--- Begin Forwarded Message --- Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 11:19:02 +0000 From: Rui Pedro Juliao <[log in to unmask]> Subject: GIS PlaNET'98 Announcement Sender: Rui Pedro Juliao <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Reply-To: Rui Pedro Juliao <[log in to unmask]> Message-ID: <[log in to unmask]> ---- Dear Madam/Sir, Would you like to know why GIS PlaNET'98 (http://www.gisplanet.org) will be the GI conference of this year ? Here are some news about the Conference & Exhibition: A. About 200 presentations grouped into 4 main categories: · Natural related applications · Human related applications · Geographic Information Technology · Data Modeling and Representation. B. 8 Technical workshops: 1. Broadcast and Entertainment 2. Geomarketing 3. Landscape Ecology 4. Education 5. Remote Sensing 6. Interoperability 7. Spatial Analysis and Decision Support Systems 8. NET GIS (GI delivery through the web) C. Special sessions (partners & sponsors) are also offered: · GI Project Life-cycle (GITA) · Workshop on GPS (URISA) · Spanish Virtual Cities - case studies (AESIG, CTT, Un. Girona) · Challenges and future developments of GI infrastructures (CNIG/SNIG) · Leonetwork workshop (GISIG) and GISIG General Assembly · GIS what's next on the planet? (Terracarta) · Portuguese Intergraph users' meeting · Portuguese ESRI users' meeting · Portuguese Autodesk users' meeting · GIS in Local Government (CM Oeiras) · Sharing Geo Information: The pulp industry case (CELPA). D. European Day: · Special Session promoted by the European Commission and EUROGI to discuss and present GI related policies and their role in the 5th Framework Program. E. The 1300 m2 exhibition is sold out and will be showing latest advances in GI technologies by leading companies represented at international level, among which are: · Intergraph · ESRI · Autodesk · Smallworld · Bentley Some additional space is being negotiated with the Lisbon Congress Center. If you need more information about the exhibition please contact us. F. A special keynote by Bill Gates from Microsoft presenting his view of the Information Society is scheduled for Wednesday (12:00-13:00), broadcasted from EXPO'98 (GIS PlaNET exclusive). G. A free entrance to EXPO'98 (http://www.expo98.pt) - The last world exhibition of the 20th century - is given to all participants. More than 150 countries are represented at EXPO'98 showing their cultures and particular view of the Oceans (the main theme of EXPO'98 - The Oceans: A heritage for the future). GIS PlaNET'98 will offer you five days entirely dedicated to the development of a Geographic Information Society as well as an opportunity to benefit of the Lisbon cosmopolitan environment. If you are in the GI business you should not miss this event. If you are planning to attend GIS PlaNET'98, please make your pre-registration through our web site (http://www.gisplanet.org/regist~2.htm). Best PlaNET regards, Joao Geirinhas GIS PlaNET 98 Organizing Committee - http://www.gisplanet.org President of USIG - Portuguese GIS Users Association ..................................................................... GIS PlaNET 98 Phone: +351.1 387-1573 Travessa Estevao Pinto Fax: +351.1 387-2140 P-1070 Lisboa, Portugal e-mail: [log in to unmask] ..................................................................... --- End Forwarded Message ---