[SCCOOS] Center for Earth Observations Inaugural Symposium, 20-22 November

[Carolyn Keen]

Dear SCCOOS Participant,

On November 20-22, UCSD's new Center for Earth Observations and  
Applications (CEOA) inaugural symposium will focus on the role of  
universities in the science and technology of GEOSS (Global Earth  
Observing System of Systems), an initiative endorsed by the U.S. and  
nearly 60 other countries to connect satellites, ocean buoys, weather  
stations and other Earth observing instruments that are scattered  
around the world.

SCCOOS participants and partners are invited to attend this event in  
the new Calit2 building on the UCSD campus. The lunchtime keynote  
speaker on Monday, Nov. 21, is Michael Jones, Chief Technology  
Officer of Google Earth. Speakers during the morning session that day  
include: UCSD Chancellor Marye Anne Fox; CEOA Director John Orcutt;  
GEOSS Head Jose Achache; Vice Admiral Conrad Lautenbacher of NOAA;  
Sam Schuchat of the California State Coastal Conservancy; Ralph  
Keeling and Eric Terrill from SIO; and Calit2 Director Larry Smarr.

The symposium brings together academics with industry and government  
officials to discuss and examine the roles and responsibilities  
necessary for the long-term success of GEOSS.

TITLE: "Science and Technology in Global Earth Observing System of  
Systems (GEOSS): The Role of Universities"
DATE: November 20-22, 2005
TIME: Various
PLACE: Calit2 Auditorium in Atkinson Hall, Engineering Courtyard,  
UCSD (near Warren Mall)
FEE: None; open to the public, but space is limited.
REGISTRATION: Please register by emailing Wendy Hunter at  
whunter at ucsd.edu.

The symposium begins on Sunday, 20 November with an evening reception  
at the Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO).  
On Monday afternoon, speakers and interested attendees will break  
into working groups to discuss institutional arrangements, science  
and technology infusion, standards and protocols, and  
cyberinfrastructure and observations.  A working dinner follows at  
the UCSD Faculty Club. The symposium concludes with a half day  
session on Tuesday morning with presentations from the working groups  
and general discussion.

The full agenda can be accessed here:  http://ceoa.ucsd.edu/ 
agenda20nov05.html

About CEOA
Established in the Spring of 2005 at UC San Diego by Chancellor Fox,  
and led by Scripps Institution of Oceanography, CEOA's mission is to  
stimulate, support and coordinate sustained research and applications  
in Earth observations.  CEOA recognizes that as the science of Earth  
observations moves toward more complex and integrated research  
programs, it is imperative to create an infrastructure that provides  
scientists with support for large-scale projects.  Combining the  
extensive resources at UC San Diego, CEOA provides a collaborative  
framework for the development of large-scale research initiatives  
involving partnerships with government agencies, industry, and other  
academic institutions.


______________________________
Carolyn Keen
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92003-0225
858-822-3370 phone
858-822-3372 fax
cskeen at ucsd.edu


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