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APRSAF-12 EOWG Session Agenda
Day 2 (October 12, 2005) 09:00 - 15:00

Chairs
Mr. Toshio DOURA : Director, Earth Observation Research & Application Center (EORC), JAXA, Japan Dr. Alex Held : Head, CSIRO Office of Space Science

Time Title Speaker
9:00-9:05 Opening Address Mr. Toshio DOURA Director, EORC, JAXA Japan
9:05-9:10 Opening Address Dr. Alex Held Head, CSIRO Office of Space Science and Applications (COSSA), Australia
9:10-9:25 JAXA's Activities on Space Technology Applications for Disaster Management and Cooperation with Asian Countries Mr. Chu ISHIDA Senior Administrator, EORC, JAXA Japan
9:25-9:40 Report on Earth Observation Working Group Activities Dr. Alex Held Head, CSIRO Office of Space Science and Applications (COSSA), Australia
9:40-9:55 Proposal for Establishing Data Distribution and/or Data Sharing Nodes for Initiatives of Digital Asia Dr. Lal Samarakoon Director, GIS Center, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)
9:55-10:10 The Use of Remote Sensing Data to Support Disaster Management in Indonesia Ms. Ratih Dewanti Head, Remote Sensing Application and Technology Center, LAPAN, Indonesia
10:10-10:30

Coffee Break

10:30-10:45 Applications of GIS and Remote Sensing in Myanmar Mr. U. Myint Swe Deputy Director, Director General's Office, Forest Department, Ministry of Forestry, Myanmar
10:45-11:00 CRISP implementation of Project Sentinel-Asia Dr. Kwoh Leong Keong Director, Centre for Remote Imaging, Sensing and Processing (CRISP), Singapore
11:00-11:15 Need for an Effective Aerospace Data Dissemination Strategy : Perspectives of a Developing Country Dr. Ajith Nishantha Attanayake Geologist, Geological Survey & Mines Bureau Sri Lanka
11:15-11:30 Russian Remote Sensing System Dr. Alexander Viktorov Deputy Head, Space Automatic Compleces Department RFSA, Russia
11:30-11:45 Application of Remote Sensing Technology for Disaster Study in the Remote Sensing Center MONRE Dr. Nguyen Xuan Lam Deputy Director, Remote Sensing Center, Ministry of Natural Resource and Development, Vietnam
11:45-12:00 AIT Activities Related to the Disaster, Tsunami on Dec. 26, 2004 Dr. Michiro KUSANAGI Visiting Professor, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) JAXA, Japan
12:00-13:00

Lunch

13:00-13:15 Remote Sensing Applications in Laos Mr. Khamphoui Sivongxay Deputy Head, Environment Data Center, Environment Research Institute, Science Technology & Environment Agency, Laos
13:15-13:30 Remote Sensing, GIS and Related Activities at the MRC Ms. Wannaporn Jarupath Image Interpretation and Mapping Specialist The Mekong River Commission (MRC)
13:30-13:45 GARS/GEO Hazards Programme Ms. Yolonda Berenguer UNESCO
13:45-14:00 Space Technology Applications for Mountain Community Mr. Sushil Pandey ICT Specialist, ICIMOD
14:00-14:55 Discussion for approving the APRSAF EOWG Pilot Project>
*Need to be participated in by all the EOWG members.
14:55-15:00 Wrap Up

As the result of discussions, the working group reported the following summary:

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