By Cemal Özgür KIVILCIM, Chair

1. Progress and Achievements
ISPRS Student Consortium (SC) established at the ISPRS Istanbul Congress in 2004 and had its first milestone in 2008 with the Beijing Congress. SC with the approved statues in Beijing has been developing and expanding through the current term 2008-2012.
The year 2009 was an active and productive year for ISPRS SC from many aspects. Key issues such as standard promotional materials; poster & leaflet were updated, a well structured online database and announcement system activated, all by ideas, works and efforts of the SC Board and active members, guided by WGVI/5. With the motivation and support of the society, SC volunteers continue to produce solutions to its own needs. In this way, we not only develop our skills and enjoy working in international team but also contribute to the future of the society. At least but not least SC members enjoy the social activities. Student Consortium, Regional Members, ISPRS WG VI/5 Chair and SC Liason in the Council had hundreds of email discussions. During the year several teleconferences and a video call meeting were also organized between the SC Board.

Distribution of SC members on world map

2. Pr and Publication

New promotional materials designed and produced, all prepared in English and also translated to Spanish, considering the idea to reach more countries and members in SC low activity areas. The logo design for the celebration of the ISPRS 100th year was found very attractive and it has been officially used through all ISPRS homepage and TC, WG pages.
Among the other publications, significant developments were done for the periodic newsletter.
A permanent column to introduce interesting ESA projects, interview section with experienced academicians and professionals are introduced. The newsletter team has been strengthened with new comers for both content and design.

Different types of SC publications, Newsletter, leaflet, poster available in digital and print versions.

3. SC Online

Because of the needs and future perspective, website and online applications are among the SC fundamentals. The first version of the current web site was introduced at the Beijing Congress. Through 2009 the website developed, now it has become a portal with various properties. The programming and development of the site has been done by Mete Ercan Pakdil, Turkey and he had been officially appointed as the webmaster. The website contains information about ISPRS and Student Consortium, announcements regarding events, job, scholarship opportunities and other information. The website also contains annual summer school proceedings, periodic newsletter. The message boards allow members to share their ideas, discuss technical problems.

4. Past Activities

There had been a number of international and regional promotional activities in different countries and the annual international Summer School was successfully organized in Warsaw/Poland.

Headlines of ISPRS SC Past Events in 2009

• Satellite- based photogrammetry workshop, Habana, February 2009
Activity: PR material were distributed and SC presentation was done by WGVI/5.
Report : http://www.isprs-studentconsortium.org/assets/files/Newsletter_Vo3_No1_March.pdf
• RSPSOC Annual Student Meeting, Lake District-United Kingdom, April 2009
Activity: SC Participation, SC Presentation, PR distribution.
Report: http://www.isprs-sc.org/materials/newsletter/vol3/2
• XXIII International Geodetic Students Meeting, April 2009- Switzerland
Activity: SC Participation, SC Presentation, PR distribution
Report : http://www.isprs-sc.org/materials/newsletter/vol3/2
• Canadian students GEOIDE event, Vancouver-Canada, May 2009
Activity: PR material and the SC Presentation was sent.
• 3D Archaeology and Cultural Heritage SS. Trento- Italy, June 2009
Activity: SC Participation, PR material and SC presentation
Report: ISPRS Highlights /download/isprshighlights-oct09.pdf
• Two day events at 2009 ACRS Beijing are planned with SC RC participation.
Activity: Distribution of PR material, presentation and SC related events.
• Annual Geomatic Week, Venezuela, 19-20 Oct. 2009.
Activity: Repetition of the Cuba 2008 LIDAR workshop by WGVI/5

Logo of the 4th ISPRS SC Summer School

SC Annual Summer School

The envy of SC, the annual international summer school was organized by ISPRS SC and WG VI/5 with local students and academicians. The 4th SC Summer School took place from 13th to 19th of July 2009 in Warsaw, Poland with the theme: "Natural Environment Management, Monitoring and Conservation"
http://isprs-ss.wl.sggw.pl/. 57 international participants from 15 countries and 30 with local students, faculty teaching staff, and sponsor company representatives attended to the event. After the SS a one-day event organized for the first time "SC Conference". This event aimed to hold oral and poster sessions for students and the papers were published at the Annals of Geomatics, Poland. The main SC local hosts of the organization were Krzysztof Stereneczak, SC Co-Chair and Dr. Krzysztof Bedkowski from the, Faculty of Forestry, Warsaw University of Life Sciences.

5. Future events and activities

SC currently has members from 64 countries. Entering to countries with less or no activity of SC is in the agenda. Organizing events in different regions, providing more funding for SC activities and further cooperation with sister organizations are planed through 2010. The hardcopies of SCposter and leaflets will be published and distributed to academic institutions and universities during year. The 100th anniversary day: SC plans PR activity and a presentation of SC activities will be done. In 2010 we plan promotional and technical activities within the ISPRS Technical Commission Symposiums, and during the 100th year's anniversary.

Also, promotional activities are scheduled in different organizations. We are looking forward for the first announcements of the 5th Summer School in a short time.

As the Chair of Student Consortium, I would like to express my sincere thanks to everyone who had been a part of this hard working group through the past time. There is a lot of volunteer work and sacrifice behind SC. In 2009 SC produced more and more together every month and the Society is now strongly aware of our existence. I once more here would like to express my sincere regards and thanks to continuous support and teachings of his experiences Dr. Manos Baltsavias, Chair of WGVI/5.We are all grateful to TC VI and ISPRS Council for their support. I also would like to express our sincere regards to Prof. Mojca Fras, Dr. Anka Lisec, Prof. Kohei Cho and Dr. Rahmi Nurhan Çelik and many more supporters. We thank to all international volunteers and supporters to our events and activities.

With Student Consoritum the ISPRS Family portrait is complete. From SC perspective with well established network there is no far place in the future imagery of ISPRS.