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13-17 October 2007, at Jena University, Germany

Monday, October 13, Rose Halls, Jena
SESSION 1: Introduction and requirements
Opening and meeting objectives Context for multi-source, multi-scale, boreal and temperate forest characterization Circum-boreal forest change mapping Accuracy of sample versus area-wide mapping (including for change) Forest cover mapping over Europe at 3 dates (1990, 2000, 2006)	Wulder/Schmullius Wulder Hansen Stehman Reithmaier and Pekkarinen
*Break*
SESSION 2: Background and applications
Dense time series analysis: applications / methods Sample based dense time series analysis for regional monitoring The 2010 remote sensing-based Forest Resource Assessment as a sample based monitoring example Samples of high spatial resolution satellite imagery for large area characterization	Olsson Cohen Gerrand Falkowski
*Break*
SESSION 3: Evolving and upcoming issues
The effects of land use change on terrestrial carbon dynamics in the Black Sea Region (and New England) An innovative approach for continental land cover mapping and developments on 250-m MODIS derived land cover map for Northern Eurasia Lidar based sampling for monitoring of large areas Lidar based sampling for subtle change, developments, and status Operational multi-scale biomass products	Woodcock Bartalev Nelson Næsset Schmullius
*Break*
SESSION 4: Breakout group reports and discussions
Report from breakout groups Open discussions Synthesis	All