Map World Forum 2009
Date : 10-13 February , 2009
Venue : Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC),
Hyderabad,
India
Map World Forum will not just be a conference. It will be a forum that will simply aim to “Converge Ideas and Expand Horizons for Sustainable Planet Earth”. It will aim beyond speeches and discussions to find practical ways to protect the earth and improve people's lives. Its mission, therefore, will be to encourage the geospatial family and the society at large to function in ways that protect the Earth's natural environment and its capacity to provide for the needs and aspirations of present and future generations.
Theme
Geospatial Technology for Sustainable Planet Earth
“It takes a century for a forest to grow, and a night of fire to destroy it”. The saying simply reflects the story of our planet ‘Earth’. Over the past few thousand years, humankind, in its quest for better living conditions, has continued to move the wheel of development with increasing earnestness. In the name of development we have made our planet vulnerable than ever before. Development has taken its toll on the natural systems, be it on land, water or air. Burning issues like climate change, ozone depletion, deforestation, water scarcity, man-made disasters, health epidemics, energy crisis, species extinction and loss of natural habitats have become hot topics of research and debate. In other words, we are precariously perched on the edge of a massive impending disaster of an apocalyptic nature- a disaster, which if not prevented soon, will spell doom for all life on Earth.
Technical Sessions
Map World Forum 2009 will host Technical Sessions on varied themes. The sessions will give members of the global geospatial community an opportunity to showcase their work through paper and poster presentations on the following themes...
* Web GIS
* Airport GIS
* Transportation
* Forest and Environment
* Carbon Mapping
* Natural Resource
Contact
Map World Forum Secretariat
GIS Development Pvt Ltd
A-145, Sector - 63,
Noida (U.P.) - 201 301
Tel: + 91 - 120 - 4612500
Fax:+91 - 120 - 4612555 - 666
Email: info@mapworldforum.org. more
