3rd Remote Sensing Symposium (RSS):
"21st Century Challenges"
8 September 2011
Hotel de Nieuwe Wereld
(Marijkeweg 5, Wageningen)
SCOPE
The third Remote Sensing Symposium (RSS) "21st Century Challenges" will take place in Wageningen on 8 September 2011. Following successful events in Amsterdam and Delft, RSS 2011 will bring together scientists and professionals to share their experience in the field of remote sensing science and applications. It will be a special edition, combined with the inaugural address of the new professor Remote Sensing of Wageningen University for which all participants are warmly invited.
The Symposium is organized by and focuses on PhD students primarily, but provides a forum for the research community and related industries as well. Topics for presentation may include atmospheric, aquatic and terrestrial remote sensing. PhD students, post-doc researchers and other delegates from The Netherlands and surrounding countries are welcomed to submit abstracts for oral or poster presentation during the symposium.
PROGRAMME
Download final programme and abstractA visit to the several laboratories of Wageningen University will be organized on Sept 7th for over-night visitors and others who are interested. Please find the anouncement and invitation
here. The final programma will be sent to all RSS registrants by end of August.
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8:30-9:00 |
Registration at Hotel de Nieuwe Wereld |
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9:00 |
Welcome and Introduction |
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9:10 |
"Towards operational radar-based land monitoring"
(Prof. dr Christiane Schmullius, Friedrich Schiller University Jena) |
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09:55 |
Coffee break + posters |
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10:20 |
Oral presentations:
1.1 Remote sensing of vegetation
1.2 Urban and soil remote sensing |
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12:20 |
Lunch + posters |
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13:30 |
Oral presentations:
2.1 Aquatic remote sensing / hydrology
2.2 Atmospheric remote sensing / meteorology |
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14:30 |
"Monitoring and modelling human-induced changes in tropical forests worldwide"
(Dr Guido van der Werf, VU University Amsterdam) |
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15:15 |
Wrap-up and walk to Aula (20 min.) |
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16:00 |
"Remote Sensing Science 2.0"
Inaugural address prof. dr Martin Herold |
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17:00 |
Drinks |
The inaugural address is considered part of the symposium and we encourage everyone to join. Afterwards, drinks will be served and all participants are cordially invited to a dinner / party.
REGISTRATION
Please download the registration form and send it to pe-office@wur.nl
Please mind that the abstract submission deadline is 10-07-2011. The registration deadline is 31-08-2011.
FEES
A registration fee of €20,- applies and is to be paid on location. The fee includes conference material, coffee, lunch, drinks after the inaugural address and the dinner / party.
LOCATION
Hotel de Nieuwe Wereld
Marijkeweg 5, Wageningen
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Aula Wageningen University
Generaal Foulkesweg 1, Wageningen
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OVERNIGHT STAY
We encourage overnight visitors to book hotel rooms as soon as possible. Due to other conferences and the start of the academic year, early September is a busy time in Wageningen.
For information about hotels please contact
Antoinette Stoffers
IMPORTANT DATES 10-07-2011 Deadline abstract submission
24-07-2011 Acceptance notification
31-08-2011 Registration deadline
07-09-2011
Plant facility workshop
08-09-2011 Symposium