1. REPORT FROM THE CSSII TOPICAL TEAM ON:
ESSENTIAL BUSINESS AND CORE ACTIVTIES
P A COUNET & K A SAWYER
Presentation to the 26th CEOS Plenary at Bengaluru, India
24-27 October, 2012

2. OVER-ARCHING OBJECTIVE AND CONTEXT
Another badgeless initiative
Need to maximise benefits to agencies of CEOS participation
CSS has illustrated that we have reached a point where agencies might re-consider their participation in CEOS
CEOS has become unfocused, with its core activities impacted by ad hoc initiatives
Increasingly difficult for most agencies to engage meaningfully with the diverse range of activities/initiatives
Need to re-connect with its essential business/core activities and align the CEOS mechanisms accordingly (VCs, WGs…)
The 26th CEOS Plenary – Bengaluru, India October, 2012

3. The 26th CEOS Plenary – Bengaluru, India - 24-27 October, 2012
3-STEP METHODOLOGY
Another badgeless initiative
Construct the organisational “Status Quo” from existing documentation and current practice
Mapping of core functions/activities to key CEOS mechanisms (Plenary, SIT, VCs, WGs, SEO, CEO, etc)
Identify duplications, inconsistencies, gaps and improvement opportunities
Both internal and external viewpoints
CSS documentation source of inspiration
Make proposals (in the form of options) to address identified issues
The 26th CEOS Plenary – Bengaluru, India October, 2012

4. The 26th CEOS Plenary – Bengaluru, India - 24-27 October, 2012
SCHEDULE
Another badgeless initiative
Informal ad hoc planning meeting took place on 8 and 9 October in preparation for 1st meeting of Topical Team in the fringes of this Plenary
Initial thoughts of Topical Team expected to be available in January 2013 (to be synchronised with possible workshop)
Final deliberations expected in March 2013 (to be synchronised with SIT)
The 26th CEOS Plenary – Bengaluru, India October, 2012