Friday 12th June 2015
09.30 Coffee / Tea (Old Library) 10.00 Welcome (Room 2.13) Bruce Gittings (University of Edinburgh) 10.10 Session: Mapping and Information Chair: Neil Stuart (University of Edinburgh) The Role of Location Information in Delivering Safe, Secure and Enjoyable Major Events Duncan Moss (Ordnance Survey) Thoughts on Cartography & the Death of Cartographic Knowledge in the UK Tim Rideout (XYZ Maps) 11.10 Coffee 11.30 Session: Applying the Technology Chair: Morag Hawkins (Forestry Commission) LESS: Lancashire Heatmapping Selena Masnikosa (AECOM) Delivering Cloud-Based GIS solutions using Open Source Technology Catherine Schroder (Think Where) 12.30 Lunch 14.00 Session: Climate Change Chair: Caroline Broughton (WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff) Predicted Pleistocene-Holocene range shifts of the tiger David Cooper (University of Edinburgh) Water of Life? Safeguarding Scotland's Spirit Philip Taylor (Centre for Ecology and Hydrology) 15.00 Tea 15.30 Session: Geomorphology Research Chair: Anthony Newton (University of Edinburgh) Reproducible geographical analysis: Insights from geomorphology Stuart Grieve (University of Edinburgh) Reconstructing explosive volcanic eruptions using open source software John Stevenson (University of Edinburgh) 16.30 Demonstrations of Current Students' Work 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: 0131 667 0184 to make sure its on if weather poor) 26 Cameron March (by Cameron Toll Shopping Centre) Bring fancy meat (if you want to) and drink. Sausages, burgers, salads, rolls and other basics provided.