GRSS activities are global in nature – solving science problems at global scales, developing instruments with global coverage, and coordinating ground truth collections on all continents, to name a few. IEEE GRSS thrives on its relationships with people and organizations around the world as we cooperatively work toward common goals. The Global Activities Directorate strives to expand its relationships in areas of the world where GRSS has traditionally had a limited presence. The directorate supports the regions of Africa, Asia Pacific, China, India, Latin America, Middle East/North Africa, and North America through regional liaisons listed below. In addition, the directorate fosters relationships with global organizations with similar collaborative goals such as GEO and like-minded national societies.
Please contact our liaisons with your ideas for developing chapters, connecting GRSS to similar activities in your area, arrange for workshops, conferences, or training, or anything else that you think will grow our community.
Regional Liaisons
The Global Activities Directorate supports the regions through regional liaisons. Please contact our regional liaisons with your ideas for developing chapters, connecting GRSS to similar activities in your area, arrange for workshops, conferences, or training, or anything else that you think will grow our community.
Asia Pacific Liaison: Hong Tat Ewe
Sub-Saharan Africa: Anthony Vodacek
China Liaison: Bin Zou
India Liaison: Ashish Ghosh
Latin America Liaison: Maria Victoria Marinelli
Middle East and North Africa: Riadh Abdelfattah
Europe Liaison: Silvia Ullo
GRSS Chapter Chairs Council
A GRSS Chapter Chairs Council may be formed subject to approval by the GRSS Administrative Committee upon recommendation of the GRSS Director of Global Activities, to coordinate and advance GRSS activities within a country or geographic region. This Council is formed by GRSS professional chapters and is mandated to undertake collaborative tasks that are more effectively done together rather than individual chapters. These tasks include, but are not limited to, coordinating membership initiatives and conference related activities, as well as frosting engagement with industry, academia and research institutions. The Council is encouraged to submit proposals related to its tasks to the GRSS Administrative Committee and these tasks are overseen by the Director of Global Activities.
The Chair of the Council shall be elected by the Chapter Chairs within the respective country or geographic region and shall serve a one-year term. All current GRSS Chapter Chairs in that country or geographic region are ex-officio members of the Council and will serve in this role in accordance with their terms of office as Chapter Chair.
As of April 2026, the following GRSS Chapter Chairs Councils have been formally established:
GRSS Chapters Commitee
The GRSS Chapters Committee works closely with GRSS regional liaisons and reports to the GRSS Director of Global Activities. The committee supports chapter activities and initiatives while helping coordinate resources across the portfolios of the GRSS Administrative Committee (AdCom). It leads the organization of chapter chair meetups and assists GRSS members in petitioning for new chapters.
GRSS Chapter
The GRSS chapters represent GRSS at the section level and provide an easy way for members to become involved in geoscience and remote sensing activities locally. The chapters offer support and networking for GRSS’ members who are distributed across the globe.
Chapter Resources
GRSS provides a comprehensive set of chapter resources designed to help local chapters operate effectively, grow membership, and deliver activities. These resources include volunteer tools, making chapter website, awards opportunities, and Distinguished Lecturer and Industry Speaker program that support chapters at every stage of development.