Weekly Round-up: May 8

🌍 We have EO training opportunities and resources from all over the globe this week, with many in Asia-Oceania! Check them out…

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📅 Deadlines

⭐30 May. Abstract deadline. IEEE India Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium https://ingarss2026.co.in/

⭐31 May. Application deadline. Computer Vision for Earth Observation conference. IEEE GRSS/IADF. Limited to 60 participants. https://iadf-school.org/. 

31 May. Application deadline. 11th Annual UN-SPIDER conference.  www.un-spider.org/news-and-events/events/11th-annual-un-spider-beijing-conference-and-training-programme

⭐1 June. Submission deadline. U.K. Excellence in Earth Observation Awards 2026. https://ukeo.org/awards/

⭐15 June. Abstracts due (student and professionals). Inaugural IEEE Asia-Pacific Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium 2026. https://apgarss.com/website/index

15 June. Call for abstracts. OpenET Applications Conference. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/watermanagement-remotesensing-share-7454585987998961664-4fxG?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAEMSueYBlK9Td_F5u6K1rFIMsj-wk0pG6oY

15 June. Conference registration. In-person, Utah, USA. Global Flood Partnership https://www.globalfloodpartnership.org/events/gfp-annual-conference-august-4-6-2026

30 June. Abstract deadline. 2nd EO 4 Soil Symposium. European Space Agency. www.eo4soilsymposium2026.org/

1 July. Call for submissions. How Can Remote Sensing Tackle Regional Problems. REACT/EO4SDGs. https://www.grss-ieee.org/resources/news/call-for-submissions-react-eo4sdg-competition-2026

1 July. Registration deadline. United Nations-Pakistan International Conference on Leveraging Space Technology for Early Warning for All (EW4All), Climate Action and Disaster Risk Assessment, and International Training Course on Space-based Disaster Management. UNOOSA/SUPARCO. https://www.un-spider.org/news-and-events/events/unoosa-suparco-international-training-course

⭐15 July. Travel support requests. Inaugural IEEE Asia-Pacific Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium 2026. https://apgarss.com/website/index

🧠 Training, webinars and events

⭐11 May. Webinar. Where Sensing Makes Sense; EO & Policy. European Space Agency/ European Space Policy Institute. https://www.espi.eu/events/espi-webinar-where-sensing-makes-sense/

12 & 13 May. Online workshop. Harmonized Landsat and Sentinel-2. NASA Satellite Needs Working Group Implementation Team. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScuvqum33hBZvt5vRQ7wNmWOsDLAbKDa-cfnDXCx48kqF8XuQ/viewform

⭐13 May. Webinar. Ecosystems, Biodiversity, and Carbon Management. GEO Knowledge Hub for Youth Webinar Series. https://zoom.us/meeting/register/wzghCDLjSbSHw2y64aB3cg#/registration

15 May. Seminar. NISAR Data for Australia. Earth Observation Australia. https://events.humanitix.com/nisar-revolutionising-global-earth-observation/tickets

⭐19 May. Webinar. Nature-based Solutions to Enhance Resource Conservation and Input Use Efficiency. SAARC Agriculture Center (Bangladesh). https://forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=6lCPCB_DCUyPWZ6f4tIdL_Up0OCSeBxLua4lR1KZCixUMjBZOTAyNUZPNjdRR1FJTVVIWkg1NUg2MC4u&origin=lprLink&route=shorturl

19 May. Webinar. One Forest Vision Initiative. CNES/IDGEO. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdC6Gwcx1uvUKJUYv7q9wlmf68cYX3DJeC8vVimqdSHo5d3-A/viewform

⭐20 May. Webinar. Transforming Agriculture with AI. AGX/Institute for AI in Agriculture & Innovation. https://events.zoom.us/ev/AgD8Ni5gSJ1zPbq7kdBP9R13j02H-m1Mf_FZshN6HMcpW3un92sj~Agy4f4NC3eb0NREo5eeSzSZ30lT4fB8jB23s_pYbBHJYyd-hejUoQmxiMg

⭐20 May. Webinar. Monitoring Climate Change from Space: Satellite Retrievals of Vegetation Parameters. European Space Agency. https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_I-X44s_2TAWdzp440uU2NA#/registration

21 and 28 May. Training. In English and Spanish. Estimating biomass change with GEDI & OBI-WAN API. NASA ARSET
https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/trainings/estimating-biomass-change-gedi-obiwan-api

26 May and 2 June. Training. Intermediate Training: Introduction to Thermal Remote Sensing. NASA ARSET.  www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/trainings/introduction-thermal-remote-sensing-applications-urban-heat-island-mapping

28 May. Moderated discussion. Ensuring Ethical GEO Systems across Africa. American Geographical Society. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeElQpk16YZ4FSfHeAvCzTX5wNceJRgbS2PJ5JfEQHmNICBzQ/viewform

⭐June-July. New virtual and in-person courses. Asian Disaster Preparedness Center. Registration open. https://www.adpc.net/ver25/areas.asp?area=10

1-3 June. In person workshop (Portugal). Space for Maritime Security: Tackling Challenges in the Baltic and European Overseas Territories, Eurisy. https://www.eurisy.eu/event/esa-space-for-maritime-security-workshop/about-the-workshop/

10-11 June. Expandeo 2026. EARSC. expandeo.earsc.org/

18, 23 & 25 June. Intermediate Training. Monitoring and Prediction of Floods Using Earth Observations for Planning and Preparedness. NASA ARSET. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/trainings/monitoring-predicting-floods-using-earth-observations-planning-preparedness?utm_source=social&utm_medium=ext&utm_campaign=Floods2026

⭐21 June-30 September. Egyptian Space Academy Summer Course. Multiple topics and courses. Registration open. https://forms.zohopublic.com/spacekeys/form/EgyptianSpaceAcademySummerTraining/formperma/CVe4k7zqtUKWb6Hb_HGO4JuUx7hXnOkZs0D7jXTXxZI

6-7 July. In-person workshop. EuroGEO Marine and Coastal Action Group. events.eu4oceanobs.eu/e/eurogeo-marine-coastal-action-group-workshop

⭐15 October. International Training Course on Early Warning Capacity Building for Disasters Associated with the Asian-Australian-African Monsoon. Limited to 30 participants from national meteorological agencies or equivalent. China Meteorological Administration. https://training.ceos.org/events/2437/

🌍 Community Announcements & Resources

Call for case studies. New portal. Sentinel Benefits Observatory. European Space Agency. https://sebs360.eu/

New portal. African Space Data and Analytics. Spacehubs Africa. https://data.spacehubs.africa/

Registration Open. ESA ESA Industry Space Days 2026. www.esa.int/About_Us/Business_with_ESA/Small_and_Medium_Sized_Enterprises/Industry_Space_Days

Call for papers.  Weather and Climate-Induced Multi-Hazard Futures: Forecast, Communication, and Preparedness for Society. www.nature.com/collections/facabjihee