Welcome Address
On behalf of the greatercommunity in Japan
dedicated the Digital Earthenterprise, it is my honor tosubmit this proposal for
hosting the 5th Digital EarthSummit, November 9-11 in
Nagoya, Japan. InternationalDigital Earth Applied
Science Research Center(IDEAS), Chubu Universityand Digital Earth community of Japan are fullycommitted to providing a world-class venue forcontinuing the tradition of bringing together nations
and institutions of the world for the purpose ofsharing the accomplishments in applying
advanced technologies and information to the goalof sustainable living on the planet.
This 5th summit will focus on ESD (Education for
Sustainable Development) and Citizen Science,i.e., what Digital Earth can contribute for ESD andCitizen Science. It will be a side-event of the World
Conference on ESD, End of the Decade meeting,Nagoya, Japan.
Chancellor, Chubu University
Prof. Atsuo IIYOSHI

Conference Venues
International Symposium on Digital Earth1999 Beijing, CHINA
2001 Fredericton, CANADA
2003 Brno, CZECH
2005 Tokyo, JAPAN2007 Berkley, USA
2009 Beijing, CHINA
2011 Perth, AUSTRALIA
2013 Kuching, MALAYSIA
2015 Halifax, CANADA
Digital Earth Summit
2006 Auckland, NEW ZEALAND
2008 Berlin, GERMANY
2010 Nesebar, BULGARIA
2012 Wellington, NEW ZEALAND
2014! Nagoya, JAPAN

5th Digital Earth Summit
Digital Earth for ESD(Education for Sustainable Development)

Nov. 9–11, 2014 Nagoya, JAPANhttp://www.isde-j.com/summit2014/

Important Dates
Nov.
2013 Announcement and call for papers
May2014 Notification of abstract
Jul.
2014 Deadline for papers
Sep.
2014 Early registration closedOct.
2014 Final Program

About ISDE
Digital Earth is a global initiative to construct acomprehensive virtual representation of the planet.
It is a collaborative effort between Earth sciences,
space sciences and information sciences tomonitor and forecast natural and humanphenomena. The International Society for Digital
Earth is a non-political, non-governmental and notfor-profit international organization, principally forpromoting academic exchange, science andtechnology innovation, education, and international
collaboration towards Digital Earth.
ISDE Website (http://www.isde-digitalearth.org)

International Digital Earth Applied Science
Research Center (IDEAS), Chubu University
Address: Matsumoto-cho 1200, Kasugai, Aichi
487-8501, JAPANE-mail: gis@office.chubu.ac.jp
Tel: +81-568-51-9959
Fax: +81-568-51-4736

Digital Earth for ESD
This planned Digital Earth Summit will focus on
how Digital Earth technology and activities hascontributed or will contribute to ESD (Education forSustainable Development). “Education forSustainable Development allows every humanbeing to acquire the knowledge, skills, attitudes,and values necessary to shape a sustainable
future (UNESCO, http://www.unesco.org/new/en/
education/themes/leading-the-inter nationalagenda/education-for-sustainable-development)”,
thus, Digital Earth technology is one of the key
technologies to support ESD by visualizing
complicated earth system, social system, not only
for current situation but from past to future. We
planned Digital Earth Summit on the occasion ofUNESCO’s World Conference on ESD that will beheld in Nagoya, Japan Nov. 10-12, 2014.

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