Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society GRSS Industry Engagement

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society GRSS Industry Engagement Marwan Younis David Kunkee Joint Chapter Chair & Globalization Committee Meeting Beijing, July 10, 2016

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society Benefit for Industry • GRSS provides a platform for cooperation and interaction with space agencies and other companies • Gives access to technical information and (space agency) strategies • Allows direct and indirect advertisement • GRSS is a unbiased platform which can give statements on technical aspects • Define, influence and publish strategies through (a neutral) GRSS • Its activities and members make the society a source of knowledge

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society Benefit for GRSS • • Increase membership but more importantly get active GRSS members Get actively involved in technical aspects Identify its activities based on the actual need Allow influence in shaping GRSS

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society Cross Cutting IEEE GRSS Organization Publications Information Resources Professional Activities - Publications - Web Editor - Membership - Chapters -Technical - Dist. Spkrs - GOLD - Awards - Fellow/Senior Members - Women in Engineering - GRSS reps. in Committees - ISO TC-211 - TGRS - e. Newsletter - GRSL - PACE - Publicity - History - Education - Corporate Relations - J-STARS - Magazine - Symposia - Book Series Technical Activities Committees Applicable Industry Engagement Highlighted Meetings Symposia - Conference Adv. Committee - IGARSS - CMS - Workshops/ Small Conferences

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society Cross Cutting IEEE GRSS Examples • Conferences: IGARSS, small conferences, and workshops − Develop technical forum for industry representatives − Industry social event • Publications: Magazine − In depth columns devoted to industry • Technical Activities: − Technical Committees − Leverage industry ties to GRSS (OGC; Standards) • Professional Activities: Chapters − Chapters: local connections to industry, recruit regional liaison − Awards, Senior Member/Fellow nomination − Women in Engineering • Information Resources: Newsletter/Publicity − Distribute e. Newsletter and publicity handouts

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society Discussion • Member retention program and marketing approach • Ideas for promoting IEEE/GRSS membership access to information and recourses, IGARSS, … • Establish procedure for industry/space agency contact email, letter, online sign-up