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<div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: "Bob Bater" <<a href="mailto:bbater@knowplexity.com">bbater@knowplexity.com</a>><br>Date: Mar 8, 2012 7:36 PM<br>Subject: Event reminder - ON LOCATION: Organizing and using geospatial information<br>
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<span style="color:#06082c">Places are filling up fast for this
afternoon event in London at the end of March.</span> <span>Don't miss
out!</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> </span></b><u></u><u></u>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">ISKO UK
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">and the
BCS Location Information Specialist Group (LISG)</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Thursday
29<sup>th</sup> March (14.00-18.00)</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="text-align:center" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Wilkes Room - British
Computer Society London Office<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt">At this half-day event in
Central London, we will hear from experts about the
current geospatial information landscape and its
challenges, some of the standards and frameworks that
have been put into place to ensure interoperability and
the potential for linking data. We will also hear how
some users of GIS systems have applied them in their own
organizations.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt">The event is <strong><span>free</span></strong>
to ISKO and BCS members and to full-time students. The
fee for non-members is just <strong><span>£40, payable
in advance</span></strong>. Registration opens at <b>1.45</b>,
immediately following the ISKO UK AGM, and we shall
start promptly at 2 p.m. The programme will be followed
by a chance to network, with wine and nibbles. The
topics and speakers are: <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol">- </span><span style="font-size:7.0pt"></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">The landscape and challenges
of geospatial information in 2012<i> - </i><b>Mike
Sanderson</b><i>, 1Spatial<u></u><u></u></i></span></p>
<p><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol">- </span><span style="font-size:7.0pt"></span><span style="font-size:10pt">INSPIRE and the work of UK Location - <b>Alex
Coley</b><i>, Chair of the UK Location Programme
Architecture & Interoperability Board<br>
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<p>- Linking geographic data for
research - <b>Jo Walsh</b>, <i>EDINA</i><br>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt"><i></i><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol">- </span><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">The development and
application of GIS in health protection - <b>Matt Bull</b><i>,
Health Protection Agency</i><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol">- </span><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Organising and using location
data in the Environment Agency - </span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Stefan Carlyle</span></b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">, Environment Agency</span></i><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> <u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol">- </span><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">AddressBase – developing a
unique national address gazetteer - <b>Carsten Rönsdorf
and Nick Turner</b><i>,</i> <i>Ordnance Survey</i><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;background:white">You will
find the full programme and booking details via the </span><a href="http://www.iskouk.org/events/location_march2012.htm" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;background:white">ISKO UK
site</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white">. Please
pass this invitation on to any colleagues who may be
interested. We hope to see you there. <br>
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<p>Apologies for cross-posting.<br>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;background:white"></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">ISKO is
a not-for-profit scientific/professional association
with the objective of promoting research and
communication in the domain of knowledge organization,
within the broad field of information science and
related disciplines. </span><span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Our
UK emphasis is to build bridges between the research
and practitioner communities,</span> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">with the UK Chapter attracting
lively and steadily growing audiences to its afternoon
meetings. You can see </span><span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">past
and future events at </span></span><a href="http://www.iskouk.org/events.htm" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">http://www.iskouk.org/events.htm</span>
</a><span style="font-size:10.0pt">, most with MP3
recordings.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><u></u><u></u>BCS,
the Chartered Institute for IT, champions the global IT
profession and the interests of individuals engaged in
that profession for the benefit of all.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> Among its many specialist
groups is the Location Information SG enabling BCS
members to be well informed and understand the issues
and best practices associated with geospatial
technology, which is becoming increasingly visible to
business and the public. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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