Status of Plenary Actions CEO Team CEOS Plenary 2016 Agenda Item #1.3 Brisbane, Australia 1 st – 2 nd November 2016 Committee on Earth Observation Satellites

CEOS Plenary 2016, 1-2 November2 IDDescriptionStatus 29-1 WGClimate Chair to collaborate with GCOS Secretariat on an integrated work plan and schedule for the updated GCOS IP and its Satellite Supplement and CEOS Response. Completed WGClimate well connected to all GCOS processes WGClimate Chairto liaise with GCOS Secretariat to form a task team defining the ECV Land Surface Temperature and organisea workshop on ECV albedo, LAI and FAPAR, and possibly soil moisture. Closed? GCOS and WGClimate to clarify outcomes JAXA, supported by CEOS SEC, to identify candidates forleadership of the extended Water Strategy Implementation Study Team. Inthe interim JAXA will initiate work of the WSIST on the Water Constellation Feasibility Study endorsed by Plenary. Completed Future of WSIST to be discussed at CEOS-30. Short(ish) ones!

CEOS Plenary 2016, 1-2 November3 IDDescriptionStatus 29-4 CEOS Agencies will brief their national GEO delegations on the CEOS positions on the future CEOS-GEO relationship agreed by the29th CEOS Plenary Meeting.[Rest omitted] Completed 29-5 TheCEOS Delegation to GEO-XII Plenary will promote the CEOS positions on the future CEOS-GEO relationship agreed by the29th CEOS Plenary through all available channels. [Rest omitted] Completed 29-6 Thehead of the CEOS Delegation will advise CEOS Principals of the outcomes fromthe GEO-XII Plenary and the Mexico City Ministerial Summit and the implications for CEOS. [Rest omitted] Completed Long ones!

CEOS Plenary 2016, 1-2 November4 Last one! IDDescriptionStatus 29-7 CEOS Agencies to consider nominations to serve as SIT Vice-Chair and subsequently SIT Chair. Completed Although the cycle begins again. We also need a new DCEO (now) and CEO (from 2018).