Objectives

• Report on the final results of the Dragon Programme 2004 to 2007
• Kick off the Dragon 2 projects 

Dragon 1 final results reporting

The 2008 Dragon symposium will serve as the close of the first phase of the Dragon Programme (2004 to 2007). The proceedings of the Dragon Programme final results (SP-655) will be distributed on CD-ROM. On a project-by-project basis, the 16 project teams will undertake the following:

• Outline the objectives of the research
• Detail the ESA EO and third party mission data acquired and investigated during the course of the Dragon Programme
• Detail the in-situ data measurements and requirements made and the joint field visits undertaken in P.R. China
• Report on the projects' achievements, final results, conclusions and recommendations
• Report on the young scientists training
• Outline academic exchange programmes developed
• Report on progresses for FP6 projects in atmosphere and ocean science.

Poster session for young scientists

On the afternoon of the second day, their will be a special "poster" session dedicated to research by young scientists.

ESA and NRSCC request all of the young scientists to prepare a poster paper to present their results and kindly ask them to provide the following information to Mr. Tian Xin Email: Tianxin@caf.ac.cn by no later than 14 March 2008.

• Title of the poster paper
• The title of the Dragon project under which the research has been undertaken and the project identifier (this is four figure number, and for each project the title and project identifiers are provided in the project section of the 2007 Dragon programme brochure which is available on-line: http://earth.esa.int/dragon/DRAGONbrochureProgramme2007.pdf
• Full author list of the poster paper
• Contact details of the main author including telephone number and email address

Prizes will be awarded for the best posters in land, ocean and atmospheric EO science The award will be judged by Dragon lead investigators. Instructions on poster paper formats are available on-line. There will also be a welcome cocktail served at the poster session.

Dragon 2 projects' Kick Off

The Symposium will also serve as the formal kick off for Dragon 2 projects. EO data delivery will commence in May 2008 and last for 4 years. The presentations will be made on the successful projects from the Dragon 2 Announcement of Opportunity (AO).  This AO concerns the exploitation of ESA, Chinese and TPM EO data for science and applications development in P.R. China. All of the project executive summaries will be published in English and Chinese and will be distributed at the Symposium. The Chinese and European lead investigators shall undertake the following:

• Outline the team composition including the full list of partners and institutions
• Provide the project objectives
• Detail the ESA, Chinese and TPM data to be investigated
• Inform on the project schedule and planning
• Indicate the level and training of young scientists on the project
• Detail the in-situ data measurements and requirements  
• Provide details on expected field data collection campaigns and periods in P.R. China
• Inform on the expected results.

Organisation

An overview of the week's programme is provided as follows:

• 3 full days for the Dragon 1 programme final results reporting from Monday 21 to Wednesday 23 April 2008
• 2 days on presentations on Dragon 2 projects from Thursday 24 to Friday 25 April 2008.

There will be a poster session for young scientists to present their work on the afternoon of Tuesday 22 April 08. There will be two social events hosted by ESA and NRSCC respectively.

Please send the completed form by fax or email to:

Mr. Tian Xin

Telephone: +86-10-62889164

Fax: +86-10-62889164

Email: Tianxin@caf.ac.cn

Visa Application  

For European scientists wishing to attend the Symposium, letters of invitation in support of visa applications will be sent following the close of registration. The point of contact for invitation letters is:

Dr. Gao Zhihai and Mr. Li Shiming
Ministry of Science and Technology of the P.R. China,
15B Fuxing Road
Beijing
100862
P.R. China
Telephone: +86-10-62889172
Fax : +86-10-62889164
Email: zhgao@caf.ac.cn, lism@caf.ac.cn

We look forward to welcoming you to Beijing and to kick off the next phase of the Dragon Programme.

With our best regards,

For ESA, Yves-Louis Desnos
For NRSCC, Li Zengyuan