1.   The Venue: Beijing Conference Center: located north of Beijing City along the fifth ring road.: No. 88, Luiguangying Xi Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100012, China; Web site: http://www.bj-bcc.com (please note the Beijing Conference Center is not same with the Beijing International Convention Center (BICC). It will take about 20 minutes from Airport by taxi at the cost of 60-70 Chinese Yuen or about 10 US Dollars.

2.  Conference Dates: starting from the 18th (Sunday) to the 23rd (Friday) October, 2009. On the 18th October, Student Session with be organized full day. The Opening Ceremony will be held at 9:00-10:30 on the 19th October. The special ceremony for celebrating the 30th Anniversary of ACRS will be organized in the morning on the 20th October. The ACRS will end at noon on the 23rd October.

3.  Organizers: Asian Association on Remote Sensing (AARS) and Chinese National Committee for Remote Sensing (CNCRS)

4.  Conference Theme: Asia onward Space Age

5.  Tentative Program: see the attached summary.