GSDI'97 - Towards sustainable development worldwide
19 Października 1997 - 19 Października 1997
United States
The second international Global Spatial Data Infrastructure conference, GSDI'97, will take place in North Carolina, US, on 19-21 October 1997. Hosted by Governor James B. Hunt Jr., State of North Carolina, the conference will be held under the patronage of Dr. Martin Bangemann, European Commission responsible for industrial affairs, information technology and telecommunications.
Invited participants from over 40 countries will discuss actions plans for implementation of the GSDI focused on the theme "Towards sustainable development worldwide". For the purpose of the meeting, GSDI is defined as "a coordinated approach to technology, policies, standards and human resources, necessary to acquire, process, store, distribute and improve the utilization of geospatial data in the development of the global community".
The objectives of the conference are:
- Build on the 1996 GSDI conference (Bonn) which clarified the current situation with regard to spatial data infrastructure development worldwide;
- Identify specific benefits and raise awareness of GSDI for the world community;
- Generate a blueprint for realizing the GSDI vision.
For further information, please contact (in Europe):
EUROGI
Mr. Michael Brand
President
Tel. +44-123-2555702; Fax +44-123-2555700
E-mail: 100635.2165@compuserve.com
Information is also available on the World Wide Web at:
http://www.gov.state.nc.us/gsdi97/flyerbod.htm(odnośnik otworzy się w nowym oknie)
Invited participants from over 40 countries will discuss actions plans for implementation of the GSDI focused on the theme "Towards sustainable development worldwide". For the purpose of the meeting, GSDI is defined as "a coordinated approach to technology, policies, standards and human resources, necessary to acquire, process, store, distribute and improve the utilization of geospatial data in the development of the global community".
The objectives of the conference are:
- Build on the 1996 GSDI conference (Bonn) which clarified the current situation with regard to spatial data infrastructure development worldwide;
- Identify specific benefits and raise awareness of GSDI for the world community;
- Generate a blueprint for realizing the GSDI vision.
For further information, please contact (in Europe):
EUROGI
Mr. Michael Brand
President
Tel. +44-123-2555702; Fax +44-123-2555700
E-mail: 100635.2165@compuserve.com
Information is also available on the World Wide Web at:
http://www.gov.state.nc.us/gsdi97/flyerbod.htm(odnośnik otworzy się w nowym oknie)