GSDI-10 Conference Update - 25-29 February 2008

07 December 2007, 8:48am

GSDI 10 in Trinidad to be held 25-29 February 2008 is shaping up to be a great event! It is time to register in order to acquire the best conference registration and travel rates.

DECEMBER 15 IS THE EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE!

GSDI conferences are opportunities to meet and exchange views with others from across the globe about implementing and developing spatial data concepts and practices. From national and international agency and policy-maker perspectives to local grassroots initiatives, GSDI 10 provides an occasion for interaction and cooperation among disciplines and practitioners that use and develop spatial technologies and databases. Keynote and featured speakers will focus primarily on The Role of Spatial Data in Supporting a Sustainable Future as well as Small Island Perspectives on Global Challenges.

GSDI 10 is being held in the modern conference facilities of The University of the West Indies of Trinidad and Tobago. Over 180 paper presenters from 44 countries are scheduled to present in numerous plenary and parallel sessions throughout the five day event as well as 38 poster presenters. Numerous round table discussions, affiliated business meetings, social events, and a full day of no-additional-cost workshops have been organized and scheduled as well.

See the following relevant links:

GSDI 10 Home: http://www.gsdi.org

Keynote and Featured Plenary Session Speaker Profiles: http://gsdi.org/gsdi10/prog_speakers.html

Detailed Program: http://gsdi.org/gsdi10/prog_details.html

Workshop Descriptions: http://www.gsdi.org/gsdi10/workshops.html (at no-additional-cost)

Conference Registration (online or by fax): http://www.gsdiassociation.org/gsdi10/register.aspx (December 15 is the deadline for the early registrant reduced fee)

Conference Accommodations: http://www.gsdi.org/GSDI10/accommodations.html

We look forward to welcoming you to the conference!

Best regards,

The GSDI 10 Local and Regional Organizing Committee
Jacob Opadeyi, Co-Chair, Center for GeoSpatial Studies, The University of the West Indies, Trinidad
Bheshem Ramlal, Co-Chair, Department of Surveying and Land Information, The University of the West Indies,Trinidad

Carol Ann Albury, National GIS Coordinator, Office of the Prime Minister, Bahamas
Cecille Blake, National GIS Coordinator, Spatial Data Management Division, Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, Jamaica
Santiago Borrero, Secretary General, Pan American Institute of Geography and History (PAIGH), Mexico
Tatiana Delgado Fernandez, National Commission of the SDI of the Republic of Cuba (CIDERC), Cuba
Desmond Dougall, GISCAD, Trinidad
Tyrone Leong, Director of Surveys, Surveying and Mapping Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Marine Resources, Trinidad
Adolphus Ollivierre, Lands and Surveys Department, St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Michael Sutherland, Department of Surveying and Land Information, The University of the West Indies,Trinidad
Harold Wall, GIS Officer, Ministry of Planning and Development, Trinidad

www.gsdi.org

Geo: International