A special HiMAC2020 online forum was held on 21 December 2020 to review the cryosphere scientific collaboration in snow, ice modeling and observations between China and Finland, which was attended by 76 scientists from both countries.

Cooperation on the Analysis of Carbon Satellites Data (CASA)? an international scientific program has started its second phase, according to the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR), as well as the Institute of Atmospheric Physics (IAP) and Shanghai Advanced Research Institute (SARI).

The World Data System (WDS) Scientific Committee recently chose Dr. ZHANG Lianchong from the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) as a nominee of the 2020 WDS Data Stewardship Award.

The 2020 Cross-Strait Radio Science & Wireless Technology Conference was held in Fuzhou on December 13-16 to provide an exchange platform for innovative scientific ideas and technological development for experts and scholars from the both sides of the Taiwan Strait in the field of wireless technology research, and to promote cross-Strait cooperative relations.

The Journal of Remote Sensing (JRS) hosted by the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), held its first Editorial Board meeting in Zhuhai, Guangdong province on December 4, 2020 to mark the establishment of its Editorial Board.

The International Training Workshop on Earth Observation for Sustainable Development in Developing Countries was held in Beijing on October 19, 2020 to train young scholars, government officials and technical experts from relevant international organizations and countries in the field of Earth observation.