The international kick-off of the yearly European Satellite Navigation Competition and Copernicus Masters took place on 5 April 2017 in Brussels. From left: Thorsten Rudolph (CEO for Application Center Oberpfaffenhofen (AZO), instigator and organiser of the two contests), Matthias Engler (AZO), Andreas Veispak (European Commission), Christoph Kautz (European Commission), Dr Thomas Beer (ESA), Andres Jaadla (Member of the EU Committee of the Regions ).