Geo Conferences this Summer
April 30th, 2009
Conference season is approaching and the call for papers is closing this week on two conferences that are well worth attending. Both these conferences are great value for money, especially in the current economic conditions.
First up is the AGI’s GeoCommunity conference.
Not many people are aware on how much the conference has changed in the last 3 years. Historically it was based on a large Exhibition with a smaller conference format (Birmingham NEC and Earls Court days). While it was a good format for those days, over the years delegate numbers have declined. Under the leadership of the current Chairman Steve Feldman, it has been completely overhauled and now the focus is on the conference with a smaller exhibition.
Last year the conference attracted over 600 delegates who participated in more than 50 workshops, presentations and debates. This year, the conference is taking a further step forward and will unite the traditional GIS industry with the Neogeography geo community with the help of Christopher Osborne the founder of the London based #Geomob meetup group. You will also see a presence from Microsoft Virtual Earth and Andrew Turner, a well known Neogeography Evangelist will be the first plenary speaker.
The conference is a two day event in Stratford-Upon-Avon, and with early bird prices of £275 (Member) or £355 (non member) including accommodation, it’s extremely good value for money. If you want to present a paper or workshop, you can get it even cheaper.
The Call for papers closes this Friday May 1st, so jump in there!
Follow GeoCommunity at http://twitter.com/GeoCommunity
Join the GeoCommunity discussion on LinkedIn at http://twurl.nl/lrf4lh
Second up is the OpenStreetMap State of the Map conference. Multimap has supported the OpenStreetMap movement in the past, sponsoring them on several occasions. Members use the GPS capability of mobile phones and aerial imagery, to create their own map of the world. The maps they create are available for anyone to use and share. The OpenStreetMap community wants everyone to take part and they recently passed 100,000 mappers.
There is something in OpenStreetMap for everyone. Walkers, runners and cyclists can add running trails, footpaths and cycle routes to the map. Once you’ve been mapping a few times it becomes part of your hobby. The map below shows cycle paths in central Berlin.
The conference is in Amsterdam, from the 10th - 11th July 2009. The conference will feature three days of talks and is not to be missed by anyone interested in joining OpenStreetMap’s mapping project. Weekend tickets cost just €100 - and until Sunday 29th March you can get your ticket at a special early bird rate of €75.
The call for presentations closes this Sunday on the 3rd May 2009, and you can find out more about the event here.