We cordially invite you to participate in the Regional Workshop of the GEO-CRADLE Horizon2020 project (www.geocradle.eu - Coordinating and integRating state-of-the-art Earth Observation Activities in the regions of North Africa, Middle East, and Balkans and Developing Links with GEO related initiatives towards GEOSS), with guest speaker Dr Haris Kontoes (Project Coordinator). The event is jointly organized by the Project Coordinator National Observatory of Athens and the Geography and Urban Planning Department at UAEU. It will take place on:
February 2nd 2017, from 10:00 to 13:00
UAE University Reem Island Facility
Sky Tower, 8th Floor, Reem Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE
This regional workshop will focus on identifying the potential local challenges hindering the Earth Observation (EO) market uptake and business performances, while seeking solutions to enhance growth and innovation in the geo-information sector. Aiming to support knowledge sharing and an enhanced cooperation between academia and industry, the event will also provide participants with a unique cross-sector networking opportunity. In addition, panel discussions will be complemented with information on available EU funding in the EO sector. We are looking forward to welcoming you to this event and we are certain that your presence and input will greatly enrich our discussions.
Yours sincerely,
Dr Haris Kontoes Dr Abdelgadir Abuelgasim
GEO-CRADLE Project Coordinator, NOA United Arab Emirates University
GEO-CRADLE is about Coordinating and integRating state-of-the-art Earth Observation Activities in the regions of North Africa, Middle East, and Balkans and Developing Links with GEO related initiatives towards GEOSS. To this end, the project has brought together 25 partners from 3 continents, to work in a highly-complementary team that combines a strong background in EO coordination activities with proven scientific excellence in four key thematic areas (adaptation to climate change, improved food security & water extremes management, access to raw materials, and access to energy).
The project strives to:
- enhance the current knowledge of existing EO capacities in the region (through an ongoing survey),
- facilitate the cooperation between EO stakeholders (through a networking platform and several events),
- identify the gaps and the maturity level (through analysis) and boost the maturity of the different countries in the region,
- enable the exchange of EO data (by setting up a Regional Data Hub),
- showcase concrete ways of tackling regional challenges related to adaptation of climate change, improved food security & water extremes management, better access to raw materials and energy (through feasibility studies),
- propose a roadmap for the implementation of GEO, GEOSS and Copernicus in the three regions.
Join us to become part of this effort!
For further information about project activities, please visit the GEO-CRADLE website at www.geocradle.eu
