Upcoming Workshops and Symposia

	2008

Sep 10-12		GEO Performance Indicator Workshop		Paris France
Sep 15		GEOSS Users & Architecture Workshop XXIII: Science Modeling and Data Policy Register • More information		Quebec City Canada
Sep 16-18		CEOS SIT-22		Tokyo Japan
Sep 22-26		CEOS WGISS-26		Boulder Colorado, USA
Sep 30 Oct 3		2008 GEOSS in the Americas Symposium Information & Registration		Panama City Panama
Sep 30 Oct 3		CEOS WGCV-29		Avignon France
Oct 13-15		2nd United Nations International UN-SPIDER Workshop: “Disaster Management and Space Technology - Bridging the Gap” Announcement		Bonn Germany
Oct 13-17		4th IPWG Workshop Chinese Meteorological Administration		Beijing, China
Oct 15-16		CEOS ACC Workshop		New York USA
Oct 22-24		Workshop on Rainfall Estimates for Crop Monitoring and Food Security Pre-announcement and draft Agenda		Ispra Italy
Oct 24-26		GEOSS Users & Architecture Workshop XXIV: Water Security & Governance Register • More information		Accra Ghana
Oct 27-31		7th AARSE conference: Application of Earth Observation and Geoinformation for Governance in Africa Call for papers • Conference web site		Accra Ghana
Nov 4-7		GEO Forest Monitoring Symposium Symposium web site		Foz do Iguaçu Brazil
Nov 11-12		CEOS Plenary		South Africa
Dec 1-6		CEOS WGEdu		Bangkok Thailand
Dec 3-4		GEOSS Users & Architecture Workshop XXV: Architecture of GEOSS Register • More information		Valencia Spain

	2009

May 4-8		33rd International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment Meeting web site • Brochure		Stressa Italy
May 11-15		WGISS		France

Past Workshops and Symposia

	2008

Jul 6		GEOSS Users & Architecture Workshop XXII: Air Quality & Coastal Ecosystems Register • More information		Boston USA
Jul 2-3		GEOSS Users & Architecture Workshop XXI: Air Quality & Health Register • More information		Beijing China
Jun 16		Meeting on GEO forest carbon tracking action Meeting outcome: Approach and Summary		Geneva Switzerland
Jun 9-13		Observing System Requirements for Managing and Mitigating the Impacts of Human Activities and Coastal Inundation in the Mediterranean Region Information		Athens Greece
Jun 5-6		GEOSS Best Practices for Crop Area Estimation / Forecasting and Future Needs Workshop Meeting outcome: Executive Summary • Documents and Presentations		Ispra Italy
May 19-23		Effects of Climate Change in the World's Oceans Information • Flyer		Gijón Spain
May 15-16		GEOSS Sensor Web Workshop Information		Geneva Switzerland
Apr 14-16		The Second GEOSS Asia-Pacific Symposium (The role of Earth Observations in tackling climate change) Information & Registration • Symposium web site • Agenda • Parallel Sessions Agenda • Press Advisory		Tokyo Japan
Apr 8-10		GEO Biodiversity Observation Network Meeting Meeting outcome: meeting presentations		Berlin Germany
Apr 7		GEOSS Users & Architecture Workshop XX: Oceans and Water (in conjunction with Oceans 2008 conference) More information		Kobe Japan
Feb 4-5		GEOSS Architecture Workshop Information		Ispra Italy
Jan 12		GEOSS Users & Architecture Workshop IXX: Communications for Disaster Management		Honolulu Hawaii

	2007

Dec 10-11		The Role of Remote Sensing in Disaster Management Information Meeting Outcome: Meeting Presentations • MoU ITU GEO		Geneva Switzerland
Nov 1-2		Recognition of Cross-border Capacity Building in Earth Observation Meeting Outcome: Meeting Documents & Presentations		Enschede The Netherlands
Sep 26-27		Meningitis Environmental Risk Consultative Meeting Meeting Outcome: Meeting report • Meeting presentations		Geneva Switzerland
Mar 27-29		GEO Inland and Nearshore Coastal Water Quality Remote Sensing Workshop Meeting Outcome: Workshop report		Geneva Switzerland

About meetings and events

The Group on Earth Observations organizes a variety of meetings every year for advancing the construction of GEOSS and its use for decision-making. Workshops and Symposia are designed to engage user groups, regional communities, and experts in particular fields in GEO activities. These events tend to be open to a broad range of participants, including people who are new to GEO.
In addition, GEO relies on Summits, plenary sessions, and meetings of its Executive Committee and technical Committees for overseeing the GEO work plan. Participation in these meetings tends to be limited to GEO Members, Participating Organizations and observers.
To view the documents for both past and upcoming meetings, please click on the submenu at left