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<div style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19.2px;">The European Space Agency (ESA) is preparing for innovative Earth Observation (EO) scientific exploitation activities – referred as Earth Observation Open Science 2.0 - to maximize the scientific benefits of Earth Observation (EO) data by capitalizing on the digital revolution.</div>
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In this context, ESA is organizing a<em> </em>community consultation meeting (<a href="http://www.eoscience20.org" target="_blank">http://www.eoscience20.org</a>) in Esrin (Frascati, Italy) on 12-14 Oct 2015 to explore to the new challenges and opportunities for EO research created by the rapid advances in Information and Communications Technologies. These include open tools and software, data-intensive science, virtual research environment, e-infrastructure, citizen science, crowdsourcing, advanced visualization, e-learning and education of the new generation of Data scientists.</div>
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The conference will present precursor activities in EO Open Science and Innovation and develop a Roadmap preparing for future ESA scientific exploitation activities. The conference will be followed by a Hackathon on 15-16 Oct in ESRIN for interested developers. </div>
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Deadline for submission of abstract and exhibitor request: 19.06.2015.</div>
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