================================================ MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ================================================ Ha Noi hosts conference on remote sensing systems http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/showarticle.php?num=03SOC011105 HA NOI — The 26th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing will be held November 7-11 at the Melia Hotel in Ha Noi. It is the first time Viet Nam has hosted an international conference on remote sensing technology, and 600 international delegates from about 40 different countries are expected to participate. Participants will exchange information on remote sensing, geodesy, geographical information systems (GIS), global positioning systems (GPS), space technology and applications, and the conference will help promote these technologies and applications in Asia and Viet Nam. A technical exhibition will be presented at the conference by leading international organizations and enterprises in these fields. Deputy Minister of Resources and Environment Dang Hung Vo will serve as honorary chairman of the conference. The conference is being jointly organised by the Association of Vietnamese Geographers, Viet Nam Association of Geodesy, Cartography and Remote Sensing and the Asian Association on Remote Sensing. The second Asian Space Conference will be held concurrently, November 8-11. — VNS .:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._ ANGIE COPE American Geographical Society Library UW Milwaukee 2311 E. Hartford Avenue Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201 http://www.uwm.edu/Libraries/AGSL/index.html Hours: M-F 8:00am-4:30pm [log in to unmask] (414) 229-6282 (800) 558-8993 (US TOLL FREE) (414) 229-3624 (FAX) Map Librarian, MAPS-L Moderator http://www.uwm.edu/Libraries/AGSL/welcome_to_mapsl%20forum.html .:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._