From November 13 to 15, 2023, the FENGYUN Satellite User Conference 2023 (FY2023) was held in Xiamen City, Fujian Province, China. The purpose of the FY2023 was to establish a platform for international users of FengYun satellites to hold in-depth discussions on their applications and requirements, with a view to promoting the integrated global application of FengYun satellites, achieving the maximum benefits in each application area and mitigating the impact of disastrous weather, water or climate events.
Six (6) representatives of the participants from the Centre were invited to attend the conference to exchange and share the latest progress and achievements in the development of meteorological satellites with experts and scholars from China, Indonesia, Maldives, Tanzania, Thailand, Yemen and other countries, as well as to discuss the applications and initiatives related to the areas of meteorological disaster prevention, mitigation and early warning.
Ms. Nivin Hasan, Former Deputy Director General of the Royal Jordanian Geographic Centre (RJGC) and Ph.D. Candidate of the Centre, was invited to give a keynote presentation on “Projected Analysis and Prediction of Land Use/Land Cover Using Spatial Differences and Its Relation to the Climate, AZB- Jordan”, sharing her research findings with the attendees.
Academic presentations submitted by other participants were displayed in the form of posters at the conference venue, which attracted the attention of experts and scholars at home and abroad. Among them, Maleki Reza from Iran and Ali Aamir from Pakistan won the Best Poster Award from the conference organizers.
In addition, the participants took part in themed sessions on “Weather, Climate and Disasters” and “Ecosystem and Agriculture”. Then, they visited the Xiamen Climate Meteorological Administration (CMA) and Science Museum for technical tours, gaining a deeper understanding of the cutting-edge research and achievements in the field of meteorology in China. This experience provided them with new insights for their future research.
