GEO-CRADLE Regional Workshop, 24/03/2017, Sofia
We cordially invite you to participate in the Regional Workshop of the GEO-CRADLE Horizon2020 project (www.geocradle.eu – Coordinating and integRating state-of-the-art Earth Observation Activities in the regions of North Africa, Middle East, and Balkans and Developing Links with GEO related initiatives towards GEOSS). The event is jointly organized by the Project Coordinator National Observatory of Athens (NOA) and the Project Partner Space Research and Technology Institute (SRTΙ). It will take place on:
March 24th 2017, from 10:00 to 16:00
Great Hall of the Central Headquarters of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
15th November St., №1, Sofia, Bulgaria
This regional workshop will focus on identifying the potential local challenges hindering the Earth Observation (EO) market uptake and business performances, while seeking solutions to enhance growth and innovation in the geo-information sector. Aiming to support knowledge sharing and an enhanced cooperation between academia and industry, the event will also provide participants with a unique cross-sector networking opportunity. In addition, panel discussions will be complemented with information on available EU funding in the EO sector. We are looking forward to welcoming you to this event and we are certain that your presence and input will greatly enrich our discussions.
Please register by filling in this form: www.eventora.com/en/Events/geo-cradle-sofia
For further information about project activities, please visit the GEO-CRADLE website at www.geocradle.eu
Yours sincerely,
Dr Haris Kontoes Dr Hristo Nikolov
GEO-CRADLE Project Coordinator, NOA GEO-CRADLE Project Partner SRTΙ
The Agenda:
| Time | Title of the topic addressed | Speaker |
| 10:00-10:05 | Opening | Mr. Hristo Nikolov,
GEO-CRADLE Partner SRTI |
| 10:05-10:10 | Welcome | Professor Kristalina Stoykova,
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences |
| 10:10-10:30 | Opportunities within the Framework Programme “Horizon 2020” | Mr. Dimitar Asenov, Ministry of Education, Youth and Science of Bulgaria |
| 10:30-10:50 | Presentation of the GEO CRADLE project | Mr. Lefteris Mamais, GEO-CRADLE Project Coordination Team NOA |
| 10:50-11:10 | ESA related activities in Bulgaria | Mr. Emil Komatichev, Ministry of Economy of Bulgaria |
| 11:10-11:30 | GEO related activities in Bulgaria | Associate Professor Lyubka Pashova, National GEO Office of Bulgaria |
| 11:30-11:50 | The activities of the Space Research and Technology Institute – BAS | Professor George Sotirov, SRTI-BAS |
| 11:50-12:10 | Structure and activities of the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology – BAS | Professor Ekaterina Batchvarova, NIMH-BAS |
| 12:10-12:30 | On the earthquake’s prediction by the Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy – BAS | Associate Professor Strashimir Mavrodiev, INRNE-BAS |
| 12:30-13:30 | Lunch break | |
| 13:30-13:50 | Presentation from ESRI Bulgaria | Mr. Dimitar Koritarov |
| 13:50-14:10 | Presentation from ReSAC Ltd. | Mr. Vassil Vassilev |
| 14:10-14:30 | Presentation from GeoCad-93 Ltd. | Mr. Milush Blagoev |
| 14:30-14:50 | Aero-space technologies for sustainable and secure environment | Mr. Kamen Iliev, Risk Space Transfer Office – BAS |
| 14:50-15:00 | Coffee break | |
| 15:00-15:20 | Presentation of the thematic areas of the GEO CRADLE project pilots | |
| 15:20-15:35 | EU funding possibilities – H2020 calls | Mr. Kristian Milenov, ASDE Bulgaria |
| 15:35-15:55 | Discussion and wrap-up | Mr. Lefteris Mamais,
GEO-CRADLE Project Coordination Team NOA |
| 15:55-16:00 | Closing remarks | Mr. Hristo Nikolov,
GEO-CRADLE Partner SRTI |
| Public authorities | Academia | Industry & NGOs | GEO-CRADLE consortium | Breaks |
DOWNLOADS: Invitation, Agenda and Minutes
