From May 9 to 10, The 1st International Symposium on Immediate Remote Sensing (IRS) was held in Beijing. More than 400 experts, scholars, and graduate students from universities, research institutes, and related industry organizations attended the symposium.

The symposium was initiated by Wang Qiao, head of the Major Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 42192580), Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and Chief Scientist of the Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies of Satellite Applications, BNU. The conference invited more than 20 renowned experts and scholars to attend and present reports, including Gong Jianya (Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Professor at WHU), Zhang Bing (Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Researcher at the Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Zhang Yongsheng (Professor at the Information Engineering University of the Cyberspace Force), Gu Xingfa (Dean of the Aerospace Remote Sensing Innovation Research Institute, Guangzhou University), and Zhou Guoqing (Professor at Guilin University of Technology). Wang Ming, Vice President of BNU; Teng Jun, Director of the Office of International Exchange and Cooperation; Yu Wangyang, Deputy Director of the Development Planning Department; Yang Xiaofan, Deputy Director of the Scientific Research Academy; and Xu Hong, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Faculty of Geographical Science, BNU, attended the symposium. The opening ceremony was hosted by Pan Yaozhong, Dean of the Institute of Remote Sensing Science and Engineering, Faculty of Geographical Science, BNU.

Wang Ming delivered the opening address. He fully acknowledged the research achievements made by the Faculty of Geographical Science in the field of Immediate Remote Sensing and its important role in serving major national needs. He hoped to take this symposium as an opportunity to further deepen multilateral academic exchanges and collaborative innovation, promoting the production of more high-level achievements in the field of Immediate Remote Sensing.

  Wang Ming, Vice President of BNU, delivering a speech

Professor Pan Yaozhong from BNU hosting the opening ceremony

During the plenary report session, Gong Jianya, Wang Qiao, and Zhang Bing delivered high-level invited reports respectively, pointing out the direction for the development of Immediate Remote Sensing.

Academician Gong Jianya from WHU presenting his report

Academician Wang Qiao from BNU presenting his report

Academician Zhang Bing from the Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, presenting his report

Subsequently, 20 invited experts and scholars engaged in in-depth exchanges. They shared the latest research progress and application achievements in the field of Immediate Remote Sensing.

Various experts presenting their reports

Wang Qiao made a concluding speech. He stated that through two consecutive days of in-depth exchanges, this symposium fully demonstrated the high attention and research enthusiasm of experts and scholars in the remote sensing field, especially young scholars, towards the emerging direction of Immediate Remote Sensing. Participating experts conducted profound discussions on key theories, technical methods, and application scenarios of Immediate Remote Sensing, fully reflecting the academic spirit of open cooperation and joint exploration. He hoped to take this conference as a starting point to further strengthen exchange and cooperation among scholars in the remote sensing field, continuously promote the in-depth development of theoretical, technical, and applied research in Immediate Remote Sensing, and jointly foster innovation and progress in the Immediate Remote Sensing field.

Group photo of the attendees