Program Overview
The pre-conference program starts on Sunday 12 May 2012 with the GSDI Council Meeting, the International Geospatial Society Meeting, and meetings of other related societies (See details at
Business Meetings).
The main program of the joint world conference starts on Monday, 13 May 2012 with a choice of free technical and policy workshops for conference registrants during the first session in the morning followed by the opening plenary and lunch. The second featured plenary starts in the afternoon followed by coffee and then the first set of parallel sessions. The day is capped off with the opening icebreaker
Tuesday, wednesday and thursday will include three ninety-minute featured plenary sessions and 8 ninety-minute parallel technical sessions in up to 7 rooms concurrently. Posters will be featured on paper posters during the late afternoon tuesday Poster Forum. The conference dinner and cruise occurs on wednesday evening and the closing plenary session begins at mid-afternoon on Thursday 16 May.
Keynote and featured speakers will be updated as they confirmed their 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 |
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Sunday 13 May 2012
Preconference |
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GSDI Council Meeting |
GSDI Council Meeting |
International Geospatial Society Meeting |
Open Evening
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| Monday 14 May 2012 |
Five Workshops |
PLENARY A |
PLENARY B |
Parallel Sessions 1 |
Opening Icebreaker
|
| Exhibition Setup |
Exhibition Setup |
Exhibition |
Exhibition & Industry Showcase |
| Tuesday 15 May 2012 |
Parallel Sessions 2 |
PLENARY C |
Parallel Sessions 3 |
Posters near Exhibit Area |
Open Evening
|
| Exhibition |
Exhibition |
Exhibition & Industry Showcase |
Exhibition |
| Wednesday 16 May 2012 |
Parallel Sessions 4 |
PLENARY D |
Parallel Sessions 5 |
Parallel Sessions 6 |
Conference Dinner |
| Exhibition |
Exhibition |
Exhibition |
Exhibition Breakdown |
| Thursday 17 May 2012 |
Parallel Sessions 7
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Parallel Sessions 8 |
Parallel Sessions 9 |
PLENARY E CLOSING |
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DAILY OVERVIEWS
| Sunday 13 May 2012 - Pre-Conference Day Meetings and Activities |
| 8:00 |
Workshop and Meeting Sign In Opens |
| 8:30 -10:00 |
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| 10:00 - 10:30 |
Tea / Coffee Break |
| 10:30 - 12:00 |
GSDI Council Meeting
(Room at conference center or hotel to be named) |
|
| 12:00 - 1:00 |
Lunch
|
| 1:00 - 2:30 |
GSDI Council Meeting
(Room at conference center or hotel to be named) |
|
| 2:30 - 3:00 |
Tea / Coffee Break |
| 3:00 - 4:30 |
International Geospatial Society Meeting
(Room at conference center or hotel to be named) |
|
| 5:00 - 10:00 |
Evening Activities |
| Monday 14 May 2012 |
7:30
|
Onsite Registration Open |
| 8:30 -10:00 |
Workshop 1
(Room 205B)
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Workshop 2
(Room 2104A)
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Workshop 3
(Room 2103)
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Workshop 4
(Room 2101)
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Workshop 5
(Room 2104B)
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| 10:00 - 10:30 |
Coffee Break
(Foyer 2000) |
| 10:30 - 12:00 |
Plenary Session A
Global Geospatial Conference Opening
(Room 2000A)
|
| 12:00 - 1:00 |
Lunch and Opening of Exhibition
(Room 2000B,C,D) |
| 1:00 - 2:30 |
Plenary Session B
Global and Regional Initiatives and Innovations in Spatial Enablement
(Room 2000A)
|
| 2:30 - 3:00 |
Coffee Break
(Room 2000B,C,D) |
| 3:00 - 4:30 |
Session 1.1
Spatially Enabling
Government I
(Room 205A)
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Session 1.2
Experiences &
Case Studies I
(Room 205B)
|
Session 1.3
Technical
Challenges
(Room 2103)
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Session 1.4
Assessment &
Management
(Room 2104A)
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Session 1.5
Basic & Applied
Research I
(Room 2104B)
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Session 1.6
Industry
Showcase I
(Room 2101)
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Session 1.7
Quebec City
Showcase
(Room 2105)
|
| 5:00 - 10:00 |
Opening Icebreaker and Tecterra Award
(Room 2000B,C,D) |
| Tuesday 15 May 2012 |
8:00
|
Onsite Registration Open |
| 8:30 -10:00 |
Session 2.1
Spatially Enabling
Government II
(Room 205A)
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Session 2.2
GEOIDE contributions
to SDI Research
(Room 204AB)
|
Session 2.3
Technical
Challenges
(Room 2103)
|
Session 2.4
Legal, Econ &
Institutional I
(Room 205B)
|
Session 2.5
Basic & Applied
Research II
(Room 2104B)
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Session 2.6
Tecterra
Workshop
(Room 208AB)
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Session 2.7
Mapping Info
Branch NRCan
(Room 2104A)
|
| 10:00 - 10:30 |
Coffee Break
(Room 2000B,C,D) |
| 10:30 - 12:00 |
Plenary Session C
Canadian Experiences and Perspectives
(Room 2000A)
|
| 12:00 - 1:00 |
Lunch
(Room 2000B,C,D) |
| 1:00 - 2:30 |
Session 3.1
Spatially Enabling
Government III
(Room 205A)
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Session 3.2
GEOIDE Book
Session I
(Room 204AB)
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Session 3.3
Technical
Challenges
(Room 2103)
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Session 3.4
Legal, Econ &
Institutional II
(Room 205B)
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Session 3.5
Basic & Applied
Research III
(Room 2104B)
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Session 3.6
Industry
Showcase II
(Room 2101)
|
|
| 2:30 - 3:00 |
Coffee Break
(Room 2000B,C,D) |
| 3:00 - 4:30 |
Exhibition
Featured
(Room 2000B,C,D)
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Poster
Session
(Room 208AB)
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| 5:00 - 8:00 |
Geomatics Experts Stories: Youth Program + Reception (Room 205A)
Open Evening: Enjoy the very walkable old city!
|
| Wednesday 16 May 2012 |
7:30
|
Onsite Registration Open |
| 8:30 -10:00 |
Session 4.1
Spatially Enabling
Government IV
(Room 205A)
|
Session 4.2
GEOIDE devlopments
in geospatial techology
(Room 204AB)
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Session 4.3
Experiences &
Case Studies II
(Room 2103)
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Session 4.4
Legal, Econ &
Institutional III
(Room 205B)
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Session 4.5
Basic & Applied
Research IV
(Room 2104B)
|
Session 4.6
3DGeo Info
(Room 205C)
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Session 4.7
Industry
Showcase III
(Room 2101)
|
| 10:00 - 10:30 |
Coffee Break
(Room 2000B,C,D) |
| 10:30 - 12:00 |
Plenary Session D
Industry Experiences and Perspectives
(Room 2000A)
|
| 12:00 - 1:00 |
Lunch
(Room 2000B,C,D) |
| 1:00 - 2:30 |
Session 5.1
Spatially Enabling
Government V
(Room 205A)
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Session 5.2
GEOIDE contributions
to health & enviro risk
(Room 204AB)
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Session 5.3
Industry
Meeting
(Room 2103)
|
Session 5.4
Legal, Econ &
Institutional IV
(Room 205B)
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Session 5.5
Spatially Enabling
Industry I
(Room 2104B)
|
Session 5.6
3DGeo Info
(Room 205C)
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Session 5.7
Innovations
Geospatial
Quebec I
(Room 2101) |
| 2:30 - 3:00 |
Coffee Break
(Room 2000B,C,D - Exhibition closes after this break) |
| 3:00 - 4:30 |
Session 6.1
Spatially Enabling
Government VI
(Room 205A)
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Session 6.2
GEOIDE Demo
Session
(Room 206B)
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Session 6.3
Experiences &
Case Studies III
(Room 2103)
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Session 6.4
Spatially Enabling
Citizens I
(Room 205B)
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Session 6.5
Spatially Enabling
Industry II
(Room 2104B)
|
Session 6.6
3DGeo Info
(Room 205C)
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Session 6.7
Innovations
Geospatial
Quebec II
(Room 2101) |
| 5:30 - 10:00 |
Conference Cruise Dinner (Boat Louis Jolliet)
|
| Thursday 17 May 2012 |
8:00
|
Onsite Registration Open |
| 8:30 -10:00 |
Session 7.1
Spatially Enabling
Government VII
(Room 205A)
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Session 7.2
GEOIDE contributions
to enviro issues
(Room 204AB)
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Session 7.3
Experiences &
Case Studies IV
(Room 2103)
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Session 7.4
Spatially Enabling
Citizens II
(Room 2101)
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Session 7.5
Dvlpng Nation
Applictns & Cases
(Room 2104A)
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Session 7.6
3DGeo Info
(Room 205C)
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Session 7.7
Canada's Arctic
SDI Initiative
(Room 2105)
|
| 10:00 - 10:30 |
Coffee Break
(Room 2000BC) |
| 10:30 -12:00 |
Session 8.1
Spatially Enabling
Government VIII
(Room 205A)
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Session 8.2
GEOIDE Book
Session II
(Room 204AB)
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Session 8.3
Experiences &
Case Studies V
(Room 2103)
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Session 8.4
Spatially Enabling
Citizens III
(Room 2101)
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Session 8.5
SDI Trends,
Aspirations & Visions
(Room 2104A)
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Session 8.6
3DGeo Info
(Room 205C)
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|
| 12:00 - 1:00 |
Lunch
(Room 2000BC) |
| 1:00 - 2:30 |
Session 9.1
Spatially Enabling
Government IX
(Room 205A)
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Session 9.2
GEOIDE contributions
to urban planning
(Room 204AB)
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Session 9.3
Experiences &
Case Studies VI
(Room 2103)
|
Session 9.4
Education &
Capacity Bldg
(Room 2101)
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Session 9.5
Panel on Global
Geospatial Collaboration
(Room 2104A)
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Session 9.6
3DGeo Info
(Room 205C)
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| 2:30 - 3:00 |
Tea/Coffee Break
(Room 2000BC) |
| 3:00 - 4:30 |
Plenary Session E
Closing Session Engaging all Participating Organizations
(Room 2000A)
|
| 6:00 - 10:00 |
Open Evening
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SECRETARIAT ROOM
Room 2102AB is the secretariat room where staff may be contacted and where room coordinators will be compiling slide presentations from the sessions.
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