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World Space Week 2006 Report The Libyan Center for Remote Sensing and Space Science joined other members of the United Nations in celebrating World Space Week under the theme "space for saving lives." The Center coordinated the celebration of World Space Week, 4-10 October 2006, under the supervision of the National Office for Research and Development (NORD) and in cooperation with the UN development programme and UN information center, the permanent national committee for peaceful use of outer space, and the National Committee for Remote Sensing. The Center invited one of the scientific institutes in the vicinity of the district of Tripoli to attend the scientific programme to introduce space science and its application and the purpose of celebrating this event. The guests attending the general program of this international event were the Head of the people's committee for high education, Director of the center and president of the national committee for remote sensing, Representative of the permanent national committee for the peaceful use of outer space., Representative of the UN programme in Libya, Representative of the National Bureau of Research and Development, Dean of the Collage of Science of Elfateh University, various space science representatives from different research centers, high schools, and researchers and specialist from LCRSSS. At the commencement of the festivities, the Director of NORD made a speech welcoming the guests and emphasizing that the celebration was taking place in harmony with all celebrations implemented in the Vienna declaration, which resulted from UNISPACE-III held in 1999,to use space technology and its applications for the betterment of humanity such applications include benefits in water resources. Various lectures were given during the event period by the specialists in the field of space science, providing a summary of space science, astronomy, remote sensing and its application, managing natural hazards, human welfare, education, and health. When speeches were over, a visit to an exhibition was conducted. Also visited was the Libyan Center for Remote Sensing and Space Science laboratories in the areas of western and eastern Libya. |
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