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WIGOS Vision Update Drafting Workshop (24-26 September 2025)

Start date
End date
Location
EUMETSAT (Darmstadt, Germany)

Activity Areas (1)

WMO Integrated Global Observing System (WIGOS)

Information for the participants (Venue, transportation, accommodation, visa) is available here.

Teams link to connect this meeting was sent out to invited participants by email and through a calendar invite.

Success metrics for the meeting: 

(1) Gain awareness about progress (by group members, Sub-groups) and seek feedback from other members

(2) Review status of our community engagement and review plan implementation status

(3) Work on integration of vision components

(4) As time permits, Interact with a variety of users representatives and gain insights

(5) At the end of the workshop, receive enough feedback from group members and communities on the vision draft, to be considered for the next version draft

Draft Agenda in CEST, UTC + 2 hours

(Annotated Agenda for printing) [ppt template]

Day 1 – 24 September 2025 (Wednesday)

8:00-8:30

Gathering starts at 8:00; meeting starts at 8:30

 

8:30-8:35

1. Opening and Welcoming remarks

WMO Sec.

8:35-8:40

2. Welcome from group co-chairs 

Co-chairs

8:40-9:10

3. Introduction

All

9:10-9:20

4. Setting the Stage

Co-chairs

9:20-9:50

5. Status of the WIGOS 2050 Vision Drafting Exercise

Sid

9:50-10:30

6. Initial Around-the-Room Discussion

All

10:30-11:00

Break

 

11:00-11:30

7. Overall Users Communities Feedbacks

Lihang

11:30-12:00

8. Status of Satellites Community/CGMS Inputs, including the CGMS position paper

Sean

12:00-12:30

9. Status of Satellites Community/CEOS Inputs

Osamu

12:30-13:30

Lunch Break, Group photo

 

13:30-15:30

10. Special Joint Discussion with RRR Team on the Vision

  • Initiated by a presentation led by Rose

  • Followed by a general panel discussion between RRR team and WIGOS vision update group

All

15:30-17:30

11. Visit EUMETSAT Facilities

TBC

17:30

Adjourn

 

19:00-

Social No-host Dinner, place TBD

 

Day 2 – 25 September 2025 (Thursday)

8:30

Meeting starts at 8:30

 

8:30-8:40

12. Kick-off remarks

Albert

8:40-9:00

13. Discussion among WIGOS Vision Update Group

  1. Touching base with the update group

  2. Review status of where we are and remind ourselves of our objectives.

  3. Post- RRR/WIGOS Vision joint meeting discussion, main lessons learned

  4. Discuss potential challenges so far?

Sid

9:00-10:00

14. Special Presentation: EO Economic Value

Helen Burdett, WEF

10:00-10:30

Break

 

10:30-11:30

 

 

 

 

 

 

15. Revise/Update our Draft: First round

  1. Section 1: Executive Summary

     

  2. Section 2: Introduction and Objectives Group Discussion

     

  3. Section 3: Scope of this Vision

     

  4. Section 4: Overall Context Driving this Vision

     

  5. Section 5.A: Technology Trends

     

  6. Section 5.B: Trends in Applications & Users Needs

     

  7. Section 6.A: Vision-Space Component       

     

  8. Section 6.B: Vision-Surface-based Component

     

  9. Section 6.C: Vision-An Integrated vision

     

  10. Section 7: Risks and Challenges

     

  11. Section 8: High-level suggestions on Vision Implementation

Sid, Shannon

Shannon, Sid



Sid, Shannon

Sid, Shannon


June, Mike

Rosemary, Tony


Sean, Paolo, Osamu, Stephan

Jianxia, Mary-Jane, Elian

Mary-Jane, authors of 6.A, 6.B

Shannon, Sid

Sid, Shannon

11:30-12:30

16. Deep-Dive discussion on 5.B Trends in Observational Needs

  1. Silent reading

  2. Brief overview of the section by lead authors:

  3. (Optional) Special guest presentation

    Discussion led by: Rosemary, Tony 

  4. Q&A deep-dive discussion by the group

Rosemary

12:30-14:00

Lunch break

 

14:00-15:00

17. Deep-Dive discussion on 5.A Technology Trends

  1. Silent reading

  2. Brief overview of the section by lead authors:

  3. Special guest presentation by Curtis Marshall, Public-private partnership

    Discussion led by: June, Mike

  4. Q&A deep-dive discussion by the group

June

15:00-15:30

Break

 

15:30-17:00

18. Deep-Dive discussion on 6.B Vision-Space Component

  1. Silent reading

  2. Brief overview of the section by lead authors:

  3. (Optional) Special guest presentation

    Discussion led by: Sean, Paolo, Osamu, Stephan, Mikael

  4. Q&A deep-dive discussion by the group

SG2 lead

17:00

Adjourn

 

Day 3 – 26 September 2025 (Friday)

8:30

Meeting starts at 8:30

 

8:30-10:00

19. Deep-Dive discussion on 6.B Vision-Surface-based Component

  1. Silent reading

  2. Brief overview of the section by lead authors:

  3. (Optional) Special guest presentation

    Discussion led by: Jianxia, Mary-Jane, Elian

  4. Q&A deep-dive discussion by the group

Jianxia

10:00-10:30

Break

 

10:30-11:30

20. Deep-Dive discussion on 6.C Vision-An Integrated Vision

  1. Silent reading

  2. Brief overview of the section by lead authors:

  3. (Optional) Special guest presentation

    Discussion led by: Mary-Jane, Stephan, Jianxia, Elian, Sean, Paolo, Osamu

  4. Q&A deep-dive discussion by the group

Mary-Jane

11:30-13:00

21. Deep-Dive discussion on 7 and 8: Risks, Challenges and Recommendation

  1. Silent reading

  2. Brief overview of the section by lead authors:

  3. (Optional) Special guest presentation

    Discussion led by: Shannon, Sid

  4. Q&A deep-dive discussion by the group

Sid, Shannon

13:00-14:00

Lunch Break

 

14:00-15:00

22. Revise/Update our Draft: Second round

All

15:00-15:30

 

23. Next Steps

  1. Next steps in the timeline: Leading to release of draft WIGOS vision document for review

  2. Discuss the peer-review publication initiative to provide rationale, findings, and basis for the vision.

Sid/Jitsuko

 

15:30

Meeting Adjourn