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Spatial Knowledge and Information Canada
25 August 2008, 9:51am
2nd Conference of Spatial Knowledge and Information Canada
February 20-22, 2009
Fernie, BC.
Following on last year’s successful conference, we invite researchers and students to submit abstracts and attend the second Conference of Spatial Knowledge and Information Canada.
Spatial Knowledge and Information Canada brings together researchers of geo-spatial information who live and work in Canada. Those of you who attended last year know that we had strong representation of participatory GIS research and practice (not surprising, considering the committee's long involvement in participatory GIS and critical GIS) and we hope to do so once again.
Become part of a community that shares our research and exposes our students to new ways of thinking spatially and using geographic information. Our goals include:
* Having our student present in front of a Canadian GIS/Geomatics/geoweb research audience (last year, 2/3 of presenters were students!).
* Share the ongoing and emerging GIS/Geomatics/geoweb research in our community.
* Build cohesion and synergy among GIS/Geomatics/geoweb researchers.
* Discuss issues of importance to the Canadian GIS/Geomatics/geoweb community.
* Provide mentorship opportunities for students and junior scholars.
Deadline for submitting abstracts and registering for the conference: October 3, 2008
More information, abstract submission, and registration can be found at http://rose.geog.mcgill.ca/ski.
We look forward to seeing you in Fernie!
Scott Bell, University of Saskatchewan
Renee Sieber, McGill University
Nadine Schuurman, Simon Fraser University
FEEDBACK FROM LAST YEAR’S ATTENDEES
“It is a start to building a Canadian GIS academic community…”
“Great for students”
“…it has started the foundations for a Canadian GIS community”
“The number of experts available for feedback on our research is VERY valuable”
“A great first step towards a community”
“Conference was VERY successful, well done!!”
“Build it and they will come”
“I thought the conference was brilliant”
“Well done, super job!”
“A good experience. The opportunity to be exposed to the types of research being done in Canada was great”
“DO IT AGAIN”
The Open Forum on Participatory Geographic Information Systems and Technologies is managed by www.iapad.org.
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