A consortium of national organizations led by the Italian National Research Council has received a grant from the European Commission. The major goal of the grant (named EGIDA (an Italian acronym)) is to support broader implementation and…
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National Academies Program Officer
The Division of Earth and Life studies at the National Academies is looking for a Program Officer to work for the Oceans Studies Board (OSB) in Washington D.C., USA. More information
GEO looking for Disaster SBA contractor
The GEO Secretariat is seeking a contractor for short-term support for its work in Societal Benefit Area of Disasters. Deadline for the application is January 15, 2010. For more information see Contractor for Disasters SBA or go to the GEO web site .
Water For The World
“Time is running out, water is running out,” UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the international business CEOs and civil society leaders in Davos, Switzerland, adding that the world needed to adapt to this reality.
Underscoring that water…
Health and Environment Workshop
IEEE and other organizations sponsored a Health and Environment (H&E) workshop in Geneva in July, 2009. Proceedings of the workshop summarize the outcomes, which include launch of a GEO health and environment community of practice, recommendation for a…
Committees of GEO Meet in Melbourne Australia
The Committees of GEO are meeting in Melbourne, Australia the week of September 14, 2009 to address progress as GEOSS matures into an operational information system. The work plan updates for 2009-11 will have expanded tasks focused on system implementation…
World Climate Conference-3
Earth information scientists and world leaders are attending the World Climate Conference-3 (WCC-3) in Geneva, Switzerland, 31 August – 4 September 2009. The theme of the conference is “Climate prediction and information for decision-making”. [Learn More..]…