October 06, 2025
The third User Interaction Meet of NESAC (NeUIM-2025) was held during 25-26th September, 2025 at NESAC, Shillong, through hybrid mode. The primary aim of the event was to drive greater leveraging of Space and GeoAI technologies for strengthening governance, infrastructure development, natural resources & disaster management, and capacity enhancement in the North Eastern region.
More than 540 participants (including 107 in-person) representing 122 Central & State user departments, industry and academia attended NeUIM-2025. The program included six technical sessions and inaugural & concluding sessions, with 42 speakers from ISRO/ DoS, other Government Departments, Academia and Industry sharing valuable insights.
Shri Satinder Kumar Bhalla, Secretary, North Eastern Council (NEC) was the Chief Guest of NeUIM-2025, along with Dr. Prakash Chauhan, Director, NRSC, and Dr. R.P. Singh, Director, IIRS, as Guests of Honour. Dr. S. P. Aggarwal, Director, NESAC delivered the welcome address, highlighting NESAC’s 25-year journey, with 400+ projects, and focus on disaster management and user-driven solutions.
Shri Satinder Kumar Bhalla, Secretary, NEC, lauded NESAC on its silver jubilee celebration year, affirming that users form the cornerstone of all technological ecosystems, including space technology applications. Dr. Prakash Chauhan, Director, NRSC reiterated the role space technology in the development of NER and highlighted the open access of Indian EO data, as well as the current & upcoming earth observation missions of ISRO. Dr. R. P. Singh, Director, IIRS highlighted ISRO’s user-driven approach and the need for advanced modeling in climate & disaster management initiatives.
Inaugural session of NeUIM-2025
Technical Session in NeUIM-2025