Ibrahim Al Abdulsalam - The Success Story of Building Bridges: Hosting and Conducting the Online Gathering for Middle East Knowledge Sharing

The resource contribution is in the form self-explanatory poster. It provides a detailed but summarized description of the history of Center of Excellence for Satellite Applications (CoE-Muscat) and its experience in organizing and hosting monthly online gatherings for knowledge sharing in the Middle East. ​

These gatherings serve as a platform for professionals from various fields, including meteorology, climatology, environmental sciences, hydrology, and more, who come together from the region to enhance communication and exchange expertise and knowledge. These discussions are focused on a wide range of topics within the realms of atmospheric and earth sciences, as well as the field of earth observation from space. ​

The poster offers a historical overview of CoE-Muscat, tracing its development from inception to the present day. It highlights the challenges faced and the remarkable successes achieved along the way, emphasizing the global impact of the  circumstances during the last years , in additions to the technologies and methods developed worldwide influencing the region's communication and knowledge exchange .