Past Meetings

US/Canada Bilateral Meeting
A two and a half day workshop on water and ice was convened as part of a Canada & United States (US) bilateral meeting to determine where Canada and the US can collaborate to advance the water and ice-related goals of the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) within the frameworks of their national GEO efforts. The workshop was held October 28-30 at the National Science Foundation in Arlington, Virginia, USA.

GEO VI Plenary

Over 100 representatives of US federal agencies participated in the Sixth Plenary Meeting of the Group on Earth Observations (GEO-VI), hosted by the United States in Washington, DC on November 17 and 18, 2009.  The meeting was held in the Atrium Ballroom of the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center, and included over 300 registered delegates.  A major exhibition of international Earth observation technology and programs was held concurrently in the same venue.  A number of GEO committee meetings and side events were held in conjunction with the GEO-VI Plenary, including the GEO-IGOS Symposium on Earth observation science and applications, the GEOSS in the Americas Forum on Coastal Zones, and separate meetings of the GEO Communities of Practice on Carbon, Health, and Air Quality.

Dr John Holdren's Remarks