Program Overview

Friday, 22 Feb 2008 - GSDI Executive Meeting
Saturday, 23 Feb 2008 - GSDI Board Meeting
Sunday, 24 Feb 2008 - GSDI Council Meeting

Note: The events each day as shown are tentative and may be altered over time.

Monday, 25 Feb 2008
7:30 Bus departures from hotels
09:00 - 10:30 Workshop 1 Workshop 2 Workshop 3 Workshop 4 Workshop 5a
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee
11:00 - 12:30 Workshop 1 Workshop 2 Workshop 3 Workshop 4 Workshop 5b
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 15:30 Workshop 6 Workshop 7 Workshop 8 Workshop 9 Workshop 10
15:30 - 16:00 Coffee
16:00 - 17:30 Workshop 6 Workshop 7 Workshop 8 Workshop 9 Workshop 10
17:45 Bus departures to conference hotels
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Tuesday, 26 Feb 2008
7:30 Bus departures from hotels
9:00 - 10:30 Welcome and Opening Plenary Session 1 - Small Island Perspectives on Global Challenges: The Role of Spatial Data in Supporting a Sustainable Future
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee
11:00 - 12:30 Opening Plenary Session 2 - Future Visions for SDI: Corporate Perspectives
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 15:30 TS 1 - Regional SDI Initiatives TS 2 - SDI Policy Strategies TS 3 - Application of SDI for Disaster Management and Development TS 5 - Roundtable: Technical Working Group (open to all)
15:30 - 16:00 Coffee
16:00 - 17:30 TS 6 - Web Services Trends and Applications in SDI TS 7 - Government Policy and Management Issues TS 8 - Applications of SDI: Internal and Cross Agency Challenges TS 9 - Organized Session: Disaster Management TS 10 - Roundtable: Sponosored Projects Committee (open)
17:45 Opening Reception (on campus at Staff Club or Principal's )
20:00 Shuttles to hotels
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Wednesday, 27 Feb 2008
7:45 Bus departures from hotels
9:00 - 10:30 Plenary Session 3 - Future Visions for SDI: National Agency Perspectives
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee
11:00 - 12:30
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 15:30 TS 11 - National SDI Initiatives: Latin America and the Caribbean TS 12 - SDI and Land Administration Initiatives 1 TS 13 - Application of SDI for Disaster Management and Development TS 14 Organized Session: Development Partners Supporting Sustainable Geoinformation TS 15 Roundtable: Industry Advisory Committee (open)
15:30 - 16:00 Coffee
16:00 - 17:30 TS 16 - National SDI Initiatives: Europe TS 17 - SDI and Land Administration Initiatives TS 18 - Application of SDI for Disaster Management and Development TS 19 Organized Session: SDI in the Caribbean TS 20 Roundtable: Legal & Socioeconomic Committee (open)
17:45 Bus departures to conference hotels
19:00 Port of Spain at Night (buses depart to Panyard at 19:00, depart Panyard to hotels at 22:30)
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Thursday, 28 Feb 2008
7:45 Bus departures from hotels
9:00 - 10:30 Plenary Session 5 - Future Visions for SDI: Emerging Needs and Approaches
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee
11:00 - 12:30 TS 21 - Data Models & Metadata Standards TS 22 - SDI Assessment and Management TS 23 - Island Challenges TS 24 Organized Session: Mapping Agency Round Table TS 25 Organized Session: Spatial Aspects of Climate Change
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 15:30 TS 26 - Exploring SDI Solutions TS 27 - SDI Institutional Issues and Management TS 28 - Coastal Challenges TS 29 Organized Session: GEO and GEOSS
15:30 - 16:00 Coffee
16:00 - 17:30 TS 31 - Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) TS 32 - Island and Regional Challenges TS 33 Applications of SDI: Urban, Health, Environment TS 34 Organized Session: Conservation Data & Infrastructure TS 35 Roundtable: Communications Committee (open)
17:45 Bus departures to hotels
19:00 Gala Reception (buses depart other hotels at 19:00 to go to Hilton)
22:45 Shuttles back to other hotels
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Friday, 29 Feb 2008
7:45 Bus departures from hotels
9:00 - 10:30 TS 36 - SDI Investigations and Harmonization TS 37 - Role of the Cadastre in SDI (jointly organized with FIG) TS 38 - Applications of SDI: Business, Ag, Environment, Education TS 40 Roundtable: Global Map / ISCGM (open)
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee
11:00 - 12:30 TS 41 - National and Regional SDI Web Portals TS 42 - Cadastral Developments (jointly organized with FIG) TS 43 - Applications of SDI: Innovations TS 44 Organized Session: Defense and Homeland Security
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 15:30 TS 46 - National SDI Initiatives: Africa TS 47 - Capacity Building TS 48 - Application of SDI for Disaster Management: Considerations for Island Nations TS 50 Roundtable: GSDI Open Brainstorming Session (open)
15:30 - 16:00 Coffee
16:00 - 17:30 Closing Plenary Session
17:45 Bus departures to hotels

Friday Evening (19:00-21:00) - GSDI Board Meeting Continued

Room Assignments
All workshop room assignments are shown on the Workshop Descriptions.

All concurrent session room asignments are in the Learning Resource Center (LRC)
Technical Sessions (Column 1) – LRC, Lecture Room 1 (lower level)
Technical Sessions (Column 2) – LRC, Lecture Room 2 (lower level)
Technical Sessions (Column 3) - Auditorium A (Left)
Organized Sessions (Column 4) - Auditorium B (Right)
Roundtables (Column 5) – LRC, Room 3 (upper level, corner room)