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You are cordially invited
to participate in the Athens-2000 Workshop of FIG-Com3 |
"Spatial
Information Management Experiences and Visions for the 21rst Century",
to be held from October 4 to 7, 2000. |
in the Training
& Conference Centre of the National Bank of Greece, 41-43, Posseidonos
Av. 16675 Glifada |
OBJECTIVES
The main purposes of the ATHENS
2000 Workshop are:
- To promote developments
in the scientific-profession and applications in the field of Spatial
Information Management (SIM)
- To enable international
experts and responsible agencies to exchange experiences and ideas,
and to present their work in the SIM field.
- To exchange international
experiences and ideas gained through the establishment of Cadastral
SIM projects and /or National SIM Organizations
- To give the chance to
all local responsible agencies and experts in Greece to focus on the
technical, organizational and political issues of SIM, learn the optimal
use of new technology and present their own work and thoughts.
Special attention will be
paid to all issues that Commission 3
deals with:
- Spatial Information
Management - technical approaches (WG3.1)
- Spatial Data Infrastructure
(WG3.2) ,and
- Facilitating Spatial
Information and Knowledge Management for Decision Support through appropriate
organizational, political and business structure (WG3.3)
SIM issues like:
- Future scenarios in SIM
- Needs in Professional
Development
- SIM for Decision Support
- Forecast / 4-dimension,
accessibility & visualization of spatial data & information, from map
sheets to seamless SIM
- Integration of Data -
Interoperability: multi-source, multi-scale, multi-system
- Quality Control (Q.C.)
of Spatial Information, Metadata, standards and regulations for Q.C.,
filtering
- SIM applications for sustainable
development and environmental protection
- Organizational and Political
Aspects
- SIM applications in Greece
- Technical issues of the
Hellenic Cadastre,
will be addressed through
the workshop thematic sessions.
PAPER
SUBMISSION
You are encouraged to contribute
to the Workshop by submitting your latest research, development results
and ideas. Abstracts should be submitted as MS Word document, if possible
by e-mail, please see INFORMATION.
Deadline
for abstracts (1 page): |
May 31st,
2000. |
Notification
of acceptance: |
June 15th,
2000. |
Delivery
of full paper for publishing in the proceedings: |
July 15th,
2000. |
LOCAL ORGANIZERS
The Workshop will be organized
by:
VENUE
The Workshop will be held
at the Training & Conference Centre of the National Bank of Greece, in
Glyfada, a suburb located at the
Saronic Bay coast, about 15 Km from the centre of Athens, very close to
the International Airport. The Conference Centre can provide guest accommodation
in 30 single rooms, convertable into double on request. Hotels at walking
distance or about 1km from the local center are also available. Transportation
to and from the Conference Centre is provided for free. More information
about the venue and the Conference facilities can be found at the Travelling
Internet web site: http://www.travelling.gr/conekt
The Workshop will last three
days 4th - 6th October, 2000. During the Workshop, there will be:
- Technical tour
- Technical
exhibition (click to get all necessary information & Application
Form)
- Social events (formal &
casual)
- Wednesday, 4.10.2000:
- ice-breaking party
(included in the Registration fee)
- Friday, 6.10.2000:
- afternoon visit
to the Acropolis of Athens, short drive to the historical center
of Athens, walk, shopping and dinner at the well-known area
of Plaka. - 35 USD / person
- Saturday, 7.10.2000:
- one-day cruise to
the Greek islands:
Aegina - Poros - Hydra
(transportation to the harbour & lunch included) - 45 USD
/ person
- Accompanying persons' program:
- Thursday, 5.10.2000:
- half-day excursion
to the ancient temple
of Posseidon in Sounion (45 km from Glyfada along the coastline),
archaeological
sightseeing, swimming (dinner in the Conference Center included
in the Registration fee) - 30 USD / person
note: the above
prices are valid for a minimum of 25 persons in each event
In the region of Attica,
the summertime is usually prolonged until late October or early November.
More information about the weather is available at: http://www.ntua.gr/weather/
REGISTRATION
Registration fees:
420 USD (including
bed & breakfast for 4 nights October 4th-7th, 6 meals at the Conference
restaurant, coffee breaks, registration, proceedings, technical tour)
40000 GDR for participants
from Greece (including registration, 6 meals at the Conference restaurant,
coffee breaks, proceedings)
160 USD for accompanying
persons (including bed & breakfast for 4 nights October 4th-7th, 6 meals
at the Conference restaurant)
Free registration for
students (including 6 meals, coffee breaks & registration)
Please note that the first
night deposit is required to confirm the hotel reservation. Charging for
extra nights is set to 50 USD/night for a single room. Please register
before August 1st 2000.
REGISTRATION FORM
For FIG-Com3 Athens 2000 Workshop:
4-7 October 2000
You can get a registration
form in MsWord format and return it by fax,
post or e-mail.
You may need to Shift-click,
in order to start downloading
INFORMATION
All
inquiries about the Athens 2000 Workshop of FIG-Com3 Working Group 3.1
"Spatial Information Management-Experiences and Visions for the 21rst
Century", should be made to the following address:
Athens
2000 Workshop |
Phone:
+30-1-6505643 (Ms. Eva Gianniri) |
Dr. Chryssy
Potsiou |
+30-1-7722678
(Dr.Chryssy Potsiou)
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Chair, FIG
WG 3.1 |
Fax:
+30-1-7722677
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KTIMATOLOGIO
S.A. |
+30-1-6537728
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288 MESOGION
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15562
ATHENS, GREECE |
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