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News and updates
| 24 April 2013
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Important news and updates for the
Geomatics, Surveying and GISc sectors
- SASGI 2013 international keynote speakers announced
- Other news & updates forom SASGI 2013
- Call for nominations: Committee for Spatial Information
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Call for nominations for persons to serve on:
The Committee for Spatial Infrastructure
In terms of Section 5(3) of the Spatial Data Infrastructure Act, the Minister for Rural Development and Land Reform, invites interested persons to nominate suitable candidates to serve as members of the Committee for Spatial Information.
The Committee consists of the following members appointed by the Minister:
- Two persons in the full-time employ of the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform
- One person in the full-time employment of each of Statistics South Africa, the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional, and other national departments of state identified by the Minister
- One person from each provincial government in the full-time employ of such government
- Two persons in the full-time employ of local municipalities, one of whom shall be from a municipality which is mainly rural in character and the other from a municipality which is mainly urban in character
- One person to represent the Council of Government Information Technology Officers
- One person to represent a professional association of persons involved in Geographic Information Science
- One person involved in the teaching or research of Geographic Information Science
- At least one person to represent the interests of public entities
- One person from each data custodian as identified by the Minister
Appointments will be for a period of three years from 2013 - 2015. Members will be required to strategically direct the development and implementation of the South African Spatial Data
Infrastructure (SASDI) and to address matters related to spatial information to ensure that the maximum benefit is derived from investments in spatial information.
Nomination letters, accompanied by acceptance letters and CVs of the persons nominated, should be received no later than 16h00 on 15 May 2013, by:
The Director General
Department of Rural Development and Land Reform
Private Bag X833, Pretoria, 0001
For for attention of Ms. Martha Chauke,
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Conference and exhibition of surveying, geospatial information, GIS, mapping, remote sensing and location-based business
INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED
- Geoff Zeiss, former director of Autodesk, now principal consultant at Between the Poles, an international thought leadership consulting firm
- Roger Haagmans, principal scientist at the European Space Agency
- Prof. Michael Barry, holder of the John Holmlund Chair in Land Tenure and Cadastral Systems at the University of Calgary, Canada
- Peter Large, vice president and executive committee member of Trimble
In addition, details of two high-level local keynote presenters will be announced shortly.
Geoff Zeiss will talk on the convergence of BIM, CAD, geospatial and 3D, and its role in national development planning.
Roger Haagmans will be speaking about the European Space Agency's Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) satellite project. His presentation is entitled "GOCE: the Formula 1 Satellite for Geodesy and Surveying".
Prof. Michael Barry, who has extensive field experience will be focusing his talk on "Land Administration and GIS: Trends and Challenges for Land Professionals".
Peter Large will be focusing on how geospatial practitioners and organisations need to adapt their traditional roles in order to counter technological advances that have made geographic information more accessible and user-friendly.
OTHER NEWS AND UPDATES FOR SASGI 2013
DATES: Mon, Tue & Wed, 22, 23 & 24 July 2013
EVENTS
OPTRON VIP Partners Conference: Mon 12h30 to 18h30 and party thereafter
SASGI 2013 Conference: Tue and Wed 08h00 to 17h00
SASGI 2013 Exhibition: Tue and Wed 08h00 to 17h00
Party time with live music surprise: Tue 17h00 to 20h30
THEME
The theme of SASGI 2013 is: "Geospatial Solutions for National Development Planning".
SAGI and EE Publishers believe that the Surveying, Geomatics and Geographic Information Science sectors must, can and should make an important contribution to achieving the political, social and economic goals contained in the National Development Plan, including education, health, security, housing, rural development, agriculture, water, land reform, infrastructure development (telecomms, electricity, transport, roads, etc.), construction, mining, industry, and much more.
SUPPORTERS, ENDORSERS AND CPD POINTS
SASGI 2013 is supported and endorsed by PLATO (the South African Council for Professional and Technical Surveyors), GISSA (Geo-Information Society of South Africa) and IMSSA (Institute of Mine Surveyors of South Africa), and has been accredited for Continuing Professional Development by PLATO, and qualifies for one CPD point per day for attending the conference. Presenters at the conference will earn an additional CPD credit. The following South African universities are supporting and endorsing SASGI 2013: Stellenbosch University, University of Johannesburg, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Tshwane University of Technology and Mangosuthu University of Technology. SPONSORS
The Diamond sponsor for SASGI 2013 is Optron, who is co-hosting the OPTRON VIP Partners Conference on Monday 22 July 2013. The Platinum sponsor is TGIS; the Gold sponsor is Epson; and the Silver sponsor is Southern Mapping, who is also sponsoring the Networking Area, while Afgen is sponsoring the Bar Lounge Area. CALL FOR PAPERS
A formal call for papers has been issued, and those wishing to present a paper at SASGI 2013 are urged to submit their abstract(s) by 10 May 2012. Please note you do not have to submit your complete paper by 10 May, only a short Abstract / Synopsis of your proposed paper for consideration. Click here for the call for papers and instructions to authorsTRAINING WORKSHOPS
There will be a significant emphasis at SASGI 2013 on training, skills upgrading and continuing professional development, and a total of 32 - one-hour training workshops will be presented over two days in 4 training rooms, each equipped for 30 trainees. A formal call for training workshop presenters will be issued shortly, but in the meantime: Click here to register to present a training workshop EXHIBITION SALES AND EXPANDED FLOOR PLAN
Exhibition sales are proceeding excellently with 60 - 3 x 3 m exhibition booths sold to date. On Friday 19 April the last exhibition booth on the initial exhibition floorplan was sold, and an expanded exhibition floorplan with an additional 12 stands is now in place. Click here to see who is exhibiting Click here to download a quotation and booking form for exhibition booth(s) DELEGATE REGISTRATION
SASGI 2013 is expected to attract 500+ delegates, bearing in mind that last year the GISSA Ukubuzana 2012 conference hosted by GISSA and EE Publishers attracted 600 delegates. Click here to download a quotation and booking form for delegate registration FURTHER INFORMATION
For further information on SASGI 2013, please contact the event co-ordinator, Jeanette van Wyk, Tel 011 543-7000, Email jeanette.vanwyk@ee.co.za. Alterternatively:
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