8th UIC meeting documents & presentations

(Sep, 2008 - Boulder, Colorado, USA)

Agenda, Participants list and Meeting notes

• Agenda
• Report notes Monday, 22 September, 2008
• Report notes Tuesday, 23 September, 2008
• Report notes Wednesday, 24 September, 2008
• List of participants

Day 1 presentations (Monday, 22 September, 2008)

• Welcome presentation (Al-Gasiewski)
• UIC opening remarks (Ellsworth Ledrew)
• The role of the CBC (Hilcea Ferreira)
• T3 letter
• T3 plan
• Task US-06-01 (Lawrence Friedl)
• CBC Task Work Plan (Marta Angoloti)
• Engaging donors (Marta Angoloti)
• IGOS-IGWCO (Rick Lawford)
• Transition of IGOS Geohazards Theme into GEO (Hans-Peter Plag)
• Transition of IGOS-P Coastal theme into GEO (Hans-Peter Plag)
• Update on IGOL (Michael Brady)
• The CEOS Atmospheric Composition Constellation (ACC) An Example of an Integrated Earth Observing System for GEOSS (Lawrence Friedl)
• Project Proposals for Earth Observations in Decision Support (Lawrence Friedl)
• GEO Update (Michael Tanner)

Day 2 presentations (Tuesday, 23 September, 2008)

• Role of the UIC (Michael Tanner)
• Charge to breakout groups a
• Charge to breakout groups b
• The User and the GEOSS Architecture XXI: Air Quality and Human Health
• GEOSS User Needs from an Air Quality perspective
• Notes On the User Side of GEOSS
• Intro to TF HTAP
• Mercury fact sheet
• GEOBENE - Benefit Assessment Now, Next and Emerging
• TIGGE (THORPEX Interactive Grand Global Ensemble) - GEO Task WE-06-03
• Report to the User Interface Committee: Biodiversity, Ecosystems and GEO BON
• Toward a Global Biodiversity Observing System (Science article)
• GRDC - Global Runoff Data Centre
• Update on the GEO Coastal Zone Community of Practice (CZCP)
• ASME - Water Management Technology Vision and Roadmap Workshop Results & Next Steps
• GEO Community of Practice for Forest Observations US-06-02
• Transition of IGOS Geohazards Theme, Geohazards Community of Practice
• Report of the Geohazards Community of Practice
• Energy CoP: Report of activities

Day 3 presentations (Wednesday, 24 September, 2008)

• Health breakout report
• Land and Energy breakout report
• Water breakout report