Stein Runar Bergheim
Head of Reserach and Development
Asplan Viak Internet AS
Norway

Biography
With more than 18 years of experience within GIS, database and spatial web application implementation from assignments in Europe, the Middle East and Norway within areas such as establishment of regional, national and trans-national spatial data infrastructures (SDIs), spatial and societal planning, natural resource management, digitization and presentation of cultural heritage and; e-learning. His key areas of interest are Spatial (GIS), Semantic and Social Web technologies; active in a range of international information technology related policy, implementation and R&D activities, he has strong presentation skills and is equally at home communicating with high-level management, big audiences, leading technical workshops and performing one-on-one coaching sessions. He was co-founder of Asplan Viak Internet in 2001 and managing director from 2002 ? 2008.

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