BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Rome BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20270328T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:CEST END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261025T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=10 TZNAME:CET END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260903T152633Z UID:D2A2A22C-586D-40D8-B178-611AAFC7681D DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20261114T182200 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20261115T182400 DESCRIPTION:The event is the GRSS Students and Young Professionals (SYP) Su mmit 2026\, which will take place on 14–15 November 2026 in Naples\, Ita ly. The Summit is organized by the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Soci ety (GRSS) and is primarily targeted at students\, PhD candidates\, postdo ctoral researchers\, and young professionals working in Earth Observation\ , Remote Sensing\, and related fields.\n\nThe main goals of the event are: \n- fostering networking among young researchers and professionals\;\n- di scussing career opportunities in academia\, industry\, and international o rganizations\;\n- promoting leadership and volunteer engagement within GRS S and IEEE\;\n- exposing participants to emerging trends and future challe nges in Earth Observation.\n\nWe would ideally like to involve an ESA repr esentative in a panel discussion and/or a fireside chat with students and young professionals focused on:\n- the future of Earth Observation\;\n- ca reer opportunities within the EO ecosystem\;\n- the role of young professi onals in shaping future EO missions and applications\;\n- the skills and c ompetencies that the next generation should develop.\n\nThe idea is to cre ate an interactive session rather than a purely technical presentation\, a llowing students and young professionals to engage directly with ESA and a sk questions about both technology and career development.\n\nAgenda: \nKe ynote Speakers\n\n- Fairouz Stambouli – German Aerospace Center (DLR)\n- Tianlin Wang – Jet Propulsion Laboratory\n- Roberto Sabia – European Space Agency (ESA)\n- Francescopaolo Sica – University of the Bundeswehr Munich\n\nCareer Session – “How I Got Here”\n\n- Silvia Liberata Ul lo – University of Sannio\n- Gianfranco Fornaro – Italian National Res earch Council\n- Artur Miroszewski (TBC) – ESA Φ-lab\n\nTechnical Commi ttee Workshop\n\n- Giampaolo Ferraioli (IADF) – University of Naples Par thenope\n- Marco Manzoni (REACT) – Polytechnic of Milan\n\nNapoli\, Camp ania\, Italy LOCATION:Napoli\, Campania\, Italy ORGANIZER:ferdinando.nunziata@uniroma1.it SEQUENCE:6 SUMMARY:GRSS Students and Young Professionals (SYP) Summit 2026 URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/575624 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><div>The event is the GRSS Students and Young Professionals (SYP) Summit 2026\, which will take place on 14&ndash\;15 N ovember 2026 in Naples\, Italy. The Summit is organized by the IEEE Geosci ence and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS) and is primarily targeted at studen ts\, PhD candidates\, postdoctoral researchers\, and young professionals w orking in Earth Observation\, Remote Sensing\, and related fields.</div>\n <div>&nbsp\;</div>\n<div>The main goals of the event are:</div>\n<div>- fo stering networking among young researchers and professionals\;</div>\n<div >- discussing career opportunities in academia\, industry\, and internatio nal organizations\;</div>\n<div>- promoting leadership and volunteer engag ement within GRSS and IEEE\;</div>\n<div>- exposing participants to emergi ng trends and future challenges in Earth Observation.</div>\n<div>&nbsp\;< /div>\n<div>We would ideally like to involve an ESA representative in a pa nel discussion and/or a fireside chat with students and young professional s focused on:</div>\n<div>- the future of Earth Observation\;</div>\n<div> - career opportunities within the EO ecosystem\;</div>\n<div>- the role of young professionals in shaping future EO missions and applications\;</div >\n<div>- the skills and competencies that the next generation should deve lop.</div>\n<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n<div>The idea is to create an interactive session rather than a purely technical presentation\, allowing students an d young professionals to engage directly with ESA and ask questions about both technology and career development.</div><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><h3 >Keynote Speakers</h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Fairouz Stambouli&nbsp\;&ndash\; German Aerospace Center (DLR)</li>\n<li>Tianlin Wang&nbsp\;&ndash\; Jet Propulsio n Laboratory</li>\n<li>Roberto Sabia&nbsp\;&ndash\; European Space Agency (ESA)</li>\n<li>Francescopaolo Sica&nbsp\;&ndash\; University of the Bunde swehr Munich</li>\n</ul>\n<h3>Career Session &ndash\; &ldquo\;How I Got He re&rdquo\;</h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Silvia Liberata Ullo&nbsp\;&ndash\; University of Sannio</li>\n<li>Gianfranco Fornaro&nbsp\;&ndash\; Italian National Res earch Council</li>\n<li>Artur Miroszewski&nbsp\;(TBC) &ndash\; ESA &Phi\;- lab</li>\n</ul>\n<h3>Technical Committee Workshop</h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Giampaol o Ferraioli&nbsp\;(IADF) &ndash\; University of Naples Parthenope</li>\n<l i>Marco Manzoni (REACT) &ndash\; Polytechnic of Milan</li>\n</ul> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR