Sunday, October 17th, 2010
Technological advances are driving European research and people are increasingly becoming dependent on technology to make their lives more efficient. Visual analytics marries analytical reasoning with visual interactive interfaces to resolve complex problems. The EU-funded VISMASTER (‘Visual analytics – Mastering the information age’) project, which received more than 530 000 in funding under the ‘Information
Thursday, October 14th, 2010
The District is looking to the future by revising its Official Community Plan. “We are entering into this process not only as a requirement under the community charter, but also to give council fresh direction from the community on moving ahead and setting achievable goals and objectives,” said Mayor Bev Parnham. Read More
Friday, October 8th, 2010
SARAL is a satellite that can be used to monitor the level of sea water. It is jointly developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the French National Space Agency (CNES). The satellite will carry a Ka-band radar altimeter, AltiKa, and a data collection system, ARGOS. ISRO is responsible for building as well
Monday, October 4th, 2010
This is a gentle reminder about the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) and Earth Systems Science Partnership(ESSP) invitation to participate in a survey of crop modelling, climate change and food security. If you have not already done so, could you please follow the link below and complete the survey?
Sunday, October 3rd, 2010
EURO/day plus travel expenses)experts of the European Commission (450 according to standard procedures for fee paid for the peer review and QA/QC procedures • Reviewers reimbursed for the time required https://cordis.europa.eu/emmfp7/index.cfmindependent experts of FP7: • Registered members within the database of • Restricted group of
Friday, October 1st, 2010
The two-day International Expert Consultation Meeting: Mountain Initiative on Climate Change organised by the Government of Nepal Ministry of Environment (MoE) and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) on 23-24 September 2010 in Kathmandu concluded with a clarion call for greater global support and partnership to protect mountain ecosystems and their services from the
Friday, October 1st, 2010
A six-day long Youth Forum, ‘Empowering Youth with Earth Observation Information for Climate Actions’ starts from 1 October attended by some 40 young people from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Nepal andPakistan, more than half of them women. The forum aims to familiarise the participants with the potential benefits of earth observation derived information, and impart GIS/RS knowledge and skills for
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
Bristol Conservation and Science Foundation is looking to recruit a dynamic, self-motivated person to take responsibility for the agricultural components of its project in the Comoro Islands. The main duties are (i) developing and updating agricultural project intervention strategies, (ii) training the local team to implement and manage the agricultural activities, (iii) managing the team of agricultural
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010
The Velaro D, Germany’s new high-speed train, is celebrating its world premiere at the InnoTrans 2010. Peter Löscher, Siemens CEO, presented today the latest generation of the high-speed train for the first time to Dr. Rüdiger Grube, Chairman of the Management Board and CEO of Deutsche Bahn AG. The new ICE (Class 407), DB’s future
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010
Irish marine researchers (including SMEs) are invited to comment and / or give input to future European Marine Research Strategy via the draft Ostend Declaration. The EurOCEAN 2010 Ostend Declaration will be a key deliverable of the Belgian-EU Presidency EurOCEAN 2010 Conference (Ostend 12th – 13th October). The Ostend Declaration, following the success of the Galway
