1. Arrangements for GEO-4 and Earth Observation Summit II

2. Earth Observation Summit II
When: April 25 (Sun.), 2004 (9:00-17:30)
Where: Hotel Okura (Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo)
Agenda (Tentative)
- Adoption of the Framework and Communiqué.
- GEO Subgroup Reports
- Addresses from each representative
- Others
Venue of the Earth
Observation Summit II
Hotel Okura
(Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo)

3. Earth Observation Summit II Status of Arrangement
Sending the invitation letters from Minister Kawamura (for the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)
Planning to establish the web-page especially for the EOS-II logistical information. (After details are fixed, we will immediately inform)
The address for query about local logistics is

4. GEO-4 (The fourth Plenary meeting of the Group on Earth Observation)
When: April 22 (Thu.)-23 (Fri.), 2004
Where: Tokyo International Exchange Center (Aomi, Koto-ku, Tokyo)
Meeting Rooms:
One Main Hall with 400 persons (for GEO plenary session)
One Sub-Hall with 40 persons
Two large meeting rooms with 50 persons
Two middle meeting rooms with 30 persons
One small meeting rooms with 10 persons
These rooms are available for GEO from April 21 to 24.
Venue of GEO-4
(Tokyo International
Exchange Center)

5. GEO-4 Status of Arrangement
Invitation will be sent from GEOSEC in near future
Side-events such as “exhibitions” and “lecture meetings”
1) Panel exhibitions will be available in the GEO-4 building during plenary session.
2) Another contiguous building can accommodate “Lecture meetings” on some conditions. FYI, National Institute for Environmental Studies Japan（NIES） intends to hold a global environmental monitoring symposium on April 24.
3) Someone who wants to prepare side-events should contact us at before April 1st.
4) We can not conduct side-events on April 25 (the day of the summit).

6. Locations of EOS-II & GEO-4
Distance between Summit-II and GEO-4 is 12km in a crow line,
corresponds to 50 minutes ride by subway and new transit “YURIKAMOME” or 25 minutes ride by car except for severe traffic congestion time.
Summit-II
(Hotel Okura)
Greater Tokyo
Tokyo Station
Tokyo Tower
GEO-4
Narita: New Tokyo International Airport
(Tokyo International Exchange Center)
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