The GEO Programme Board

The GEO Programme Board was established as part of the development of the GEO Strategic Plan 2016 - 2025 and approved at the Mexico City Ministerial Summit in November, 2015.
The Programme Board oversees the establishment of the multi-year GEO Work Programmes and works to align proposed activities with GEO priorities and committed resources. The Programme Board reports to the GEO Executive Committee and Plenary. GEO Members and Participating Organizations nominate representatives to the Programme Board.

Twoe Participating Organizations from the Programme Board have Observer seats on the Executive Committee to represent views of Participating Organizations. Programme Board Observers to the Executive Committee are: the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

Members of the Board dialogue with contributors to the GEO Work Programmes, connecting ideas and contributions to GEO’s Strategic Objectives to advocate, engage and deliver Earth observation data and information, as well as to support the use of the newly established four Implementation Mechanisms for GEO activities:

• Foundational tasks
• Community activities
• GEO Initiatives
• GEO Flagships

Members of the Board also dialogue with the wider GEO community and external stakeholders to broaden support for the realization the GEO Work Programme. Members of the GEO community are welcome to contact members of the Programme Board or the co-chairs.

The Terms of Reference of the Programme Board can be found on pages 7 to 9 of the Rules of Procedure

The GEO Secretariat's contact for Programme Board matters is Craig Larlee.

1st GEO Programme Board Meeting    [2-3 February 2016, Geneva, Switzerland]

1st Programme Board meeting participants in Geneva.

Presentations

• Expectations for the GEO Programme Board
• GEO Programme Board Terms of Reference
• Programme Board Co-Chair candidates
• ID-Board: lessons learned
• IN-Board: lessons learned
• GEOSS Data Sharing: Achievements, lessons learned and way forward
• The GEOSS Data Management Principles Implementation Guidelines
• Monitoring & Evaluation 2016-2025
• GEO Strategic Plan 2016-2025: Implementing GEOSS - Achieving a common understanding

• The GEO 2016 Work Programme
• Programme Board Results - day 1
• Timeline future meetings

Outcomes

• Action items & future meetings

Reports

• Draft report

Terms of Reference

The Terms of Reference of the Programme Board can be found on pages 7 to 9 of the Rules of Procedure

2nd GEO Programme Board Meeting    [5-6 May 2016, Geneva, Switzerland]

Report

• Draft report

Outcomes

• Outcomes

Presentations

• Subgroup 1 report: Template for GEO Work Programme 2017-2019 Application
• Subgroup 2 report: Foundational Tasks structure review and recommendations
• Subgroup 3 report: Monitoring & Evaluation
• Subgroup 4 report: Science and Technology
• Subgroup 5 report: Initial cross-read of initiatives in GEO WP2016
• Subgroup 6 report: Mentoring Community Activities

Documents

• Draft agenda
• 36st Executive Committee draft report
• Programme Board Summary report given at the 36st Executive Committee meeting
• 2016 Work Programme objectives and programme structure
• The GEO Science and Technology Roadmap (status report from 17th STC meeting, 2 September 2011)
• Subgroup 4 report: Science & Technology
• Draft branding guidelines
• Subgroup 2 report: Foundational Tasks structure review and recommendations
• GEO Performance Indicator Methodology (M&E)
• Sign up for Community Activities
• Subgroup 5 report: Cross read of Initiatives in GEO Work programme
• Overview of Implementation mechanisms and Criteria
• List of proposed contributions

3rd GEO Programme Board Meeting    [7-8 September 2016, Geneva, Switzerland]

Presentations

Monitoring & Evaluation

• Reporting, Monitoring and Evaluation

Foundational Tasks

• Programme Board - Outcomes Session 2
• Prioritization of foundational tasks
  

The GEO-XIII Plenary Session

• Objectives for the 4th PB meeting (Nov 2016)
• Draft GEO-XIII objectives and agenda

GEO Initiatives

• Flagship/initiatives #4 and #9
• GI-10 and GI17 Summaries
• GSNL Candidate GI review

Outcomes

• Session 2: Foundational Tasks
• Session 6: SDGs
• Session 7: Executive Committee

SDGs

• Summary GEOSS Subgroup Teleconference

2017-2019 Work Programme

• 2017-2019 WP Version 0

5th GEO Programme Board Meeting    [1-2 February 2017, Geneva, Switzerland]

Agenda & Documents

• 01 - Agenda
• 02 - GEO Programme Board co-chairs, PO observers and term length lottery: Processes and outcomes
• 03 - 2017 Programme Board roster
• 04 - 2016 GEO Programme Board - Lessons Learned
• 05 - 2017 Milestones
• 06 - Supporting Sustainable Development Goals – an Analysis of the GEO 2017-2019 Work Programme
• 07 - GEO Initiative: Earth Observations in Service of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: Strategic Plan
• 08 - GEO Strategic Plan 2016-2025: Implementing GEOSS
• 09 - Concept for GEO Work Programme Symposium
• 10 - GEO Strategic Plan 2016-2025: Implementing GEOSS - Reference Document
• 11 - Key Performance Indicators

Presentations

• GEO Executive Committee and the GEO Programme Board Priorities and expectations for 2017. (Robert-Jan Smits)
• Building a Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) (Barbara Ryan)

Outcomes

• Actions & Outcomes

6th GEO Programme Board Meeting    [23-24 May 2017, Athens, Greece]

Outcomes

• Outcomes and Actions

Agenda & logistics

• Draft agenda
• Meeting info flyer

Documents

• 02 - Programme Board Plan of Work
• 03 - Data Sharing & Data Management in the GEO WP
• 04 - Capacity Building in the GEO WP
• 05 - Report Subgroup 1 - SDGs
• 06 - Draft Note on the development of the GEO Work Plan Symposium in the longer term
• 07 - GEO Engagement Priorities
• 08 - UN Agenda for Sustainable Development
• 09 - Paris Agreement (En)
• 10 - Sendai Framework for DRR
• 11 - Analysis of 2017-2019 GEO WP: Supporting Sustainable Development Goals
• 12 - EO Supporting 2030 Agenda
• 13 - Subgroup 3 report: GEOSS Indicators: Implementation Overview

Presentations

• Session1 presentations
• Session2 presentations
• Session3 presentations
• Session4 presentations

7th GEO Programme Board Meeting    [30-31 August 2017, Geneva, Switzerland]

Outcomes and Actions

• Outcomes and Actions

Documents

• Agenda
• 02 - Programme Board Plan of Work
• 03 - excerpt_ExCom 41_02_Draft Report of the 40th Executive Committee Meeting
• 04 - SDG Coordination Across GEO Work Programme Activities
• 05 - excerpt Draft Report of GEO-XIII (V.2)
• 06 - 2017-2019 WP update
• 07 - Trends in integrated global Earth observing systems
• 08 - ExCom40_10_GEO Secretariat Review of the 2017 Work Programme Symposium
• 09 - ExCom40_11_Work Programme Symposium - Future Orientation

Presentations

• GEO Indicators and Reporting

Members

Member	Contact Name	Role	Email Address
Australia	Jonathon Ross	Principal
Australia	Andy Steven	Alternate
Cambodia	Kimhor Meng	Principal
Canada	Cathy Nielsen	Principal
Canada	Marie-Josée Bourassa	Alternate
China	Xingfa Gu	Principal
China	Yan Liu	Alternate
China	Xinming Tang	Alternate
China	Fanghong Ye	Alternate
China	Xiang Zhou	Alternate
China	GEOSEC China GEOSEC China	For Info / Support
European Commission	Alessandro Annoni	Principal
European Commission	Massimo Craglia	Alternate
European Commission	Stefano Nativi	Alternate
European Commission	Jane Shiel	For Info / Support
Finland	Petteri Vihervaara	Principal
Finland	Saku Anttila	Alternate
France	Thierry Ranchin	Principal
Germany	Carsten Dettmann	Principal
Germany	Thorsten Büßelberg	Alternate
Germany	Martin Lenk	Alternate
Ghana	Amos Kabo-Bah	Principal
Ghana	Dickson Adomako	Alternate
Ghana	Anita Antwiwaa	Alternate
Greece	Evangelos Gerasopoulos	Principal
Italy	Enrico Brugnoli	Principal
Italy	Antonio Bombelli	Alternate
Italy	Paolo Mazzetti	Alternate
Italy	Michele Munafò	Alternate
Italy	Nicola Pirrone	Alternate
Italy	Stefano Salvi	Alternate
Japan	Osamu Ochiai	Co-Chair
Japan	Hiroyuki Muraoka	Alternate
Japan	Satoko Miura	For Info / Support
Japan	Yuko Nakamura	For Info / Support
Norway	Bente Lilja Bye	Principal
South Africa	Andiswa Mlisa	Principal
South Africa	Zipho Tyoda	Alternate
South Africa	Lerato Senoko	For Info / Support
United Kingdom	Heiko Balzter	Principal
United Kingdom	Nathalie Pettorelli	Principal
United Kingdom	Stuart Marsh	Alternate
United States	Ivan Deloatch	Co-Chair
United States	Yana Gevorgyan	Alternate
United States	Scott Rayder	Alternate
United States	Gloria Kelly	For Info / Support

Participating Organizations

Participating Organizations	Contact Name	Role	Email Address
CEOS*	Kerry Sawyer	Principal
CEOS*	Steven Hosford	Alternate
COSPAR	David Halpern	Principal
ESA	Ivan Petiteville	Co-Chair
ESIP	Kathleen Fontaine	Principal
ESIP	Erin Robinson	Alternate
GODAN	Foteini Zampati	Principal
GODAN	Suchith Anand	Alternate
GRSS	Anthony Milne	Principal
GRSS	Melba Crawford	Alternate
IAG	Richard Gross	Principal
IAG	Allison Craddock	Alternate
IEEE	Siri-Jodha Khalsa	Principal
IEEE	René Garello	Alternate
IOC*	Albert Fischer	Principal
IUGG	Michael Sideris	Principal
MRI	Carolina Adler	Principal
OGC	Mark Reichardt	Principal
OGC	Bart De Lathouwer	Alternate
OGC	George Percivall	Alternate
OGC	Marie-Françoise Voidrot	Alternate
POGO	Sophie Seeyave	Principal
POGO	Francisco Chavez	Alternate
SWF	Krystal Wilson	Principal
UN Environment	Pascal Peduzzi	Principal
UN Environment	Alexandre Caldas	Alternate
UN Environment	Hartwig Kremer	Alternate
WMO	Wenjian Zhang	Principal
WMO	Lars-Peter Riishojgaard	Alternate

* Observer seat on the Executive Committee

8th GEO Programme Board Meeting    [31 Januari - 1 Februari 2018, Geneva, Switzerland]

Presentations

Session 1: Start-up

• 7th Programme Board outcomes
• GEO ExCom and Programme Board Priorities and Expectations for 2018

Session 2: WP support for Policy Initiatives

• Paris Agreement: Reflections on Comments - Subgroup 1
• Sendai Framework - UNISDR
• SDGs
• UNCCD - LDN initiative
• Update on Emerging Successes

Session 3: Leveraging Regional Initiatives

• Synergies between Regional Initiatives and the GEO Worg Programme

Session 4: Monitoring WP Implementation

• Indicator data collection process
• GEO Work Programme Symposium survey results
• Work Programme Monitoring Sub-group Terms of Reference

Session 5: Identifying WP opportunities for Commercial Sector

• Identify Work Programme activities best suited for commercial sector involvement and/or contributions

Session 6: Sustainable Earth Observations

• Assessment of the Adequacy of GEOSS Observations
• GEOSS In-situ Earth Observation Resources: the coordination landscape

Session 7: Next Steps and Wrap-up

• PB response to former PB co-chair T. Haigh (EEA) recommendations
• 8th Programme Board outcomes and actions (draft)

Documents

• Agenda
• 02 - Lead Co-Chair Goals and Objectives for 2018
• 03 - Draft Report 41st Executive Committee Meeting
• 04 - Draft Report 42nd Executive Committee Meeting
• 05 - Draft Report of GEO-XIV
• 06 - GEO Paris Agreement Workshop - Concept Note
• 07 - DRAFT GEO Initiative on Land Degradation Neutrality
• 08 - "Outreach to Regional GEOSS" Programme Board subgroup ToR
• 09 - GEO Work Programme monitoring report
• 09b - GEO Work Programme symposium interest survey
• 10 - GEO Highlights 2016-2017
• 11 - COSPAR Roadmap for GEOSS
• 12 - Programme Board: Draft 2018 Plan of Work

9th GEO Programme Board Meeting    [14-15 June 2018, Geneva, Switzerland]

Presentations

Session 1: Start-up

• Outcomes and Actions 8th Programme Board Meeting
• 43rd Executive Committee PB actions
• 3rd GEO Data Providers Workshop Summary
• Summary of Symposium Attendance

Session 2: Status of GEO Work Programme

• Land Degradation Neutrality
• SAON - Arctic GEOSS
• CA changes
• Outreach to Regional GEOSS: Report from subgroup

Session 3: WP support for policy initiatives

• SDGs
• Paris Agreement: Report from subgroup
• Paris Agreement: Outcomes of Paris Climate Agreement workshop
• Sendai Framework: Report from subgroup
• Ecosystem Accounting: EO4EA Initiative
• Urban Resilience

Session 4: Emerging Technologies and GEOSS

• Vision for an Applications-oriented GEOSS

Session 5: Work Programme Monitoring

• Monitoring strategy: Toward a Results-Oriented Work Programme
• GEO WP Monitoring strategy

Session 6: Sustainable Earth Observations

• Report from subgroup

Session 7: Next Steps and Wrap-up

• Outcomes / Actions

Documents

• Agenda
• 02 - Draft Report of the 43rd Executive Committee Meeting
• 03 - GEO Initiative on Land Degradation Neutrality
• 04 - GEO Land Degradation Neutrality Initiative Program Board Review Panel Discussion Notes
• 05 - Request for Progress Reports from GEO Work Programme Activities
• 06 - GEO Programme Board Subgroup on Work Programme Monitoring - draft report 1st teleconference
• 06b - Monitoring and Assessing Progress of Work Programme Activities
• 07 - Broadening of GEO 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda Activities
• 08 - GEO Climate Workshop: Earth Observations for the Paris Agreement: Concept Note
• 09 - Mapping: GEO Work Programme Activities vs. Paris Climate Agreement
• 10 - Sendai Subgroup update to 9th Programme Board
• 11 - Urban Resilience Engagement Priority
• 12 - Outreach to Regional GEOSS - Programme Board Subgroup: Terms of Reference
• 13 - Outreach to Regional GEOSS - Programme Board Subgroup: Draft Plan of Work
• 14 - Outreach and communications of Regional GEOSS toward inter-regional collaborations and development of GEO Work Programme
• 15 - Mapping RGI Activities with GEO Priorities and SBAs
• 16 - Regional GEOSS and PB Subgroup Telecon Summary
• 3rd GEO Data Providers Workshop Summary
• Farewell / Meet and Greet - GEO Secretariat Directors

10th GEO Programme Board Meeting    [5-6 September 2018, Geneva, Switzerland]

Outcomes & Actions

• 8.1 - Outcomes & Actions

Presentations

• 1.2 - Revised agenda
• 1.2b - Review of Programme Board actions
• 1.3 - ExCom44 Outcomes & Actions
• 2.1 - Strategy for a Results-Oriented GEOSS
• 2.1b - Future GEOSS
• 3.1 - ArcticGEOSS review
• 3.2 - 2017-2019 Work Programme Update
• 3.3 - Review of 2018 Progress Reports
• 4.1 - Report from Paris Agreement Subgroup
• 5.1 - Monitoring Strategy and Review of WP Criteria
• 5.1b - Improving Work programme Activities
• 6.1 - Draft Schedule for 2020-2022 Work Programme

Documents

• Draft agenda (Agenda changes overview)
• 02 - Draft Report of the 44th Executive Committee Meeting
• 03 - Regional GEOSS presentations to 44th Executive Committeem
• 04 - Report of the Subgroup on Outreach to Regional GEOSS
• 05 - Expert Advisary Group - Terms of Reference
• 06 - 2017-2019 GEO Work Programme
• 07 - 2018 GEO Work Programme Progress Reporting
• 08 - Report of the Paris Agreement Subgroup
• 09 - Sendai Subgroup update to 9th Programme Board
• 10 - Report of the Subgroup on Work Programme Monitoring
• 11 - Proposed Process for 2020 Work Programme
• 12 - Programme Board Terms of Reference
• 13 - Discussion Paper: Challenges to be addressed in evolving the Global Earth Observations System of Systems
• 14 - ArcticGEOSS application for inclusion in the GEO Work Programme & Implementation Plan
• 15 - ArcticGEOSS Review Report
• 16 - GEO CRADLE Implementation Plan & Review Report

11th GEO Programme Board Meeting    [29 October 2018, Kyoto, Japan]

Outcomes & Actions

• 2.3 - Outcomes & Actions

Documents

• 1 - Agenda (draft)
• 2 - Review of Programme Board actions
• 4 - 2017-2019 Implementation Plan Template and Guidance
• 5 - Template for Summary Description of 2017-2019 Work Programme Activities
• 6 - Report of the Programme Board
• 7 - Draft Presentation to ExCom from PB
• 8 - Report of the Programme Board V2

Presentations

• 2.1 - Changes to the Implementation Plan Template for 2020‐2022 Flagships and Initiatives

12th GEO Programme Board Meeting    [7-8 February 2019, Geneva, Switzerland]

Documents

• 1 - Agenda (draft)
• 2 - Review of Programme Board actions
• 3 - Final Report on Status of GEO Flagships and Initiatives
• 4 - Proposed Process and Criteria for Review of Implementation Plans
• 5 - Proposed Structure for Foundational Tasks
• 6 - Summary Report of the First Meeting of the GEO Expert Advisory Group
• 7 - Building the Infrastructure for a Results-Oriented GEOSS
• 8 - Agenda of the 2018 GEO Symposium
• 9 - Secretariat Proposal for the 2019 GEO Symposium
• 10 - Draft Agenda for the 4th GEO Data Technology Workshop
• 11 - Sendai Framework Subgroup Report
• 12 - Draft Terms of Reference for the GEO Mid-Term Evaluation
• 13 - 2020-2022 GEO Work Programme Planning Diagram
• 14 - Comparative Analysis of Costs of Holding PB Meetings Outside of Geneva
• 15 - Toward a GEO Strategy for Capacity Development
• 16 - Draft Concept Note for the 2nd GEO Climate Workshop
• 17(rev2) Second Expert Advisory Group Meeting Draft Agenda
• 2019 GEO Programme Board Members and Representatives

Presentations

• PB-12-2-1 Summary of Findings from the Review of GEO Flagships and Initiatives
• PB-12-2-2 Process for Reviewing Implementation Plans
• PB-12-2-3 Proposed Structure for Foundational Tasks
• PB-12-2-4 Toward a GEO Strategy for Capacity Development
• PB-12-2-7 Proposal for the 2019 GEO Symposium
• PB-12-3-1 PA Subgroup Report
• PB-12-4-1 Terms of Reference for the Mid-Term Evaluation
• PB-12-5-1 Costs of PB Meetingss

13th GEO Programme Board Meeting    [21-22 March 2019, Geneva, Switzerland]

Outcomes & Actions

• PB 13 Outcomes & Actions

Documents

• PB-13.01_rev 1 Draft Agenda (revised)
• PB-13.02 Report of the Programme Board to the 47th ExCom
• PB-13.03 Implementation Plan Review Template
• PB-13.04 Draft Foundational Task Descriptions
• PB-13.07 Recognition of Outstanding GEO Work Programme Activities
• PB-13.10 Draft Agenda for the GEO Data Technology Workshop
• PB-13.12 Update of the Strategy for a Results-Oriented GEOSS
• PB-13.13 Draft Terms of Reference for the SEO Subgroup
• PB-13.15 Status Actions from Previous Programme Board Meetings
• PB-13.16 Concept Note for a Climate Foundational Task

14th GEO Programme Board Meeting    [12-13 June 2019, Geneva, Switzerland]

Documents

• PB-14.01 rev2 Draft Agenda (changes marked in red)
• PB-14.02 Agenda of the 2019 GEO Symposium
• PB-14.03 2020-2022 GEO Work Programme Summary Document, version 1
• PB-14.04 Draft Guidance for Review of Regional GEO Implementation Plans
• PB-14.05 Report of the Paris Agreement Subgroup
• PB-14.06 Report of the Sendai Framework Subgroup
• PB-14.07 Lessons Learned from the GEOCAB Portal
• PB-14.08 Summary of Outcomes of the Data Technology Workshop
• PB-14.09 Draft Foundational Task Descriptions
• PB-14.10 Report of the Recognition Subgroup
• PB-14.11 Draft Agendas of the GEO-XVI Plenary and 2019 Ministerial Summit
• PB-14.12 Analysis of Performance Information in the 2020-2022 Implementation Plans
• PB-14.13 Proposed Changes to the GEO Rules of Procedure
• PB-14.14 Status of Actions from Previous Programme Board Meetings
• PB-14.15 Results Oriented GEOSS (Draft ExCom document)
• PB-14.16 Letter from UN Habitat

GEO Programme Board Subgroups

Paris Subgroup

PB Subgroup Paris	Contact Name	Role	Email Address
Canada	Marie-Josée Bourassa	Member
Canada	Cathy Nielsen	Member
European Commission	Mark Dowell	Member
France	Thierry Ranchin	Member
Italy	Antonio Bombelli	Member
Italy	Stefano Nativi	Member
Japan	Hiroyuki Muraoka	Member
Japan	Osamu Ochiai	Member
South Africa	Andiswa Mlisa	Member
United Kingdom	Heiko Balzter	Member
United Kingdom	Marie-Fanny Racault	Member
United States	Jesslyn Brown	Member
United States	Yana Gevorgyan	Member
CEOS*	Steven Hosford	Member
CEOS*	Kerry Sawyer	Member
COSPAR	Jean-Louis Fellous	Member
COSPAR	David Halpern	Member
COSPAR	Jack Kaye	Member
ESA	Ivan Petiteville	Member
ESIP	Kathleen Fontaine	Member
ESIP	Erin Robinson	Member
IOC*	Albert Fischer	Member
IUGG	Michael Sideris	Member
POGO	Sophie Seeyave	Member
WDS	Arona Diedhiou	Member
GEO Secretariat	Akiko Noda	GEO Sec Rep

Other PB Subgroup lists are being populated.