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12th Plenary Session of the Group on Earth Observations (GEO-XII)
and GEO 2015 Mexico City Ministerial Summit

9-13 November 2015 | Mexico City, Mexico

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	Daily Web Coverage — About \| 9 Nov \| 10 Nov \| 11 Nov \| 12 Nov \| 13 Nov \| Summary


	Participants of the GEO-XII meeting


	GEO-XII convened for its final day on Thursday, 12 November, in Mexico City, Mexico. The neeting started with presentations providing updates on four highlighted GEO initiatives: AmeriGEOSS, a regional initiative for the Americas; the Global Mercury Observation System (GMOS); the GEO Global Agricultural Monitoring Initiative (GEOGLAM); and the Global Forest Observation Initiative (GFOI). GEO Members and Participating Organizations presented formal statements throughout the day. The Plenary also: adopted revised rules of procedure; approved the 2016 budget; approved the 2014 Financial Statements and the Report of the External Auditor; approved the report of the Executive Committee (ExCom); and approved the slate of nominees for the ExCom. The Plenary accepted an offer by the Russian Federation to host GEO-XIII in St. Petersburg from 9-10 November 2016. The Plenary was gaveled to a close at 3:48 pm.
	IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB+ Meeting Coverage, is providing daily web coverage from the 12th Plenary Session of the Group on Earth Observations (GEO-XII). In addition, IISD Reporting Services will produce a summary report of GEO-XII on Monday, 16 November 2015

Morning Plenary



	Panelists during the morning plenary


	Diana Quimbay, Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies (IDEAM), Colombia


	Plenary Chair Rudolf Strohmeier, Deputy Director-General, Directorate General for Research and Innovation, European Commission (EC)


	Nicola Pirrone, GEO Principal Alternate, Italy


	Alyssa Whitcraft, GEOGLAM Secretariat


	Douglas Muchoney, US Geological Survey


	John Matuszak, US


	Barbara Ryan, Director, GEO Secretariat


	Øyvind Christophersen, Norway


	Xiaohan Liao, China


	Ivan Čačić, Croatia



	Delegates during plenary


	Stuart Minchin, Australia


	Ambinintsoa Lucie Noasilalaonomenjanahary, Madagascar


	Krishna Murthy, India


	Humbulani Mudau, South Africa


	Mónica Martínez, Ecuador



	Jörn Hoffmann, Germany

Afternoon Plenary



	Panelists during the afternoon plenary


	GEO Co-Chair Philemon Mjwara, Director-General, Department of Science and Technology, South Africa


	GEO Co-Chair Kathryn Sullivan, Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, Department of Commerce, US


	Byron Anangwe, Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD)


	Manop Aorpimai, Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization (APSCO)


	Francesco Gaetani, UN Environment Programme (UNEP)


	Raúl Vargas, Mexico


	GEO Co-Chair Jianlin Cao, Vice-Minister, Science and Technology, China



	Participants of the GEO-XII meeting

Around the Venue



	Participants gather before the start of plenary


	Delegates meet informally


	A member of the GEO Secretariat reads the ENB website


	Mark Reichardt, Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)


	Delegates from Armenia



	Display in the lobby of the Ministry of Foreign of Affairs


	Daily Web Coverage — About \| 9 Nov \| 10 Nov \| 11 Nov \| 12 Nov \| 13 Nov \| Summary

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