The European Commission recently declared EGNOS to be operationally ready next month, in October. EGNOS being the precursor to Galileo, this announcement marks an important step in the European GNSS Programmes and gives all the necessary impulsion to the EGNOS and Galileo Programmes to make them real in our close future.
Under the umbrella of the European Commission, the International Cooperation represents an essential dimension of the European GNSS Programmes. The GNSS Supervisory Authority, in charge of managing Galileo Research & Development activities under the 7th Research Programme, gives high priority to the International Cooperation. Scientific and technological cooperation enables both Europe and others countries to benefit from mutual knowledge and expertise transfer.
More specifically, a strong component of the International Cooperation concerns the cooperation between Latin America and Europe, supported since 2005 by the Galileo Information Centre and its dissemination activities in the region.
In this context, the Galileo Information Centre organises the Galileo Networking Meeting for Industry, hosted by Space Research National Institute, held on November 24th-25th, 2009, in São Jose dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil.
The Galileo Information Centre, supervised by the GSA invites you to participate to the Galileo Networking Meeting for Industry to foster the International Cooperation of the Galileo Programme. Private and Public sector, research organizations and governments’ representatives, with the need to be informed on the collaborative opportunities and get involved into the Galileo Adventure, are welcome.The long-term cooperation perspective will be stimulated by the formation of partnerships and in order to facilitate the networking activities during the event.
The Galileo Networking Meeting for Industry will address the following issues:
– Give an overview on the actual status of the European Satellites Programmes EGNOS and Galileo
– Describe the actual GNSS situation in Brazil, in terms of capacities and plan and perspectives
– Present the scope of the international current activities in the Latin America (among others 7FP)
– Develop network and constitute partnerships with the region
