Selected Conferences and Workshops
Oct 2022 5th GEO Blue Planet Symposium. October 24-28, 2022. (Member of organizing committee; Trainer; Presenter, Convener). https://symposium.geoblueplanet.org/agenda-2022/
Oct 2022 Ocean Practices: OBPS Workshop VI, Oct 2022 – A Virtual Global Meeting. October 5-19, 2022. Topic: GMES & Africa Marine Weather Early-warning Services in West Africa in Support of Africa’s Blue Economy Agenda. https://www.oceanbestpractices.org/community-engagement/workshops/ocean-practices-obps-workshop-vi/
Apr 2022 UN Ocean Decade Satellite Laboratory: A Safe Ocean | Safety for Fishers webinar. April 6, 2022. (Organizer and Speaker). https://www.oceandecade-conference.com/en/a-safe-ocean.html
Dec 2021 EUMETSAT webinar on EO for marine applications in Africa: A contribution to the Africa Blue Economy strategy. December 2, 2021. (Speaker). https://www.eventsforce.net/eumetsat/frontend/reg/tOtherPage.csp?pageID=10424&eventID=24&traceRedir=2
Nov 2021 Africa GIS (AfriGIS) Conference. November 22-26, 2021.
Jun 2021 Europe-Africa Space Earth Observation High level forum. June 10-11, 2021. (Speaker). https://africaeurope-eoforum.eu/speaker/bennet-atsu-foli/
May 2021 Second Operational Satellite Oceanography Symposium. May 25-27, 2021. Online. (Oral Session Co-Chair; Poster Session Chair).
May 2019 GMES & Africa and Global Ocean Observing System in Africa (GOOS-Africa) joint workshop. December 16-18, 2019. Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire.
Nov 2019. South Atlantic Workshop for the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development 2021-2030. November 25-27, 2019. Escola de Guerra Naval, Rio de Janeiro - RJ. Brazil. (Panel speaker).
Sep 2019 OceanObs’19 International Conference. September 16-20, 2019. Hawaii, United States of America. (Plenary Speaker). Topic: GMES & Africa Marine and Coastal Areas Management in Western Africa.
Jun 2019 First Operational Satellite Oceanography Symposium. June 18-20, 2019. Washington DC, United States of America. (Panel speaker).
Jan 2018 SAFARI 2 International Symposium on Remote Sensing for Ecosystem Analysis and Fisheries. 15-17 January 2018. ICAR-CMFRI, Kochi, India. (Poster Presentation: Best poster award winner). Topic: Marine and Coastal Areas Management in Western Africa: A Case of EO data Application.
Oct 2016 11th International Conference of the African Association of Remote Sensing of the Environment (AARSE). 24-28 October 2016. Kampala, Uganda. (Sessional speaker). Topic: Dissemination of Early Warning Alerts to Fishermen in West Africa via SMS.
Apr 2016 Consultant to the European Commission on development of SMS early warning System at MESA Technical Expert Meeting No.6 (TEM6), 5-7 April 2016, Gaborone, Botswana.
Nov 2015 Consultant to the Sierra Leonean Environmental Protection Agency on “Early-Warning Infrastructure for Weather Services in Sierra Leone”, Free Town, Sierra Leone.
Dec 2014 ICAWA International Conference. The AWA Project: Ecosystem Approach to the Management of Fisheries and the Marine Environment in West African Waters. 9-11 December 2014, Dakar, Senegal. (Sessional speaker; Best presentation award).
Apr 2013 International workshop on ‘Production of non-food bio-oil supply chains for renewable energy in Ghana: Needs, challenges and opportunities’, Ghana (7th – 8th Oct. 2010; 2nd – 4th April 2013). Member of April 2013 workshop organizing committee.
Oct 2012 2012 Biannual 3rd WAQUA (West African Quaternary Research Association) International Workshop, Accra – Ghana. “Implications of paleoclimatic and sea level changes on coastal evolution: Are humans adapting?” (8th – 12th October, 2012): https://www.pastglobalchanges.org/sites/default/files/download/docs/newsletter/2013-2/PAGESnews_2013(2)_80_Appeaning-Addo.pdf, (Member of the organizing committee).
2011 International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Technical Meeting on “Application of Radiotracers and Radio-assay Technologies to Seafood Safety Analysis” at IAEA Environment Laboratories – Monaco (28th Nov – Dec. 2011).
Sep 2010 International stakeholders’ workshop on ‘Protecting the marine ecosystem and human health from uncontrolled disposal of plastics and other municipal wastes’. (22nd Sept. 2010).
Jun 2009 Youth Climate Change Capacity Development Initiative Course - by World Bank. 10th Mar. - 8th Jun. 2009. (Participant).
Mar 2007 Seminar on ‘Development of Health, Agricultural Resources and Socio-Economic Activities in the Volta Basin’. 20th Mar. 2007. (Participant).
Dec 2006 ARGO Capacity Building Workshop for Atlantic Countries of Africa. 5 -7th Dec. 2006. (Participant).