CEOS NEWSLETTER No.15

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CONTENTS

Fifth Session of the Partners for an Integrated Global Observing Strategy (IGOS-P) - 7 June 2000
7th SIT and 5th IGOS-P Meetings: A Constructive Synergy
The Terrestrial Carbon Oservation Initiative (TCO): Progress Report
IGOS Ocean Theme Report to be Published
Working Group on Calibration and ValidationActivities in 2000
The Working Group on Information Systems and Services: an Update and a Move Towards a WGISS Test Environment
Disaster Management Support Group Implements its Work Plan for 2000
Working Group on Education and Training Meets in India ---This page
A Note from the Chair/Meeting Calendar

An Working Group on Education and Training Meets in India

Mr. Mukund Rao
ISRO (India)
Chair, WGEdu

The CEOS Working Group on Education and Training (WGEdu) had its first meeting on August 11, 2000 at Dehradun, India. The meeting was hosted by Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), Dehradun - the national agency for EO education and training in India. The meeting was attended by DLR, NOAA, CCRS, CSA, CNES, NASDA, ISRO and also had as observers representatives from AIT, ITC, GDTA, IIRS, CSSTE-AP and selected universities of India - Andhra University, Roorkee University and Anna University.

The working group meeting was held after a two day workshop on EO Education and Training organized by CEOS WGEdu and ISRO. The workshop was held on August 9-10, 2000. The recommendations of the workshop are included and formed the major discussions of the
meeting.

The WGEdu has been charged by CEOS to prepare a strategy for CEOS future activities in education and training in Developing Countries, in time for consideration at 14th Plenary ? at which time Members and Associates will be invited to make commitments. Towards this, WGEdu is:

Assessing the EO Education needs in developing countries by networking with agencies involved in education and training, specially the UN Regional Centres for Space Science and Technology Education
Assess technology trends in EO and recommend the topics of relevance for education and training - which can then be incorporated in the curriculum
Recommend a Plan of Action for CEOS participation in EO education activities and also how CEOS agencies can coordinate effective programmes at national level
Focus CEOS Agencies and WGs role/services for furthering capacity-building activities and contributing to the EO Education efforts

The 1st Meeting of WGEdu discussed the following:

The recommendations of the CEOS/ISRO International Workshop on EO Education and Training which was held on August 9-10, 2000 at Dehradun ? prior to the WGEdu meeting. WGEdu considered the recommendations and noted that CEOS could respond to many of the recommendations.
Need to survey the CEOS agencies status and further support for EO Education and Training activities. A questionnaire has been formulated and will be administered to CEOS agencies. The response to the questionnaire will form the second element of the WG report to plenary.
A format for the WGEdu report to Plenary has been discussed and actions are being taken by WG Members to prepare the report.

The report of the working group will be submitted to the Plenary for considering the necessary commitments from CEOS agencies.

Report of International Workshop on EO Education and Training Dehradun, India August 9-10, 2000
Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), Dehradun, India during August 9-10, 2000, hosted the International EO Education and Training Workshop. The Workshop was organized by CEOS Working Group on Education and Training (WGEdu) and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and was sponsored by Asian Institute of Technology (AIT); ITC; United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs
(UN-OOSA); CSSTE-AP and IIRS. 41 delegates attended the Workshop from 11 countries. 20 presentations and a Panel Discussion on "Road Map for EO education and training activities" were held as part of the Workshop. The Workshop recommended 14 actions items - specifically on what the needs of the education/training institutions are and also of what space agencies can support. The report
of the Workshop forms a major input to the CEOS WGEdu activities. For more details, contact: Mr Mukund Rao at
: isroeos@blr.vsnl.net.in.

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CNES, CSA, ESA, EUMETSAT, ISRO, NASA, NASDA, NOAA, STA, RESTEC, SPOT IMAGE, RADARSAT International, Space Imaging, Earth Watch, Orbital Imaging, MacDonald Dettwiler, West Indian Space, and Aerospatiale Matra.

The first day’s Panel Discussion was on “the role of governments for promoting satellite remote sensing” and the second day‘s Panel focused on “a new framework and roles between the public and the private sectors”. Through these presentations and subsequent interactive discussions, the symposium proved to be extremely fruitful and profitable, with all the audience equipped with a heightened awareness of the current status of satellite remote sensing and with new knowledge and ideas about what we should do for the way forward; including through information sharing and co-operation amongst government and private sectors in the 21st century, and further international collaboration.

For further details, including all the presentation materials and panel discussion summary of the RESTEC Special 25th Anniversary
Symposium, please check the RESTEC homepage at: http://www.restec.or.jp/eng/news/whatnews25.html

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