Opening Session of the Workshop

• Mr. G. Rum: Chairman’s Opening Remarks: Overview and objectives of the Remote Sensing Workshop
• Mr. Valery Timofeev, Director Radiocommunication Bureau, International Telecommunication Union, (ITU)
• Mr. Jose Achache, Secretariat Director, Group on Earth Observation, (GEO)

Overview: highlighting activities of United Nations Agencies using Remote Sensing

• Mr. A. Vassiliev, Radiocommunication Bureau, International Telecommunication Union, (ITU) ITU Activities in Remote Sensing
• Mr. E. Bjorgo, United Nations Operational Satellites Applications Programme, (UNOSAT) UNOSAT activities and services
• Mr. D. Stevens / J. Szarzynski, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, (UNOOSA) The SPIDER Programme
• MR M. Rast / Group on Earth Observation, (GEO) User viewpoint on Remote Sensing data utilization

Remote Sensing Systems, Applications and Spectrum Allocations

• Mr. Tom von Deak, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Active Remote Sensing allocations, sensors, measurements and applications
• Mr. Tom von Deak, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Passive Remote Sensing allocations, sensors, measurements and applications
• Mr. J.Pla, Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales, (CNES) Results of WRC 2007 with respect to Remote Sensing

Remote Sensing and Emergency Management

• Mr. A. Husson, Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales, (CNES) The International Charter “Space and Major Disasters"
• Mr. G. Seguin, Canadian Space Agency, (CSA) Use of Satellites for Risk Management; A key task of the GEO Workplan

Regional Perspectives

• Mr. J. Perez, Centro del Agua del Trópico Húmedo para América Latina y el Caribe, (CATHALAC) SERVIR MesoAmerican Remote Sensing consortium
• Mr. Y. Osawa, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, (JAXA) Emergency observation by "Daichi" and Sentinel Asia
• Dr. T. Korme, Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development, (RCMRD) Remote Sensing and disaster management in Africa
• Mr. Imraan Salojee, Group on Earth Observation, (GEO) GEO Capacity Building roadmap and actions

Panel Discussion and Conclusions, Recap of the Workshop Sessions, Finalization of recommendations to the Global Forum

Keynote address

• Dr. P. Basabe, International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, (UNISDR) Remote Sensing as part of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction and the Hyogo Framework for Action

Panelists

• Mr. J. Pla, Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES)
• Mr. G.Rum, Group on Earth Observation (GEO)
• Ms. P. De Salvo, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
• Dr. T. Korme, Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development, (RCMRD)
• Mr. J. Perez, Centro del Agua del Trópico Húmedo para América Latina y el Caribe (CATHALAC)

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