Earth Observation for customers - Oceans and Coasts

The European Commission's Centre for Earth Observation (CEO), will hold the first in a series of workshops entitled "EO for Customers", in Lisbon, Portugal, from 2 to 3 July 1998, during the Expo '98 exhibition.

The objective of the workshop, entitled "Oceans and Coasts", is to inform potential users about the wide range of possible applications of EO data and information in a specific field. In particular, work currently being carried out within the Space activities of the Fourth RTD Framework Programme which relates to the theme of Expo '98, "Oceans - our Heritage" will be presented.

Projects undertaken by industry or research organizations across Europe, and managed by one or other of the Directorates-General of the European Commission, will be introduced by their contractors, who will, in particular, emphasize customer requirements and present their latest results. The presentations have been grouped under the following six themes:

- Seastate;
- Oceans and climate;
- Ice monitoring;
- Algal bloom;
- Oil pollution;
- Coastal zones.

It is hoped to introduce some of the sessions with a short presentation giving the customers' point of view of how Earth Observation could be useful in their line of work.
Further information on the event, including a preliminary programme, can be found at:

http://www.ceo.org/eventsop.html

A registration form and hotel reservation form can be obtained from:

European Commission
Joint Research Centre
Ms Cathy Morris
Fax +39-332-785461
E-mail: cathy.morris@jrc.it

For further information on the workshop, please contact:

European Commission
Joint Research Centre
Ms Nina Costa
CEO Programme
Fax +39-332-789886
E-mail: nina.costa@jrc.it