On January 11 (Thu) and 12 (Fri), 2007, the GEOSS Symposium on Integrated Observation for Sustainable Development in the Asia-Pacific Region (GEOSS AP Symposium) was held at the Dai-ichi Hotel Tokyo Seafort in Japan. The symposium was organized by the Secretariat of the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) with the support of the Japanese government. A total of 311 participants attended the symposium from 30 countries.

Photos (Plenary)


Photo at the Plenary (Jan 12)

Welcome Remarks from host country:
Mr. Akio YUKI		  
Welcome Remarks :
Prof. José Achache

Keynote speech: Dr. Hiroo Kanamori		  
Report from Asia-Pacific Network
for Global Change Research:
Dr. Andrew Matthews
GEOSS related activities in Asia-Pacific countries

Japan: Mr. Kenji Itatani 		 
China: Dr. Guoguang Zheng

India: Dr. Shibendu Shankar Ray 		 
Indonesia: Dr. Orbita Roswintiarti

Iran: Dr.Majid Azadi 		 
Korea: Dr. YongSeob Lee

Malaysia: Dr. Mustafa Subari 		 
Nepal: Mr. Toya Nath Baral

Philippines: Dr. Nathaniel T. Servando 		 
Thailand: Dr. Silapathong Chaowalit

Photos (Parallel Sessions)

Monitoring Ecosystems and Biodiversity

 
Chair: Dr. Yoshifumi Yasuoka
<Professor, The University of Tokyo>
 

Monitoring Climate Change and Water Cycle

 
Chair: Dr. Toshio Koike
<Professor, The University of Tokyo>
 

Monitoring Forest Fire

 
Chair: Dr. Masami Fukuda
<Professor, Hokkaido University >
 

Monitoring Earthquakes

 
Chair: Dr. Mizuho Ishida
<Senior Scientist, Japan Agency
for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)>