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The Earth Observation Working Group was held on January 15, 2004 with the 27 participants from 17 courtiers and 2 International Organizations. The working group had 15 presentations and discussed the future cooperation as follows:

Ref
Country
Name
Title
Department, etc.
Affiliation
Presentation Title
Asian
Region
1
Bangladesh
Mr. Abdul Halim Howlader
Chairman
Bangladesh Space Reserch and Remote Sensing Organization (SPARRSO)
2
Indonesia
Mr. Bambang Setiawan Tejasukmana
Deputy Chairman for Remote Sensing
National Instituite of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN)

3

Japan
Mr. Takaaki Kurasaki
Director
Office of Research and International on Space Activities, Research and Development Breau
Ministry of Education,
Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
(MEXT)
4
Japan
Mr. Kazuo Akiyama
Assistant Director
Office of
Earth and Environmental Science and Technology
Ministry of Education,
Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
(MEXT)
5*
Japan
Mr. Fumio Otsuki
Director
Earth Observation Research and Application Center (EORC)
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
(JAXA)
6
Japan
Mr. Kazuhito Kevin Shinoda
Manger, for Int'l Economic Cooperation
Chief Executive (CEO) Office
Mitsubishi Corp.
7
Japan
Mr. Makoto Ono
Senior Research Scientist
Application and Service Dept.
RESTEC
8
Japan
Mr. Kazuhiro Hiraga
Assistant Manager
Planning Section, Planning and Finance Dept.
RESTEC
9
Korea
Dr. Yong-Seung Kim
Head
Satellite Data Information Dept.
Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)
10
Laos
Mr. Khamphone Amphayphone
Deputy Director of S&T Division.
National Geographic Department
Prime Minister's Office, Laos
11
Laos
Mr. Sitha Phouyavong
Director General of Cabinet
Cabinet of STEA
Science Technology and Environment Agency (STEA)
12
Malaysia
Mr. DMohan Kumar Sammathuria
Meteorological Officer
Satelllite Unit
Malaysian Meteorological
Service
13
Mongolia
Mr. Khudulmur Sodov
Director
The National Remote Sensing Center(NRSC)
The Ministry for Nature and Environment, Mongolia
14
Myanmar
Mr. Myint Swe
Deputy Director
Forest Department
Ministry of
Forestry, Myanmar
Asian
Region
15
Nepal
Mr. Sahas Man Shrestha
Cartography Officer
Department of Forest Research and Survey
His Majesty's Government
of Nepal
16
Nepal
Mr. Pramod S S Pradhan
Director
South Asian I
nstitute of Technology
(SAIT)
17
Pakistan
Mr.Ayub Muhammad
Manager
Space Science & Atomospheric Research (SS&AR) Division
Pakistan Space
& Upper
Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO)
18
Philippines
Mr. Bobby A. Crisostomo
Chief, Database Management Division
Information Management Department
National Mapping
and Resource Information
Authority (NAMRIA)
19
Singapore
Mr. Leong Keong Kwoh
Director
Center for Remote Imaging, Sensing and Processing (CRISP)
National
University of Singapore
20
Sri Lanka
Mr. Wisumperuma Arachchige Kumarasiri Wisumperuma
Senior
Deputy Surveyor General
Survey Dept. of Sri Lanka
Ministry of
Lands of
Sri Lanka
21
Thailand
Dr. Suvit Vibulsresth
Director
Geo-Informatics
and Space Technology Development
Agency (GISTDA)
22
Brunei Darussalam
Ms.Mas Suriaia Hamid
Surveyor Department
Ministry of Development
Ministry of
Lands of Sri Lanka
Pacific Region
23
Australia
Dr. Andrew J. Parfitt
Chief Executive Officer
Cooperative Research Centre
for
Satellite Systems (CRCSS)
Other Countries
24
Germany
Dr. Thomas Weissenberg
Senior Researcher
International Cooperation
German Aerospace Center(DLR)
International Organization
25
AIT
Prof. Ryuzo Yokoyama
Visiting Professor
Space Technology Applications & Research Program
Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)
26
AIT
Dr. Lal Samarakoon
Senior Scientist
EORC
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
(JAXA)
27
ICIMOD
Mr. Basanta
Raj Shrestha
Division
Head
Mountain, Environment and Natural Resources' Information System (MENRIS)
International
Centre for
Intergrated
Mountain
Development
( ICIMOD)
  *:Co-Chairpersons
As the result of discussions ,the working group reported the following summary :
 

*WG SUMMARY
   

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