GEO Week 2022

31 Oct 22 - 04 Nov 22
Accra International Conference Centre (AICC),
Accra, Ghana

Full Schedule

31 October

Monday,09:00 - 20:00
09:00-10:30
Committee Hall 1

Industry Track: Session 1

09:00-10:30
Committee Hall

AfriGEO Symposium: Opening Session & Session 1: Building Resilient and Sustainable Systems

09:00-10:30
Room 117a

Open data policies global overview and focus in Africa

09:00-17:30
Multiple Rooms

Side Events

11:00-12:30
Committee Hall 1

Industry Track: Session 2

11:00-12:30
Committee Hall 2

AfriGEO Symposium - Session 2: Building Resilient and Sustainable Communities

11:00-12:30
Main Auditorium

Youth Track: Panel discussion with young women in GIS

14:00-15:30
Committee Hall 1

Industry Track: Session 3

14:00-15:30
Committee Hall 2

AfriGEO Symposium - Session 3: Sustainable Urban Development

14:00-15:30
Meeting Room I

EO Risk Toolkit Information session

14:00-15:30
Meeting Room II

Mountains and Polar Regions - an exchange on Cold Regions within the GEO Work Programme

14:00-15:30
Room 117a

Earth Observation data for multi-scale monitoring of mining activities impact

14:00-15:30
Room 218

Digital Earth Global Session

16:00-17:30
Committee Hall 2

AfriGEO Symposium: Road to GEO post-2025

16:00-17:30
Main Auditorium

Youth Track: Industry and Youth Tracks joint event

16:00-17:30
Meeting Room II

The impact of EO for the 2030 Agenda

16:00-17:30
Meeting Room III

The GEO Indigenous Alliance: Democratising Earth Observation Data and Tools for Climate Action

16:00-17:30
Room 117a

Harnessing National Research Education Networks (NREN) infrastructure for research and data-sharing in Earth Observation and Climate Action

18:00-20:00
Exhibition Space

Networking event organized by the Youth and Industry Tracks

01 November

Tuesday,09:00 - 18:00
09:00-10:30
Committee Hall 2

AfriGEO Symposium - Session 4: Enhancing Resilience and Sustainability of Resources

09:00-10:30
Main Auditorium

Youth Track: "Road to GEO Post-2025"

09:00-10:30
Meeting Room I

59th Executive Committee meeting

09:00-10:30
Room 117a

Evidence-based decisions and impact through National GEOs

11:00-12:30
Committee Hall 2

AfriGEO Symposium: Launches

11:00-12:30
Main Auditorium

Youth Track: Water and Youth - Engaging the next generation in science and policy

11:00-12:30
Meeting Room I

59th Executive Committee meeting

11:00-12:30
Meeting Room II

GEO Initiatives and European Projects: Synergies for Urban Resilience

11:00-12:30
Room 117a

Earth Observation and Health: Early Warning Systems and beyond!

11:00-12:30
Room 218

The Value of Valuing Earth Observations

14:00-15:30
Committee Hall 1

Industry Track: Session 4

14:00-15:30
Committee Hall 2

AfriGEO Symposium - Session 5: LDN and Land Cover

14:00-15:30
Meeting Room I

59th Executive Committee meeting

14:00-15:30
Meeting Room II

Earth Observation for Ecosystem Accounting in Ghana

14:00-15:30
Meeting Room III

Innovative agriculture monitoring for improved food security

15:00-15:10
Exhibition Space

Exhibition Opening

16:00-18:00
Committee Hall 1

Industry Track: Session 5

16:00-17:30
Committee Hall 2

AfriGEO Symposium - Session 6: Data and Infrastructure

16:00-17:30
Meeting Room I

59th Executive Committee meeting

16:00-17:30
Meeting Room II

Accelerating all SDGs through the GEO-LDN federated tool and capacity development approach

16:00-17:30
Room 117a

Open Knowledge and GEO Knowledge Hub

17:30-18:00
Committee Hall 2

AfriGEO Symposium - Closing Session

02 November

Wednesday,09:00 - 17:30
09:00-10:30
Main Auditorium

GEO-18 Opening Session

11:00-12:30
Main Auditorium

GEO-18 Session 2: Operational Services for Africa

14:00-15:30
Main Auditorium

GEO-18 Session 3: Earth Observations for Nature-Based Solutions

16:00-17:30
Main Auditorium

GEO-18 Session 4: Road to GEO Post-2025

03 November

Thursday,09:00 - 17:30
09:00-10:30
Main Auditorium

GEO-18 Session 5: Future-proofing National Adaptation Plans

11:00-12:30
Main Auditorium

GEO-18 Session 6: Collective Action on Oceans, Climate and Biodiversity

14:00-15:30
Main Auditorium

GEO-18 Session 7: The Way Ahead: Plenary Business and Decisions

16:00-17:30
Main Auditorium

GEO-18 Session 8: Closing Session: Recognizing Youth, Public Private Partnership and Excellence in GEO

04 November

Friday,07:00 - 15:00
07:00-15:00
Songor

Field Trip Songor Ramsar site

09:00-12:31
Meeting Room I

59th Executive Committee meeting

Open to all registered attendees

Restricted access: on invitation only

Restricted access: only open to GEO Delegates and Ministers