[AFREF-23] UNOOSA-STDM Bangkok Workshop Deadline 27 September

["David STEVENS" <David.Stevens @ unvienna.org>]

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AFREF Mail               06 Sep 09:00:54 PDT 2002      Message Number 23
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Author: David Stevens

Dear Colleagues,

Hope all is well.

Workshop in Bangkok - Just a reminder that the next UN Regional Workshop on
Space Technology for Disaster Management will be held in Bangkok from 11-15
November for the benefit of countries in Asia and the Pacific (specifically
the countries that are within ESCAP's region). If you are planning to go
the deadline for you to send in your application is September 27th,
particularly important if you are requesting funding support to attend.

Check the following website for more information and the application form:

http://www.oosa.unvienna.org/SAP/stdm

Africa Workshop (Addis Ababa) - The presentations for this workshop are
already up on the website (at the same URL indicated above). All the
participants are at the moment jointly revising the draft Plan-of-Action.
If you would like to receive this draft version in order to give us your
contributions to this important structure please let me know:
david.stevens @ unvienna.org.

UNOOSA-STDM Discussion List - We have put together a Discussion List
(hosted by UNGIWG) to support all the Regional Networks that are being
created at each workshop. So far we have the African Regional Network and
the Latin American and Caribbean one. If you want to participate or just
stay in the loop of what is happening in the area of space technology and
disaster management in developing countries just go to the following
website and sign-up.

http://www.ungiwg.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/unoosa-stdm

DFD Workshop - Satellites in the Service of Humanitarian Relief and
Disaster Mitigation - A Workshop for Decision Makers and Field
Practitioners. More information for this upcoming activity can be found at
the following website

http://www.dfd.dlr.de/dfd/workshop/bruessel/start.html

Vacancies UNDCP - There are two job opening (L4s) for experts in the area
of remote sensing and GIS with plenty of experience in agricultural surveys
and field work. One in Afghanistan and the other one in Myanmar. Both are
excellent opportunities. I have worked in both countries and all I can say
is that both jobs are really challenging, rewarding and worthwhile. Check
them out at:

http://www.undcp.org/odccp/vacancy_announcements.html

Hope to see you all in Bangkok .... or perhaps at the following workshop
which will be held in Romania in 2003 for the benefit of all Eastern and
Central European countries.

Warmest regards,

David

David Stevens
Office for Outer Space Affairs
United Nations Office at Vienna
Tel    (Office)      ++43-(1)-26060-5631
FAX  (Office)      ++43-(1)-26060-5830
E-Mail david.stevens @ unvienna.org

Web Site for Space Technology and Disaster Management
www.oosa.unvienna.org/SAP/stdm

Space Technology and Disaster Management - Workshop for Asia and the
Pacific Region - 11-15 November 2002