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EUGENE Water Workshop 

Date: 11 May (pm) - 12 May (all day) 2010 
Venue: German Federal Institute of Hydrology (BfG), Koblenz, Germany. 
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Presentations held (Many thanks to all the contributors to the Water Workshop!):
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Preliminary Workshop Agenda: 
Tuesday, 11th May 2010 - Moderator: R. Busskamp
12:00 – 13:00 Registration
13:00 – 13:15 Welcome address (H. Moser, BfG)
13:15 – 13:30 Workshop introduction and objectives (R. Busskamp; M. Nyenhuis)
13:30 – 14:00 GEO background and the EUGENE project (DLR)
14:00 – 14:30 Status-quo Analysis Water (M. Nyenhuis, University of Bonn)
14:30 – 15:00 Discussion and update of draft Status-Quo Report Water
15:00 – 15:25 Coffee & Tea break
15:25 – 15:30 Charge to breakout groups
15:30 – 17:00 Breakout groups 1 - 3
		These discussions will focus on EO needs, capabilities and gaps of existing
		and planned systems and European EO activities.
17:00 – 17:15 Summary of breakout group discussions by Moderators
17:15 Adjourn
19:00 Social Event: Guided tour through historic city centre
20:00 Joint dinner (hosted)

Wednesday, 12th May 2010 - Moderator: R. Busskamp
09:00 – 09:05 Introduction
Key note speeches
09:05 – 09:30 GEO Societal Benefit Area Water (Douglas Cripe, Seconded National Expert Water, GEO Secretariat)
09:30 – 09:55 GEO Water Cycle Community of Practice (to be confirmed)
09:55 – 10:15 Discussion
10:15 – 10:35 Surface water / water quantity (Jutta Thielen, JRC, Coordinator European Flood Alert System (EFAS))
10:35 – 10:55 Groundwater / in-situ observations (Wilhelm Struckmeier, President of IAH; EuroGeoSurveys representative)
10:55 – 11:20 Coffee & Tea break
11:20 – 11:50 Satellite observations / GMES Land Monitoring, Soil Moisture, Water Bodies, Water Quality
		(Jean-Christophe Calvet (Meteo France) & Thomas Schrage (Infoterra GmbH), EC FP7 geoland2 project)
11:50 – 12:10 In-situ observations / reporting obligations (Anita Künitzer, Head of European Topic Centre on Water (ETC/W)
12:10 - 12:30 Data sharing / data architecture and infrastructure (Athina Trakas, OGC, Director of European Services)
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch (BfG canteen)
13:30 – 13:35 Charge to breakout groups
13:35 – 15:00 Breakout groups 4 - 6
		These discussions will focus on coordination and governance of pan-European
		Earth observation initiatives, international/global cooperation, spatial data
		infrastructures and data sharing. If necessary, discussions from day 1 will be resumed.
15:00 – 15:15 Summary of breakout group discussions by Moderators
15:15 – 15:30 Coffee & Tea break
15:30 – 16:15 Strategic considerations (Moderator: U. Gärtner, DLR):
		- European visibility at the GEO Ministerial Summit 2010
		- Towards coordinated European contributions to the Water SBA
16:15 Adjourn