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 27 Cash Advance – an online loan lender for bad credit. - 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