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 PublicationsInformation Resources Professional Activities Technical Activities Meetings Symposia - Publications - TGRS - GRSL - J-STARS - Magazine - Symposia - Book Series - Web Editor - eNewsletter - PACE - Publicity - History - Education - Corporate Relations - Membership - Chapters - Dist. Spkrs - GOLD - Awards - Fellow/Senior Members - Women in Engineering - Technical Committees - GRSS reps. in Committees - ISO TC Conference Adv. Committee - IGARSS - CMS - Workshops/ Small Conferences Applicable Industry Engagement Highlighted
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 eNewsletter 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 , letter, online sign-up