2008 IEEE International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium
July 6-11, 2008 | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

Opening and Plenary

Opening Session
Hynes Auditorium
Monday, July 7
08:45 - 09:00Welcome to IGARSS'08
Dr. John Kerekes, General Co-Chair
Dr. Eric Miller, General Co-Chair
09:00 - 09:10Welcome to Boston
Ian A. Bowles, Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
09:10 - 09:25Welcome from the IEEE GRS Society
Dr. Anthony Milne, President
09:25 - 09:40IEEE Address
Dr. John Vig, 2009 IEEE President and CEO
09:40 - 10:10Major Awards and Recognitions
Prof. Werner Wiesbeck, GRS-S Awards Chair
Dr. John Vig, 2009 IEEE President and CEO
2008 IEEE Fellows
2008 IEEE GRS-S Distinguished Achievement Award
2008 IEEE GRS-S Oustanding Service Award
2008 IEEE GRS-S Education Award
2008 IEEE Electromagnetics Award
10:10 - 10:30Break
Plenary Session
Hynes Auditorium
10:30 - 10:55Penetrating Neptune's Realm
Dr. Susan Avery, President and Director, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
10:55 - 11:20Earth Sciences at NASA: Accomplishments, Plans, and Challenges
Dr. Michael Freilich, Director, Earth Science Division, Science Mission Directorate, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
11:20 - 11:45Earth Science: Time Present is the Future
Dr. Berrien Moore, Executive Director, Climate Central
11:45 - 12:00IGARSS’08 Technical Program
Dr. Dara Entekhabi, Technical Program Co-Chair
Dr. Steven Reising, Technical Program Co-Chair