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GEO 5Meeting

Ottawa, Canada

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Canadian Group on Earth bservations

Boundary Conditions

IPTT timeline

International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)September 20-24, Anchorage, Alaska, GEO Experts to offer panel

International Astronautical ConferenceOctober 4-8, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; GEO Co-Chairs in Plenary Session

Availability of co-chairs

Canadian Group on Earth bservations

1. Preferred location - Ottawa. 2. September 20 - 22 – not a valid option IPTT / IGARSS3. Shouldering the meeting on the IAC (Oct 4 – 8) not possible4. Oct 11 – 13 - co-chairs / Sept 30 – Oct 1 venue5. Advancing the meeting would put strain on the IPTT 6. Late September (27 to 28th) - venue

Canadian Group on Earth bservations

Current proposal Oct 18 - October 21

October 18; GEOSEC/ IPTT prep

October 19; GEO 5

October 20; GEO 5

October 21; IPTT follow-up Decision pending

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The Path Forward

EOS I United States

2004 2005

Initial GEO Meeting—August 1-2

= Document Milestones

= GEO Secretariat Meetings

= GEO Meetings planned

= GEO Meetings notional

= Significant Events

- Canadian Workshops

EOS II Japan

EOS III Brussels

GEO-2 Italy November 28-29

G - 8

GEO 5 Canada

G - 8

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