With increasing challenges like increasing urban population, traffic, waste management, illegal constructions etc, the need for efficient city management becomes all the more important. Geospatial technologies are playing a crucial role in managing the lifelines of the city and empowering the decision making ability of the municipalities and policy making authorities to better manage the city. This theme will focus on: Geospatial technologies for efficient and effective local governance Integrated services to government, business and local users Applications to empower emergency managers Importance of SDIs for local governance Challenges experienced in using geospatial for city management

Astrid Elemans Chief of Geoinformation Department Municipality of The Hague The Netherlands Bio | Abstract	Marcelle Hattingh Director Corporate Geo- Informatics City of Johannesburg South Africa Abstract	Robert Widz Business Unit Manager Managing Director EMEA Government, Intergraph® Poland Bio | Abstract
Dr. Eduarda La Rocque President Instituto Pereira Passos (IPP) Brazil	Eric Jeansson GIS Manager City Planning Authority City of Gothenburg Sweden Bio | Abstract	Herman de Haan Geoinformation Specialist/Advisor City of Delft The Netherlands Bio | Abstract
J. Eric Lomeli, GISP Sr. GIS Analyst/GIS Projects Coordinator County of Bexar (Texas) USA Bio | Abstract	Maloney Colette Head - Smart Cities and Sustainability Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology European Commission Belgium	Niels Carsten Bluhme Director - Environmental and Technical Administration Albertslund Municipality Denmark
Kofi Yeboah GIS Manager Accra Metropolitan Assembly Ghana Bio | Abstract	Håkan Engman Vice President Sales and Marketing Agency9 AB Sweden Bio | Abstract	Prof. Renzhong Guo Deputy Director - Urban Planning, Land and Resources Commission Shenzhen Municipality China Bio | Abstract
Raf Buyle Program Manager V-ICT-OR The Netherlands Bio | Abstract	Paolo Viskanic Managing Director R3 GIS Italy Bio | Abstract	Dr. Mahavir Head, Department of Environmental Planning School of Planning and Architecture India Bio | Abstract
Abdulhakim Abdulkarim Malik Director of GIS Department Dubai Municipality UAE Bio | Abstract	Erik Telldén Plan Architect Norrköping Municipality Sweden Bio | Abstract	Greg Babinski KCGIS Center Project Manager King County USA Bio | Abstract
Vishal Agarwal Director Spatial Ideas India Abstract	Shestakov Alexander Leonidovich Rector South Ural State University Russia Bio | Abstract

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