CEOS Workshop on Rapid Response Information Systems Agenda Program Arrangements May  5th 08:00-09:00 Registration 09:00-10:00 Opening ceremony. Chair: Professor Deren Li Welcoming Words on Behalf of CEOS Chair. Minister Guanhua Xu, China Welcoming Words on Behalf of Host. Qingquan Luo, Governor of Hubei Province, China An Outline of CEOS Activities This Year. Prof. Deren Li, NRSCC, China The Work of the CEOS Utilization Team. Prof. John Townshend, University of Maryland, USA 10:00-10:30 Coffee Break and photograph 10:30-12:30 The Development of Rapid Response Systems. Chair: Dr. Paul Menzel Introduction to the Role of Rapid Response Systems. Prof. John Townshend University of Maryland, USA The International Charter "Space and Major Disasters", Dr. Jerome Bequignon, ESA Rapid Response Systems in EUMETSAT. Dr. David Williams, EUMETSAT ESCAP's Effort towards Timely Disaster Management Information Supports. Dr. Guoxiang Wu, STAS/ICSTD, ESCAP 12:30-14:00 Lunches 14:00-16:00 Implementation of Rapid Response Systems. Chair: Dr. John Townshend MODIS Direct Broadcast and the State of Rapid Response Systems in China, Dr. Wenjian Zhang, NRSCC, China JAXA Earth Observation Data Utilization & Rapid Response. Dr. Yukio Haruyama & Tomohiro Watanabe, JAXA, Japan Use of MODIS Data to improve weather forecasting. Dr. Paul Menzel, NOAA, USA Development of regional Rapid Response Systems based on NASA's system. Experiences from GOFC/GOLD. Dr. Ivan Csiszar, GOFC/GOLD, USA 16:00-16:20 Coffee Breaks 16:20-18:00 Case Studies: Session 1. Chair: Dr. Yukio Haruyama Rapid Response Systems for Famine Early Warning. Dr. Shunlin Liang, University of Maryland, USA Meteorological Satellite Fire Monitoring System, Dr. Zhe Xu, National Satellite Meteorological Center, China Meteorological Administrative, China Integrated operational system of flood monitoring and assessment, Dr. Shifeng Huang, Remote Sensing Technology Application Center, Ministry of Water Resources of China, China Satellite Fisheries Information System in Japan. Dr.Hideo Tameishi, Japan Fisheries Information Service Center (JAFIC), Japan May 6th 08:30-10:30 Case Studies: Session 2. Chair: Dr. David Williams European Experience with Rapid Response Systems. Dr. Jerome Bequignon, ESA NSAOS: Application of the HY-1 Satellite on Sea Ice Monitoring and Forecasting. Prof. Jianqiang Liu, National Satellite Ocean Application Service, China Rapid Response for Grassland Management: Capturing Localized Greenup Through MODIS and NEXTRAD Fusion. Prof. Louis Scuderi, Center for Rapid Environmental Assessment and Terrain Evaluation, University of New Mexico, USA Rapid Response for Natural Hazard and Mitigation in Thailand. Dr. Suvit Vibulsresth, Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA), Thailand. Scientific Achievements of TRMM and Expected Utilization of GPM Data in Indonesia. Dr. Eddy Hermawan, Indonesian National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN), Indonesia 10:30-11:00 Coffee Breaks 11:00-12:30 The Provision of Real-time Data. Chair: Prof. Shunlin Liang Global Network of MODIS Direct Broadcast Downlink Sites: Opportunities for Rapid Product Generation and Exchange. Dr. Robert L. Bernstein, Chief Technology Officer of SeaSpace Corporation, USA China Drought Remote Sensing Monitoring System for Crop. Prof. Bingfang Wu, Head for Unit of Resource and Environment, Institute of Remote Sensing Applications, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Marine Monitoring and Forecasting Activities in Norway. Mr. Frank Oynes, Kongsberg Spacetec, Norway Introduction on Wuhan University MODIS Station and Its Rapid Response Applications. Prof. Liangming Liu, Wuhan University, China 12:30-14:00 Lunch 14:00-15:30 Oral & Poster Presentations on MODIS Rapid Response Systems. Chair: Professor Liangming Liu Standards and Policy of High Level MODIS Land Data Development in NFII Program, Dr. Chuang Liu, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS, China Fire Monitoring Algorithm and System Based on MODIS Data, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS, China, Dr. Hua Chen. MODIS Data Application in Grassland Resource and Eco-environment in China. Grassland Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Dr. Guixiang Liu MODIS Data Applications in Ice Flood, Drought and Fog Detection. Ms. Junjie Yan and Ms. Huiyun Ma. MODIS Station from Wuhan University, China MODIS Station from Institute of Remote Sensing Applications (IRSA), CAS, China, Prof. Shizhu Lian MODIS Station from National Satellite Ocean Application Service (NSOAS), China, Prof. Jianqiang Liu MODIS Station from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China, Prof. Zhaohui Li MODIS Station from Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, Prof. Xi Chen MODIS Station from Inner Mongolia Normal University, China, Prof. Yuhai Bao MODIS Station from Nanjing Institute of Meteorology, China, Prof. Shengjie Niu MODIS Station from Hangzhou Meteorology Bureau, China, Prof. Jian Song MODIS Station from Shanxi Remote Sensing Center, China, Prof. Anlin Liu MODIS Station from Gansu Province Meteorological Bureau. MODIS Station from Xinjiang Province Meteorological Bureau. Dr. Jidong Xiao MODIS Station from China National HUAYUN Technology Development Corporation. Mr. Xiangming Xie Others 15:30-16:00 Coffee Break 16:00-17:00 Discussion on Requirements from Space Agencies and Users: National and International Implications in The Context of IGOS and GEO. Chair: Dr. David Williams, Dr. Yukio Haruyama, and Dr. Shunlin Liang All people 17:00-18:00 Close Session/Workshop Summary. Chair: Prof. John Townshend and Prof. Deren Li May  7th     Route 1:Technical Tour and City Tour Route 2:One day Tour to the Three Gorges