A number of upcoming conferences and workshops have been added to the calendar. See details under calendar/events:
PASSIVE 2010 Workshop in Brest, France (June 23- 25)
IPCC 2010 – IEEE PCS conference in Enschede, Netherlands (July 7 – 9)
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New Events on Calendar
ICEO Newsletter
Welcome Tom Wiener as the new chair of ICEO and read the first 2010 newsletter . ICEO Newsletter February 2010
GEOSS Workshop XXXVIII – Evolution of Ocean Observing Systems – building on infrastructure for science
This workshop will be conducted just prior to the Oceans 2010 Seattle Conference.
GEOSS-Workshop XXXVIII-Agenda
GEOSS-Workshop-XXXVIII-Flyer
Workshop Description
For registration, go to the OCEANS conference website at…
National Academies Program Officer
The Division of Earth and Life studies at the National Academies is looking for a Program Officer to work for the Oceans Studies Board (OSB) in Washington D.C., USA. More information
Framework 7 Proposal Submitted
ICEO supports a proposal to the European Commission on Science and Technology networks. In a Framework 7 call response for GEO Science and Technology Support, IEEE joined with ten European partners for a two-year program to facilitate networking in Europe and…
Human Capital Development in South Africa
IEEE, South African DST and NRF approve plan for assessing human capital development in Space Systems and Applications at a recent Steering Committee meeting. A six-month review of University and professional capabilities will include workshops in South Africa…
Water Harvesting in Melva, India
A new Training Center in India focuses on water harvesting and capacity building. Although used thousands of years ago, water harvesting all but disappeared and is being revived. Training in water harvesting and conservation is vital for semi-arid subsistence…
UIC presentation at GEO Plenary
Ellsworth LeDrew from the IEEE Committee on Earth Observation gave the User Interface Committe (UIC) Report to the GEO plenary in Washington DC on November 18th, 2009. See the UIC presentation to plenary .
GEO looking for Disaster SBA contractor
The GEO Secretariat is seeking a contractor for short-term support for its work in Societal Benefit Area of Disasters. Deadline for the application is January 15, 2010. For more information see Contractor for Disasters SBA or go to the GEO web site .
AGU fall meeting events related to GEO
There are a lot of events during the AGU. Below are some of the ones our IEEE members are participating in (See Details at: http://www.agu.org/meetings/fm09/).
Union Session: Science and Technology in GEO and GEOSS Thursday and Friday.
Town Hall…
Initial plan for 2010 GEOSS Workshops
ICEO, together with the GEO secretariat, OGC, ISPRS, and others are planning the GEOSS workshops for 2010. We are currently looking at workshops in Europe, North and South America, and possibly Africa. Most of the workshops will be pre-conference events…
EIS news letter reports on AfricaGIS conference
The news letter published by the eis-Africa secretariat stresses the success of the AfricaGIS conference held in October in Kampala, Uganda. One of the pre-conference events was a GEOSS workshop on disaster management and humanitarian assistance. Read the EIS…
SERDP Sollicitation Announcement – FY2011
Funding available for environmental research and development! The Department of Defense’s (DoD) Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) is seeking to fund environmental research and development proposals. Proposals responding to the…
New Special Issue of J-STARS
The J-STARS issue on Fostering Applications of Earth Observation of the Atmosphere is nearing publication. This issue fosters the ability of researchers to identify critical environmental areas, promote understanding of how data and research are used in…
Health and Environment Workshop
IEEE and other organizations sponsored a Health and Environment (H&E) workshop in Geneva in July, 2009. Proceedings of the workshop summarize the outcomes, which include launch of a GEO health and environment community of practice, recommendation for a…
Standards Coordinating Committee
The Standards Coordinating Committee sponsored by ICEO (SCC40) has submitted a a project authorization request to develop a standards guide for electric-sourced transportation infrastructure. This document provides guidelines that can be used by utilities,…
Committees of GEO Meet in Melbourne Australia
The Committees of GEO are meeting in Melbourne, Australia the week of September 14, 2009 to address progress as GEOSS matures into an operational information system. The work plan updates for 2009-11 will have expanded tasks focused on system implementation…
World Climate Conference-3
Earth information scientists and world leaders are attending the World Climate Conference-3 (WCC-3) in Geneva, Switzerland, 31 August – 4 September 2009. The theme of the conference is “Climate prediction and information for decision-making”. [Learn More..]…
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