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Subject: Fw: GISDECO
From: francois_bousquet (francois_bousquet@hotmail.com)
Date: mar mar 26 2002 - 04:26:55 CET
Rhodora Gonzalez, an active member of our group in Asia is one of the co-organizer.
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Register now for a seminar and workshops on
GOVERNANCE AND THE USE OF GIS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
ITC, The Netherlands, May 15-18, 2002.
The 6th international seminar on GIS and Developing Countries promotes the exchange of knowledge and practical experience between experts and users of GIS in developing countries applied to governance issues. The seminar will explore how stakeholder groups are using GIS, and how this is explicitly or implicitly affecting governance systems in developing countries, by addressing various applications of GIS in urban and rural settings.
Keynote speakers are
Dr. Bamidele Olowu, Institute for Social Studies, The Hague;
Prof. Carole Rakodi, University of Birmingham; and
Dr. Suan Pheng Kam, International Rice Research Institute, The Philippines.
For details of other speakers and information on how to participate please visit the GISDECO homepage: www.geog.uu.nl/gisdeco/gisdeco.html
3 pre-conference workshops will be held on 15 May.
* GIS for Governance - organized by ESRI, USA.
* Local Governance and GIS - organized Dr. Erik de Man (ITC) & Dr. Pieter van Teeffelen (University of Utrecht)
* Participatory geoinformation acquisition and applications in collaborative space - organized by Dr. Mike McCall, (ITC ) & Dr. Rhodora Gonzalez (Philippines) .
GISDECO2002 is hosted by the International Institute for Geo-information Science and Earth Observation, ITC.
We look forward to welcoming you to Enschede as participants in May.
GISDECO 2002 Local Organizing Committee
ITC, PO Box 6 7500 AA Enschede, The Netherlands
Email: GISDECO2002@itc.nl
http://www.geog.uu.nl/gisdeco/gisdeco.html
Edith Howard
GISDECO 2002 Conference
International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC)
tel. +31 (0)53 487 45 31
fax +31 (0)53 487 45 54
email: edith.howard@itc.nl or GISDECO2002@itc.nl