THE PANEL SESSION ON "CONSIDERING THE ROLES OF THE INTERNAITONAL ACADEMIC SOCIETIES UNDER THE PANDEMIC CRISIS" ORNGAIZNED ON NOVEMBER 20, 2020 DURING ACRS2020

Outline:
The international academic societies such as ISPRS, GRSS and AARS are facing difficult situations under the pandemic crisis. Many international and domestic conferences, workshops, meetings were canceled. However, we cannot stop the activities of the academic societies. For the past several months, we have learned how to manage the situation by effectively utilizing internet technologies. In this panel session, the panelists discussing about the difficulties and possible solutions of the international academic societies against the pandemic crisis.

Panelists:
Christian Heipke, President, ISPRS

Paolo Gamba, President, GRSS

Gu Xingfa, ACRS2020 Conference Chair, IRSA, CAS

Sheryl Rose, Chair, ISPRS Student Consortium

Moderator:
Kohei Cho, General Secretary, AARS