“21 st century earth-observation solutions to build a safe, healthy and prosperous world”...

“21st Century Earth-Observation Solutions to Build a Safe, Healthy and Prosperous World”

GEO-5

Ottawa, Canada29-30 November 2004

The fifth meeting of international GEO Ottawa, November 29-30, 2004

Schedule:

Sun Nov 28th GEOSEC and IPTTMon Nov 29th GEO PlenaryTues Nov 30th GEO PlenaryWed Dec 1st Follow-up – IPTTThurs Dec 2nd IPTTFri Dec 3rd IPTT

Meeting locationFairmont Château Laurier

Fairmont Château Laurier Dining Room Bedroom

Block of Rooms reserved for Delegates attending the meeting

High speed internet service in all rooms

1 Rideau Street Ottawa, Ontario K1N 8S7

Tel: (613) 241-1414 / 1-800-257-7544http://www.fairmont.com/laurier

Other nearby hotels

Lord Elgin Hotel100 Elgin Street,Ottawa, Ontariohttp://www.lordelgin.ca

Novotel Ottawa 33 Nicholas Street Ottawa Ontario http://www.novotel.com

Quick factsOver 200 participants expected from 50

countries and 30 organizations

Some visitors may require a Visa to enter Canada

From Airport to hotel – Taxi 25$ - Shuttle 12$

Carbon neutral meeting - paper copies of documents will not be distributed

Internet services available on site

International Poster Display

A maximum of 20 poster spaces of 120 cm X 120cm

first come-first serve basis

Posters will be attached to poster boards with push pins (to be provided).

The poster display area is not equipped to support electronic displays.

The deadline for reserving space is November 1, 2004

Please do not mail posters; exhibiters will be responsible for putting up/taking down of posters.

Additional details are available on the GEO web sites http://earthobservations.org/ under GEO 5.

ContactsLOGISTICS (reservations, hotel bookings, special a/v

needs, special dietary needs, wheelchair access, etc,) Vicki Martelock, Environment CanadaGEO5logistics@cgeo-gcot.gc.ca

INTERNATIONAL POSTER DISPLAY (inquiries, poster space bookings)Pamela Burns, Fisheries and Oceans CanadaGEO5posters@cgeo-gcot.gc.ca

MEDIA (media-related logistics and questions) Sebastien Bois, Environment Canada GEO5media@cgeo-gcot.gc.ca

GENERAL MEETING INQUIRIES Bruce Ramsay, Environment Canada GEO5info@cgeo-gcot.gc.ca

Meeting Registration

http://earthobservations.org/

Or

http://www.cgeo-gcot.gc.ca/

Registration deadline:

October 15, 2004

Online Registration

Once form is submitted:

GEOSEC will verify registrant as member of delegation

Once your registration is approved, registrant will receive:

username and password

hotel information to make reservation

Login to registered delegate area

Your personalized delegate area

Edit your registration info

Register/edit activities

Activities an Meeting info

Access to documents

Hotel Information

General GEO 5 Information

Ottawa – The Nation’s Capital

Museum of Civilization

Ottawa

Ottawa in the FallParliament Hill

Ottawa – Quick facts Population 1.2 million fourth-largest

urban area in Canada Main areas of employment:

Government and advanced technology

Languages spoken include English (50%), French (32%)

Smoking is prohibited in all public areas

110 volt electrical outlets

UTC-5 same time zone as New York

November Weather

Daily Average (°C)   1.0

 Standard Deviation   1.7

 Daily Maximum (°C)   4.8

 Daily Minimum (°C)   -2.8

 Extreme Maximum (°C)   23.9  

 Date (yyyy/dd)  1938/06  

 Extreme Minimum (°C)   -21.7  

 Date (yyyy/dd)  1940/29

Bruce Angle; Lead Canadian Secretariat

Bruce.Angle@ec.gc.ca http://www.cgeo-gcot.gc.ca

See you in Ottawa!