IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Magazine - March 2023 - 6

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
BY MARIKO BURGIN
Letter From the President
H
ello and nice to meet you! My name is Mariko Burgin
and I am the incoming IEEE Geoscience and ReTHE
GRSS HAS
ESTABLISHED ITSELF IN A
CRITICAL ROLE IN THE
GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE
SENSING COMMUNITY AS
THE PLACE FOR SCIENTISTS
AND ENGINEERS TO COME
TOGETHER AND TO ACHIEVE
TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE.
mote Sensing Society (GRSS) president. You can reach
me at president@ieee-grss.org and @GRSS_President
on Twitter.
Recently, I stumbled across the concept of writing a " press
release " from the future. Intrigued by this idea, I decided to
write one for the GRSS set 10 years
into our future. It is a little intimidating
to share your moonshot dreams
with hundreds of people, but saying
these goals out loud is a way
of holding myself accountable and
hopefully engaging in a new way
with you, dear reader. I want each
and every one of you to know how
important your support and feedback
are in this endeavor. So below,
find one of my dream 2033 " press
releases. " I look forward to sharing
more updates with you throughout
the year, and to work alongside you
to make progress toward these goals. In the meantime, keep
dreaming big and tell us how you see the GRSS in 2033 by
sharing on social media with #GRSSin10Years!
Warmly,
Mariko Burgin
IEEE GRSS President
IEEE, THE WORLD'S LARGEST TECHNICAL
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION, GIVES
RECOGNITION TO GRSS FOR ITS ROLE
IN THE GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE
SENSING COMMUNITY
Piscataway, New Jersey, 5 February 2033: The Geoscience
and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS), an IEEE
Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/MGRS.2023.3243686
Date of current version: 31 March 2023
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Technical Society, received recognition from the geoscience
and remote sensing community for its critical role
in training the next generation of remote sensing and
geoscience leaders, for bringing the New Space community
closer together, and for its role in building a diverse,
inclusive, open, and welcoming community. The GRSS
has established itself in a critical role in the geoscience
and remote sensing community as the place for scientists
and engineers to come together and to achieve technical
excellence. This year's GRSS president says that she
is " thrilled that GRSS' efforts over the last decade have
culminated in this recognition " and she " would like to
thank all the volunteers and members who have supported
us on this journey. "
In 2018, the GRSS started its student grand challenges
aimed at engaging students and young professionals
in solving complex engineering problems. Topics
covered a wide range of applications, such as image
processing from drone surveillance, development of
Earth observation payloads for small satellites, and
development of novel methods and techniques to
detect and track marine pollution and litter. The idea
took off, and in the 2020s the GRSS launched its first
cubesat entirely designed and built by students. This
experience supported hundreds of students in learning
the craft of engineering, giving them a chance
to get invaluable hands-on experience, and paving
the way for them to succeed in research and industry
roles. The GRSS then established its well-known
fellowship program, which offers paid internships
at leading geoscience and remote sensing companies
and organizations. This internship program supports
passionate, exceptional students with direct mentorship
from more senior GRSS members. Following this
path, GRSS is thriving in achieving its global mission
as a society.
In addition to instilling technical excellence in future
generations of scientists and engineers via its core conferences
and publications, the GRSS has also made strides
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