AGI GeoCommunity ’10:1st Plenary Speaker announced

05 May 2010, 11:32am

AGI is pleased to announce its first plenary speaker for AGI GeoCommunity ’10, Dr Andrew Hudson-Smith.

Andrew is a Senior Research Fellow and Research Manager at the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA); he is Editor-in-Chief of Future Internet Journal, an elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and Course Founder and Director of the MRes in Advanced Spatial Analysis and Visualisation at University College London.

The main topics of his research involve developing visual techniques for urban planning, three dimensional city visualisations and public participation by means of web-based systems utilising GIS and CAD. He has been instrumental in developing CASA into a world leading research lab in the area of visualisation and transferring research into the commercial and private sector.

His work has featured widely in the media including, most recently, New Scientist, BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 5. His recent projects include MapTube, TalesofThings and SurveyMapper, he is also author of the digital urban blog which attracts over 2000 daily readers and was recently voted one of the Top 5 Web 2.0 Blogs by PC Pro Magazine.

About AGI GeoCommunity '10

AGI GeoCommunity '10: Opportunities in a Changing World - will be held in Stratford-upon-Avon on September 28th to 30th 2010.

The AGI GeoCommunity series has a proven reputation as a 'must-attend' event for a range of service delivery managers and information management and technology professionals. Previous delegates and speakers have been drawn from Central and Local Government, Utilities, Health, Emergency Services, Infrastructure, Insurance, Marketing, Business Intelligence, Finance and Technology sectors.

The AGI GeoCommunity '10 conference will open on the 29th September and offer two full days of thought leadership, practical education, knowledge transfer and real world best practice and case studies. A pre-conference 'Icebreaker' evening event will be hosted by popular demand on 28th September 2010.

Attendance at AGI GeoCommunity '09 increased 5% against 2008, attracting 625 people. The residential format, introduced in 2007, is now well established and the event has proven its growth and sustainability.

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