On April 19^th, Vice President of ICSU (International Counsel for Science) Ms Reiko Kuroda joined the IRDR International Programme Office, Chinese Association for Science and Technology (CAST) and the Centre for Earth Observation and Digital Earth (CEODE) for a meet-and-greet.Representatives from the IRDR IPO, CAST and CEODE made introductions of their organizations, followed by Ms Reiko Kuroda’s comments and lunch.