GSICS-EP-15

GLOBAL SPACE-BASED INTER-CALIBRATION SYSTEM
EXECUTIVE PANEL, 15th SESSION
Date: 16-17 May 2014 (Start: 9:00 am)
Venue: Hotel Landmark Canton, Guangzhou, China
Hotel, visa and other practical information: GSICS-EP-15 meeting information
Final Report: Published here : Reports and Publications (as soon as available)

Agenda Item Related Working Documents and Background Information

1

OPENING OF THE MEETING

Welcome by CMA, WMO
Introduction of participants and agenda
Doc 1: Agenda

    Inf. 2 List of participants

2

Chairman's report 
Doc 2: Chairman's report (M. Goldberg)
Background:    GSICS Progress Report to CGMS-42

3

Report from the GSICS Coordination Centre (GCC)

Doc 3 GCC Report - 16/05/2014 (L. Flynn)

4

Report from the GSICS Data Management Working Group (GDWG)
Doc 4: GDWG report (M. Bali)

5

Update from GSICS Members and observers
CMA
CNSA/CRESDA
CNES
EUMETSAT
ISRO

JAXA
JMA
KMA
NASA
NOAA
ROSHYDROMET

6

Report from the GSICS Research Working group (GRWG)

Doc 6: GRWG Report (T. Hewison)

7

Discussion

8
Outstanding actions from previous meetings
Action status as of 5 May 2014
9
GSICS in the Architecture for Climate Monitoring from Space
10
GSICS awards nomination and selection process
Proposal from the GCC  (M. Bali)
11

Implementing the Vision of GSICS for the next 10 years
Background:  Vision of GSICS for the next 10 years
Presentation to GDWG and GRWG (Vision summary)

Interactions of the CEOS/WGCV with GSICS (A.von Bargen, WGCV vice-chair)

12

GSICS operations/implementation plan

GSICS Product Operationalization (M. Bali)

Background: First GSICS Implementation Plan (2006)

13

Other issues raised by the Working Group of EP members

14
Summary of actions
General Background Documents/ Information
  Conclusions of the GSICS-EP telecon (13 February 2014)
  Final Report of the 14th GSICS Executive Panel
  Members of the GSICS Executive Panel and Working Groups
  Terms of Reference of the Executive Panel
  Terms of Reference of the GDWG
  Terms of Reference of the GRWG