Weekly Round-up: May 22

Here’s our weekly list of EO happenings – con numerosas actividades disponibles en español!

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• 26-28 May. Hybrid. GEO Symposium. earthobservations.org/about-us/events/2026-geo-symposium-geo-21-plenary/schedule
• 27 May. Community event with EOTEC: GEO Infrastructure, Youth and GEO Indigenous Alliance. earthobservations.org/about-us/events/2026-geo-symposium-geo-21-plenary/schedule/2026-geo-symposium-geo-21-plenary-odok-session-geo-infrastructure-youth-and-geo-indigenous-alliance

📅 Deadlines

⭐27 May. Standard ticket purchase. Machine Learning for Earth Observation (ML4EO) 2026. ml4eo.org/

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

31 May. Abstract Deadline. African Association of Remote Sensing in the Environment conference. www.aarse2026.org/call-for-papers

31 May. Application deadline. /Computer Vision for Earth Observation conference. IEEE GRSS/IADF. Limited to 60 participants. 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. ukeo.org/awards/

⭐ 8 June. Nomination deadline. Negotiation Training for Women Delegates to UNCCD COP 17. www.unccd.int/news-stories/stories/open-call-cop17-women-delegates-negotiation-training

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

15 June. Call for abstracts. OpenET Applications Conference. www.linkedin.com/posts/watermanagement-remotesensing-share-7454585987998961664-4fxG

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

⭐19 June. Application deadline. Earth Observation Satellite System Design Training Course 2026. African Space Agency.  africanspaceagency.org/call-for-applications-earth-observation-satellite-system-design-training-course-2026/

⭐ 30 June. Abstract deadline. (Limited financial support available.) 33rd UN/IAF Workshop on Space Economy Opportunities for Emerging Nations: Advancing Socio-Economic Resilience through Space Technologies and Applications. UNOOSA/IAF. www.iafastro.org/events/iac/international-astronautical-congress-2026/associated-events/the-33rd-un/iaf-workshop.html

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. apgarss.com/website/index

🧠 Training, webinars and events

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. Webinar. Flood nowcasting and urban flood resilience. WMO. wmo.int/events/workshop/webinar-nowcasting-urban-flash-flood-forecasting

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

⭐ 2 June. Virtual side event. Strengthening Regional Scientific Cooperation for Climate Knowledge and Resilience in the Americas and the Caribbean. Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. iai.int/en/fortalecimiento-de-la-cooperacion-cientifica-regional-para-la-soberania-del-conocimiento-climatico-y-la-resiliencia-en-las-americas-y-el-caribe/

⭐ 10 Junio. In-person Taller. Fundamentos de Teledetección utilizando el Sistema Satelital Peruano. CONIDA. www.linkedin.com/posts/jpasapera_participa-en-el-taller-fundamentos-de-teledetecci%C3%B3n-activity-7462238969125195776-dho2?

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

1-3 June. Multiple Webinars. Fire Week Training. EUMeTrain. resources.eumetrain.org/events/Event%20Week%20on%20Forest%20Fires-General%20Announcement.pdf

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

⭐23-24 June. Hybrid Conference. Copernicus Land Monitoring Service General Assembly. land.copernicus.eu/en/events/2026-clms-general-assembly-and-user-events

16, 18, 23, and 25 June. Short course: AI Applications Using Environmental Satellite Remote Sensing Data. American Meteorological Society Committee on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography, and Climatology (AMS SatMOC). rammb2.cira.colostate.edu/training/ai-applications-using-environmental-satellite-remote-sensing-data/

18, 23 & 25 June. Intermediate Training. Monitoring and Prediction of Floods Using Earth Observations for Planning and Preparedness. NASA ARSET. www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/trainings/monitoring-predicting-floods-using-earth-observations-planning-preparedness

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

⭐ 2, 9, 16 July. English and Spanish Training. Harnessing NISAR’s Next-Generation Radar Observations for Earth Applications. NASA ARSET. www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/trainings/harnessing-nisar-next-generation-radar-observations-earth-applications

⭐ 8, 15, 22 July.  English and Spanish Training. Estimating Surface PM2.5 Using Satellite Data and Other Information Sources. NASA ARSET. www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/trainings/estimating-surface-pm2.5-using-satellite-data-other-information-sources

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

New course. Facilitating Stakeholder Discussions to Improve Impact-Based Forecasting Approaches. UCAR Comet. https://learn.meted.ucar.edu/#/login . (Login required.) Other New Courses Available. www.comet.ucar.edu/our-latest-comet-meted-courses

Online courses. National Copernicus Capacity Support Action Programme for the Philippines (CopPhil). https://copphil.philsa.gov.ph/copphil-digital-campus/

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

⭐Webinar Recording. Unlocking Advanced Machine Learning Capabilities Within OpenEO. Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ld1N3eubNdY

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