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OPTRON VIP PARTNERS CONFERENCE 2013
22 July 2013
Concurrently with SASGI 2013, Optron and Trimble are hosting the OPTRON VIP Partners Conference 2013 at Emperors Palace from 13h00 to 18h00 on 22 July 2013, followed by a cocktail party.
The OPTRON VIP Partners Conference 2013 will providing in-depth training on the latest technologies, applications and solutions in the surveying, geomatics and GIS sectors, and will comprise a plenary session followed by 4 parallel training streams.
Download the OPTRON VIP Partners Conference programme
Register to attend the OPTRON VIP Partners Conference
Visit the OPTRON VIP Partners Conference webpage
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500+ DELEGATES
Note: 10% late booking premium for bookings after 14 June 2013
Some 500+ delegates are expected to attend the SASGI 2013 Conference. (Our GISSA Ukubuzana 2012 conference attracted 600 delegates in 2012)
Register here to attend the SASGI 2013 Conference
Download the SASGI 2013 Conference brochure
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OPENING ADDRESS AND INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE ADDRESSES
23 & 24 July 2013
The opening keynote address will be delivered by:
Mr. Mmuso Riba, Chief Surveyor-General of South Africa
Five keynote presentations will be delivered by the following international industry leaders:
- Geoff Zeiss, director, Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)
- Roger Haagmans, principal scientist, European Space Agency
- Prof. Michael Barry, chair in land tenure and cadastral systems, University of Calgary, Canada
- Rob Mahoney, secretary of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), UK
- Peter Large, vice president and executive committee member, Trimble, USA
Download full details and CVs of the keynote speakers
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4 PANEL DISCUSSIONS
23 & 24 July 2013
There will be four panel discussions at the SASGI 2013 Conference by industry leaders on important industry issues as follows:
- SASDI: furthering the goals of the National Development Plan
- 3D geospatial technologies for infrastructure development
- A sustainable cadastre for rural tenure
- Geospatial technologies for a changing mining environment
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72 BOOTHS AT THE INDUSTRY-WIDE EXHIBITION
23 & 24 July 2013
The SASGI 2013 Exhibition (open to all at no cost), will be staged at Emperors Palace concurrently with the SASGI 2013 Conference.
To date some 37 suppliers of products, systems and services, comprising the "who's who" of the surveying, geomatics, GIS, remote sensing and location-based business sectors, have booked 62 of the available 72 - 3 x 3 m exhibition booths at the SASGI 2013 Exhibition.
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PARTY TIME WITH LIVE MUSIC BY "THE MARK WILLIAMS TRIO"
23 July 2013
Join the industry networking party of the year, where there will be substantial hot and cold food, wine, malt and soft-drinks on the house, a cash bar, and an exciting musical performance by "The Mark Williams Trio" from Mitchell's Plain, Cape Town.
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