GRS-S Publication Awards Presented at IGARSS 2009 Banquet

19 Mar 2010 | Category: Awards, Community News
IGARSS’09 General Chair Harold Annegarn with Technical Program Committee Co-Chairs Michael Inggs (right) and Roger King (left).

IGARSS’09 General Chair Harold Annegarn with Technical Program Committee Co-Chairs Michael Inggs (right) and Roger King (left).

The IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society’s 2009 Publication Awards were presented at the IGARSS Awards Banquet in the Ballroom of the Mount Nelson Hotel on Thursday, July 16 in Cape Town, South Africa. The Mount Nelson Hotel, situated on nine acres of tranquil gardens at the foot of Table Mountain, has quiet sophistication and formality of a bygone era with its distinctive colonial quality. The dinner was hosted by IGARSS’09 General Chair Harold Annegarn and TPC Co-Chairs Michael Inggs and Roger King. The following awards were presented by GRS-S President Tony Milne and GRS-S Awards Co-Chair Martti Hallikainen during the dinner:

  • Transactions Prize Paper Award
  • Letters Prize Paper Award
  • Symposium Prize Paper Award
  • Interactive Session Prize Paper Award
  • Three Student Prize Paper Awards
  • Two Certificates of Recognition.