The Group on Earth Observations (GEO) Health Community of Practice will hold the Day 1 of the Annual Meeting 2023 on Tuesday, December 5 from 8:30-11:00AM EST (GMT-5).

Agenda for Day 1

Goals:

1. To better understand the GEO landscape, including youth engagement, for potential collaborations that support the Post-2025 Strategy (https://earthobservations.org/geo_post25.php)

2. To strengthen communication with regional GEOs and identify synergies for potential collaborations

3. To discuss the future plans and needs of CoP Small Work Groups

4. To increase awareness of activities and opportunities across CoP membership

 Welcome Words (8:30–8:40AM EST/GMT-5)

• Opening Words (John Haynes, NASA; Juli Trtanj, NOAA; Helena Chapman, NASA)

International Updates (8:40–9:25AM EST/GMT-5)

• Updates from GEO Secretariat on GEO Week 2023, Post-2025 Strategy, and Incubators (Madeeha Bajwa, GEO Secretariat)

• Updates on NASA SERVIR and Health Connections (Ashutosh Limaye and Aaron Naeger, NASA SERVIR)

• Highlights from the UN/WHO International Conference on Space and Global Health (Jorge del Rio Vera, UNOOSA)

• Discussion

Regional Focus (9:25-10:10AM EST/GMT-5)

• Update on AfriGEO activities (Nale Mudau, South African National Space Agency)

• Update on EuroGEO activities (Paschalis Tziastas, European Commission)

• Update on AmeriGEO activities (Juli Trtanj, NOAA; Helena Chapman, NASA; Hunter Jones, NOAA)

• Discussion

Break

Focus on GEO Incubator (Global Heat Resilience Service) (10:20-10:35AM EST/GMT-5)

• Discussion on the Global Heat Resilience Service (Juli Trtanj, NOAA)

Discussion & Next Steps (10:35-10:50AM EST/GMT-5)

• Discussion on Cross-cutting Engagements with the GEO Secretariat, International Organizations, Regional GEOs, and CoP members (John Haynes, NASA; Juli Trtanj, NOAA; Helena Chapman, NASA)

Work Plan Summary and Closing (10:50-11:00AM EST/GMT-5)

• Meeting summary and closing words (John Haynes, NASA; Juli Trtanj, NOAA; Helena Chapman, NASA)