World Bank personnel are hosting a workshop at GSDI 12 in Singapore in October (http://gsdi.org/gsdi12) that will explore the need for a pragmatic HOW TO GUIDE. The proposed guide would explicitly address the needs of developing countries in implementing and maintaining spatial data infrastructure at the sub-national and national levels.

As input to the workshop, they would like to have your responses to a short survey.

The SDI Regional Newsletters for August 2010 are now posted on the GSDI home page at http://www.gsdi.org

You may also download them directly as follows:

SDI-Latin America and Caribbean Newsletter
http://memberservices.gsdi.org/files/?artifact_id=735  (Spanish) http://memberservices.gsdi.org/files/?artifact_id=736  (English)

The SDI Regional Newsletters for July 2010 are now posted on the GSDI home page at http://www.gsdi.org

You may also download them directly as follows:

SDI-Latin America and Caribbean Newsletter
http://portal.gsdi.org/files/?artifact_id=727 (Spanish) http://portal.gsdi.org/files/?artifact_id=726 (English)

Portuguese translations of the newsletter are posted as they arrive and may be downloaded at http://www.gsdi.org/newsletters.php

SDI-Africa Newsletter
http://portal.gsdi.org/files/?artifact_id=724 (English)

The Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI) Association together with the manpower and financial support of the US Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) is dedicated to international cooperation and collaboration in support of local, national, and international spatial data infrastructure developments that would allow nations to better address social, economic, and environmental issues of pressing importance.   In addition, the GISCorps of The Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) is an important partner in this endeavor by providing manpower contribution

The International Geospatial Society (IGS), the new individual member arm of the GSDI Association, held its first presidential election recently by electronic ballot. We are very pleased and proud to announce that the first President of IGS is Mabel Alvarez from Chubut Province, Argentina. She teaches at the National University of Patagonia San Juan Bosco (UNPSJB) and has been the Director of Cadastre, Chubut Province, Argentina since 1983. Keeping this position, currently she is working at the Municipal Affairs Agency of the Provincial Government.

The SDI Regional Newsletters for June 2010 are now posted on the GSDI home page at http://www.gsdi.org

You may also download them directly as follows:

SDI-Latin America and Caribbean Newsletter
http://portal.gsdi.org/files/?artifact_id=714 (Spanish)
http://portal.gsdi.org/files/?artifact_id=713 (English)

Portuguese translations of the newsletter are posted as they arrive and may be downloaded at
http://www.gsdi.org/newsletters.php

SDI-Africa Newsletter
http://portal.gsdi.org/files/?artifact_id=715 (English)

The GSDI 12 World Conference 2010 will take place in the garden city of Singapore, at the Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre from 19 to 22 October 2010. This conference is organized 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 SDI Regional Newsletters for May 2010 are posted on the GSDI home page at http://www.gsdi.org

You may also download them directly as follows:

SDI-Latin America and Caribbean Newsletter
http://portal.gsdi.org/files/?artifact_id=710 (Spanish)
http://portal.gsdi.org/files/?artifact_id=709 (English)
Portuguese translations of the newsletter are posted as they arrive and may be downloaded at http://www.gsdi.org/newsletters.php

The GSDI Association desires to receive nominations to recognize globally an individual who has provided exemplary thought leadership and substantive worldwide contributions in (1) promoting informed and responsible use of geographic information and geospatial technologies for the benefit of society and/or (2) fostering spatial data infrastructure developments that support sustainable social, economic, and environmental systems integrated from local to global scales.

The SDI Regional Newsletters for April 2010 are now posted on the GSDI home page at http://www.gsdi.org

You may also download them directly as follows:

SDI-Latin America and Caribbean Newsletter
http://portal.gsdi.org/files/?artifact_id=697 (Spanish)
http://portal.gsdi.org/files/?artifact_id=696   (English)