Friday 6th June 2008
09.30 Coffee (Old Library)
10.00 Welcome (Room 2.13)
10.10 Session: Applications of GIS and Crime
Chair: Kate Trafford, Scottish Government
An Academic Perspective: Examining the Impact of the Licensing Act 2003 on Crime and Disorder
Andrew Newton (University of Huddersfield)
A Police Perspective: Developing Tools to Tackle Violence and Disorder
Gordon Tyler (Strathclyde Police)
11.10 Coffee
11.30 Session: Broader Context for GIS
Chair: William Mackaness, University of Edinburgh
GIS@IBM: What makes you spatial?
Edmund Kleiser (IBM)
Who makes money from GIS?
Mike Forster (Geowise)
12.30 Lunch
14.00 Session: International Perspectives
Chair: Iain Cameron, University of Edinburgh
Capacity Building: GEOSS, Malawi, and other stories...
Iain Woodhouse (University of Edinburgh)
Passport to travel - a view of GIS from 30,000 feet
Graham Morgan (Spatial Consultants)
15.00 Tea
15.30 Session: Putting Data on the Map
Chair: Catherine Schroder (University of Edinburgh)
A Place for Everything; Land and Property Gazetteers in Local Government
Martin Chapple (Darlington Borough Council)
Data and GIS in Web Mapping Systems
James Wharfe (MultiMap)
16.30 Open Forum
Chair: Bruce Gittings (University of Edinburgh)
17.30 Close
FRIDAY EVENING: From 6.00pm Pear Tree (opp. Appleton Tower)
7.30pm Restaurant (Ti Amo, South Bridge)
c.10.30pm Brass Monkey (Drummond Street)
SATURDAY EVENT: From 3.00pm 'til v.late BBQ at Bruce's House (Tel: 667 0184)
26 Cameron March (by Cameron Toll Shopping Centre)
Bring Meat (if you want to) and Booze. Sausages, salads, rolls and other basics provided.