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Recognition

IN FOCUS: Profile of 2024 Regional Leader Awardee Avik Bhattacharya

IEEE GRSS is profiling several recent awardees to both highlight their achievements and to encourage nominations for 2026 awards. In this feature, we recognize the work of Prof. Avik Bhattacharya who was honored with the 2024 Regional Leader Award.

Young Professionals (YP)

Call for IEEE GRSS Young Professionals Funding

The IEEE GRSS Young Professionals program is launching a funding initiative to encourage local chapters to create new activities and events that engage the Young Professionals community. The program offers both financial and technical support for initiatives that align with Young Professionals’ goals, including both technical and non-technical events.

Recognition

IN FOCUS: InGARSS 2025 Looks to the Future

The 2025 IEEE India Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (InGARSS) will be held in Bhubaneswar from December 10–13, 2025.
The event, hosted at the International Institute of Information Technology, Bhubaneswar, will bring together the Indian remote-sensing community and global partners for a program focused on the rapid changes in earth-observation, including plenaries, technical sessions, tutorials, and panels.

Recognition

IN FOCUS: The Global Impact of GRSS REACT

GRSS REACT (Remote sensing Environment, Analysis and Climate Technologies Technical Committee) supports the efforts of geoscientists and engineers around the world who focus on the impact of climate change on our environment.

6th Student Grand Challenge (SGC)

Call for Proposals – 6th IEEE GRSS Student Grand Challenge (SGC)

IEEE GRSS invites student teams worldwide to propose, design, and build a payload for a 1P PocketQube (PQ), a 5×5×5 cm3 size pico-satellite dedicated to in-orbit RFI monitoring across priority passive-sensing bands used by current and upcoming microwave radiometry missions.