SEMINAR - I Building Remote Sensing Capabilities in Africa Chairperson Dr. Joseph O Akinyede, Director Space Application, NASRDA, Nigeria Speakers Dr. R.S Rao Senior Regional Sales- Middle East, Africa & South Asia, Director, GeoEye, USA Enabling Capacity Development in Africa Through Free Access to Earth Observation Resources Alex Fortescue, Business Development Consultant: CSIR Satellite Applications Centre, South Africa The Use of Digital Airborne Sensors in Support of Disaster Response and Remote Sensing Applications Adrian Roos, Intergraph Systems, South Africa Building Remote Sensing Capabilities in Africa Prof. Sias Mostert, Founding Director, Sun Space & Information Systems (Pty) Ltd, South Africa Sustainable Satellite Image Acquisitions at Provincial Government Level Amanda Crowie, Manager GIS Unit, Kuteng Department of Public Transport Roads and Works, South Africa Reliable Services and Projects Supporting Remote Sensing in Africa Nikolaus Faller, Chief Operating Officer, Infoterra GmbH, Germany e-liso SAT (Pty) Ltd: Spatial Aplication Technologies Dewald C Lloyd, Director, e-liso SAT (Pty) Ltd., South Africa