Preliminary Program
Conference Program Technical Program
- Day 1 – Thursday 25th October 201809:00 – 11:00AMRegistration
- 11:00 – 12:00PMOpening Session
- 12:00 – 01:00PMPlenary Session (1) Public Private Partnership supporting Geospatial information for Sustainable Development Goals – WFP Experience in Egypt
Dr. Menghestab Haile
Representative and Country Director – UN-World Food Programme – Egypt Country Office - 01:00 – 01:15PMSponsors Session (1)
Airbus - 01:15 – 01:45PMCoffee Break
- 01:45 – 02:45PMExhibition
- 02:45 – 03:45PMLunch
- 03:45 – 05:45PMTechnical SessionsTechnical Session (1)Technical Session (2)Technical Session (3)Technical Session (4)
- Day 2 – Friday 26th October 201809:00 – 10:00AMPlenary Session (2)Earth Observation for Africa Innovation and Partnership in the Sentinels Era
Dr. Benjamin Koetz
European Space Agency, ESA-ESRIN, Exploitation & Services Division - 10:00 – 10:15AMSponsors Session (2)
- 10:00 – 12:00PMWorkshop (1-A)Cloud Computing Workshop (A)
- 10:30 – 12:00PMTechnical SessionsTechnical Session (5)Technical Session (6)Technical Session (7)
- 12:00 – 01:00PMCoffee Break + Jomaa Prayer
- 12:30 – 02:30PMWorkshop (1-B)Cloud Computing Workshop (B)
- 01:30 – 02:30PMPlenary Session (3)Prospects and trends in remote sensing and the role of ISPRS
Prof. Christian Heipk
Professor of photogrammetry and remote sensing at Leibniz Universität Hannover,
President of ISPRS - 02:30 – 03:30PMLunch
- 03:30 – 05:30PMTechnical SessionsTechnical Session (8)Technical Session (9)Technical Session (10)
Workshop (2)DBAR Water Special Session, on “ EO DATA AND SCIENCE FOR WATER SUSTAINABILITY IN AFRICA “
- Day 3 – Saturday 27th October 201809:00 – 10:00AMPlenary Session (4)Ground-Based Passive UV-Vis Remote Sensing of Air Quality: Setting the stage for satellite validation and enhanced environmental monitoring in Africa
Dr. Nader Abuhassan
Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology, University of Maryland-Baltimore County, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt MD, USA and Robert J Swap (NASA GSFC, Greenbelt MD, USA) - 10:00 – 11:30AMTechnical SessionsTechnical Session (11)Technical Session (12)Technical Session (13)
Workshop (3)Africa Space Entrepreneurship - 11:30 – 12:00PMCoffee Break
- 12:00 – 01:00PMPlenary Session (5)Earth Observation Solutions addressing SDGs in support of key environmental challenges
Dr. Hesham El-Askary
Prof. of Remote Sensing and Earth Systems Science
Director Computational & Data Sciences Graduate Programs
Center of Excellence in Earth Systems Modeling & Observations
Schmid College of Science and Technology, Chapman University, USA - 01:00 – 02:00PMLunch
- 02:00 – 03:00PMPlenary Session (6)Policy Considerations for Remote Sensing in Africa
Ms. Krystal Wilson
Director of Space Applications Programs at Secure World Foundation - 02:30 – 04:30PMTechnical SessionsTechnical Session (14)Technical Session (15)
- 03:00 – 04:00PMAARSE General Assembly Meeting
- Gala Dinner
- Day 4 – Sunday 28th October 201809:00 – 10:00AMPlenary Session (7)Earth Observation Service: Key pillar of the African Outer Space Programme in support to the implementation of the Agenda 2063
Dr. Tidiane Ouattara
Prof., Space Science Expert and GMES & Africa Program Coordinator, Science and Technology Division Human Resources,
Science and Technology Department,African Union Commission - 10:00 – 11:00AMPoster Session
- 11:00 – 11:30AMCoffee Break
- 11:30 – 01:30PMTechnical SessionsTechnical Session (14)Technical Session (15)
Workshop (4)Africa Space Community - 01:30 – 02:30PMLunch
- Entertainment Program + City Tour
- Day 5 – Monday 29th October 201809:00 – 10:00AMPlenary Session (8)Needs, prospects and vision for an Integrated Geospatial Framework in Africa
Dr. Andre Nonguierma
Chief GiSS at UNECA - 10:00 – 11:40AMTechnical SessionsTechnical Session (16)Technical Session (17)Technical Session (18)Technical Session (19)
- 11:40 – 12:40PMCoffee Break
- 12:40 – 01:40PMClosing Session