Category: Events

Follow-up of the Copernicus4regions webinar “How Copernicus helps Europe’s regions to support biodiversity and environmental protection”

On the 26th of October 2021, NEREUS together with the European Commission and the European Space Agency organised the 3rd Copernicus4regions webinar: “How Copernicus helps Europe’s regions to support biodiversity and environmental protection” as part of a series of 5 online events. The objective of the webinar was to engage in a debate on the dimension of…
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Sound, Space and Waste: Ireland’s First Space Waste Residency Artist Lands in Cork

26 October — The National Space Centre (NSC) in partnership with Greywood Arts has named Swedish sculptor Nicklas Lundberg as the Artist in Residence for Ireland’s first Space Waste Residency. Lundberg will travel to Ireland at the beginning of November for the month-long artist-in-residence programme, which examines waste produced by the acceleration of space technology…
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From 4 to 6 November all roads lead to EUSPA!

EUSPA is introducing itself to general public in Prague and the newly created EU Space Programme with an Open Space open-air, flashy exhibition full of colour. Our daily lives are influenced by what happens in space, much more than we realise. Satellites in orbit allow millions of people to communicate and navigate using new technologies,…
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Smart cities and green transportation modes take center stage in #myEUSpace

With less than a month left for the submission deadline of EUSPA’s latest innovation competition it’s time for a short recap the ‘’Map My World’’ and ‘’Move Me Smart’’ challenges.  According to UN projections, urbanization combined with the overall growth of the world’s population could add another 2.5 billion people to urban areas by 2050.…
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Galileo 10th launch anniversary: The day the European Union broke through the GNSS industry

On October 21, 2011 Europe took a major step in its space history by launching the first two operational Galileo satellites at 12h30 CET from Kourou, French Guiana. That day the EU came one step closer to having its own Global Navigation Satellite System. Galileo is the European Union navigation and positioning system, and currently,…
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“Space for our Planet” exhibition in Paris (5 October 2021)

In the week of the science,  the photo exhibition Space for Our Planet took place in the park of the Paris observatory on 05th October 2021. The exhibition runs in parallel to the exhibition in Brussels at the Esplanade of the European Parliament and it will be open till the 15th of November 2021. Regions…
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EUSPA-funded SIA project is nearing its completion with promising results for intelligent railway asset management

Space based services will help reduce 15% of railway maintenance costs, 25% of maintenance unscheduled events and 15% of derailments associated with the rail-wheel interface. To tackle this challenge, the SIA consortium brings together multidisciplinary and cross sector partners (EGNSS technology providers, research centres, IT companies and railway stakeholders) that will co-design EGNSS solutions truly…
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Committee of the Regions Plenary Session: impulse statement by NEREUS Vice-President Władysław Ortyl – Marshal of the Podkarpackie Region (PL)

The CoR plenary takes place during the European Week of Regions and Cities, co-organised by the CoR and the European Commission.   On 13 October, International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, EU Commissioner Janez Lenarčič and, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction, Mami Mizutori, will open the discussion on the impact of recent disasters on regions and…
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Registration is open: Copernicus4regions webinar on Biodiversity on Tuesday 26 October at 10.00-11.00 am

The Network of European Regions Using Space Technologies (NEREUS) in tandem with the European Commission and the European Space Agency is pleased to invite you to the Copernicus4regions webinar: How Copernicus helps Europe’s regions to support biodiversity and environmental protection. Impulse statements from Members of European Parliament: Isabel Carvalhais (Member of the Committee on Agriculture and…
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Follow-up of the Copernicus4regions webinar “How Copernicus helps Europe’s regions to increase resilience to climate change: user stories about water management”

On the 5th of October 2021, NEREUS together with the European Commission and the European Space Agency organised the 2nd Copernicus4regions webinar: “How Copernicus helps Europe’s regions to increase resilience to climate change: user stories about water management” as part of a series of 5 online events. The objective of the webinar was to engage in a…
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