From: baalke@zagami.jpl.nasa.gov   
      
   David E. Steitz   
   Headquarters, Washington   
   (Phone: 202/358-1730)   
      
   David Miller   
   National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington   
   (Phone: 202/482-6090)   
      
   Susan Povenmire   
   Department of State, Washington   
   (Phone: 202/647-3486)   
      
   July 14, 2003   
   RELEASE : N03-067   
      
      
   NASA Participating In International Earth Observation Summit   
      
   On Thursday, July 31, 2003, senior administration officials and   
   representatives from approximately 25 nations will convene in   
   Washington to establish plans for an integrated international   
   Earth observation system. Comprehensive Earth observations will   
   provide key scientific data to support global economic,   
   social and scientific decisions.   
      
   The Earth Observation Summit brings together ministerial-level   
   representatives from the G-8 and other countries with a significant   
   role in Earth observation, one of the top three G-8 science and   
   technology priorities. Representatives from the World Bank, World   
   Meteorological Organization, and other multilateral organizations   
   will also attend. The Summit aims to raise awareness of the   
   importance of cooperation and investment in Earth observations   
   for the benefit of international decision-makers.   
      
   Key speakers at the Summit include: NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe;   
   Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham; Secretary of Commerce Don Evans;   
   Secretary of State Colin Powell; Science Advisor to the President,   
   John Marburger; and White House Council on Environmental Quality   
   Chairman James Connaughton.   
      
   Media may cover the Summit upon presentation of one of the following:   
   (1) a U.S. government-issued identification card (Department of State,   
   White House, Congress, Department of Defense, or Foreign Press Center);   
   (2) a photo ID issued by employing media organization; or (3) a letter   
   on official letterhead from parent organization verifying employment   
   as a journalist with an official photo ID (valid driver's license or   
   passport).   
      
   For information about NASA on the Internet, visit:   
      
                                     http://www.nasa.gov   
      
   For information about the Summit on the Internet, visit:   
      
                             http://www.earthobservationsummit.gov   
      
   The Summit media entrance is at:   
      
   U.S. Department of State   
   23rd Street entrance   
   Media registration: 7:30-8:30 a.m. EDT   
   Summit: 8:45 a.m. - 2:50 p.m. EDT   
      
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