Program Overview
The main program of GSDI 12 World Conference will start on Tuesday, 19 October 2010. Monday is reserved for the PCGIAP opening plenary sessions and GSDI Association business meetings. See details in
Business Meetings.
The GSDI 12 conference program starting on Tuesday will include 5 ninety-minute plenary
sessions and 8 ninety-minute parallel technical sessions. The plenary sessions feature
invited speakers. The conference parallel sessions will be conducted in 5 rooms concurrently.
Thus there will be a total of 40 sessions with a maximum of 5 presentations per session allowing
for up to 200 oral presentations. Posters will be displayed in a digital show in the exhibit
hall throughout the conference and featured on paper posters during the Wednesday Poster Forum
and Reception. Conference workshops on Tuesday morning are open to all participants at no
additional charge.
Keynote and featured speakers
list will be updated as and when the speaker confirmed his or her participation.
The title and abstract for each presentation may be found in the
detailed program.
NOTICE: The following program overview is tentative.
OVERVIEW FOR THE WEEK
| Day / Time |
Morning |
Afternoon |
Evening |
| Session 1 |
Session 2 |
Session 3 |
Session 4 |
|
| Monday 18 October Day 0 |
|
GSDI Council Meeting |
International Geospatial Society Meeting |
|
|
PCGIAP Plenary |
| Tuesday 19 October Day 1 |
PCGIAP Working Group Meetings |
GSDI 12 World Conference Opening & Exhibit Opening |
Conference Plenary 2
|
Welcome Reception |
| Workshops |
Workshops |
| Setting up of Exhibition |
Exhibition Open |
| Wednesday 20 October Day 2 |
Conference Plenary 3 |
Conference Parallel Session 1 |
Conference Parallel Session 2 |
Conference Parallel Session 3 |
Poster Forum & Reception |
| PCGIAP Meeting |
PCGIAP Exec Board Mtg |
| Exhibition Open |
| Thursday 21 October Day 3 |
Conference Plenary 4 |
Conference Parallel Session 4 |
Conference Parallel Session 5 |
Conference Parallel Session 6 |
Conference Dinner |
| Exhibition Open |
| Friday 22 October Day 4 |
Conference Parallel Session 7 |
Conference Parallel Session 8 |
GSDI 12 World Conference Closinging |
GSDI Board Meeting |
|
|
| Exhibition Open |
Exhibition Takedown |
DAILY OVERVIEWS
PCGIAP MEETING OPENING and GSDI BUSINESS MEETINGS
| Monday 18 October 2010 |
| 8:00 |
GSDI 12 Conference Registration Opens |
| 8:30 -10:00 |
|
|
| 10:00 - 10:30 |
Tea / Coffee Break (Foyer at Rooms 304 and 305) |
| 10:30 - 12:00 |
PCGIAP Plenary
(Room 305) |
GSDI Council Meeting
(Room 304) |
| 12:00 - 1:00 |
Lunch
(Level 3, Concourse) |
| 1:00 - 2:30 |
PCGIAP Plenary
(Room 305) |
GSDI Council Meeting
(Room 304) |
| 2:30 - 3:00 |
Tea / Coffee Break (Foyer at Rooms 304 and 305) |
| 3:00 - 4:30 |
PCGIAP Plenary
(Room 305) |
International Geospatial Society Inaugural Meeting
(Room 304) |
| 5:00 - 7:30 |
Evening Activities |
GSDI 12 WORLD CONFERENCE OPENING
| Thursday 21 October 2010 |
| 8:00 |
Registration Open |
| 8:30 -10:00 |
Plenary Session 4
Spatially Enabling Society: Corporate Sector Perspectives
(Theater, Level 3)
|
| 10:00 - 10:30 |
Tea / Coffee Break (Exhibition Hall: Gallery East) |
| 10:30 - 12:00 |
Session 4.1
SDI for
Cities*
(Theater)
|
Session 4.2
SDI and GIS
Applications
(Room 303)
|
Session 4.3
SDI Assessment
Practices
(Room 304)
|
Session 4.4
Web-Based
Services
(Room 305)
|
Session 4.5
Internl Geospatial
Society Round Table
(Room 306)
|
| 12:00 - 1:00 |
Lunch
(Gallery West) |
| 1:00 - 2:30 |
Session 5.1
SDI Experiences:
Municipalities
(Theater)
|
Session 5.2
SDI in
Land Admin *
(Room 303)
|
Session 5.3
Data Sharing:
Institutional Issues
(Room 304)
|
Session 5.4
Web-Based
Services
(Room 305)
|
Session 5.5
Societal Impacts
Round Table
(Room 306)
|
| 2:30 - 3:00 |
Tea / Coffee Break (Exhibition Hall: Gallery East) |
| 3:00 - 4:30 |
Session 6.1
SDI Capacity
Building
(Theater)
|
Session 6.2
SDI in
Land Admin *
(Room 303)
|
Session 6.3
Data Sharing:
Institutional Issues
(Room 304)
|
Session 6.4
SDI Legal
Issues
(Room 305)
|
Session 6.5
Arctic SDIs
(Room 306)
|
| 4:30 - 6:00 |
Exhibition Featured
(Exhibition Hall: Gallery East) |
| Evening |
Conference Dinner |
| Friday 22 October 2010 |
| 8:00 |
Registration Open |
| 8:30 -10:00 |
Session 7.1
Spatial
Enablement
(Theater)
|
Session 7.2
SDI Applications:
Hazards
(Room 303)
|
Session 7.3
Participatory
Initiatives
(Room 304)
|
Session 7.4
Standards &
Interoperability
(Room 305)
|
Session 7.5
Outreach Com
Round Table
(Room 306)
|
| 10:00 - 10:30 |
Tea / Coffee Break (Exhibition Hall: Gallery East) |
| 10:30 - 12:00 |
Session 8.1
Spatial
Enablement
(Theater)
|
Session 8.2
SDI Applications:
Crisis Response
(Room 303)
|
Session 8.3
Participatory
Initiatives
(Room 304)
|
Session 8.4
Standards &
Interoperability
(Room 305)
|
Session 8.5
Building SDIs
w/ Open Source
(Room 306)
|
| 12:00 - 1:00 |
Lunch
(Gallery West) |
| 1:00 - 2:30 |
Plenary Session 5
Closing Session of Conference
(Theater, Level 3)
|
| 2:30 - 3:00 |
Tea / Coffee Break (Foyer of Room 309) |
| 3:00 - 4:30 |
GSDI Board Meeting
(Room 309)
|
|
|
* Joint GSDI and FIG Session
SECRETARIAT ROOM
Room 307 is the secretariat room where staff may be contacted and where room coordinators will be compiling slide presentations from the sessions.
