Agenda

Day 1: Wednesday, 11 January - Plenary (3rd floor International Conference Hall)

 

MC: Masatoshi Kamei, RESTEC

 
10:00-10:30 Registration - Morning Coffee  
     
10:30-10:35 Opening
Barbara J. Ryan, Director of GEO Secretariat
 
     
10:35-10:40 Welcome by Host Country
Taido TANOSE, Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
 
     
10:40-10:50 Photo Session  
     
10:50-11:40 Keynote Speech
“Sustainable Development in Asia Pacific” [PDF 2.4MB]
Sanjaasuren Oyun, Chair of Global Water Partnership and Former President of United Nations Environment Assembly
“Science, Technology and Innovation as an Enabling Force for the SDGs” [PDF 1.2MB]
Teruo Kishi, Science and Technology Advisor to the Minister for Foreign Affairs
     
11:40-12:00 GEO and A Look Forward [PDF 2.5MB]
Barbara J. Ryan, Director of GEO Secretariat
 
12:00-13:15 Lunch -  
     
13:15-15:30 Country and Regional Reports on GEOSS-related Activities (7 min. each)
- Japan (Shinichi Higuchi, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)) [PDF 1.3MB]
- Australia (Andy Steven, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)) [PDF 1.1MB]
- Cambodia (Meng Kimhor, National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning) [PDF 862KB]
- China (Li Jiahong, National Remote Sensing Center of China) [PDF 3.3MB]
- India (PVN Rao, National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC)) [PDF 6.2MB]
- Indonesia (Thomas Djamaluddin, National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN)) [PDF 7.8MB]
- Israel (Eyal Ben Dor, Tel Aviv University) [PDF 4.6MB]
- Malaysia (Abdul Malek Tusin, Malaysian Meteorological Department) [PDF 1.3MB]
- Nepal (Krishna Raj B.C., Survey Department) [PDF 1.9MB]
- Pakistan (Hazrat Mir, Pakistan Meteorological Department) [PDF 1.9MB]
- Philippines (Vicente B. Malano, Phil. Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Adm. (PAGASA)) [PDF 1.6MB]
- Vietnam (Vu Anh Tuan, Vietnam National Satellite Center (VNSC)) [PDF 2.5MB]
- Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN) (Dyota Condrorini) [PDF 933KB]
- Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF) (Akiko Suzuki) [PDF 4.0MB]
- Asia Pacific Space Cooperation Organisation (APSCO) (Manop Aorpimai) [PDF 1.4MB]
- Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) (Kelly Hayden) [PDF 7.4MB]
     
15:30-15:45 Introduction of the Asia-Oceania GEOSS Initiative  
     
15:45-16:15 Coffee Break –  
     
16:15-17:30 Special Session 1: The Role of Earth Observations in Relation to Global Challenges Such as SDGs [PDF 561KB]
  Moderator:
Panellists:
Osamu Ochiai (GEO Secretariat)
GEOGLOWS:            Toshio Koike (University of Tokyo, Director, ICHARM) [PDF 1.7MB]
GEO-BON:               Laetitia Navarro (German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research; iDiv) [PDF 1.2MB]
GEO Carbon & GHG: Antonio Bombelli (Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change; CMCC) [PDF 845KB]
Blue Planet:             Andy Steven (CSIRO) [PDF 1.3MB]
GEOGLAM:               Shinichi Sobue (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency; JAXA) [PDF 1.8MB]
Implementation of 2030 Agenda: Chu Ishida (JAXA) [PDF 482KB]
 
     
17:30-17:35

Closing Remarks for the 1st Day
Ryuichiro SHIRAMA, GEO Principal of Japan and Deputy Director General, Research and Development Bureau, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (MEXT)

 
     
18:00-20:00 Hosted Reception at 3F Main Foyer –  

Day 2: Thursday, 12 January - Parallel Sessions (3rd floor Media Hall and 4th floor Conference Rooms)

09:00-09:15 Registration - Morning Coffee  
09:15-17:30 Parallel Sessions
WG1: GEOSS Asian Water Cycle Initiative (AWCI);
WG2: Asia-Pacific Biodiversity Observation Network (AP-BON);
WG3: The GEO Carbon and GHG Initiative;
WG4: Oceans and Society in the AP Region;
WG5: Agriculture and Food Security.
     
12:00- Lunch -  
15:00- Afternoon Coffee -  
     

Day 3: Friday, 13 January - Plenary (3rd floor International Conference Hall)

09:30-09:45 Registration - Morning Coffee  
   
09:45-10:45 Reports from Each WG
WG1: GEOSS Asian Water Cycle Initiative (AWCI) [PDF 1.6MB]
WG2: Asia-Pacific Biodiversity Observation Network (AP-BON) [PDF 331KB]
WG3: The GEO Carbon and GHG Initiative [PDF 550KB]
WG4: Oceans and Society in the AP Region [PDF 1.4MB]
WG5: Agriculture and Food Security [PDF 247KB]
     
10:45-12:00 Special Session 2 and Symposium Summary: Earth Observations and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) from the perspective of Asia Pacific Region   

 
Moderator:
Panellists:


Satoru Ohtake (Japan Science and Technology Agency; JST) [PDF 865KB]
WG1 Co-Chair: Shahbaz Khan (UNESCO) [PDF 1.8MB]
WG2 Co-Chair: Tetsukazu Yahara (Kyushu University)
WG3 Co-Chair: Nobuko Saigusa (National Institute for Environmental Studies; NIES)
WG4 Co-Chair: Somkiat Khokiattiwong (Phuket Marine biological Center) [PDF 2.6MB]
WG5 Co-Chair: Seishi Ninomiya (University of Tokyo) [PDF 4.9MB]
Barbara J. Ryan (Director of GEO Secretariat)
Kenichi Shishido (Japan International Cooperation Agency; JICA) [PDF 1.0MB]

 
     
12:00-12:15 Closing Remarks
Barbara J. Ryan, Director of GEO Secretariat
 
     
13:30-14:45 AOGEOSS proposals introduction  
   
14:45-16:00 AO Countries' discussion on AOGEOSS Initiative (Invited Only)