[APES Friends] FW: Invite for World Space Week screening: National Geographic - The Big Picture

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Dr Barend Erasmus
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Subject: Invite for World Space Week screening: National Geographic - The Big Picture


Documentary screening
World Space Week @ the CSIR: 'The Big Picture'
 
We would like to invite you to the screening of the National Geographic film on Earth observation titled: 'The Big Picture'
 
It is an exciting look at the value of  Earth observation presented as a visually-pleasing and informative narrative. It should inspire young and old to develop an interest in space technology, Earth observation and environmental sciences. 
 
It features the monitoring of fires in South Africa and includes high definition footage of the SANSA Space Operations, fires in the Kruger National Park, Working on Fire, Eskom and as well as state-of-the-art digital animation. 
 
Dr Konrad Wessels, an environmental remote sensing specialist from CSIR Meraka Institute, will be on hand to introduce viewers to the topic of the video.
 
 
Date:              Tuesday, 4 October 2011, 11:30-13:00 (60 minutes viewing time)
Place:             CSIR Knowledge Commons - Ulwazi
RSVP by:         Friday, 30 September  2011 to knowledgecommons at csir.co.za 

 
 
Konrad Wessels (PhD, University of Maryland)
Research Group Leader: Remote Sensing Research Unit
Meraka Institute, (African Advanced Institute for Information and Communication Technology)  
CSIR (bldg 43)
P.O. Box 395
Pretoria
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South Africa
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