<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail-row"><div class="gmail-col-12 gmail-col-md-8 entry-header-block-right"><div class="entry-description"><div class="gmail-row"><div class="gmail-col-12 gmail-col-md-8 entry-header-block-right"><div class="entry-description"><div style="text-align:left"><span style="text-align:right">Join the International Science Council, SDSN TReNDS and a panel of experts for a technical discussion on the use of gridded population data in a variety of applications.</span><br></div><p><strong>Date and Time:</strong> Wednesday 24 June: 9.30am (Eastern Daylight Time), 3.30pm (Central Europe Time), 7.00pm (India Standard Time)</p></div></div></div><div class="gmail-content-holder"><div class="gmail-row"><div class="gmail-col-12 gmail-animatedParent"><div class="gmail-card gmail-card-widget gmail-mb-4 gmail-animated gmail-fadeIn">Register here: <strong><a href="https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/1478256407362555919">https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/1478256407362555919</a></strong></div></div><p>In the context of the current health crisis, the importance of reliable and timely population data is more apparent than ever – we need to know where people are located, what conditions they are facing, what infrastructure is available, and what basic services they can access. Additionally, without reliable and timely population data linked to location, we cannot ensure that everyone is counted and that no one will be left behind.</p><p>Fortunately, gridded population data have emerged as an important tool for improving the timeliness and granularity of population estimates, particularly during the current pandemic, but many users are unfamiliar with their utility.</p><p>In an exclusive upcoming webinar, the International Science Council joins the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network’s Thematic Research Network on Data and Statistics (SDSN TReNDS) and a panel of experts in a technical discussion on the use gridded population data in a variety of applications, including infectious disease and disaster response; survey planning; sea-level rise; water availability; and more.</p><p>The webinar will also review several of the nuances of the various datasets presented in TReNDS’ newly released report, <a href="https://bit.ly/2YGy9Lg" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>Leaving No One Off The Map: A Guide For Gridded Population Data For Sustainable Development</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><strong><u>Panelists Include:</u></strong></p><ul class="gmail-wp-block-list"><li>Jessica Espey, SDSN TReNDS’ Director and Senior Advisor, UN SDSN</li><li>Dr. Susana Adamo, Research Scientist at the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)</li><li>Victor Ohuruogu, Program Manager at the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD)</li><li>Hayden Dahmm, SDSN TReNDS’ Analyst</li></ul><div>Thanks,</div><div>Asha</div><div><div class="gmail-adn gmail-ads" style="border-left:none;padding:0px;display:flex;font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div class="gmail-gs" style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 20px;width:1006.1px"><div class="gmail-" style=""><div id="gmail-:1ei" class="gmail-ii gmail-gt" style="direction:ltr;margin:8px 0px 0px;padding:0px"><div id="gmail-:1eh" class="gmail-a3s gmail-aXjCH" style="overflow:hidden;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:1.5;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div dir="ltr" style=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:11pt;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">___________________________</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:11pt;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b style=""><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Webinars Introducing DDI-CDI (Cross Domain Integration), 16 and 18 June:</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> <a href="https://codata.org/webinars-introducing-ddi-cdi-cross-domain-integration-to-a-global-audience/" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Information and Registration</span></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:no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