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GIS UPDATE '08 PROGRAMME

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.