EuroGEO 2023: Urban Action Group
Channel: Tomislav Hengl (OpenGeoHub Foundation)
Date: 2023-10-23

Chairs:
Nektarios Chrysoulakis (FORTH), Iphigenia Keramitsoglou, Evangelos Gerasopoulos (NOA)
Scope and Objectives:
The session aims at encouraging active participation from various parties, including academia, research, industry and city networks in EuroGEO. Additionally, it aims to establish connections between EuroGEO and significant initiatives in the field of urban environment, such as the EU Cities Mission, EU Climate Missions, as well as the IPCC's efforts to produce a special report on Cities and Climate Change.
Presentations – session layout:
Introduction - report on activities after EGW22/Athens
Nektarios Chrysoulakis (FORTH)
The Resilient Cities and Human Settlements Working Group
Martyn Clark (GEO Secretariat)
Listening to the voice of Cities
Pourya Salehi (ICLEI World Secretariat)
The EU Cities Mission
Marie Yeroyanni (European Commission DG RTD)
Citizen Science in Urban Studies
Inian Moorthy (IIASA) and Núria Castell (NILU)
Global Urban Monitoring and Assessment of Environmental Health Risks
Thilo Erbertseder (DLR)
Round table discussion
Moderator: Evangelos Gerasopoulos (NOA)
Conclusions - Reporting to the Plenary
Iphigenia Keramitsoglou (NOA)
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EuroGEO 2023: linking national, European, and global perspectives
URL: https://egw2023.eurac.edu/program-outline
Bolzano/Bozen - Italy
Monday 2, Thusday 3, Wednesday 4 October 2023
Location: Eurac Research
Final videos will be also available via: https://av.tib.eu/publisher/OpenGeoHub_Foundation