Engaging the region of Aveiro in a transnational
platform of collaboration based on
Earth observation products and services
February 1st, 2013
Academic Acts Room, University of Aveiro
Conveners: University of Aveiro, Institute of Telecommunications, TICE
9:20-9:30
Welcome
9:30-10:00 The R&D&I landscape at the University of Aveiro :
opportunities for Earth observation products and services
José Fernando Mendes, Vice-Rector of the University of Aveiro
10:00-10:30 The Network of European Regions Using Space Technologies
(NEREUS)
Alain Beneteau, President of NEREUS
10:30-11:00 The SPACE SECTOR & GMES at Toulouse/Midi-Pyrenees
Dominique le Queau, Coordinator of Foundation Science et Technologies
pour l'Aeronautique et Espace
11:00-11:30 Cofee break
11:30-11:45 Regional assets, challenges and oportunities - Comunidade
Intermunicipal da Região de Aveiro (CIRA) (TBC)
Ribau Esteves, President of CIRA
11:45-12:00 Horizon 2020: opportunities to strengthen science, business
and society in addressing environmental challenges
Carlos Borrego, National Delegate for FP7 Environment and Director of
Department of Environment and Planning, University of Aveiro
12:00-12:15 Fisheries Sector: integration of technologies to enhance
productivity (TBD)
12:15-12:45 Discussion
14:30-14:45 A regional asset for high-end services
Pedro Salvado, PT-Innovation in the framework of TICE (Pole of
Telecommunications, Information Technologies and Electronics)
14:45-15:00 Advanced materials for extreme environment applications:
SmallMaTek R&D company
Mikhail Zheludkevich, CICECO&University of Aveiro
15:00-15:15 Advanced Systems for decisional agriculture and Earth
Sciences
Rui Aguiar, IT&University of Aveiro
15:15-15:45 Remote Sensing Applications in Marine Geosciences and
Oceanography
Luís Menezes Pinheiro, CESAM&University of Aveiro
Jesus Dubert , CESAM&University of Aveiro
15:45-16:00 Space technologies for telecom
Nuno Borges, IT&University of Aveiro
16:00-16:30 Open discussion and closing remarks
PARALEL SESSION
Opportunities for industry in cleansky and cleasky 2 (H2020)
February 1st, 15h00 – 17h30
Sala de Traduções, Rectorate of the University of Aveiro
João Romana, NCP Aeronautics & Space, NSRG CLEANSKY (GPPQ/FCT)
Main aim: 5min informal Flash Presentations and Discussion.
Targeted Industry: MOTOFIL, Salvador Caetano, Polo PRODUTECH, Polo Engineering and Tooling,
CEIIA, ASD industry, Space & Aeronautics Research
BROKERAGE EVENT
January 31st, 15h00-17h30
IT auditorium, University of Aveiro
Dominique le Queau, Foundation Science et Technologies pour l'Aeronautique et Espace
Alain Bénetau, NEREUS
Main aim: 5min informal Flash Presentations (2-3 slides). Networking to enhance future collaborations on
space technologies and applications to environment.
SPONSORS
University of Aveiro, CESAM, TICE, Institute of Telecommunications