Hear from the leads of 5 major UK space climate programmes who will give updates on upcoming funding opportunities, benefiting academia & industry.
Space4Climate is hosting this important webinar on behalf of the UK Space Agency, providing early information on future opportunities. The speakers are involved in programmes that will be delivering funding that recognises the importance of the UK Earth Observation for the climate sector. The session is aimed at industry and academia.
We will be joined by the leads of five major space climate programmes in the UK who will provide latest updates and what opportunities to look out for. The plenary session will be followed by parallel break-out sessions for each of the programmes, allowing participants to deep dive with the respective leads, so you may want to bring more than one representative from your organisation.
The UK has a vibrant landscape of world-leading Earth Observation (EO) academic and industrial organisations and a well-founded reputation for excellence in EO. In the National Space Strategy, the Government committed to remain at the forefront of EO technology and knowhow. The webinar speakers are involved in projects that will deliver essential funding to recognise the importance of this sector and building our national capability.
Book here: UK Space Climate Programmes Information Day
For any queries email Space4Cimate@reading.ac.uk
Agenda
13:30 – 13:35: Welcome and housekeeping by Krupa Nanda Kumar, Climate Services Development Manager, Space4Climate
13:35 – 13:40: Introduction by Beth Greenaway, Head of EO and Climate, UK Space Agency
13:40 – 14:20: ESA Climate Space programme update by Susanne Mecklenburg, Head of ESA Climate Office, European Space Agency
14:20 – 14:40: UK EO Climate Information Services programme update by Prof Christopher Merchant, EOCIS lead scientist, National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO) and University of Reading
14:40 – 14:55: Met Office climate programme update by Adrian Broad, UK Government Relationship Management, Met Office
14:55 – 15:05: EO Data Hub programme by Prof John Remedios, NCEO Director; Professor, University of Leicester
15:05 – 15:15: UK Space Agency / Space4Climate climate services calls by UK Space Agency
15:15 – 15:30: Speaker Q&A
15:30 – 15:45: Comfort break
15:45 – 16:15: Programme break-out sessions hosted by the programme leads.
16:15 – 16:30: Programme wrap-up by Beth Greenaway, Head of EO and Climate, UK Space Agency