Promotion Activities of the Profession to Students in Period 2004-2008 and Future Prospects

In the paper, the activities of the ISPRS WG VI/5 in cooperation with the ISPRS Student Consortium (SC) in the period 2004-2008 are presented. The main purpose of the WG VI/5 is stimulation to scientific and research work, and promotion of the ISPRS profession to talented graduate, post-graduate students and young researchers. The working group presents the main link between students from different countries and ISPRS. Relationship and communication between the WG VI/5 and SC, which went through different organizational stages, are described. The most important results are presented: organization of three summer schools, edition of SC Newsletter, formation and maintenance of WG VI/5 and Student Consortium web pages, establishment of SC membership network, and development of the student related programme for the Congress in Beijing (2008). Prospects for the future of the WG VI/5 and the Student Consortium are presented as the conclusion.