Several hundred international scientists are expected to attend the Envisat Symposium from April 23 to 27, 2007, in Montreux, Switzerland, to present and review results of ongoing research projects using data from the European Space Agency‘s Envisat, ERS and Third Party Mission satellites.

The main objectives of the symposium include providing a forum for scientific researchers and operational users to meet, present results and compare findings. Earth observation (EO) services and applications such as the services developed within the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security Service Element and the use of EO in support of international environmental conventions will also be reviewed and assessed.

Oral presentations, posters and demonstrations will focus on the atmosphere, meteorology and climate, oceanography, the cryosphere, land applications and hazards. Some 600 abstracts have already been received by ESA, but based on requests by several scientists the deadline for the submission of additional abstracts has been extended until October 1.

The event marks the first symposium held to review ESA and Third Party Mission satellite results of ongoing research since the last Envisat Symposium held in Salzburg, Austria, in 2004.