contribution to GEOSS
Chaired by Ruth Neilan. The session has the following structure

All participants are invited to contribute their thoughts concerning GGOS contributions to GEOSS (and also other organisations such as IGOS-P) prior to the retreat in e-mails to the SC Chairs.

12 12:00 - 15:00: Steps towards the internal integration process of GGOS
Chaired by Markus Rothacher. The session has the following structure:

All participants are invited to consider the following questions and to comment on these prior to the retreat in e-mails to the SC Chairs:

13 15:00 - 15:30: Specification of the GGOS portal
Chaired by Markus Rothacher. The specification should be in terms of Earth science and GGOS products. Carey Noll, Bernd Richter, Angelyn W. Moore, and Bente Lilja Bye are asked to prepare a proposal. There will be a presentation by Bernd Richter.

14 16:00 - 16:30: Preparation of the GGOS Workshop
Chaired by Markus Rothacher. The GGOS Workshop is scheduled for 8-9 October 2006 in conjunction with the IAG Symposium in Munich. The goals of the workshop, topics to be addressed, and participants to be invited have to be identified.

15 16:30 - 16:55: Preparation of the IUGG General Assembly in Perugia, 2007
Chaired by Markus Rothacher.

16 16:55 - 17:00: GGOS Meeting Calendar

17 17:00 - 17:30: Markus Rothacher: Summary presentation

18 17:30 - 17:45: Any other business
Chaired by Markus Rothacher.

19 17:45 - 18:00: Summary of Action Items