GSDI 12 Takes Shape

The GSDI 12 World Conference 2010 with the theme ‘Realising Spatially Enabled Societies' is to take place in the garden city of Singapore, at the Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre from 19th to 22nd October 2010. This conference will explore the complementary roles of government, private industry and the academic community in realizing better means for sharing geographic data and technologies and developing improved location-based services for meeting real world needs.

Distinguished Keynote and Featured Speakers at GSDI 12 to-date include Ivan B. DeLoatch, Staff Director, Federal Geographic Data Committee; Abbas Rajabifard, President, GSDI Association; Ng Siau Yong, Director of Geospatial Division, Singapore Land Authority, Singapore SDI; Santiago Borrero, Secretary General, Pan-American Institute of Geography and History (PAIGH/IPGH); Stig Enemark, President, International Federation of Surveyors (FIG); Mark Reichardt, President and Chief Executive Officer, Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. (OGC); Ian Williamson, Professor of Surveying and Land Information, Centre for Spatial Data Infrastructures and Land Administration, Department of Geoinformatics, University of Melbourne and Greg Scott, National Mapping & Information Group Leader, Geospatial & Earth Monitoring Division, Geoscience Australia.

There are several social events in the schedule taking care of entertainment and introduction in the Singapore culture.

Tuesday, 19th October, the Welcome Reception at the GSDI12 World Conference will be a celebration of Singapore's cultural diversity by bringing together gastronomical delights from different local ethnic groups. It will be an opportunity for you to meet other conference attendees in the surroundings of the Singapore Flyer - the largest observation wheel in the world. Delegates will have a free ride on the capsules and enjoy breathtaking views of the city coming alive at night. This networking event is a great opportunity to bring your discussions to greater heights and is not to be missed.

Thursday, 21st October, the conference dinner is on the programme. The dinner will feature a sumptuous spread of Singapore's most well-loved local delights. This event also presents an opportunity for delegates to meet and socialise amidst the city lights overlooking the Singapore River. More details on the dinner will be provided at a later date.

This conference is organised by partners - the GSDI Association, the Permanent Committee on GIS Infrastructure for Asia & the Pacific (PCGIAP) and the Singapore Land Authority (SLA). There are three major components in this conference: the 12th edition of the GSDI Conference, the 16th annual meeting of the Permanent Committee on GIS Infrastructure for Asia & the Pacific (PCGIAP) and a - Trade Exhibition.