Events and activities in 2017

Events organized in 2017 within the Space School educational initiative as well as participation in other events, aiming at popularizing and education in geographic information systems and technologies, satellite systems for Earth Observation and space research among secondary school students.

Educational workshop 2017, Sofia city

The first educational workshop for secondary school students, devoted to International Day of Aviation and Cosmonautics was held on 26^th of April. 2017 at the Space Research and Technology Institute of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (SRTI-BAS) as part of the Space School Educational Initiative.

World Space Week 2017

Educational workshop with discussion “Modern technologies for Earth Observation and Their Role in Education” was held in Vidin town, Bulgaria on 9^th and 10^th of October 2017 on the occasion of the celebration of the World Space Week (4-10 October).

Round Table „Space Sciences and Technologies and Their Role in Bulgarian Secondary Education”

The event was held on 3^rd November 2017 under the Space School Educational Initiative on the occasion of 60^th anniversary from the launch of the first artificial satellite of the Earth – Sputnik-1 on 4 of October 1957.

World GIS Day 2017

Bulgaria celebrated the International Day of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) on 15th of November 2017 . The event was organized by ESRI Bulgaria, as SCGIS Chapter Bulgaria was one of the official partners of the prestigious GIS forum.

**First GIS DAY FOR EDUCATION – Space School Educational Initiative**

The first GIS Day for Education in Bulgaria was held on 30 November 2017 at the National High School of Mathematics and Sciences (NHSMS) “Acad. L. Chakalov” in relation with the International GIS Day Initiative, celebrated on 15^th of November 2017 and on the occasion of the 50^th anniversary of the NHSMS.