August 2009

In this issue:

UN-SPIDER News

• UN-SPIDER Promotes “SPIDER Global Thematic Partnership” in Asia
• UN-SPIDER Expert Meeting in Central Asia
• UN-SPIDER follows-up on Pilot Project on Namibian SensorWeb
• UN-SPIDER further strengthens its role in the Asia Pacific region
• DigitalGlobe launches Crisis Event Service
• JAXA and DLR initiated R&D Cooperation in Satellite Disaster Monitoring
• Nigerian Space Agency signs MoU with Infoterra
• PacRICS and disaster management

Conferences and Workshops

• AfricaGIS 2009: “Geo-spatial Information and Sustainable Development in Africa” in Kampala, Uganda, 26-30 October 2009
• Eurisy Workshop, 19-20 November 2009, Athens, Greece – First Announcement
• Pacific Islands GIS&RS User Conference 2009, in Suva, Fiji, 1- 4 December 2009
• GI4DM 2010 Conference, 2-4 February 2010, Torino, Italy, Announcement and Call for Papers

Upcoming UN-SPIDER Outreach Activities

• UN-SPIDER Regional Workshop: "Space Applications for Disaster Risk Management and Emergency Response in Latin America", in Quito, Ecuador, 29 September - 2 October 2009
• Third United Nations International UN-SPIDER Bonn Workshop: "From Concepts to Application", in Bonn, Germany, 21-23 October 2009
• UN-SPIDER Regional Workshop: "Space Applications for Disaster Risk Management and Emergency Response in Africa", in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - early 2010.

Upcoming Events Supported by UN-SPIDER

• II Escuela de Primavera sobre Soluciones Espaciales para el Manejo de Desastres Naturales y Respuestas de Emergencias (UN-SPIDER/GEOSS Spring School), Argentina, October 2009 (Organized by UN-SPIDER/GEOSS/CONAE/CRECTEALC) - Falda del Carmen, Provincia de Córdoba, Argentina - 26 - 30 Octubre de 2009.
• AfricaGIS 2009: "Geo-spatial Information and Sustainable Development in Africa" in Kampala, Uganda, 26-30 October 2009
• Pacific Islands GIS&RS User Conference 2009, in Suva, Fiji, 1- 4 December 2009
• GI4DM 2010 Conference, 2-4 February 2010, Torino, Italy