EO4GEO side-event at the ESA Living Planet Symposium
17 May 2019, from 9:00 to 13:00. Agora Giardino room. MiCo – Milano Congressi Milan, Italy
EO4GEO side-event: Towards an innovative skills strategy for Earth Observation/Geo-Information sector
The meeting is planned as a consultation meeting with EO experts. It is planned for 4 hrs (a half-day meeting) with a participation of approx. 30 participants.
Registration to this side event is needed, please fill out the form and many thanks in advance for your participation.
In order to register to this side event you should be also registered to the ESA Living Planet Symposium (DEADLINE APRIL 30TH)
Agenda of the meeting:
Chair: Marc Olijslagers (Catholic University of Leuven), Martyna Stelmaszczuk-Górska (Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena)
09:00 – 09:10 Towards an innovative skills strategy for EO/GI sector – objectives of the meeting. Marc Olijslagers (Catholic University of Leuven)
09:10 – 09:25 Presentation of the EO4GEO project. Milva Carbonaro (Geographical Information System International Group)
09:25 – 09:35 Presentation of the CopHub.AC project. Peter Zeil (Spatial Services GmbH)
09:35 – 09:55 EO/GI Body of Knowledge. Marc Olijslagers (Catholic University of Leuven)
09:55 – 10:10 Development of the EO parts of the Body of Knowledge. Martyna Stelmaszczuk-Górska (Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena)
10:10 – 10:40 Coffee break
10:40 – 12:30 EO concepts in the Body of Knowledge – discussion
12:30 – 12:45 Summary of the meeting and next steps. Marc Olijslagers (Catholic University of Leuven)
13:00 End of the meeting
Please contact the meeting organizer Martyna Stelmaszczuk-Górska in case of any doubt.
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