Bangkok

The European Commission, through the Technical Assistance and Information Exchange instrument - Partnership Instrument (TAIEX-PI), is organising a multi-country workshop on Space Applications for the ASEAN countries , focusing on the Copernicus and Galileo EU Space initiatives. It will take place in Bangkok on 18 and 19 September 2018. The aim of this workshop is to promote European initiatives on Space applications to officials from ASEAN countries, and to provide information about opportunities for stakeholders in Asia to use Copernicus and Galileo for their own needs. In addition, the workshop will allow to identify opportunities for cooperation with European stakeholders from academia, government and industry. 

For more information, please refer to the draft agenda.This event is open and free to registered participants.

 

Registration is closed as the event venue has reached capacity.

 

 

Summary


Date:               18/09-19/09/2018

Language:      English

Cost:               Free of charge

 

Venue:          Grande Centre Point Hotel Rachadamri

Address:      153/2 Ratchadamri Rd, Khwaeng Lumphini, Khet Pathum Wan

City:              Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10330

Web:            https://www.grandecentrepointratchadamri.com/

 

 

 

Agenda

A printable agenda can be found here

DAY 1 - 18 September 2018

08:30 - 09:00
Registration
09:00 - 09:10
Welcome

 

Dr. Anond Snidvongs – Executive Director/GISTDA

HE Francisco Fontan – EU Ambassador to ASEAN/ EU Delegation Jakarta

HE Vongthep Arthakaivalvatee – ASEAN Deputy Director General

09:10 - 09:20
Space Strategy - Space Applications

 

Philippe Brunet, Director of Aerospace, Maritime, Security and Defence Industries, Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry, European Commission

09:20 - 09:40
European Flagship Programmes

 

  • Copernicus programme (overview) - A. Koch (European Commission)
09:40 - 10:00
European Flagship Programmes

 

  • Galileo programme (overview) - P. Nikolova (European Commission)
10:00 - 10:30
European actors in space and its applications

 

  • European Commission/ESA/EUMETSAT  - A. Koch
  • NSO/Netherlands – R. Grim
  • DLR/Germany – G. Strunz
  • Estonia – P. Liias
  • ASI/Italy – P. Sacco
  • CNES/France – L. Tomasini
10:30 - 11:00
Group photo and coffee break

 

11:00 - 11:15
Using Copernicus: European data access mechanisms

 

A. Koch

11:15 - 12:00
Using Copernicus: Emergency Management

 

G. Strunz -  L. Tomasini – P. Sacco

12:00 - 12:30
Discussion on Copernicus
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch break
14:00 - 14:30
Using Copernicus: Marine monitoring

 

L. Tomasini – P. Liias – G. Strunz

14:30 - 15:00
Using Copernicus: Maritime Domain awareness

 

A. Koch – P. Sacco – L. Tomasini

15:00 - 15:30
Coffee break

 

15:30 - 15:45
Business perspective - Using Copernicus for value added services

 

R. Donnelly - EARSC  

15:45 - 17:00
Business perspective - Meeting the geospatial needs of users in the ASEAN region – EU companies' examples

 

Lubos Kucera/GISAT - Tarek Habib/CLS - Fabio Volpe/e-GEOS - Thomas Pfister/AIRBUS – Karin Schenk/GISAT 

17:00 - 17:30
Discussion - Using Copernicus
17:30 - 17:45
Wrap-up and end of Day 1

 

 

 

                DAY 2 - 19 September 2018

 

09:00 - 09:30
Opportunities for researchers

 

  • Horizon 2020 – Space (Space science, Galileo, Copernicus) - A. Koch

  • EU Member States' research programmes and cooperation opportunities - P. Sacco – L. Tomasini – G. Strunz – R. Grim

09:30 - 09:50
Q&A

 

09:50 - 10:10
Using Galileo: Europe - South-East Asia links in the field of GNSS

 

B. Deisting - BavAIRia & G. Povero - ISMB

10:10 - 10:30
Using Galileo: The NAVIS centre; EU-South East Asia collaboration

 

Prof. Tung Ta Hai - NAVIS Centre Director & Prof. G. Belforte – Politecnico di Torino

10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break

 

11:00 - 11:40
Using Copernicus: Land Monitoring

 

A. Koch - R. Grim – P. Liias

11:40 - 12:00
Using Copernicus: Forest monitoring initiatives

 

ReCaREDD – A. Langner

12:00 - 12:30
Discussion

 

12:30 - 14:00
Lunch break
14:00 - 15:30
Space applications uses in ASEAN Countries

 

  • GISTDA presentation  - Dr. Anond Snidvongs/GISTDA
  • Earth Observation in Indonesia – Dr Orbita Roswintiarti/LAPAN
  • Earth Observation in Vietnam – Dr Vu Anh Tuan/VAST  
  • GNSS in Thailand – W. Pattara-Atikom
  • GNSS applications in Road in Vietnam  - Mr. Tran Quang Ha - Ministry of Transport - Vietnam
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee break

 

16:00 - 17:00
Business perspective – Downstream satellite navigation business opportunities – EU companies' examples

 

M. Dumville/NSL -  V Romano/SpaceEarthTechnologies – ANAVS - G. Heinrichs/IFEN

17:00 - 17:30
Discussion

 

17:30 - 18:00
Summary - Way forward

 

Travel

More information will be made available soon.

 

  Additional information

You can find a brochure detailing the benefits of Copernicus for ASEAN countries here

 

 

Contact Information

Organising team

Julien TURPIN

Policy Officer, DG GROW, EC

julien . turpin [at] ec . europa . eu