Opportunities Round-up: July 24

We’re back with the latest round-up of deadlines, training, and other opportunities to engage with Earth observations and the geospatial community.

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📅 Deadlines

⭐31 July. Online Course Registration. Transforming Maps into Stories & Data into Decisions. (Course dates: 10-21 August.) Regional Centre of Excellence for Eastern and Southern Africa (at RCMRD). rcoe-geoportal.rcmrd.org/pages/transforming-maps-into-stories-data-into-decisions

⭐31 July. Applications. All-women Space Hackathon. African Space Expo. aspex.africa/en/register/spatielles

⭐31 July. Applications. Mentorship program for African women and youth leaders. Empowering Women and Youth Amid Economic Insecurity. UNITAR. event.unitar.org/full-catalog/empowering-youth-and-women-amid-economic-instability-enhancing-public-private

⭐31 July. Conference registration. The 2nd Eastern Africa Dialogue Platform on Anticipatory Action (28-30 October). IGAD. eadp.icpac.net/

⭐31 July. Call for Flash Talks. GEO Health Community of Practice 6th CoP/AmeriGEO Special Edition (11 and 25 August, online). geohealthcop.org/workshops/2026/8/11/telecon-americas

11 August. Abstract Deadline. 107th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting. ams.confex.com/ams/107ANNUAL/cfp.cgi

⭐15 August. Applications. ASPEX Lab Projects. African Space Expo (24-26 September.) aspex.africa/fr/register/project-labs

⭐15 August. Application for mentorship program. Seeking mentors and mentees. Women in GIS.  Mentors: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf4zfOToKfxdZfA86M01E3G2V6VTOUzNAYjVQMah3BD0qxieg/viewform

Mentees: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdYUaUy7Uj8o_4W-NgwVcaIJcKjoIE7thco3M7OpMfnl1k-Pg/viewform

🧠 Training, webinars and events

⭐30 July. Webinar. National Earth Observation Initiatives and Data Sharing Framework in Kenya. AfriGEO Community of Practice (CoP) on Data & Infrastructure. events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e2a0aa23-6ea6-4908-94fa-b7dd217a5452@8f7dfaed-8db2-4d59-97de-b395b6848a59

2 August. Hybrid Short-Course. Efficient Python Workflows for Accessing, Analyzing, Visualizing, and Indexing Large Environmental Datasets in the Cloud. American Meteorological Society Committee on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography, and Climatology (AMS SatMOC).  More info.

 4, 6, 11 August. Online course.NASA Earth Observations for Reservoir and Water Utility Management. NASA ARSET. www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/trainings/nasa-earth-observations-reservoir-water-utility-management

17-21 August. In-person. Earth Observation Summer School 2026. OpenGEOHub. pretix.eu/opengeohubfoundation/EOSummerSchool2026/. 

⭐26 August-7 September. MOOC: Foundations and Frontiers of ArcGIS Imagery. 6 hours weekly. ESRI. esri.com/training/catalog/68250ef99d321b7e769b5e9f/the-arcgis-imagery-mooc-foundations-and-frontiers/

In-person workshop (Portugal). 7-8 September (new date). Space for Maritime Security: Tackling Challenges in the Baltic and European Overseas Territories, Eurisy. eventbrite.fr/e/esa-space-for-maritime-security-workshop-tickets-1992116584330?

🌍 Community announcements & resources

⭐Accepting applications. Fall 2026 Internships. Open to students based in the United States. American Geographical Society. linkedin.com/posts/american-geographical-society_internship-geography-gis-activity-7486054035448377347-WJV5

⭐Save the date. AmeriGEO 2026. 30 November-05 December. www.amerigeo.org/

⭐New report. Earth Observation for Sustainable Development. UN SPIDER. un-spider.org/sites/default/files/EO4SDG%20Book_UNOOSA.pdf

Registration open. 10th AfriGEO Symposium: Earth Observation for a Resilient Africa. mapcompetition.rcmrd.org/

Save the Date: EO4Agri 2027, 26-30 April. European Space Agency. eo4agri2027.esa.int/