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cheers<br>
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Mick Wilson<br>
Division of Early Warning and Assessment (DEWA)<br>
United Nations Environment Programme<br>
PO Box 30552 - Nairobi 00100, Kenya<br>
Tel: +254 20 7623436<br>
Fax: +254 20 7624315<br>
Email: mick.wilson@unep.org <br>
Web www.unep.net, www.unep.org<br>
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<tt>United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for<br>
Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER)<br>
June 2007 Updates<br>
</tt><br>
<tt>Please forward this UN-SPIDER Updates to colleagues who might benefit from<br>
receiving the information. If you wish to unsubscribe please reply to this<br>
e-mail and include UNSUBCRIBE in the Subject line.<br>
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<tt>We also maintain a Calendar of Events with upcoming Conferences, Meetings<br>
and Events relevant to the area of space-based solutions for disaster<br>
management and emergency response. Check out:<br>
</tt><br>
<tt><a href="http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=h1a93vb3rk6ud1tvrequjsfk8s%40group.calendar.google.com">http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=h1a93vb3rk6ud1tvrequjsfk8s%40group.calendar.google.com</a></tt><tt><br>
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<tt>News included in this UN-SPIDER Updates:<br>
</tt><br>
<tt>1. Use of GIS and Remote Sensing in Disaster Risk Management:<br>
ITC/ADPC/AIT-GIC training course:<br>
</tt><tt><a href="http://www.itc.nl/education/courses/short_courses/2007/C07-ESA-TM-11.asp">http://www.itc.nl/education/courses/short_courses/2007/C07-ESA-TM-11.asp</a></tt><tt><br>
</tt><br>
<tt>2. AfricaGIS 2007 from 17-21 Sep 2007<br>
</tt><tt><a href="http://www.africagis2007.gov.bf/anglais/index.php">http://www.africagis2007.gov.bf/anglais/index.php</a></tt><tt> Ouagadougou, Burkina<br>
Faso. Register early.<br>
</tt><br>
<tt>3. Spatial Data Infrastructure — Africa (SDI-Africa): free, electronic<br>
newsletter for people interested in GIS, remote sensing, and data<br>
management issues in Africa.<br>
</tt><br>
<tt>4. GMOSS International Summer School 2007. The Centre for Geoinformatics<br>
(Z_GIS) at Salzburg University together with the Universidad Pontificia de<br>
Salamanca and the European Satellite Center announce an upcoming GMOSSS<br>
Summer School to be held from 02 - 09 September 2007 in Madrid (Spain).<br>
</tt><br>
<tt>5. 2007 Mini-Projects Announcement by the Japan Aerospace Exploration<br>
Agency (JAXA) and the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT).<br>
</tt><br>
<tt>6. Check out and participate in the Web-based survey designed to<br>
evaluate the current state of adoption/implementation of technology among<br>
disaster management practitioners:<br>
</tt><tt><a href="http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~umwestl2/practitioner/">http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~umwestl2/practitioner/</a></tt><tt><br>
</tt><br>
<tt>7. 8th UNGIWG Meeting – 28 – 30 November 2007 – Bangkok, Thailand. For<br>
those that will be participating in the next UNGIWG meeting in Bangkok we<br>
would like to confirm that we are also planning the 4th UN-wide Meeting on<br>
the Use of Space Technologies for Emergency Response and Humanitarian<br>
Assistance on the 27th November 2007, also in Bangkok, Thailand.<br>
</tt><br>
<tt>8. International Charter Space and Major Disasters – The Charter was<br>
activated a total of 19 times during the first half of 2007, contributing<br>
to providing satellite imagery to support emergency response activities.<br>
</tt><br>
<tt>9. 2007 International Geohazards Week in ESRIN, Frascati, Rome (Italy) on<br>
5-9 November 2007. The registration is now open<br>
</tt><tt><a href="http://earth.esa.int/workshops/2007Geohazards/">http://earth.esa.int/workshops/2007Geohazards/</a></tt><tt>.<br>
</tt><br>
<tt>10. VI Jornadas de Educación en Percepción Remota en el Ámbito del Mercosur<br>
y I Uruguayas de Educación en Percepción Remota - 22 y 24 de Noviembre de<br>
2007 - Montevideo, Uruguay<br>
</tt><br>
<tt>11. Convocatoria a becas NUFFIC 2008 para estudiar en el Centro de<br>
Levantamientos Aeroespaciales y Aplicaciones SIG para el Desarrollo<br>
Sostenible de los Recursos Naturales (CLAS), Centro perteneciente a la<br>
Universidad Mayor de San Simón en la ciudad de Cochabamba, Bolivia.<br>
</tt><br>
<tt>Regards<br>
</tt><br>
<tt>David Stevens<br>
Programme Coordinator<br>
UN-SPIDER<br>
United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs<br>
Vienna - Austria<br>
Tel. ++43-(1)-26060-5631 - Skype: tazarkount<br>
FAX ++43-(1)-260607-5631 - E-Mail david.stevens@unvienna.org(See attached file: UN-SPIDER June 2007 Updates.pdf)</tt><br>
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