GEO Week 2018

When: Monday, October 29, 2018

to Friday, November 2, 2018

Where: Kyoto, Japan

The Group on Earth Observations (GEO) will hold its 15th annual plenary session in Kyoto, Japan at the end of October. The week surrounding the plenary is organized to bring together the Earth observations community with side events, regional meetings, and an exhibition of new technologies and data. SWF is a participating organization in GEO, and Director of Space Applications Programs Krystal Wilson is a member of the programme board.

Ms. Wilson is also on the organizing committee of a the side event, Elevating Citizen Science at GEOSS on 29 October. This side event seeks to raise awareness in the GEO community of the importance and versatility of citizen-observed data.

Side-event registration is available here.

The organizers of GEO Week also invite those unable to attend GEO Week 2018 to follow along via live stream. The links to live video of plenary sessions, panel discussions and many side events on our website at bit.ly/GEOWEEK2018, starting Monday 29 October. To engage on social media, use the hashtag #GEOWEEK2018.

For more information, please contact Krystal Wilson at kwilson@swfound.org.

Last updated on October 25, 2018