UN-SPIDER Updates February 2019

Dear readers,

We're glad to share with you the February 2019 UN-SPIDER Monthly Updates and would like to make you aware of an upcoming event and two opportunities organized by the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) that might be of interest to you.

From 24 to 27 April, UNOOSA and the China National Space Administration (CNSA) are organizing the United Nations/China Forum on Space Solutions in Changsha, China. Applications for self-funded participants are open until 14 April 2019. Details are available on the UNOOSA website.

The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) has teamed up with the Space Generation Advisory Council to launch the Space for Youth Competition. If you're under 35 and passionate about space, make to submit your contribution to the competition until 22 March 2019. Details are available on the UNOOSA website.

The Drop Tower Experiment Series is a fellowship programme of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), the Center of Applied Space Technology and Microgravity (ZARM) and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in which students can learn and study microgravity science by performing experiments in a drop tower. Applications for the 6th cycle close on 31 March 2019. Details are available on the UNOOSA website.

Below the updates, you'll also find an events calendar with upcoming conferences, workshops and seminars organized by the community.

Enjoy the read!

UN-SPIDER at a glance

News from the community

Title Organized by City Country Date
GEO Symposium 2023

Group on Earth Observations (GEO)

Geneva Switzerland 06/13/2023 to 06/14/2023
Open Data & Open Knowledge Workshop 2023

Group on Earth Observations (GEO)

Geneva Switzerland 06/15/2023 to 06/16/2023
FOSS4G

Open Source Geoespatial Foundation

Free Libre Open Source Software Kosova

Prizren 06/26/2023 to 07/02/2023
Assessing the Impacts of Fires on Watershed Health

NASA's Applied Remote Sensing Training Programme (ARSET)

07/06/2023 to 07/13/2023
Wildfire Monitoring with Next Generation Satellites

EUMETSAT

07/11/2023 to 07/11/2023
Introduction to Geospatial Technologies for Achieving SDGs – Building Resilience

Central European University (CEU)

American University of Central Asia (AUCA)

Budapest Hungary 07/24/2023 to 07/28/2023
The International Emergency Management Society (TIEMS) 2023 Hybrid Annual Conference

The International Emergency Management Society (TIEMS) South Africa Chapter

Rhodes Univeristy

Stenden South Africa

Makhanda / Grahamstown South Africa 09/11/2023 to 09/15/2023
UN/Austria Symposium: Space for Climate Action: Space Applications and Technologies for Sustainability on Earth

United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA)

Graz Austria 09/12/2023 to 09/14/2023
30th Workshop on Space Technology for Socio-Economic Benefits: "Challenges and Capacity-building Opportunities for Emerging Space Nations"

United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA)

International Astronautical Federation (IAF)

Baku Azerbaijan 09/29/2023 to 10/01/2023
5th International Disaster & Resilience Congress (idRc2023)

Gebze Technical University 

Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) of Türkiye

Ministry of the Interior of Türkiye

Gebze Turkey 10/11/2023 to 10/13/2023