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<div class="">Please see the following message from the UN-GGIM Secretariat about the upcoming <a href="http://ggim.un.org/meetings/2021/Global_Geodesy_Forum/" class="">Global Geodesy Forum</a> This free forum will feature presentations highlighting the many
ways geodesy benefits society, and include a keynote presentation from the newly appointed UN-GGIM <a href="http://ggim.un.org/meetings/2021/Global_Geodesy_Forum/documents/Global_Geodesy_Ambassador.pdf" class="">Global Geodesy Ambassador, Peter Thomson</a>
Please consider attending to learn more about our community’s work in support of the Global Geodetic Reference Frame.</div>
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<span class="" style="font-size:12pt">On behalf of the co-Chairs of the Subcommittee on Geodesy, we wish to invite you to the Global Geodesy Forum which will be convened on<b class=""><span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="" style="color:rgb(0,112,192)">Earth
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<span class="" style="font-size:12pt">Please see attached Concept Note. For more details, please visit the Forum website at<a href="https://urldefense.us/v3/__http://ggim.un.org/meetings/2021/Global_Geodesy_Forum/__;!!PvBDto6Hs4WbVuu7!fq0Aqh9LvJvDmX26YXuTyzEaEvPazwBdOXOXd0-kW2oaUw4o6uWkflzHP7xPaIBcoJq-ih2edFz4$" class="" style="color:rgb(149,79,114); text-decoration:underline">http://ggim.un.org/meetings/2021/Global_Geodesy_Forum/</a>.</span></div>
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<span class="" style="font-size:12pt">Please be on the lookout for further communications on this matter and thank you for your kind understanding.</span></div>
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<b class="">From:</b><span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span>ggim <<a href="mailto:ggim@un.org" class="" style="color:rgb(149,79,114); text-decoration:underline">ggim@un.org</a>><span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class="">
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<b class="">Subject:</b><span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span>Global Geodesy Forum: The Power of Where - The Value of Geodesy to Society, Earth Day, 22 April 2021</div>
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Dear colleagues of the global UN-GGIM community,</div>
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On behalf of the UN-GGIM Subcommittee on Geodesy, we would like to announce this important Global Geodesy Forum which will, appropriately, be convened virtually on Earth Day, 22 April 2021.</div>
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More information, including a detailed Concept Note and connection details, will be provided in the coming week. In the meantime,<span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class=""><u class="">PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!</u></b></div>
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Titled “The Power of Where: The Value of Geodesy to Society”, and with an amazing panel of global ambassadors and experts, the Global Geodesy Forum will highlight the important role geodesy has in providing safer and more resilient communities, in particular,
to measure the cause and effect of sea level rise, storm surges and tsunami. The Forum will describe the economic benefits enabled by an accurate and reliable Global Geodetic Reference Frame (GGRF), and the role geodesy plays in assisting developing countries
with efficient and effective land management. In addition to demonstrating the benefits geodesy provides to our world, the Forum will also shine a light on some of the risks associated with the GGRF, including the degradation of geodetic infrastructure and
a lack of access to accurate coordinate reference frames and precise positioning in developing countries. We hope this will generate further support for the work of the Subcommittee on Geodesy and the forthcoming establishment of the UN Global Geodetic Centre
of Excellence in Bonn, Germany.</div>
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The Forum will be open to all participants, so please feel free to circulate to your wider networks and international community.</div>
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