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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto">Dear Members of the UN-GGIM Subcommittee on Geodesy and UN-GGCE International Advisory Committee, UN-GGCE Partners, MMoU Signatories, and geodesy stakeholder colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto">You are cordially invited to join the UN-GGCE next week for a webinar focusing on a sustainable future for our global geodetic infrastructure. During this interactive session,
we will introduce the highly anticipated <a href="https://www.un.org/globalgeospatial/sites/default/files/2026-05/stateofgeodesy.pdf" title="https://www.un.org/globalgeospatial/sites/default/files/2026-05/stateofgeodesy.pdf"><b>"State of Geodesy 2026" report</b></a><b>,</b> and
hear perspectives from stakeholders across the geodetic community, including:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span lang="en-DE" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto">Mr. Fernand Bale<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto">Co-Chair UN-GGIM Subcommittee on Geodesy,
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto">Bureau National d'Études Techniques et de Développement, Côte d'Ivoire<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span lang="en-DE" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto">Mr. Richard Gross,
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto">President of the International Association of Geodesy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span lang="en-DE" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto">Mr. Jörg Hahn,
<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto">Galileo Chief Engineer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto">European Space Agency (ESA)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span lang="en-DE" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto">Ms. Aletha de Witt<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto">Director of Radio Astronomy Projects<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto">Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI), South Africa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span lang="en-DE" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto">Mr. Zuheir Altamimi
<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto">UN-GGIM Subcommittee on Geodesy</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto">Research Director at Institut National de l’Information Géographique et Forestière (IGN), and Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP), France<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto">Immediate Past President, International Association of Geodesy (2019-2023)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto">Together, we will discuss actionable next steps and cooperative strategies to build a more resilient global geodesy supply chain.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto">Event Details</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto">Topic:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto"> International Governance for Geodesy<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto">Date:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto"> Thursday, 18 June 2026<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto">Time:
</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto">12:00 to 13:00 UTC<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto">Registration Link:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto"> <a href="https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/ab13827b-b353-43b5-9ed3-1d182eefb902@0f9e35db-544f-4f60-bdcc-5ea416e6dc70">https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/ab13827b-b353-43b5-9ed3-1d182eefb902@0f9e35db-544f-4f60-bdcc-5ea416e6dc70</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto">Objectives and Focus</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto">This webinar will provide an open, collaborative forum designed to:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto">Present key findings</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto"> from the recently released <i>State of Geodesy
2026</i> report.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto">Reflect on the strategic implications</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto"> of these findings for the
global geospatial community.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto">Raise critical awareness</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto"> regarding the core dependencies and vulnerabilities
existing within the global geodesy supply chain ahead of the Sixteenth Session of UN-GGIM.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto">This webinar is part of a broader series of thematic webinars and open forums organized by <a href="https://www.un.org/globalgeospatial/en" title="https://www.un.org/globalgeospatial/en">UN-GGIM</a>,
designed to address critical pillars of the global geospatial ecosystem, brief stakeholders, and shape discussions leading into the <a href="https://www.un.org/globalgeospatial/en/events/annual-sessions/sixteenth" title="https://www.un.org/globalgeospatial/en/events/annual-sessions/sixteenth">16</a><a href="https://www.un.org/globalgeospatial/en/events/annual-sessions/sixteenth" title="https://www.un.org/globalgeospatial/en/events/annual-sessions/sixteenth">th</a><a href="https://www.un.org/globalgeospatial/en/events/annual-sessions/sixteenth" title="https://www.un.org/globalgeospatial/en/events/annual-sessions/sixteenth"> session
of the GGIM Committee of Experts</a> in August. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto">Additional details may be found in the attached Concept Note.</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto">Your voice is an important and valued part of this conversation. We encourage all members to attend and to share this invitation with your respective regional and institutional
networks.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto">With best regards from Bonn,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto">UN-GGCE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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