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IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium - IGARSS Barcelona 2007
Greetings from GRSS president
Greetings from the President of the IEEE Geoscience And Remote
Sensing Society
I invite you all to attend IGARSS 2007 which will be held in
Barcelona, Spain from July 22 to July 27. The theme of IGARSS’07
is “Understanding and Sensing Our Planet”. Understanding and
sensing are two closely related topics. We need to understand the
basics of earth processes such as climate, ecology and hydrology
etc to identify geophysical parameters to be measured in remote
sensing. Determination of the spatial distribution and temporal
evolution of the geophysical parameters will enhance the
understanding of earth processes and utilization of natural
resources.
Thus understanding and sensing our planet need to engage both remote sensing scientists
and engineers that work on technological advances and earth science researchers who
investigate the earth science processes. It is the goal of IGARSS’07 to provide a forum for
reporting such advances.
Professors Ignasi Corbella and Adriano Camps, together with the IGARSS ‘07 Organizing and
Technical Committees, have done a superior job in the preparation of this Symposium. They
have put together a comprehensive program that covers the forefront of remote sensing
technology and applications. In recent years, IGARSS attendance has reached almost 1500
and we expect similar large attendance again this year. At the Technical Program Committee
meeting in February 2007, the Technical Committee worked hard to make careful selection of
the papers and organized them into 11 parallel oral sessions and many interactive sessions.
Both oral papers and poster papers are of the highest quality. Poster papers will be displayed
the whole day on Monday through Thursday. To facilitate interaction with poster paper
authors, all presenters will be requested to be at their posters at designated times during the
interactive sessions. We anticipate enlightening and fruitful discussions at the poster
sessions. I encourage you also to attend the IEEE GEOSS workshop or one of several tutorials
on Sunday July 22. At the plenary session on Monday, you will hear Dr. Lewis Terman, the
IEEE President Elect, speaking on the topic of “ the IEEE vision of making societal impact,
outreach and earth observations and remote sensing”. You will also hear Dr. José Achache,
GEO Secretariat Director and Dr. Jay Pearlman, Chair of ICEO, talking about GEOSS and the
IEEE impact in GEO, particularly in standards, system engineering, remote sensing, and
education.
The IEEE-GRSS Society is well known for its transnational composition. At IGARSS, you will
be able to meet scientists from all over the world and learn about the state of the art of
remote sensing science and technology in many countries.
Barcelona, the capital of Catalonia, is the second largest city in Spain. It has 2000 years of
history with a rich cultural heritage. The conference venue is at an attractive location near
the sea front. Pablo Picasso spent his youth at Barcelona and you can have a chance to visit
the Picasso Museum.
I look forward to seeing you at IGARSS’07. I am confident that you will enjoy the best of
technical exchanges.
Sincerely,
Leung Tsang
President, IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society
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