GEO STC Showcases: A Discussion and Selection Forum

The GEO Committees have been asked by the Task Force for the Preparation of the Minsterial Summit to submit together up to a total of ten proposals for Showcases to be featured at the Ministerial Summit in 2010. The Task Force gave some guidance on the Showcases. These Showcases might, for instance, include achievements that are regional in nature (e.g., Asia Water Cycle), one overarching achievement on capacity building, and achievements on high-profile issues (e.g., the global carbon monitoring system)

The STC had asked ST-09-02 to prepare proposals for Showcases. The ST-09-02 Task Leads invited all STC members to submit proposals for potential showcases. Proposals selected by the STC were going to be submitted to the Task Force for consideration. Deadline for the submission of proposals to ST-09-02 was 15 December 2010, but a submission as early as possible was recommended.

STC-supported showcases should include a significant science-related components and illustrate the value-added contribution of GEO in general and the STC in particular. Criteria for the selection of showcases by the Task Force are available here.

All submitted proposals were made available through this web page immediately after submission for comments by the STC members. The STC members were invited to comment on the proposals and to enter an e-mail discussion. The main period of this discussion was between December 15 and January 1, 2010, but earlier comments were encouraged.

The STC Co-Chairs organize a telecon between January 4 and January 8, 2010 to make a final selection of the proposals to be submitted to the Task Force before January 10, 2010. The STC intended to submit up to three proposals.

Note that proposals that were not selected by the STC or the Task Force as one of the few Ministerial Showcases will later be considered for display during the Exhibition and/or for Publication in the new Full Picture table top book.

If you are a STC member and still would like to submit a proposal for a Showcase for the Exhibition, please, download and fill in the Template and submit it to Hans-Peter Plag. In case, your browser is set up to send your e-mails, you may also fill in the on-line Form and submit this form.

A list of the proposals submitted so far is available here. Full proposals are accessible through this list.

If you want to comment on the submitted proposals, please send your comments to hpplag@unr.edu indicating clearly the proposal you are commenting on.