BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//IEEE Committee on Earth Observation//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:IEEE Committee on Earth Observation X-ORIGINAL-URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for IEEE Committee on Earth Observation BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120309 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120310 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20120309T121828 LAST-MODIFIED:20120309T121828 UID:2518@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:Benefits 2012 workshop - abstracts due date extended DESCRIPTION:Abtract due date for workshop on socioeconomic  benefits of geospatial information has been extended to March 30\, 2012. The workshop will take place in Boulder\, CO on June 12-14\, 2012. To submit abstract or register\, go to Benefits2012.org. LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/benefits-2012-workshop-abstracts-due-date-extended END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120612 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120615 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20111222T221710 LAST-MODIFIED:20120504T004914 UID:2471@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:Socio-economic Benefits Workshop - 2012 DESCRIPTION:This workshop on the socio-economic benefits of geospatial information/GEOSS 2012 will be held in Boulder\, Colorado\, on June 12 through 14\, 2012. It is a follow-on to two prior workshops held respectively in Washington DC in 2010 and Ispra\, Italy in 2011). Geospatial information from Earth observation and other sources contributes to decisions by both societal and individual decision-makers. Effective use of this information is essential as issues are becoming more complex and consequences of decisions more critical for future economic and social development. This workshop will review quantitative socio-economic methodologies and metrics for assessing and communicating the value of geospatial information. See the Workshop Flyer for initial information on the workshop. See  the call for participation for more details on the goals and objectives of the workshop. See  the Benefit workshop Updated agenda To register\, go to registration Abstracts for workshop presentations and posters deadline was March 30\, 2012 and are no longer being accepted. Workshop registration is opened. Please note that you are requested to register on line. There will be no on-site registration. LOCATION:Boulder, CO, United States URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/socio-economic-benefits-workshop-2012 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111031 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111101 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20111030T215407 LAST-MODIFIED:20111030T215407 UID:2399@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:IEEE Humanitarian Conference - Virtual Sessions DESCRIPTION:The IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference is taking place in Seattle on October 31 through November 2\, 2011 at the Renaissance hotel in down town Seattle.. You can attend selected sessions through the web. The selected sessions will be announced on the Web prior to the conference\,. For more information select GHTC conference details LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/ieee-humanitarian-conference-virtual-sessions END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111117T00 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111117T00 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20110705T130159 LAST-MODIFIED:20111117T154125 UID:2292@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:GEOSS Workshop XLIV - Sensor Net/Communications DESCRIPTION:This one-day workshop will be held prior to IEEE GLOBECOM2011. It will bring together the Earth Observation community\, and include discussions on sensor networks\, modeling\, signal processing\, and advanced communications in rural areas. The workshop will consist of a series of presentations\, breakout sessions and discussions. A report will be written with recommendations for GEOSS. GEOSS Workshop XLIV - Flyer GEOSS Workshop XLIV - Description GEOSS Workshop XLIV - Agenda   Online Ticketing for GEOSS Workshop XLIV: Sensor Web and Rural Communications powered by Eventbrite LOCATION:Houston, TX, United States URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/geoss-workshop-xliv-sensor-netcommunications END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110711 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110714 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20110615T145941 LAST-MODIFIED:20111029T161517 UID:2255@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:Workshop on GEO Socio-Economic Benefits DESCRIPTION:A workshop on the socio-economic benefits of GEO-GEOSS was conducted on July 11-13 at the Joint Research Center in Ispra Italy.  The purpose of the workshop was to identify a program of activities to undertake during 2011-14 to support the GEO 10-year implementation plan (www.earthobservations.org/documents) and the assessment of the benefits that can and will be achieved. Such program of activities may include the consolidation of dispersed bodies of literature relevant to the assessment of impacts and benefits of geographic information/earth observation\, the evaluation of different methodologies appropriate to undertake such assessments\, the gathering of evidence of impacts/benefits in different user communities and societal benefits areas\, and outreach activities to develop shared understanding across disciplinary boundaries on value and methods of assessment. The number of workshop participants was about 25 with focus on practitioners of benefit/impact assessments and related fields. Experts in physical\, social and economic sciences were invited to attend. The workshop was organized by JRC\, NASA\, IIASA and IEEE. See Benefits Workshop Summary Proceedings.     LOCATION:ISPRA, Italy URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/workshop-on-geo-socio-economic-benefits-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111116 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111118 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20110423T101628 LAST-MODIFIED:20110423T101628 UID:2238@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:GEO VIII Plenary DESCRIPTION:The GEO VIII Plenary will take place on November 16 and 17\, 2011 in Istanbul\, Turkey. Further information will be provided soon. LOCATION:Istanbul, Turkey URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/geo-viii-plenary END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110228 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110304 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20110228T171346 LAST-MODIFIED:20110124T165923 UID:2191@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:GEOSS Architecture and Data Committee Meeting DESCRIPTION:The Architecture and Data Committee (ADC) will meet in Brazil on February 28th through March 3rd\, 2011. The meeting will be co-located with the Capacity Building Committee meeting. See meeting web site. LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/geoss-architecture-and-data-committee-meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110228 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110303 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20110228T171346 LAST-MODIFIED:20110124T170112 UID:2188@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:GEOSS Capacity Building Committee meeting DESCRIPTION:The GEOSS Capacity Building Committee (CBC) meeting will take place in Brazil on February 28th through March 2nd\,2011. The meeting will be co-located with the Architecture and Data (ADC) committee meeting. See meeting web site. LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/geoss-capacity-building-committee-meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110430 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110506 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20110202T025152 LAST-MODIFIED:20110405T155405 UID:2201@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:Brazilian Remote Sensing Symposium DESCRIPTION:The Brazilian Remote Sensing Symposium will be conducted in Curitiba\, State of Parana\, in Southern Brazil on April 30th through May 5th 2011. For more information see conference site . LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/brazilian-remote-sensing-symposium END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110923 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110924 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20110124T174440 LAST-MODIFIED:20110829T204346 UID:2195@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:GEOSS Workshop XLIII - Climate DESCRIPTION:The GEOSS Workshop XLIII: Sharing Climate Information and Knowledge will be held 23 September 2011 at NCAR Center Green in Boulder\, Colorado. At this daylong meeting\, key representatives from industry\, academia\, and government will provide invited talks focused on issues\, tools and techniques now available to improve interdisciplinary discovery and use of climate data\, records and modeling results.  The workshop will take place a week after the FOSS4G conference in Denver and immediately following the OGC TC meeting in Boulder. GEOSS Workshop XLIII - Flyer GEOSS Workshop XLIII - Announcement GEOSS Workshop XLIII - Agenda LOCATION:Boulder, CO, United States URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/geoss-workshop-xliii-climate END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110509 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110512 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20110124T163743 LAST-MODIFIED:20110405T155405 UID:2181@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:GEO-EGIDA Workshop DESCRIPTION: The joint GEO/EGIDA "Connecting GEOSS and its stakeholders in Science and Technology" workshop\, organized by the EGIDA stakeholder network and advisory board\, is scheduled to take place May 9-11\,2011 at the University of Bonn\, Germany. EGIDA is a project funded by the European Commission's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7).  EGIDA will work with the Science and Technology Committee (STC) of the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) with the goal to implement the GEO Science and Technology Road Map. More information LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/geo-egida-workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111030T080000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111101T180000 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20110124T114537 LAST-MODIFIED:20110405T155404 UID:2166@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:Global Humanitarian Technology Conference DESCRIPTION:The IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference 2011 will be held in Seattle\, Washington USA on October 30 to November 1\, 2011. See conference website (www.ieeeghtc.org) See conference Flyer See Call for Papers On behalf of the organizing committee\, I am pleased to announce the IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC) on 30 October - 1 November 2011\, in Seattle\, Washington. The inaugural IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference provides the perfect venue for anyone involved in humanitarian projects to join their peers in Seattle.   The audience for this conference will include technologists\, representatives from NGOs\, governments\, academe\, funders and industry. This will provide an opportunity to share your work\, meet others involved in humanitarian technology\, create new projects and meet with funders. Our sessions will address a wide range of topics and we hope you will submit a paper and plan to join us in Seattle. Home to a growing medical and biotech industry along with world leading software companies and a host of foundations you will find can offer a wealth of opportunities to improve your knowledge\, increase your network and expand your reach.  We look forward to seeing you in Seattle. Call for Papers Abstract Submission: March 11\, 2011 Acceptance Notice: July 17\, 2011 Full Paper Submission: August 7\, 2011 LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/global-humanitarian-technology-conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110918 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110919 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20110103T121224 LAST-MODIFIED:20110907T112203 UID:2163@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:GEOSS Workshop XLII - Oceans DESCRIPTION:GEOSS Workshop XLII - Oceans will be conducted in conjunction with the OCEANS 2011 MTS/IEEE Kona conference\, in Kona\, Hawaii\, USA\, on Sunday September 18th. The workshop will focus on (i) evolving international governance approaches for long-term sustainability of observations in the context of GEO\, (ii) improvements in interoperability of observatories and (iii) key measurements and sensor developments to better serve science and societal needs. In these areas\, the discussions will include broadening interdisciplinary observations and the benefits of this for scientists\, decision makers and society as a whole. GEOSS Workshop XLII - Flyer GEOSS Workshop XLII - Description GEOSS Workshop XLII - Agenda The workshop is free. For workshop registration\, go to the  OCEAN 11 registration website. After  entering some basic information\, you will be given the option to register for the conference\, workshop or exhibits.   LOCATION:Kona, United States URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/geoss-workshop-xlii-oceans END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110724T083000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110724T180000 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20110103T114846 LAST-MODIFIED:20110807T211544 UID:2157@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:GEOSS Workshop XLI - Hydrology DESCRIPTION:GEOSS Workshop XLI - Global Hydrology Interoperability and Field Applications will be conducted in conjunction with IGARSS 2011. Please note that the event has been moved from Sendai\, Japan to Vancouver BC\, Canada\, due to the Japanese earthquake. The workshop took place on July 24\, 2011. GEOSS Workshop XLI - Flyer GEOSS Workshop XLI - Description GEOSS Workshop XLI -Agenda Pdf Presentations part 1 (36.5MB) Pdf Presentations part 2 (31.2MB) LOCATION:Vancouver, BC, Canada URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/geoss-workshop-xli-hydrology END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101105 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101106 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20101105T181415 LAST-MODIFIED:20110405T155406 UID:1745@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:2010 GEO Beijing Ministerial Summit DESCRIPTION:The 2010 GEO Ministerial Summit will take place in Beijing\, China. More Details LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/2010-geo-beijing-ministerial-summit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101103 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101105 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20101103T181428 LAST-MODIFIED:20110405T155406 UID:1742@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:GEO VII Plenary DESCRIPTION:The group on Earth Observation seventh plenary session will be held in Beijing\, China. More Details LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/geo-vii-plenary END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101025 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101030 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20101025T181331 LAST-MODIFIED:20110405T155406 UID:1737@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:8th AARSE Conference in Ethiopia DESCRIPTION:The African Association of Remote Sensing of the Environment (AARSE) conference will be held in the United Nations Conference Center in Addis Ababa (UNCC-AA). Read more LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/8th-aarse-conference-in-ethiopia END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111023 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111028 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20101025T103259 LAST-MODIFIED:20110423T095629 UID:2006@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:Africa GIS 2011 DESCRIPTION:The Africa GIS conference will be relocated from Cairo\, Egypt. The new location and date will be announced shortly. LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/africa-gis-2011 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111205 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111210 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20101025T102843 LAST-MODIFIED:20110913T093150 UID:2003@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:GLOBECOM 2011 DESCRIPTION:The IEEE Global Communications Conference\, GLOBECOM 2011 will be held in Houston\, TX\, USA on December 5 through 9\, 2011. See conference website. LOCATION:Houston, TX, United States URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/globecom-2011 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110503 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110509 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20101024T115738 LAST-MODIFIED:20101025T142717 UID:1931@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:Gi4DM - Antalya, Turkey DESCRIPTION:Geomatics technologies are able to support management and recovery in the aftermath of manmade and natural disasters.  The International Symposium on Geo-information for Disaster Management (Gi4DM) brings together researchers\, developers\, data providers and users from all over the world to discuss the challenges in all aspects of the geo-information cycle\, from data acquisition\, processing\, management and delivery. See Conference Website. LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/gi4dm-antalya-turkey END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110919 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110923 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20101024T111140 LAST-MODIFIED:20110405T155405 UID:1926@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:Oceans 2011 - Kona, Hawaii DESCRIPTION:The Oceans 2011 conference "Oceans of Opportunity: International Cooperations and Partnerships across the Pacific" will take place in Kona\, Hawaii on September 19 through 22\, 2011. See Conference website. LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/oceans-2011-kona-hawaii END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110724 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110830 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20101024T104829 LAST-MODIFIED:20110421T063334 UID:1918@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:IGARSS 2011 - Vancouver BC, Canada DESCRIPTION:The International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) 2011 "Beyond our frontiers: Expanding our Knowledge of the World" has been moved from Sendai\, Japan to Vancouver\, BC\, Canada\, due to the japanese earthquake. Please note the new date of  July 24 -- 29\, 2011. See IGARSS 2011 website LOCATION:Vancouver, BC, Canada URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/igarss-2011-japan END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110410 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110416 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20101024T103151 LAST-MODIFIED:20110405T155406 UID:1889@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:34th ISRSE - Sydney, Australia DESCRIPTION:The 34th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of the Environment will focus on the GEOSS area - toward operational environmental monitoring. LOCATION:Sidney, Australia URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/34th-isrse-sidney-australia END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101011 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101012 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20101011T193221 LAST-MODIFIED:20101011T193556 UID:1893@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:Test DESCRIPTION:test LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/test END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110615T000000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110615T000000 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20101010T205450 LAST-MODIFIED:20110701T052436 UID:1884@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:GEOSS Workshop XL - Drought Management DESCRIPTION:GEOSS Workshop XL - Managing drought through earth observation will take place in conjunction with the ISRSE 34 in Sydney Australia GEOSS-Workshop-XL-Flyer GEOSS-Workshop-XL-Agenda GEOSS Workshop Summary Proceedings Pdf Presentations part 1 (32MB) Pdf Presentations part 2 (32MB)   LOCATION:Sydney, Australia URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/geoss-workshop-xl-drought-management END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101010 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101015 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20101010T181650 LAST-MODIFIED:20100405T140520 UID:1672@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:IMBER IMBIZO II DESCRIPTION:Integrating biogeochemistry and ecosystems in a changing ocean: Regional comparisons 10 - 14 October 2010\, Crete\, Greece See conference website IMBER IMBIZO ll will review current knowledge and identify key questions for future research on: elemental ratios and food quality\, large-scale regional comparisons and food web sensitivity to enhanced stratification. The IMBIZO's innovative format of three concurrent and interacting workshops with joint plenary and poster sessions will provide a forum for stimulating discussion between interdisciplinary experts and encourage the linkage between biogeochemistry and ecosystem research. The size of the workshops will be restricted and the total IMBIZO participants limited to 120. The three concurrent workshops are: 1.    The effect of varying element ratios on community structure at low trophic levels and food quality at mid and high trophic levels (co-chaired by Dan Repeta and Rory Wilson) 2.    Large-scale regional comparisons of marine biogeochemistry and ecosystem processes - research approaches and results (co-chaired by Ken Drinkwater and Raleigh Hood) 3.    Sensitivity of marine food webs and biogeochemical cycles to enhanced stratification (co-chaired by Michio Kishi and Michael Landry) Each workshop will prepare a special journal issue containing synthesis and primary research papers resulting from the workshop contributions and discussions. IMBER IMBIZO ll will also provide an opportunity for junior and senior scientists to participate in an interactive 'Dry Cruise' workshop (chaired by Alberto Piola) on 10 October 2010. LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/imber-imbizo-ii END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101004 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101005 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20101004T181712 LAST-MODIFIED:20110405T165023 UID:1596@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:GEOSS Workshop XXXIX - Forest and Bio-energy DESCRIPTION:This workshop will be conducted in conjunction with the Latin America Remote Sensing Week (LARS) in Santiago\, Chile. Workshop Flyer GEOSS Workshop XXXIX Agenda LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/geoss-workshop-xxxix-forest-and-bio-energy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100920 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100924 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20100920T181325 LAST-MODIFIED:20100110T073452 UID:1489@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:OCEANS 2010 Seattle DESCRIPTION:The OCEANS 2010 Conference is jointly sponsored by the Marine Technology Society (MTS) and the Oceanic Engineering Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE/OES). See conference Website LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/oceans-2010-seattle END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090510 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090511 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20100916T155559 LAST-MODIFIED:20110405T165024 UID:1857@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:GEOSS-Workshop-XXVII-Oceans DESCRIPTION: This one day workshop  was titled "Understanding the Integrated Ocean Observation Systems\, Including Sub-Surface Sensors". It explored the status of existing ocean observation systems and data portals for the Global Earth Observation System of Systems – GEOSS.  The discussion focused on the ability to build on existing systems to develop a global coordinated information and data system for ocean monitoring to better understand the dynamics of the deep-ocean processes throughout the ocean water column. The workshop contributed to the requirements of GEO subtask AR-09-03c. GEOSS-Workshop-XXVII-Flyer GEOSS-Workshop-XXVII-Description-Bremen GEOSS-Workshop-XXVII-Agenda-Bremen GEOSS-Oceans-Workshop-Summary-Proceedings Pdf Presentations part 1 (16MB) Pdf Presentations part 2 (28MB) LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/geoss-workshop-xxvii-oceans END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090503 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090504 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20100916T100250 LAST-MODIFIED:20110405T165024 UID:1447@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:GEOSS Workshop XXVI - Forestry DESCRIPTION:The workshop  focused on the GEO forest observation related tasks and their linkages to the new GEO forest carbon tracking task\, as well as the GEO forest community of practice\, which is addressing user engagement in the GEOSS. The workshop provided a forum for discussing the development and operational issues of applying earth observation data for forest carbon tracking. GEOSS-Workshop-XXVI-Flyer GEOSS-Workshop-XXVI-Agenda GEOSS-Workshop-XXVI-Description GEOSS-Workshop-XXVI-Summary-Proceedings Pdf Presentations part 1 (22MB) Pdf Presentations part 2 (30MB) LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/geoss-workshop-xxvi-forestry END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100903 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100904 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20100903T181727 LAST-MODIFIED:20110405T155406 UID:1758@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:Standard and Interoperability Forum DESCRIPTION:The Standard and Interopreability Forum (SIF) will meet in Ankara\, Turkey following the ADC meeting. LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/standard-and-interoperability-forum END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100831 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100905 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20100831T144024 LAST-MODIFIED:20100110T075702 UID:1498@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:EMBC 2010 Buenos Aires DESCRIPTION:The 32nd annual international conference of the IEEE Engineering in  Medicine and Biology Society will focus on merging medical humanism and technology. See Conference Website LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/embc-2010-buenos-aires END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100830 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100903 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20100830T144132 LAST-MODIFIED:20110405T155406 UID:1755@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:GEO Architecture and Data Committee Meeting DESCRIPTION:The GEO Architecture and Data Committee (ADC) will meet in Ankara\, Turkey. LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/geo-architecture-and-data-committee-meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100809 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100813 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20100809T104058 LAST-MODIFIED:20100110T080737 UID:1501@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:ISPRS Commission VIII Symposium DESCRIPTION:The ISPRS Technical commission VIII symposium will focus on remote sensing applications and policies. See Symposium Website LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/isprs-commission-viii-symposium END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100727 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100730 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20100727T104016 LAST-MODIFIED:20110405T155406 UID:1732@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:Health and Environment Community of Practice Workshop DESCRIPTION:A GEO Health and Environment CoP workshop is to be held on 27-28 (and possibly 29) July\, 2010\, hosted by the French space agency\, CNES. This workshop will focus on involving new members and developing new areas of activities including vibrio diseases\, dengue fever\, plague and others to be proposed. It will also seek to further develop existing GEO tasks\, including health information systems\, warning and prediction systems and end-to-end projects including malaria\, meningitis and Lyme disease\, following up the discussions that are taking place now in Pretoria at the GEO Work Plan Symposium. The outcomes of the workshop will contribute to developing the Health showcase at the GEO 2010 Ministerial Summit. LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/health-and-environment-community-of-practice-workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100725 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100726 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20100725T104043 LAST-MODIFIED:20110405T165023 UID:1590@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:GEOSS Workshop XXXVII - Data Quality and Radio Spectrum Allocation Impact on Earth Observations DESCRIPTION:This workshop will be held just prior to the IGARSS conference in Honolulu\, Hawaii. Workshop Flyer Workshop Description Hawaii-Workshop-Agenda Honolulu Workshop summary proceedings Pdf Presentations LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/geoss-workshop-xxxvii-radio-spectrum-allocation-impact-on-earth-observation-and-data-quality END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100725 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100731 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20100725T104043 LAST-MODIFIED:20100110T074826 UID:1493@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:IGARSS 2010 Hawaii DESCRIPTION:The IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium will focus on Global Vision for Local Action. See Conference Website LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/igarss-2010-hawaii END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100707 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100710 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20100707T104055 LAST-MODIFIED:20100405T143139 UID:1684@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:IPCC 2010 DESCRIPTION:Join the IEEE Professional Communication Society (PCS) for its annual conference\,  “Communication in a Self-Service Society\,” July 7 – 9\, 2010 in Enschede\, the Netherlands. See conference website for further information. Web 2.0 technologies have become important sources of information about almost every conceivable engineering-related topic. The roles of information creator and information user are becoming interchangeable. This raises important questions: What are the social and economic implications of the self-service world? Who will profit\, and who runs the risk of being excluded? What are the consequences of the "digital divide" if everyone is expected to "help themselves?" How can engineers and engineering communicators support the development of self-service environments that make sense and empower the public to put them to good use? Come join us to explore questions and issues about the intriguing ways social network structures are changing the way we communicate\, learn\, do business\, and conduct research. Accommodation options include very affordable\, on-campus lodging and “Early Bird” registration is now open until May 1\, 2010. Hurry to take advantage of these cost savings! For more information\, LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/ipcc-2010 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100705 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100708 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20100705T104027 LAST-MODIFIED:20110405T155407 UID:1750@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:100 Years ISPRS - advancing Remote Sensing Science DESCRIPTION:The symposium will take place at the Vienna University of Technology. To celebrate the centenary of the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) the Symposium will discuss advances in remote sensing science. The scope is to provide a comprehensive overview of the major research areas in remote sensing\, highlighting past achievements and identifying challenges for the future. LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/100-years-isprs-advancing-remote-sensing-science END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100623 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100626 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20100623T104048 LAST-MODIFIED:20100405T141927 UID:1677@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:PASSIVE 2010 Workshop DESCRIPTION:The second edition of the PASSIVE workshop sponsored by IEEE/OES\, will take place in Brest from June 23 to 25 (see workshop website) during the umbrella conference Sea Tech Week 2010 (see conference website) set for the whole week (21-25 June\, 2010). An exhibition\, on the Oceanic Engineering at large\, will also take place during the week. LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/passive-2010-workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100623 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100626 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20100623T104048 LAST-MODIFIED:20110405T165023 UID:1585@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:GEOSS Workshop XXXVI DESCRIPTION:This workshop has become  "INSPIRE in the global dimension"\, a track organized on behalf of the EuroGEOSS project for the INSPIRE Conference in Krakow\, Poland. Presentations from the EuroGEOSS track are provided below: INSPIRE in the Global Dimension Track Agenda Pdf Presentations - Wednesday June 23rd\, 2010 Pdf Presentations - INSPIRE plenary- June 24th\, 2010 Pdf Presentations - Thursday June 24th\, 2010 - Part 1 Pdf Presentations - Thursday June 24th\, 2010 - Part 2 Pdf Presentations - Friday June 25th\, 2010 LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/geoss-workshop-xxxvi-forest-drought-biodiversity-interoperability-and-benefits-for-geoss END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100612 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100615 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20100612T104333 LAST-MODIFIED:20100111T215835 UID:1533@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:Digital Earth Summit DESCRIPTION:The Digital Earth Summit topics include: The societal context of Digital Earth: benefits\, costs\, policies\, and regulations; Digital Earth at local\, regional\, and global levels: from strategy to realization; Digital Earth in sustainable development at local and regional levels ; Digital Cities: technology and applications; Access to Digital Earth: privacy\, security\, and trust; The citizen as contributor to Digital Earth See conference website. LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/digital-earth-summit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100608 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100613 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20100608T104017 LAST-MODIFIED:20100112T090944 UID:1543@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:IPY Oslo Science Conference 2010 DESCRIPTION:The International Polar Year Oslo Science Conference will demonstrate\, strengthen\, and extend the International Polar Year's accomplishments in science and outreach. See Conference  Website. LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/ipy-oslo-science-conference-2010 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100524 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100528 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20100524T104144 LAST-MODIFIED:20100110T072652 UID:1486@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:OCEANS'10 IEEE Sidney DESCRIPTION:The conference  focus will be on Showcasing Advances in Marine Science and Engineering. See conference Website LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/oceans10-ieee-sidney END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100517 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100529 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20100517T104017 LAST-MODIFIED:20100111T093330 UID:1517@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:Climate Information for Public Health - 2010 summer institute DESCRIPTION:The International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI)\, in partnership with the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) and the Mailman School of Public Health\, is pleased to announce the Summer Institute 2010 course on Climate Information for Public Health. Summer Institute Flyer LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/climate-information-for-public-health-2010-summer-institute END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100504 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100508 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20100504T104113 LAST-MODIFIED:20110405T155407 UID:1641@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:EnviroGRIDS Full Project Meeting DESCRIPTION:EnviroGRIDS full project meeting\, Tulcea\, Romania\, May 4-7 2010 This meeting is the annual full meeting of the project enviroGRIDS where all participants meet to discuss the achievement of the last 12 months and to pave the way for the following year. The meeting comprises two days of work package group discussions and the General Assembly. A field trip to the Danube Delta is planned for all participants. All meeting sessions are restricted to official partners of the enviroGRIDS consortium. For accommodations and program\, please see the EnviroGRIDS website. LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/envirogrids-full-project-meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110410 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110416 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20100405T150448 LAST-MODIFIED:20100405T150448 UID:1688@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:ISRSE 2011 DESCRIPTION:34th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment - Sidney\, Australia The GEOSS Era: Towards Operational Environmental Monitoring The Organizing Committee of the 34th International Symposium for Remote Sensing of the Environment (ISRSE) cordially invites you to visit Sydney and participate in what promises to be an excellent high quality Symposium on Remote Sensing of the Environment. The Symposia series is guided by the international committee (ICRSE) comprising experts in the field of remote sensing who represent most of the world’s national space agencies.  ISRSE has become one of the main forums for programmatic discussions on remote sensing components of the ‘Global Earth Observation system of Systems- GEOSS”\,  currently being implemented through the Group on Earth Observation GEO\, composed of 77 member countries and over 100 participating organizations. The Symposium will provide a platform for countries with established and emerging earth observation programs to report on their progress\, as well as new initiatives in the remote sensing arena.  As well\, the 10-year Work Plan of the Group on Earth Observation (GEO) is scheduled to be finalised in 2011 and therefore the Symposium provides an important opportunity for GEO members and task teams to present details of progress and key findings. The local organising committee will aim to host key people from GEO. LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/isrse-2011 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100303 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100305 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20100303T094053 LAST-MODIFIED:20110405T155407 UID:1510@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:GEO 12th Architecture & Data Committee Mtg DESCRIPTION:The 12th GEO Architecture and Data Committee meeting will be hosted by CONAE in Buenos Aires\, Argentina. ADC draft agenda. Information Package LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/geo-12th-architecture-data-committee-mtg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100121 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100123 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20100121T094048 LAST-MODIFIED:20110405T155407 UID:1505@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:GEO Capacity Building Committee meeting DESCRIPTION:The 11th Group on Earth Observation Capacity Building Committee (CBC) meeting will take place in Enschede\, Netherlands. LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/geo-capacity-building-committee-meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100504T083000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100504T113000 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20100120T210927 LAST-MODIFIED:20110405T165023 UID:1608@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:GEOSS Workshop XXXIVb - GEOSS for Decision Makers in the Black Sea area, a workshop of the EnviroGRIDS project DESCRIPTION: The Black Sea Catchment is internationally known as one of ecologically unsustainable development and inadequate resource management\, which has led to severe environmental\, social and economic problems. The enviroGRIDS project addresses these issues by taking advantage of emerging information technologies that are revolutionizing the way we are able to observe our planet. The workshop will be a set of high level presentations (half day) to introduce GEOSS and interoperability concepts to senior decision makers in the Black Sea region. Workshop Flyer Workshop Agenda Summary-proceedings Pdf Presentations LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/geoss-workshop-xxxivb-geoss-for-decision-makers-in-the-black-sea-area-a-workshop-of-the-envirogrids-project END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100919T083000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100919T180000 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20100119T205124 LAST-MODIFIED:20110405T165023 UID:1593@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:GEOSS Workshop XXXVIII - Evolution of Ocean Observing Systems - building on infrastructure for science DESCRIPTION:This workshop was conducted in Room 4C3 of the Seattle Convention Center\, on Sunday September 19th\, prior to the Oceans 2010 Seattle Conference. GEOSS-Workshop-XXXVIII-Agenda GEOSS-Workshop-XXXVIII-Flyer Workshop Description Pdf Presentations part 1 (30MB) Pdf Presentations part 2 (40MB) Seattle-workshop-Proceedings Reading Material for Workshop. OSTP-USGEO Report on Earth Observations Sept 8 2010 workshop-questions LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/geoss-workshop-xxxviii-evolution-of-ocean-observing-systems-building-on-infrastructure-for-science END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100613T083000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100613T183000 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20100119T201758 LAST-MODIFIED:20110405T165023 UID:1580@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:GEOSS Workshop XXXV - Polar Climate and Data Management DESCRIPTION:This one day workshop is focused on the role of data management and stewardship for Polar Climate Science within the context of GEOSS. The workshop took place just after the IPY Oslo Science Conference. Workshop Flyer Workshop Agenda GEOSS Polar Data Management - Oslo summary proceedings Pdf Presentations Part 1 (16 MB)Pdf Presentations Part 2 (23MB) LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/geoss-workshop-xxxv-arctic-climate-and-data-stewardship END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100503T083000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100503T170000 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20100119T201249 LAST-MODIFIED:20110405T165023 UID:1575@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:GEOSS Workshop XXXIVa - Bringing GEOSS Services to Practice, a hand-on workshop of the EnviroGRIDS project DESCRIPTION:This workshop will be conducted  in Bucharest\, Romania\, prior to the EnviroGRIDS plenary. “Bringing GEOSS services into practice” aims at teaching participants how to install\, configure and deploy a set of open source software to publish and share data and metadata through the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) using OGC web services & ISO standards.  This workshop is open to technical experts and Black Sea institutions that could benefit from an implementation of GEOSS. Workshop Flyer Workshop Agenda We can offer a grant of 500 Euros maximum (limited to 10 applicants). To apply for a grant \, please send a short CV and motivation. Forms and instructions can be obtained at www.envirogrids.net or by selecting the Grant-application-form-enviroGRIDS; please note that the applications are due by April 12th. Accommodations - special discounts have been negotiated with three hotels in Bucharest. More information at http://www.envirogrids.net LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/geoss-workshop-xxxiv-envirogrid END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100502T201000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100507T201000 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20100113T201523 LAST-MODIFIED:20100113T201523 UID:1565@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:EGU 2010 General Assembly DESCRIPTION:The EGU General Assembly 2010 will bring together geoscientists from all over the world into one meeting covering all disciplines of the Earth\, Planetary and Space Sciences. See conference website. LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/egu-2010-general-assembly END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100215T195700 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100215T195700 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20100113T201015 LAST-MODIFIED:20100113T201015 UID:1560@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:Joint Regional Workshop in Africa DESCRIPTION:The Climate Change\, water resources and Coastal Zones Management workshop will include the GEO Coastal Zone Community of Practice (CZCP)\, UNESCO Water Division\, UNESCO-IOC/GOOS\, and the Integrated Global Observing System (IGOS) Coastal Theme. See program information LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/joint-regional-workshop-in-africa END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100210T195400 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100212T195400 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20100113T195738 LAST-MODIFIED:20100114T120324 UID:1557@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:4th GEOSS Asia-Pacific Symposium DESCRIPTION:The 4th GEOSS Asia-Pacific Symposium will be held in Bali\, Indonesia. LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/4th-geoss-asia-pacific-symposium END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101206T084600 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101210T084600 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20100112T085836 LAST-MODIFIED:20100112T085836 UID:1539@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:IEEE GLOBECOM 2010 DESCRIPTION:The GLOBECOM 2010 conference is themed "MIAMI: Moving Into the Age of Mobile Interactivity\," IEEE GLOBECOM 2010 covers the entire range of communications technologies\, offering in-depth information on the latest developments in voice\, data\, image\, and multimedia.See conference Website. LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/ieee-globecom-2010 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100622T220000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100625T220000 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20100111T220914 LAST-MODIFIED:20110405T155407 UID:1536@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:INSPIRE Conference 2010 DESCRIPTION:The theme of this year’s conference is "INSPIRE as a Framework for Cooperation". There will be a broad number of topics including INSPIRE and the global context: Global Monitoring for Environment and Security\, Global Earth Observation System of Systems\, United Nations SDI. See the Conference Website LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/inspire-conference-2010 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090723 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090725 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20091228T190225 LAST-MODIFIED:20120309T151529 UID:1444@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:The User and the GEOSS Architecture DESCRIPTION:This scientific workshop was focused on the Global Earth Observation System of Systems architecture and how it can meet user needs The workshop provided a forum for addressing the benefits and challenges of advanced global information system implementation for societal benefits with specific emphasis on Asian and Pacific Rim regions. Download the proceedings overview Download the entire proceedings (20mb) LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/the-user-and-the-geoss-architecture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20051029 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20051031 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20091228T185833 LAST-MODIFIED:20091228T185833 UID:1443@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:User and the GEOSS Architecture II DESCRIPTION:The workshop focused on the needs of users and the architecture of GEOSS to provide data and information with an emphasis on applications of Earth systems data and information within Africa. The workshop provided opportunities for interactions between GEOSS users and the architecture approach recommended by the ad-hoc GEO Architecture sub-group. Download the proceedings overview Download the entire proceedings (13mb) LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/user-and-the-geoss-architecture-ii END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060522 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060524 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20091228T185239 LAST-MODIFIED:20110405T165025 UID:1441@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:The User and the GEOSS Architecture III DESCRIPTION:Applications in Wind Energy and Resource Management This one and half day scientific workshop was focused on the Global Earth Observation System of Systems architecture and how it can meet user needs. The workshop provided a forum for addressing the benefits and challenges of advanced global information system implementation for societal benefits with specific emphasis on wind energy and resource management. Download the proceedings overview Download the entire proceedings (28mb) LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/the-user-and-the-geoss-architecture-iii END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060709 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060710 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20091228T184828 LAST-MODIFIED:20110405T165025 UID:1440@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:The Users and the GEOSS Architecture V DESCRIPTION:Applications for Europe Download the proceedings overview Download the entire proceedings (17mb) LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/the-users-and-the-geoss-architecture-v-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060730 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060731 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20091228T184520 LAST-MODIFIED:20091228T184549 UID:1438@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:The Users and the GEOSS Architecture V DESCRIPTION:Applications for North America The workshop focused on the needs of users and the architecture of GEOSS to provide data and information with an emphasis on applications in health (air quality) and climate change with a focus on North America. Download the proceedings overview Download the entire proceedings (13mb) LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/the-users-and-the-geoss-architecture-v END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070328 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070330 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20091228T183342 LAST-MODIFIED:20091228T183423 UID:1435@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:GEOSS Science: Concepts to Impacts I DESCRIPTION:This two day Workshop is focused on Science and Modeling within the context of the Global Earth Observation System of Systems. It is one of an ongoing series of IEEE sponsored regional meetings across the globe in support of GEOSS. Download the proceedings overview Download the entire proceedings (25 mb) LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/geoss-science-concepts-to-impacts-i END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070415 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070416 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20091228T182901 LAST-MODIFIED:20091228T182901 UID:1434@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:Implementing a System of Systems I DESCRIPTION:This one day Workshop is focused on system of systems engineering and information infrastructure for the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS). It is one of an ongoing series of IEEE-sponsored regional meetings across the globe in support of GEOSS*. Proceedings Overview Entire Proceedings LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/implementing-a-system-of-systems-i END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091218 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091219 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20091218T094102 LAST-MODIFIED:20110405T165023 UID:544@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:GEOSS Workshop XXXIII- Using Earth Observation for Water Management DESCRIPTION:This all day workshop was held at the Grand Hyatt  San Francisco during the AGU fall meeting. It expanded upon the AGU town hall meeting discussion of the previous day and included water users as well as researchers. The focus was on ways to make efficient use of earth observation for water management. Workshop-Flyer Description Workshop Agenda Speakers biographical summary Summary Proceedings Pdf Presentations (Part 1) Pdf Presentations (Part 2) LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/geoss-workshop-xxxiii-water END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091214 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091219 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20091214T094124 LAST-MODIFIED:20091104T205744 UID:1204@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:AGU fall meeting DESCRIPTION:The 2009 Fall Meeting in San Francisco is expected to draw a crowd of over 16\,000 geophysicists from around the world. The Fall Meeting provides an opportunity for researchers\, teachers\, students\, and consultants to present and review the latest issues affecting the Earth\, the planets\, and their environments in space. This meeting will cover topics in all areas of Earth and space sciences. More information LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/agu-fall-meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091217T181500 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091217T191500 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20091208T121106 LAST-MODIFIED:20110405T155407 UID:1345@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:AGU Town Hall - The Water Research Community and GEOSS DESCRIPTION:The Water Research Community and the Global Earth Observation System of Systems – “Finding Common Ground” Town Hall will be conducted at the Fall AGU in San Francisco on Thursday Decedmber 17th at 18:15 (6:15pm). IEEE and the GEO Water Cycle Community of Practice have scheduled this Town Hall meeting to inform you about their activities and to get feedback on the needs of the science community for coordination of the various groups that deal with water issues and Earth Observations so that the water research community of water experts will be able to more effectively interact with GEO. AGU Town-Hall-Flyer Town-Hall Agenda LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/agu-town-hall-the-water-research-community-and-geoss END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091207 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091219 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20091207T094117 LAST-MODIFIED:20110405T155407 UID:1276@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:COP 15 United Nations Climate Change Conference DESCRIPTION:The sessions (COP 15) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is open to Parties of the Convention and Observer States (Governments)\, the United Nations System and observer organizations duly admitted by the Conference of the Parties.  In addition\, accredited press is allowed to cover the proceedings of the Convention. The Convention allows the intergovernmental and the civil society organizations duly admitted by the Conference of the Parties to observer the sessions of the Convention and the Kyoto Protocol.  Representatives of the organizations that are not admitted can also attend the COP 15 through the nomination by admitted organizations.  The lists of admitted organizations and their contact details are available on the UNFCCC official website Read more LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/cop-15-united-nations-climate-change-conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091130 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091205 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20091130T094009 LAST-MODIFIED:20091104T204942 UID:1198@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:IEEE GLOBECOM 2009 DESCRIPTION:The IEEE Global Communication Conference is the Premier Communications Event for Industry Professionals and Academics from Companies\, Governmental Agencies\, and Universities around the World. Themed "Riding the Wave to Global Connectivity\," IEEE GLOBECOM 2009 covers the entire range of communications technologies\, offering in-depth information on the latest developments in voice\, data\, image\, and multimedia. More information LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/ieee-globecom-2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091119 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091120 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20091119T095934 LAST-MODIFIED:20091104T200400 UID:1188@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:GEO-IGOS Symposium DESCRIPTION:The GEO-IGOS symposium will focus on the need for earth observation yesterday\, today\, and tomorrow. This one day meeting explores the implementation of IGOS through GEO\, convening  GEO communities of practice in many societal benefit areas. The symposium will be held in the Baird Auditorium\, at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum from 8:15 to 17:30. More information. LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/geo-igos-symposium END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091117 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091119 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20091117T095602 LAST-MODIFIED:20110405T155408 UID:1184@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:GEO VI Plenary DESCRIPTION:The two day GEO Plenary\, which takes place once a year\, will gather the GEO member countries and participating organizations. The USA is the meeting host through the USGEO.  Select for further information LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/geo-vi-plenary END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091116 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091117 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20091116T094936 LAST-MODIFIED:20091104T184611 UID:1180@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:GEO Architecture and Data Committee Co-chair meeting DESCRIPTION:The ADC co-chairs will meet at the Department of Commerce Building. LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/geo-architecture-and-data-committee-co-chair-meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091115 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091117 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20091115T095050 LAST-MODIFIED:20110405T155408 UID:1177@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:GEO User Interface Committee Meeting DESCRIPTION:The User Interface Committee meeting will be conducted from 8:30 to 17:30 on Sunday November 25th\, and from 9:00 to 17:30 on Monday November 16th. Select for further details LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/geo-user-interface-committee-meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091114 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091115 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20091114T094514 LAST-MODIFIED:20110405T155408 UID:1133@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:GEO Science and Technology Committee Meeting DESCRIPTION:The Science and Technology Committee meeting will be conducted in Hemisphere A of the  Ronald Regan building\, in Washington DC\, USA. Select for further information. LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/science-and-technology-committee-meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091112 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091114 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20091112T094750 LAST-MODIFIED:20110405T165024 UID:1062@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:GEOSS Interoperability workshop DESCRIPTION:The GEOSS Architecture and Data Committee Standard and interoperability Forum is conducting an interoperability workshop at the IEEE-USA Headquarters in Washington DC\, the week prior to the GEO Plenary. Agenda Announcement Registration LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/geoss-interoperability-workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091112 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091114 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20091112T094750 LAST-MODIFIED:20110405T165023 UID:554@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:GEOSS Workshop XXXI- Using Earth Observation for Health DESCRIPTION:Using Earth Observations for Health -- a workshop of the GEO Health and the Environment Community of Practice This workshop addressed user perspectives on applying Earth observations to improve health decision-making at the international\, regional\, country and district levels. Particular focus was given to enhancing systems to model\, collect and distribute coordinated epidemiological and environmental information to meet the diverse needs of the health community for predicting\, monitoring\, constructing risk maps and targeting interventions. Existing and emerging systems\, tools and best practices will be reviewed. A plan for implementation of pilot projects will be developed. Event Details Flyer Description Agenda Summary Proceedings Pdf Presentations LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/geoss-workshop-xxxi-health END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091023 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091026 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20091023T082523 LAST-MODIFIED:20110405T165024 UID:368@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:GEOSS Workshop XXX- Disasters Management DESCRIPTION:This pre-conference workshop focused on geospatial information technology and methods for disaster management and humanitarian assistance in the context of GEOSS. Event Details Full Description Agenda Flyer Summary Proceedings Proceedings Day 1 Proceedings Days 2 and 3 LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/geoss-workshop-xxx-disasters-management END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070819 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070821 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20091003T142456 LAST-MODIFIED:20091003T142456 UID:774@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:Climate and Biodiversity DESCRIPTION:This one and one-half day Workshop is focused on the User Interface between applications and information within the context of the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS). It will focus on issues of Biodiversity and Energy in the Arctic Region and the impact of Climate Change and Variability. It is one of an ongoing series of IEEE-sponsored regional meetings across the globe in support of GEOSS and will provide an overview of the GEOSS activities sponsored by both the Architecture and Data Committee and the User Interface Committee of GEOSS. The format of the Science and Modeling workshop follows those of the series of successful Architecture workshops organized by IEEE and focused on the overarching theme of "The User and the GEOSS Architecture". The science workshop will include both scientific input on large scale coupled environmental models and educational components on the impact and importance of models on GEOSS benefit areas. A breakout session will provide time for in-depth discussions among attendees on the most critical science and modeling issues to be resolved in large scale coupled modeling and data assimilation. In summary\, the workshop is a forum for users to interact with technologists to address the benefits and challenges of an advanced global system of systems providing earth observing data and information for the benefits of society. IPY GeoNorth 2007 http://www.ipygeonorth.org LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/climate-and-biodiversity END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070618 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070619 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20091003T133226 LAST-MODIFIED:20110405T165024 UID:760@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:IEEE GEOSS Workshop – Advanced Communications for GEOSS I DESCRIPTION:The one day Workshop\, to be held in San Diego\, CA\, USA on June 18\, 2007\, is focused on communications and sensors networks engineering and information transmission for the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS). It is one of an ongoing series of IEEE-sponsored regional meetings across the globe in support of GEOSS. Background The Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) is a complex system of sensors\, communication devices\, storage systems\, computational and other devices used to observe the Earth and gather the data needed for a better understanding of the Earth’s processes. In addition\, GEOSS includes models and processes to create information from the observational data. The 2003 Earth Observations Summit established the objective “to monitor continuously the state of the Earth\, to increase understanding of dynamic Earth processes\, to enhance prediction of the Earth system\, and to further implement our international environmental treaty obligations”. The GEOSS Implementation Plan states that GEOSS will provide the overall conceptual and organizational framework for integrated global Earth observations to meet user needs. GEOSS will be a “system of systems” consisting of existing and future Earth observation systems\, supplementing but not supplanting their own mandates and governance arrangements. It will provide the institutional mechanisms for ensuring the necessary level of coordination\, for strengthening and supplementing existing Earth observation systems\, and for reinforcing and supporting component systems in carrying out their mandates. The emphasis of GEOSS is on societal benefits\, initially in nine key areas. Sound management of the Earth system\, in both its natural and human aspects\, requires information that is timely\, of known quality\, long-term\, and global. Interpretation and use of Earth observations requires information on drivers and consequences of change\, including geo-referenced socio-economic data and indicators. The nine areas addressed in the implementation plan are: Disasters: Reducing loss of life and property from natural and human-induced disasters Health: Understanding environmental factors affecting human health and well-being Energy: Improving management of energy resources Climate: Understanding\, assessing\, predicting\, mitigating\, and adapting to climate variability and change Water: Improving water resource management through better understanding of the water cycle Weather: Improving weather information\, forecasting and warning Ecosystems: Improving the management and protection of terrestrial\, coastal and marine resources Agriculture: Supporting sustainable agriculture and combating desertification Biodiversity: Understanding\, monitoring and conserving biodiversity The above societal benefit areas of the Implementation Plan are important for this IEEE GEOSS Workshop\, which will focus on implementing elements of the system of systems that is GEOSS. GEOSS Communications Engineering Advanced communications systems and related communications and networking technologies are critical to meeting the requirements of GEOSS. Systems that are needed for GEOSS are based on advanced in-situ\, airborne and satellite communications for fast data distribution and networking. GEOSS solutions for communication will be reviewed included existing approaches such as GEONETCast. Special attention will be given to quick response solutions for nature and human induced disasters. Relevant technical activities will include areas such as satellite communications\, Ad-Hoc networking\, Free-Space Optical communications (FSO)\, Broadband Wireless Networks\, Communications Protocols and Communications Standards. IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc)\, through its participation in the IEEE Committee on Earth Observation (ICEO)\, will cooperate with other GEO Members’ and Participating Organizations in their global and regional activities. Examples of these projects include Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES); Integrated Earth Observation System (IEOS); GEONETCast. ComSoc will participate in Workshops sponsored or co-sponsored by ICEO\, focusing on advanced communications and networking topics. GEOSS related topics will be included in ComSoc's professional publications and conferences. About this Workshop GEOSS (Global Earth Observation System of Systems) Workshop is a one day event including invited speakers\, with both experts in the communications technologies specific to SECON and GEOSS benefitial users experts and will focus on suitable communications and networking techniques supporting response to natural and human-induced disasters and capable of saving lives and properties from unexpected disasters. To facilitate exchange\, the workshop will provide an overview of the GEOSS architecture and participants will be encouraged to develop consensus recommendations. Recommendations of the IEEE GEOSS Workshop will be available to the GEO committees formulating GEOSS infrastructure and operations framework. In summary\, the workshop is a forum for users to interact with technologists to address the engineering challenges of an enabling system of systems for Earth data and information for the benefit of society. The workshop will be held in association with Fourth Annual IEEE Communications Society Conference on Sensor\, Mesh and Ad Hoc Communications and Networks (SECON 2007)\, June 18-21\, 2007\, in San Diego\, California\, USA. This meeting is merged with the IEEE International Workshop on Wireless Ad-hoc and Sensor Networks (IWWAN). ABOUT ICEO At present there are eight IEEE Societies included in ICEO and GEOSS: Aerospace and Electronic Systems\, Geosciences & Remote Sensing\, Oceanic Engineering\, Communications\, Computer\, Social Implication of Technology\, Signal Processing\, Education\, Systems Council and Sensors council. The GEOSS 10 Year Implementation Plan is directed by the Group on Earth Observations\, an intergovernmental organization comprised of 66 countries\, the European Commission\, and 45 international organizations. (see http://earthobservations.org/ ) LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/ieee-geoss-workshop-%e2%80%93-advanced-communications-for-geoss-i END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080915 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080916 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20091003T130802 LAST-MODIFIED:20110405T165024 UID:751@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:GEOSS Workshop XXIII - Science Modeling & Data Policy DESCRIPTION:This GEOSS workshop was conducted as a pre-conference event to f the Ocean-08 conference in Quebec City\, Canada. The themes of the workshop include Science Modeling and Data Policy. Click here for a description in pdf format. LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/geoss-workshop-xxiii-science-modeling-data-policy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080707 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080712 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20091003T080139 LAST-MODIFIED:20091007T093458 UID:743@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:IGARSS 2008 DESCRIPTION:2008 IEEE International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/igarss-2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080706 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080707 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20091003T060930 LAST-MODIFIED:20110405T165024 UID:725@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:GEOSS Workshp XXII - Air Quality and coastal ecosystems DESCRIPTION:Click here for a description. LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/geoss-workshp-xxii-air-quality-and-coastal-ecosystems END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080112 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080113 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20091002T181630 LAST-MODIFIED:20110405T165024 UID:715@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:IEEE GEOSS Workshop – Implementing a System of Systems II DESCRIPTION: Implementing a System of Systems II - Advanced Communications and networking Technologies IEEE GEOSS Workshop – Implementing a System of Systems II This is the summary of a workshop  held in Honolulu\, HA\, USA on January 12\, 2007. This one-day free workshop is focused on advanced communications and networking technologies for disaster management and relief in support of the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS). It is one of an ongoing series of IEEE-sponsored regional meetings across the globe in support of GEOSS*. Background The Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) is a complex system of sensors\, communication devices\, storage systems\, computational and other devices used to observe the Earth and gather the data needed for a better understanding of the Earth’s processes. In addition\, GEOSS includes models and processes to create information from the observational data. The 2003 Earth Observations Summit established the objective “to monitor continuously the state of the Earth\, to increase understanding of dynamic Earth processes\, to enhance prediction of the Earth system\, and to further implement our international environmental treaty obligations”. The GEOSS Implementation Plan states that GEOSS will provide the overall conceptual and organizational framework for integrated global Earth observations to meet user needs. GEOSS will be a “system of systems” consisting of existing and future Earth observation systems\, supplementing but not supplanting their own mandates and governance arrangements. It will provide the institutional mechanisms for ensuring the necessary level of coordination\, for strengthening and supplementing existing Earth observation systems\, and for reinforcing and supporting component systems in carrying out their mandates. The emphasis of GEOSS is on societal benefits\, initially in nine key areas. Sound management of the Earth system\, in both its natural and human aspects\, requires information that is timely\, of known quality\, long-term\, and global. Interpretation and use of Earth observations requires information on drivers and consequences of change\, including geo-referenced socio-economic data and indicators. The nine areas addressed in the implementation plan are: • Disasters: Reducing loss of life and property from natural and human-induced disasters • Health: Understanding environmental factors affecting human health and well-being • Energy: Improving management of energy resources • Climate: Understanding\, assessing\, predicting\, mitigating\, and adapting to climate variability and change • Water: Improving water resource management through better understanding of the water cycle • Weather: Improving weather information\, forecasting and warning • Ecosystems: Improving the management and protection of terrestrial\, coastal and marine resources • Agriculture: Supporting sustainable agriculture and combating desertification • Biodiversity: Understanding\, monitoring and conserving biodiversity All of the above societal benefit areas of the Implementation Plan are important for this IEEE GEOSS Workshop\, which will focus on implementing the system of systems that is GEOSS. GEOSS Communications for Disaster Management and Relief Advanced communications systems that provide rapid dissemination of GEOSS information and related networking technologies are critical for meeting the requirements of GEOSS. The relevant communications technology areas include (but are not limited to) satellite communications\, ad hoc and sensor communications and networking\, free-space optical (FSO) communications systems\, broadband wireless networks\, communications protocols and communications standards. These technologies are essential for mitigation of disasters and supporting post-disaster relief efforts. Key representatives from industry\, academia\, and government will be providing invited talks on these and related issues that impact GEOSS implementation for disaster mitigation and relief. About this Workshop The "IEEE GEOSS Workshop – Implementing a System of Systems" is a dialogue for those interested in the engineering of GEOSS. Key engineering challenges will be highlighted at the workshop and an informal environment will be provided for exchange of implementation ideas and to make recommendations. To facilitate this exchange\, the workshop will provide an overview of the GEOSS architecture and participants will be encouraged to develop consensus recommendations. Recommendations of the IEEE GEOSS Workshop will be available to the GEO committees formulating GEOSS through the ICEO GEOSS committee representatives. In summary\, the workshop is a forum for users to interact with technologists to address the engineering challenges of an enabling system of systems for Earth data and information for the benefit of society. The GEOSS workshop will be held in immediately preceding and in association with the Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC) 2008 conference “Telecom with a Vision (PTC`08)\,” located at the Hilton Hawaiian Village\, Honolulu\, Hawaii\, January 13-16 2008. For more information on the GEOSS workshop contact either of the workshop organizers: - Adam Livne – Technion\, Asher Space Research Institute and IEEE ComSoc (a.livne@ieee.org) - Al Gasiewski – University of Colorado and ICEO (al.gasiewski@colorado.edu)* GEOSS (the Global Earth Observation System of Systems) reflects a global scientific and political consensus that information vital for societies requires comprehensive\, coordinated\, and sustained Earth observations. The GEOSS 10 Year Implementation Plan is directed by the Group on Earth Observations\, an intergovernmental organization comprised of 72 countries\, the European Commission\, and 46 international organizations. (see http://earthobservations.org/ ) LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/ieee-geoss-workshop-%e2%80%93-implementing-a-system-of-systems-ii END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070722 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070723 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20091002T085348 LAST-MODIFIED:20110405T165024 UID:700@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:GEOSS Workshop Barcelona 2007 DESCRIPTION: GEOSS Interoperability and Applications to Biodiversity The following is a summary of a Workshop held in Barcelona\, Spain\, on July 22\, 2007. This one day Workshop will focus on system architecture and interoperability for the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS). It is one of an ongoing series of IEEE-sponsored regional meetings across the globe in support of GEOSS*. Background The Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) is a complex system of sensors\, communication devices\, storage systems\, computational and other devices used to observe the Earth and gather data needed for a better understanding of the Earth’s processes. In addition\, GEOSS includes models and methods to create information from the observational data. The 2003 Earth Observations Summit established the objective “to monitor continuously the state of the Earth\, to increase understanding of dynamic Earth processes\, to enhance prediction of the Earth system\, and to further implement our international environmental treaty obligations”. The GEOSS Implementation Plan states that GEOSS will provide the overall conceptual and organizational framework for integrated global Earth observations to meet user needs. GEOSS will be a “system of systems” consisting of existing and future Earth observation systems\, supplementing but not supplanting their own mandates and governance arrangements. It will provide the institutional mechanisms for ensuring the necessary level of coordination\, for strengthening and supplementing existing Earth observation systems\, and for reinforcing and supporting component systems in carrying out their mandates. The emphasis of GEOSS is on societal benefits\, initially in nine key areas. Sound management of the Earth system\, in both its natural and human aspects\, requires information that is timely\, of known quality\, long-term\, and global. Interpretation and use of Earth observations requires information on drivers and consequences of change\, including geo-referenced socio-economic data and indicators. The nine areas addressed in the implementation plan are: Disasters: Reducing loss of life and property from natural and human-induced disasters Health: Understanding environmental factors affecting human health and well-being Energy: Improving management of energy resources Climate: Understanding\, assessing\, predicting\, mitigating\, and adapting to climate variability and change Water: Improving water resource management through better understanding of the water cycle Weather: Improving weather information\, forecasting and warning Ecosystems: Improving the management and protection of terrestrial\, coastal and marine resources Agriculture: Supporting sustainable agriculture and combating desertification Biodiversity: Understanding\, monitoring and conserving biodiversityThe above societal benefit areas of the Implementation Plan are important for this IEEE GEOSS Workshop\, and in particular biodiversity\, are the focus of this GEOSS Workshop. GEOSS System and Interoperability GEOSS is being built initially from existing systems and initiatives\, with an emphasis on the creation of synergies among GEOSS components that provide increased benefits to society. Realizing such benefits will require the exchange of data and information between disparate data and information systems\, an interoperability challenge of unprecedented magnitude. GEOSS components\, their service interfaces and the standards employed to enable interoperability will be described in a set of registries and accessible through well-developed\, publicly accessible\, network-distributed clearinghouse and related web portals. Satellite observations are expected to provide much of the critical information needed to meet the nine societal objectives of GEOSS. Interoperability of satellite observations extends beyond data access and syntax issues to data quality assurance. which involves the incorporation of existing standards\, and accommodation of accepted practices\, inter-comparison of satellite observations\, and inter-calibration of satellite radiometers. This is especially critical for climate related GEO tasks where long-term data sets must be stitched together from a series of overlapping satellite observations\, and the climate signals to be detected are extremely small (for example\, temperature trends of only a few tenths of a degree C per decade). About this Workshop This IEEE\, CEOS (Committee on Earth Observation Satellites)\, OGC and ISPRS co-sponsored workshop\, “The User and the GEOSS Architecture - GEOSS Interoperability and Applications to Biodiversity\,” is the 14th in a series that will focus on the development of the GEOSS clearinghouse\, web portals\, standards and calibration of satellite systems. It will also address the issue of biodiversity - one of the nine societal benefit areas with example pilot studies in the Mediterranean region. It will bring together scientists and engineers with experience and interest in the interoperable engineering of very large scale systems of systems\, and provide informal environment for exchange of implementation ideas and to make recommendations.. Key representatives from industry\, academia\, government\, GEO\, CEOS member space agencies\, OGC\, and other international organizations will be providing invited talks on these and related issues that impact GEOSS. Participants will be encouraged to develop consensus recommendations. Recommendations of the GEOSS Workshop will be available to the GEO committees developing GEOSS. In summary\, the workshop is a forum for users to interact with technologists to address the engineering challenges of enabling a system of systems for Earth data and information for the benefit of society. The workshop will be held in association with the 27th International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS 2007). IGARSS is annual meeting of the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS)\, and is being held in Barcelona\, Spain\, July 23-27\, 2007. Details are available at www.grss-ieee.org. *GEOSS (the Global Earth Observation System of Systems) reflects a global scientific and political consensus that information vital for societies requires comprehensive\, coordinated\, and sustained Earth observations. The GEOSS 10 Year Implementation Plan is directed by the Group on Earth Observations\, an intergovernmental organization comprised of 69 countries\, the European Commission\, and 46 international organizations. (see http://earthobservations.org/ ) LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/geoss-workshop-barcelona-2007 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070723 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070728 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20091002T082920 LAST-MODIFIED:20091002T082920 UID:693@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:IGARSS 2007 DESCRIPTION:IEEE International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/igarss-2007 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081203 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081205 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20090927T200502 LAST-MODIFIED:20110405T165024 UID:656@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:The User and the GEOSS Architecture XXV DESCRIPTION:The GEOSS Workshop XXV - Architecture of GEOSS\, was conducted in Valencia\, Spain\, in conjunction with the December 08 OGC technical meeting. The workshop  included a full day of meetings on Wednesday December 3rd\, and a half day on Thursday December 4th\, 2008. Download the proceedings overview Download the entire proceedings 1 (23mb) Agenda LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/the-user-and-the-geoss-architecture-xxv END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090707 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090710 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20090926T220841 LAST-MODIFIED:20110405T165024 UID:561@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:GEOSS Workshop XXVIII - Health DESCRIPTION:This workshop  focused on the requirements for integrating global public health information with environmental observations to improve health decision-making at the international\, regional\, country and district levels. The workshop  provided a forum for addressing existing as well as new requirements. Particular emphasis was on how GEOSS and WHO will support the collection & distribution of information and meet the diverse needs of the health community. Event Details Flyer Description Proceedings Overview Proceedings Day 1 Proceedings Day 2 Proceedings Day 3 LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/geoss-workshop-xxviii-health END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091130T080000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091130T180000 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20090903T104633 LAST-MODIFIED:20110405T165023 UID:401@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:GEOSS Workshop XXXII- Mitigation and Management of Disasters through Communications DESCRIPTION:GEOSS Workshop XXXII focuses on Mitigation and Management of Disasters through Communications. The workshop was conducted as a co-located event to the GLOBECOM conference in Honolulu\, Hawaii. Event Details Flyer Description Agenda Summary Proceedings Pdf Presentations LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/geoss-workshop-xxxii-disasters END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090831T094200 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090904T094200 DTSTAMP:20120517T220111 CREATED:20090903T094423 LAST-MODIFIED:20110405T155408 UID:388@http://www.ieee-earth.org SUMMARY:World Climate Conference 3 DESCRIPTION:Earth information scientists and world leaders are attending the World Climate Conference-3 (WCC-3) in Geneva\, Switzerland\, 31 August - 4 September 2009. The theme of the conference is "Climate prediction and information for decision-making". [Learn More..] Its focus is on climate predictions and information for decision-making at the seasonal to multi-decadal timescales. The goal is to create a global framework that will link scientific advances in climate predictions and the needs of their users for decision-making to better cope with changing conditions. Key users of climate predictions include food producers\, water managers\, energy developers and managers\, public health workers\, national planners\, tourism managers and others\, as well as society at large. The Conference includes both technical sessions and a plenary for international leaders addressing climate-related issues. The Conference also aims to increase commitment to climate observations and monitoring to better provide climate information and services worldwide. LOCATION: URL:http://www.ieee-earth.org/event/world-climate-conference-3 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR