Workshop on Building Regional Earth and Marine Observing Systems to Safeguard APEC Resources and Communities, 26th-30th September 2016, Australia

The Building Regional Earth and Marine Observing Systems to Safeguard APEC Resources and Communities Workshop was held in Canberra 27-30 September 2016 drew together over 40 technical experts and policy makers across 14 APEC member economies, and included representatives from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and universities and observers from the Pacific Islands.

As part of the Workshop activities, on the 26 September 2016, international participants undertook a site visit to the Sydney Institute of Marine Science and were given demonstrations of institutional and commercial products derived from earth and marine observing and attended a presentation by Assoc. Prof. Lin Lin Ge from the University of New South Wales) on the use of radar imaging to improve disaster preparedness and response.

Participants then travelled to Canberra to participate in discussions regarding opportunities and priorities for innovative, efficient and effective use of satellite and in-situ earth and marine observation systems to benefit the APEC region.

Presentations from the workshop are available from the IMOS Office, please contact us on imos(at)imos.org.au

The Workshop Report can be downloaded here.

The Workshop was supported by the Australian Government and APEC