Table . Summary of CEOS Decision Process ACTIVITY EXAMPLE DECISIONS REFERENCE DECISION DECISION CATEGORY DOCUMENTS MAKERS MEETING External Current: Evaluate need for CEOS Strategic Principals Plenary Interface or GEO Societal Benefit Guidance “Outward Area Coordinators in document facing” CEOS New: CEOS responses to Principals Plenary GEO, Global Climate Observing System (GCOS), and United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) New CEOS-CGMS (Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites) Working Group on Climate Internal Current: Continue support to CEOS Strategic Principals Plenary an ad hoc activity for Guidance or SIT another year document, CEOS Meeting ToRs, and CEOS Work Plan New: Establishment of a new Ad Hoc Team Establishment of a new VC Working Current: Termination of an WG and VC WG/VC WG/VC Level activity in the current ToRs, VC Process leadership meetings WG/VC Work Plan Paper, and (after due to insufficient WG/VC Work appropriate Agency support Plans consultation with CEOS New: New data operability Chair [WGs] or activity SIT Chair [VCs]) New combined data product from two VC missions
Table . Summary of CEOS Decision Process ACTIVITY CATEGORY EXAMPLE DECISIONS REFERENCE DOCUMENTS DECISION MAKERS DECISION MEETING External Interface or “Outward facing” Current: Evaluate need for GEO Societal Benefit Area Coordinators in CEOS CEOS Strategic Guidance document Principals Plenary New: CEOS responses to GEO, Global Climate Observing System (GCOS), and United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) New CEOS-CGMS (Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites) Working Group on Climate Principals Plenary Internal Current: Continue support to an ad hoc activity for another year CEOS Strategic Guidance document, CEOS ToRs, and CEOS Work Plan Principals Plenary or SIT Meeting New: Establishment of a new Ad Hoc Team Establishment of a new VC Working Level Current: Termination of an activity in the current WG/VC Work Plan due to insufficient Agency support WG and VC ToRs, VC Process Paper, and WG/VC Work Plans WG/VC leadership (after appropriate consultation with CEOS Chair [WGs] or SIT Chair [VCs]) WG/VC meetings New: New data operability activity New combined data product from two VC missions