2004

• IGOS Partners approve theme proposal (May)
• Theme team forms (summer)
• Outline of the Theme document and concise description of chapter contents completed (September – October)
• November 2004: IGOS-P-11 meeting, in association with CEOS Plenary, reviews the outline and offers advice on direction

2005

• First Cryosphere Theme workshop, Kananaskis, Alberta (March)
• Presentation on Theme status to CEOS SIT and IGOS-P (May)
• Outline revised (June)
• First draft of the report and initial implementation plan completed (mid-September)
• Revised first draft presented at the CEOS SIT and IGOS-P meeting (late November)

2006

• Comments from community received and incorporated (February)
• Second draft of the report and initial implementation plan completed (March)
• Second Cryosphere Theme workshop, Japan (April)
• Third Cryosphere Theme workshop, the Netherlands (October)
• Theme report presented at CEOS SIT and IGOS-P meeting, Buenos Aires (November)
  
• Report made available to public via web and announcement made over the Cryolist, Climlist, and Arctic Info online groups/lists, soliciting input from major research and operational groups (28 November)
  
• CliC SSG reviews the first draft (December)
• Comments from community received and incorporated (December - February)

2007

• Continue to receive and incorporate comments from community (through February)
• Prepare for publication (February - May)
• Submit report to IGOS-P and CEOS SIT (15 April)
  
• Presentation of report for approval at the IGOS-P meeting in Paris (IGOS-P-14, 30 May).
  THEME APPROVED!
• Publish report (August)
  

This is a revised timeline.  The original timeline is available here.