FIG President Stig Enemark attends Map Middle East 2008
Conference
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 8-10 April 2008
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Dubai is city expanding both landward and toward to sea. |
FIG President Stig Enemark attended the international congress and
exhibition "Map Middle East 2008" in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 8-10 April
2008.
The Congress was organized by GIS Development and included a range of
plenary sessions on geospatial policies, technology, and best practice as
well as a number regional sessions on municipal GIS. A major exhibition
presented the latest geospatial technology developments with about 50
companies and organisations.
Opening speech was given by Dr. M. P. Narayaran, President of GIS
Development, India. President Enemark gave his keynote presentation “Land
Management and Spatial enabled Government” in the plenary session on
Geospatial Policies.
Plenary sessions also included presentations from Prof. Harlan Onsrud,
Executive Director, GSDI Association; Prof. Mike Jackson, Director,
Centre for Geospatial Science Nottingham University, UK; and Dr. Derek
Clarke, Chief Director Surveys and Mapping, Department of Land Affairs,
South Africa.
The conference provided a unique opportunity for meeting with our member
associations and partners in the Middle East Region. Conference information
is available from
http://www.mapmiddleeast.org/.
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Prof. Mike Jackson, Prof. Harlan Onsrud, Prof. Stig
Enemark, and Dr. Derek Clarke. |
Burj al Arab Hotel in Dubai.
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