Final call for papers and training workshops
For immediate release

FINAL CALL FOR TRAINING WORKSHOPS 
 GISSA Ukubuzana 2012 
 
Confe
rence and exhibition of geo-informatics, ICT, surveying, remote sensing and location-based business

  
An African Dialogue:
Geomatics for Infrastructure Development and Service Delivery

GISSA Ukubuzana  

Final call for presenters of Training Workshops 
Closing date for applications: Friday 7 September 2012 
 
Training Workshops at GISSA Ukubuzana 2012 will be conducted in three training rooms (Training Rooms 1, 2 and 3) on Day 2 and 3 (3 and 4 October 2012) of the conference.

Click here for the printed Training Workshop details and application form
Click here for the on-line Training Workshop details
Click here for the online Training Workshop application form

 
The Training Workshops provide an ideal opportunity to showcase your technology, applications and solutions at the GISSA Ukubuzana 2012 conference, and to use your classroom skills to lead a group of attendees through your chosen topic(s). Without being prescriptive,
click here for some suggested topics aligned with the general theme of conference.

Each training room can accommodate 30 trainees, and will be equipped with: 
  • Tables and chairs arranged classroom style for 30 trainees and the presenter
  • Digital projector, screen and flip-chart 
  • 1 laptop PC for the presenter
  • 15 laptop PCs for 30 trainees (two trainees per laptop)
  • 1 DSL/3G WiFi router (DLink 2540U) to connect the 16 laptops on local WiFi network
  • A table for brochures, and space for 2 pull-up banners for the presenter organisation

There are two categories of Training Workshops that may be provided, namely:
Commercial and Non-commercial.

Commercial: Commercial Training Workshop slots (45 minutes + 15 minutes for set-up) are intended for commercial companies that sell products and services to the GIS and geomatics sectors, and these Training Workshop slots are sold at R4000 + VAT per 1-hour slot.

Non-commercial: Non-commercial Training Workshop slots (45 minutes + 15 minutes for set-up) are free-of-charge, and are intended for not-for-profit organisations, Section 21 NGO's, institutes, government departments, universities, technikons, post grads, students, etc., that do not sell products and services, but are engaged in activities for the public good.

 

Training material and documentation

Past experience has shown that a high-quality Training Workshop requires significant preparation for each hour of presentation time, and it is expected that presenters will develop training material for attendees to take away, such as handouts, a workbook, CD, memory stick, etc. Such training material needs to be prepared well in advance of the conference.

  

Special conference price for Training Workshop presenters
 
The presenter of a Training Workshop (one presenter per workshop) may attend the GISSA Ukubuzana 2012 conference on the day of the workshop free-of-charge, and may attend the full 3-day conference at the reduced price of R3200 + VAT.


GISSA Ukubuzana 2012 is primarily aimed at leaders, academics, professionals, technologists, technicians, students and companies in the public and private sectors involved with or interested in geographic information science (GIS), information and communication technology (ICT), global positioning systems (GPS), surveying, remote sensing, and location-based applications and business.
 
Click here for the printed Training Workshop details and application form
Click here for the on-line Training Workshop details
Click here for the online Training Workshop application form


For further information on the GISSA Ukubuzana 2012 Training Workshops, please contact:

Clare van Zwieten, clare.vanzwieten@ee.co.za, Tel 011 543-7000
Irene Blythe, irene.blythe@ee.co.za, Tel 011 543-7000