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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)

Success metrics for the meeting: 

(1) Gain awareness about progress (by team 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

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

(4) 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

 

8:30-9:10

1. Opening and Welcoming remarks

WMO Sec.

 

2. Welcome from team co-chairs 

Co-chairs

 

3. Introduction

All

9:10-9:20

4. Setting the Stage

Sid

9:20-9:30

5. Status of the WIGOS 2050 Vision Drafting Exercise

Sid

9:30-10:30

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

Sean

12:00-12:30

9. Summary Feedback from Surveys Conducted

TBC

12:30-13:30

Group photo

Lunch Break

 

13:30-15:30

10. Special Joint Discussion with RRR Team on the Vision

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. Kickoff remarks

 

8:40-9:00

13. Discussion among WIGOS Vision Drafting Team

  1. Touching base with the Drafting team

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

  3. Post- RRR/WIGOS Vision joint meeting discussion 

  4. Discuss potential challenges faced by the team so far?

Sid

9:00-10:00

14. Revise/Update our Draft: First round

 

 

  1. Section 1: Executive Summary

Sid, Shannon

 

  1. Section 2: Introduction and Objectives Group Discussion

Shannon, Sid

 

  1. Section 3: Scope of this Vision

Sid, Shannon

 

  1. Section 4: Overall Context Driving this Vision

Sid, Shannon

 

  1. Section 5.A: Technology Trends

June, Mike

 

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

Rosemary, Tony

 

  1. Section 5.C: Trends Toward an Earth System Approach

Tony

 

  1. Section 6.A: Vision-Space Component 

Fiona, Agnes, Sean, Paolo, Osamu, Stephan

 

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

Jianxia, Mary-Jane, Elian

 

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

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

 

  1. Section 7: Risks and Challenges

Shannon, Sid

 

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

Sid, Shannon

10:00-10:30

Break

 

10:30-11:30

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

June

 

  1. Silent reading

  2. Brief overview of the section by lead authors:

  3. (Optional) Special guest presentation

  4. Panel formed by: 

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

 

11:30-12:30

16. Deep-Dive discussion on 5.B Trends in Applications & Users Needs

Rosemary

 

  1. Silent reading

  2. Brief overview of the section by lead authors:

  3. (Optional) Special guest presentation

  4. Panel formed by: 

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

 

12:30-14:00

Lunch break

 

14:00-15:00

17. Deep-Dive discussion on 5.C Trends in Earth System Approach

Tony

 

  1. Silent reading

  2. Brief overview of the section by lead authors:

  3. (Optional) Special guest presentation

  4. Panel formed by: 

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

 

15:00-15:30

Break

 

15:30-17:00

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

Fiona

 

  1. Silent reading

  2. Brief overview of the section by lead authors:

  3. (Optional) Special guest presentation

  4. Panel formed by: 

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

 

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

Jianxia

 

  1. Silent reading

  2. Brief overview of the section by lead authors:

  3. (Optional) Special guest presentation

  4. Panel formed by: 

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

 

10:00-10:30

Break

 

10:30-11:30

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

Mary-Jane

 

  1. Silent reading

  2. Brief overview of the section by lead authors:

  3. (Optional) Special guest presentation

  4. Panel formed by: 

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

 

11:30-13:00

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

Sid, Shannon

 

  1. Silent reading

  2. Brief overview of the section by lead authors:

  3. (Optional) Special guest presentation

  4. Panel formed by: 

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

 

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

Sid/Jitsuko

 

  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.

 

15:30

Meeting Adjourn