Monday, November 21, 2005

Calit2 : California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology

Calit2 : California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology: "As Earth becomes increasingly tested on a variety of environmental fronts -- climate warming, global pollution and natural hazards, to name a few -- new ways of observing and monitoring planetary changes have become critical to developing solutions for science and society.

Webcast
To watch a live webcast of the symposium between 9am and 1pm on Monday, November 21,
click here.
[Real player required]

In an effort to organize and enhance these efforts, the University of California, San Diego is spearheading a new center based at UCSD's Scripps Institution of Oceanography focused on monitoring and analyzing aspects of Earth and its environment on a global scale. The mission of the new Center for Earth Observations and Applications (CEOA) is to 'stimulate, support and coordinate sustained research and applications in Earth observations at (UCSD).'"

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