{"id":576,"date":"2026-08-31T17:31:03","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T14:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apcg.idcom.gr\/?post_type=news&#038;p=576"},"modified":"2026-08-31T17:31:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T14:31:03","slug":"national-observatory-of-athens-at-the-2026-geo-symposium-and-geo-21-plenary","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/apcg.idcom.gr\/index.php\/news\/national-observatory-of-athens-at-the-2026-geo-symposium-and-geo-21-plenary\/","title":{"rendered":"National Observatory of Athens at the 2026 GEO Symposium and GEO-21 Plenary"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"class_list":["post-576","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"title":"National Observatory of Athens at the 2026 GEO Symposium and GEO-21 Plenary","description":"<p>Members of the National Observatory of Athens will represent the\u00a0<strong>Greek GEO Office<\/strong>\u00a0at the 2026 GEO Symposium and GEO-21 Plenary in Geneva. Under the theme\u00a0<em>\u201cInvesting in Earth Intelligence for a Resilient Future,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0the event will bring together the global GEO community to advance Earth Intelligence and strengthen its contribution to resilient and sustainable decision-making.<\/p>\n","image":{"ID":577,"id":577,"title":"GEO_2026_Symposium_website_Banner","filename":"GEO_2026_Symposium_website_Banner.png","filesize":1677435,"url":"https:\/\/apcg.idcom.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GEO_2026_Symposium_website_Banner.png","link":"https:\/\/apcg.idcom.gr\/index.php\/news\/national-observatory-of-athens-at-the-2026-geo-symposium-and-geo-21-plenary\/geo_2026_symposium_website_banner\/","alt":"","author":"3","description":"","caption":"","name":"geo_2026_symposium_website_banner","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":576,"date":"2026-08-31 14:29:35","modified":"2026-08-31 14:29:35","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/apcg.idcom.gr\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":2500,"height":500,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/apcg.idcom.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GEO_2026_Symposium_website_Banner-150x150.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/apcg.idcom.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GEO_2026_Symposium_website_Banner-300x60.png","medium-width":300,"medium-height":60,"medium_large":"https:\/\/apcg.idcom.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GEO_2026_Symposium_website_Banner-768x154.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":154,"large":"https:\/\/apcg.idcom.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GEO_2026_Symposium_website_Banner-1024x205.png","large-width":1024,"large-height":205,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/apcg.idcom.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GEO_2026_Symposium_website_Banner-1536x307.png","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":307,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/apcg.idcom.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GEO_2026_Symposium_website_Banner-2048x410.png","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":410}},"full_text":"<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/earthobservations.org\/about-us\/events\/2026-geo-symposium-geo-21-plenary\"><strong>2026 GEO Symposium and GEO-21 Plenary<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0will take place in Geneva, bringing together governments, space agencies, research organisations, the private sector and development partners from across the global\u00a0<strong>Group on Earth Observations (GEO)<\/strong>\u00a0community.<\/p>\n<p>Representing Greece, the\u00a0<strong>Greek GEO Office (GGO)<\/strong>\u00a0will contribute to discussions on the future of Earth Intelligence and GEO\u2019s Post-2025 Strategy. The Greek GEO Office has also contributed a statement to the Plenary highlighting the importance of\u00a0<strong>synthesis<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 bringing together diverse data sources, Indigenous knowledge, emerging technologies and human judgement to support resilient decision-making in a rapidly changing world.<\/p>\n<p>Members of the\u00a0<strong>National Observatory of Athens<\/strong>\u00a0will actively participate in the Symposium.\u00a0<strong>Evangelos Gerasopoulos<\/strong>\u00a0will contribute to the opening of the Symposium and the closing of Day 2, while\u00a0<strong>Eleni Athanasopoulou<\/strong>\u00a0will participate in sessions on GEO\u2019s in-situ data strategy and on\u00a0<em>Urban Earth Intelligence for Impact<\/em>, including the\u00a0<strong>GEONICE\/METRONOME collaboration with the City of Ioannina<\/strong>.\u00a0<strong>Nefta-Eleftheria Votsi<\/strong>\u00a0will also contribute to the Urban Earth Intelligence session, representing the\u00a0<strong>Urban Cultural Heritage Observatory (UCHO)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The participation highlights the role of the Greek GEO Office and the National Observatory of Athens in advancing\u00a0<strong>Earth Intelligence, integrated environmental information and co-designed solutions<\/strong>\u00a0that connect Earth Observation with the real needs of decision-makers and support resilience and sustainable development.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read the Greek GEO Office statement:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lnkd.in\/djeGawrR\">https:\/\/lnkd.in\/djeGawrR<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch the GEO livestreams:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lnkd.in\/eHK3sxpe\">https:\/\/lnkd.in\/eHK3sxpe<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>View the full programme:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lnkd.in\/dBRFNM2C\">https:\/\/lnkd.in\/dBRFNM2C<\/a><\/p>\n","date":"21\/05\/2026","tag":["Conferences","Talks"],"research_areas":"Earth Observation"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/apcg.idcom.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/576","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/apcg.idcom.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/apcg.idcom.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/apcg.idcom.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}