----------------------------Original message---------------------------- This document contains the draft programme, and a registration form for, the CoastGIS ' 95 Symposium to be held in Cork next February. Darius Bartlett. =================================================== CoastGIS '95: INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON GIS AND COMPUTER MAPPING FOR COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT. University College, Cork, Ireland February 3rd - 5th 1995 Organised by the INTERNATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC UNION COMMISSION ON COASTAL SYSTEMS and the INTERNATIONAL CARTOGRAPHIC ASSOCIATION WORKING GROUP ON MARINE AND COASTAL MAPPING in association with the COASTAL RESOURCES CENTRE, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK and the DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK Integrated coastal management is now an established and internationally- recognised ideal, yet the tools and methodologies for achieving such goals are still very much under development. For management of the shore to be effective, policies must be based on informed decision-making. This in turn requires ready access to appropriate, reliable and timely data and information, in suitable form for the task at hand. Since much of this information and data is likely to have a spatial component, computer mapping and geographical information systems (GIS) offer great potential as tools for assisting in sound coastal zone decision-making. In recognition of these trends, the Commission on Coastal Systems of the International Geographical Union, and the Working Group on Marine Cartography of the International Cartographic Association invite you to an International Symposium on Geographical Information Systems and Computer Mapping for Coastal Zone Management, to be held at University College Cork, Ireland, in February 1995. ========== SUBMISSION OF PAPERS ============= Papers are invited on any aspect of the use of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) or computer mapping for Coastal Zone applications. Abstracts should be arrive in Cork by 31st July 1994. Authors of papers selected for presentation will be notified, and submission of full papers will be required by 1st November 1994. Abstracts will be made available to delegates at the Symposium; papers will be published after the Symposium. ========== EXCURSIONS =============== a) Friday 3rd February: Cork Harbour and Cobh. Introduction to a range of issues affecting the Harbour area, including port activities and industrial and tourist development. Cobh was the main port of emigration for millions of Irish during the famine and subsequent years, was the last port of call of the Titanic, and is also associated with the USS Luisitania. An award-winning visitor centre tells the story of the town. b) Monday 6th February: West Cork and Kerry. An excursion by coach into the heart of one of the most scenic and least developed parts of coastal Europe, to Castlemaine Harbour, site of a major international and multi-disciplinary research project aimed at unravelling in detail the environments and coastal evolution of the bay over the past 5000 years. ========== ACCOMMODATION =============== Arrangements for accommodation will be the responsibility of participants. Cork City has a very good range of accommodation possibilities, ranging from international-standard hotels to lower- cost youth hostels and familly-run guest houses. Most are within easy walking distance of the University. A list of recommended establishments will be sent to registrants on request. ========== REGISTRATION FEES ============= Registration to full academic programme (Friday evening to Sunday afternoon) IR Pounds 100 Additional Late Booking fee (for registrations received after 1st November 1994) IR Pounds30 Pre-Symposium excursion to Cork Harbour IR Pounds 15 Post-Symposium excursion to West Cork IR Pounds 25 =========== PAYMENT ================ Payments may be made by any of the following methods: (a) Bank draft or cheque, in Irish Pounds and drawn on an Irish bank, made payable to "CoastGIS '95". (b) Direct transfer of funds (NB: at no cost to the Symposium organisation) to account number 4952 0816 ("CoastGIS '95") at the Bank of Ireland, University College Cork Branch, Sorting code 90-27-68. (c) By credit card (Visa, Access, Mastercard): just supply the required details on the accompanying form. Please note that Cancellation after 1st November 1994 will incur a 50% forfeit of fees paid. ============== SYMPOSIUM PROGRAMME =================== FRIDAY 3RD FEB RUARY 09h00 Registration desk opens. 10h00 - 16h30 Excursion to Cork Harbour and Cobh 17h00 - 21h30 Registration desk opens; Opening sessions introduction by UCC President, Symposium opening by Minister for the Marine; Welcomes on behalf of the Department of Geography, the IGU, the ICA, etc.; Keynote paper by Lord Roger Chorley, Chairman of the National Trust, UK. SATURDAY 4TH FEBRUARY 09h00 - 11h00 Plenary session #1; "Coastal Zone Science and Information Technology". Keynote address by RADM. Giuseppe Agrisano, International Hydrographic Bureau, Monaco. 11h00 - 11h30 Coffee break 11h30 - 13h15 Plenary Session # 2: "Coastal Mapping and Charting in the computer age". Keynote address by Ms Barbara Bond, UK Hydrographic Office. 13h15 - 14h30 Lunch 14h30 - 16h15 Plenary Session #3: "GIS and the Coastal Zone". Keynote address by Dr Jerome Dobson, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee. 16h15 - 16h45 Coffee break 16h45 - 17h30 Posters and on-line demonstrations of electronic charting systems, etc. Evening - Conference dinner and convivial entertainment... SUNDAY 5TH FEBRUARY 09h00 - 13h00 Parallel workshops and business meetings 1. "Using GIS for Coastal Zone Management" (practical hands-on workshop, to be presented by the IDRISI Project/ United Nations Institute for Training and Research) 2. "Data capture and exchange standards for Coastal databases" (Workshop and discussion, to be chaired by the Irish Marine Data Centre, Dublin). 3. "GIS for managing tropical coastlines" (Workshop to be presented by Coral Cay Conservation, London) 4. "Computer-aided cartography and the coast" (ICA Working Group on Marine Cartography) 5. Visit to the Marine Hydraulics Laboratory, University College Cork, and introduction to the work of UCC's Coastal Zone Institute. 13h30 - 14h30 Lunch 14h30 - 16h30 Reports from the workshops / more papers / closing remarks MONDAY 6TH FEBRUARY all day - Excursion to West Cork / Kerry and Castlemaine Harbour. ============= REGISTRATION FORM. Cut here =========================== I wish to participate in the CoastGIS '95 Symposium. YES / NO I shall be accompanied by _________additional people YES / NO (subject to availability of places accompanying persons may take part in the pre- and post-Symposium excursions at the same rate as Symposium registrants). I / we would like to take part in the Symposium dinner on Saturday night (cost approximately IR Pounds 25: this information for planning purposes only. Send no money now) YES / NO I am enclosing / transferring my fees for: Registration to the Symposium (IR Pounds 100). Amount: ___________ Late registration fee (IR Pounds 30) for registrations received after 1st November 1994. Amount: ___________ Pre-Symposium excursion to Cork Harbour and Cobh ( IR Pounds 15 per person). Amount: ___________ Post-Symposium excursion to West Cork and Kerry (IR Pounds 25 per person) Amount: ______________ TOTAL SUM: ______________ To aid planning, please give the number of the Workshop that you are interested in joining on the morning of Sunday 5th February (as given in the outline Symposium _______________ Programme) I wish to pay as follows: * My Cheque / Bank Draft (in Irish Pounds and drawn on an Irish bank) is enclosed YES / NO * I am arranging Direct Transfer of funds to the CoastGIS '95 account. YES / NO * Please Debit my Credit Card as follows: Visa / Access / Mastercard (delete as necessary) Number __________________________________ Expiry date: _______________________________ Name as on card:___________________________ Signature: ________________________________ Please send details of accommodation in Cork YES / NO Name: ______________________________________ Address: ____________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ ____________________________ Phone: _____________________ Fax: _____________________ E-mail: _____________________ Please send completed form to: International Symposium on GIS and Computer Mapping for Coastal Management, Department of Geography, University College, Cork, IRELAND. [Fax: +353 21 271980] ---------------------------------------------------