[IGSMAIL-6334] IUGG2011, IAG Symposium J-G05 on "Integrated Earth Observing Systems"

[Markus Rothacher]

Author: Markus Rothacher
Subject: IUGG2011, IAG Symposium J-G05 on "Integrated Earth Observing 
Systems"

Dear Colleagues,

The XXV IUGG General Assembly will be held in Melbourne, Australia, 28 
June -
7 July 2011, see

http://www.iugg2011.com/

We would like to encourage you to contribute to the
IAG-GGOS organized Symposium J-G05 (http://www.iugg2011.com/program-iag.asp)
with the title "Integrated Earth Observing Systems".
This symposium is a joint symposium co-sponsored by other IUGG Associations.
The outline J-G05 is attached below.

Please be aware of the following deadlines:

1st February 2011: All Other Delegates must submit their abstract by 
this NEW, REVISED date.

28th March 2011 Authors notified of paper acceptance; Successful 
Conference grant applicants notified.

11th April 2011 Early Bird Registration deadline; Presenters and 
successful grant applicants MUST register by this date or their papers 
will be withdrawn from the program.

Note: ABSTRACTS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY THE AUTHOR WHO WILL PRESENT THE PAPER

Looking forward to your contribution to J-G05 !

With best regards,

Markus Rothacher (Switzerland)
Ruth Neilan (United States of America)
Mioara Mandea (France)

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J-G05 - Integrated Earth Observing Systems

Earth observations are the fundamental basis for most IUGG scientific
research, activities, and applications. Integrating these observations 
is of increasing importance to better understand our planet Earth and 
the scientific and societal challenges that we face now and in the 
coming decades. These observations are of vital importance for virtually 
all associations working under the auspices of IUGG and for 
inter-association and even inter-Union activities that are being further 
developed or initiated. Entities like the Global Ocean Observing System 
(GOOS), the Global Terrestrial Observing System (GTOS), and the Global 
Climate Observing System (GCOS), along with the Global Geodetic 
Observing System (GGOS), demonstrate the need for highly collaborative 
international observations that target key
questions, and for the systems necessary to integrate them for
multi-disciplinary applications and decision-making. The importance of
developing global observing strategies is recognized by GEO, the Group 
on Earth Observations, with its main aim to develop the GEOSS (Global 
Earth Observation System of Systems), which is supported on the 
government level by more than 80 countries. This symposium will give an 
overview of the major international developments underway towards 
integrating Earth observations, Inter-Union activities of the 
International Council for Science (ICSU), and developments within the 
IUGG associations.

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