ISPRS WG V/5

Promotion of the Profession to Young People

Our Mission

ISPRS working group V/5 (former VI/5) aims at promoting the fields of photogrammetry, remote sensing and the spatial information sciences to young people.

The main task of the WG will be guiding the ISPRS Student Consortium (SC) in increasing the recognition level of ISPRS among undergraduate and graduate students as well as young professionals and scientists. The WG will advertise tutorials/workshops for young researchers, and advocate adequate conditions and platforms for the involvement of youth into ISPRS activities. For example, the WG will organize summer schools in cooperation with other ISPRS technical commissions and youth sessions during ISPRS conferences in cooperation with the SC. In addition, the WG will share and exchange information about available academic positions, and thus aid in the international mobility of young scholars.

Working Group Officers
Chair
	Krzysztof Sterenczak   Department of Modelling and Information Technology Forest Research Institute Braci Lesnej 3 Street 05-090 Raszyn POLAND +48 22 59 38 217 +48 22 59 38 239 K.Sterenczak@ibles.waw.pl home page
Co-Chair
	Ivan Detchev   Department of Geomatics Engineering University of Calgary 2500 University Drive NW Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4 CANADA +1-403-220-4978 +1-403-284-1980 i.detchev@ucalgary.ca home page
Co-Chair
	Cemal Özgür Kivilcim   Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Directorate of Superstructure Projects IBB Yeniyol Sk. Kagithane Istanbul TURKEY +90 212 449 99 89 cemal.kivilcim@ibb.gov.tr home page
Secretary
	Ayda Akkartal Aktaş   Istanbul Technical University (ITU) Informatics Institute ITU Ayazağa Campus 34469 Maslak-İstanbul TURKEY +90 212 2857194 ext.126 +90 212 2857073 akkartala@itu.edu.tr home page

Terms of Reference

• Provide guidance for Student Consortium activities and maintain the Student Consortium budget
• Advocate for support for Student Consortium activities from the ISPRS Foundation (TIF) and the ISPRS Council
• Harmonize all summer schools associated with the ISPRS under the Student Consortium brand
• Increase world wide networking to establish local branches of the ISPRS SC
• Link all ISPRS technical commission executives with the youth
• Support networking with international and regional societies relevant to ISPRS
• Arrange for Youth Forum sessions during the Commission V midterm symposium and the next congress
• Conduct regular meetings and document working group activities