[UN SPIDER] United Nations/Colombia/United States of America Workshop on the Applications of Global Navigation Satellite Systems, Medellin, Colombia, 23 – 27 June 2008: FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT

[Sharafat GADIMOVA]

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to inform you that the United Nations/Colombia/United States
of America Workshop on the Applications of Global Navigation Satellite
Systems will be held in Medellin from 23 to 27 June 2008.

The programme of the Workshop will include, but not be limited to, the
following topics: (a) use of global navigation satellite systems (GNSS)
technology in precision agriculture, climate change, landscape
epidemiology, e-learning; (b) regional/national experiences and case
studies on GNSS applications; (c) sharing experience of implementing GNSS
applications projects in the region, particularly on issues, concerns and
lessons learned during the implementation; (d) exploring the possibility of
setting up national and regional coordinating mechanisms; (e) review the
status of currently existing plans and projects on GNSS; (f) group
discussion sessions to exchange views and to identify priority areas for
pilot projects to be launched.

Additionally, the working groups will be established to examine the
following items: (a) establishment and consolidation of specific regional
and national working groups and their workplan for particular projects; (b)
definition of ways and means of supporting specific pilot projects,
resources, work schedules and the project leaders; (c) definition of a
regional coordination mechanism that could serve as an interface to the
International Committee on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (ICG); (d)
an update of GNSS inventory document for the Latin American and Caribbean
region.

An  Information  Note  describing  the  background of the Workshop and its
objectives,  together with an application form are attached hereafter, and
are also available on the website of the United Nations Office for Outer
Space Affairs at http://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/SAP/gnss/index.html

It  would  be  greatly appreciated if this information would be forwarded
to colleagues who could contribute to this Workshop.

Warm regards and many thanks for your cooperation,

Sharafat

(See attached file: Information Note.pdf)(See attached file: APPLICATION
FORM.doc)


Sharafat Gadimova, (Ms.)
Programme Officer
Office for Outer Space Affairs
United Nations Office at Vienna
Tel    (Office)      ++43-(1)-26060-5479
FAX  (Office)      ++43-(1)-26060-5830
E-Mail sharafat.gadimova at unvienna.org
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