An event attended by prominent personalities from space technology will launch the weekly educational program on "Earth Observation from Space" for schoolchildren, young researchers & professionals.
The opening event will take place on Monday 7.12.2015, 14: 00-18: 00 at Harokopio University (El. Venizelou 70, 17676 Kallithea). Keynote speakers of the event will be the pioneering researcher and world-renowned scholar Dr. Stamatis Krimizis, his President and General Manager NSA, Prof. Kanaris Tsiganos, Professor of Space Physics of the University of Athens, Ioannis Daglis, Lecturer of Geography and Earth Sciences ECDC Apostolia Galani, her Research Advisor ESA, Chris Stewart.
At the beginning of the event Prof. Dimosthenis Anagnostopoulos, Rector of Harokopio, Prof. Thomas Maloutas, General Secretary of Research and Technology, Prof. Vassilios Makios, General Director of Corallia, Dr. Jorge Sanchez, Member of the Board of si-cluster, Dr. Thanasis Potsis, President of Evidite and Mr. Evangelos Veronikiatis, CEO of Terra Spatium.
The inaugural event is open to the public and is aimed at everyone interested in space technologies and applications. To participate in the event, advance is requiredenrollment via the link below:
The educational program is organized by the si-Cluster, under the coordination of Corallia and EVIDITE, and the Harokopion University, with the support of ESA and Terra Spatium and sponsors MyMarket, Lancom, Planetek Hellas.
The purpose of the Program is to inform students, young researchers and professionals about the programs and applications of Earth Observation from Space. The data which will be presented in the seminars is a contribution of ESA and several 3rd Party Missions.
The occasion is the World Space Week and the celebrations for 10 years of Greece's participation in the European Space Agency.
