Capacity Building

The theme will deliberate on:
  • Is this sector utilising the capabilities of the geospatial workforce to their full potential and satisfi ed with the current growth trends?
  • Is it facing a stunted growth, diffi culties in stepping on the next level and a challenge in procuring competent human resources?
  • Are the education and training institutions playing their role effectively?
  • Are geospatial oganisations, industry and academia working together?
Date: 15th May, 2013
Hall: Penn Room 2
Time: 0900 – 1100 hrs

0900 – 1100 hrs - Session 1
  Chairperson
Karl Donert
President
EUROGEO
UK
Speakers
Leehu Loon
Associate Professor
University of
Oklahoma USA
Abstract| Presentation
Hendrik Westerbeek
Director
Labourmarket Geo Foundation
The Netherlands
Abstract | Presentation
Dennis Devriendt
Technical Director 4C GRID
Belgium
Presentation
Morishige Ota
Fellow Kokusai Kogyo
Japan
Abstract | Presentation
Dr. Shahnawaz
Director (S & SE Asia), UNIGIS International Department for Geoinformatics - Z_GIS University of Salzburg
Austria
Abstract | Presentation
 Paula Dijkstra
Kadaster
The Netherlands
Abstract | Presentation
1100 – 1230 hrs - Coffee Break and Visit to Exhibition