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SPEC-4 EO Infrastructure for Data Access and Dissemination in Africa |
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Orals
/ Wed, 13 May, 14:00–17:30
/ Room Ann Arbor (A08)
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Wednesday, 13 May 2015 Room Ann Arbor (A08) Chairperson: Imraan Saloojee and Foster Mensah |
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| 14:00–14:05 |
• GEO principles on open access, Barbara Ryan (Director, GEO Secretariat)
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| 14:05–14:10 |
• African space policy and strategy, Mr. Mahama Ouedraogo (Act. Director, Human Resources Science & Technology, African Union Commission)
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| 14:10–14:15 |
• AfriGEOSS initiative, Mr Mmboneni Moufhle (Deputy Director General, Department Science & Technology, South Africa)
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| 14:15–15:30 |
Round Table Discussion: Current and future cooperation programmes with Africa: Mr. Philippe Brunet (Director Aerospace, Maritime and Defence Industries, European Commission), Dr. Aurélie Sand (Scientific Director of the SEAS-OI Center, CNES), Prof. Stefan Dech (Director, Earth Observation Center, DLR), Mr Chu Ishida (JAXA), Mr. Nick Hanowski (Head of Earth Observation Ground Segment and Missions Operations Department, European Space Agency), Dr. Vincent Gabaglio (International Relations Officer, EUMETSAT)
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Coffee Break
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| 16:00–17:00 |
Round Table Discussion: Current and future programmes in Africa, part 2: Mr. Karim HOUARI (Director of international Cooperation, Algerian Space Agency), Mr. Boufaou (Director General, AGRHYMET), Dr. Anna Ama Browne Klutse (Manager, Remote Sensing, GIS and Climate Center, Ghana Space Science and Technology Institute), Dr. Hussein O. Farah (Director General, RCMRD), Dr. Jane Olwoch (Managing Director, Earth Observations South African Space Agency)
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| 17:00–17:30 |
Way Forward. Rapporteurs: Andiswa Mlisa and Giovanni Rum (GEO Secretariat)
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