..."APEC Network Building – Applied Space Technology Centers", which is to be held on October 16-17, 2012, in Vladivostok. The conference organizers are: APEC Secretariat, Federal Space Agency, ScanEx RDC, and is supported by the Russian Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, Far-Eastern Federal University and Far-Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences.

Representatives of some scientific and educational institutions and governmental structures have already confirmed their participation in the conference: Taiwan National Space Organization (NSPO); World Resources Institute (WRI), USA; Chinese Academy of Forestry; Fisheries Research Institute, Malaysia, and more. Specialists of RS Operators will also attend this conference in Vladivostok: Astrium GEO (France), DMC (Great Britain), ImageSat (Israel), Digital Globe (USA), MDA (Canada).

The conference will focus on the issues of using satellite data for support of sustainable forest management, REDD+ project development (Reduction Emission Deforestation and Degradation), attraction of investments into respective two- and multilateral projects in APEC region. Within the frames of thematic sessions, the conference will also tackle the issues of satellite technology application in support of sustainable fisheries, emergency preparedness improvements and new projects development. Upon completion of the conference, a resolution will be adopted, containing recommendations on development of innovation centers operating with satellite data in APEC and on their network interaction. After that the document will be sent to interested organization in compliance with APEC rules.