Dr. Jane Goodall to Address Map World Forum
Monday May 19th 2008
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Dr. Jane Goodall to Address Map World Forum
New Delhi, India, May 19, 2008 — GIS Development, the organiser of Map World Forum, is pleased to
announce that world-renowned primatologist Jane Goodall, Ph.D., DBE, will attend and lecture at the
second biennial Map World Forum, a global conference of geospatial professionals. The upcoming event –
scheduled for February 10-13, 2009 – will address various issues related to developing a sustainable
planet using geospatial technologies.
Dr. Goodall began her landmark study of chimpanzees in Tanzania in June 1960. Her work at what was
then called Gombe Stream Chimpanzee Reserve would become the foundation of primatological research
and redefine the relationship between humans and animals. In 1977, Dr. Goodall established the Jane
Goodall Institute, which continues the Gombe research and is a global leader in the effort to protect
chimpanzees and their habitats. The Institute is widely recognized for innovative, community-centered
conservation and development programs in Africa and Roots & Shoots, its global environmental and
humanitarian youth program, which has tens of thousands of members in almost 100 countries. Dr.
Goodall travels an average 300 days per year, speaking about the threats facing chimpanzees, other
environmental crises and her reasons for hope that humankind will solve the problems it has imposed on
the earth.
“I commend GIS Development’s efforts to bring awareness to the importance of creating a sustainable
environment using geospatial technologies,” said Dr. Goodall. “Now is the time for us all to act to save this
beautiful planet and its inhabitants. I am honored to be part of this year’s Map World Forum, which will
bring together professionals from the geospatial and user domains to think of ways to protect the earth
using state-of-the-art technologies.”
“We are so pleased to have Dr. Goodall join us at Map World Forum,” said Sanjay Kumar, Chief Executive
Officer of GIS Development. “With her rich experience and deep understanding of wildlife and the effect of
human activity on nature, Dr. Goodall will be able to provide a new and dynamic perspective to the Forum.
I am confident that with inputs from a stalwart like Dr. Goodall, Forum participants will gain a better
understanding of wildlife and learn what they can do to make the world a better place.”
Map World Forum is organised by GIS Development under the patronage of the Government of India’s
Department of Science and Technology. Major international Geospatial Societies supporting Map World
Forum include the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG), Geospatial Information Technology
Association (GITA), the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) and the
Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC). Map World Forum will be promoted across the globe by media
partners Directions Media, GIM International and ASM Newsletter.
This year’s Map World Forum will include high-profile keynote remarks, guest lectures and plenary
speeches addressing important issues and challenges facing the globe. There will also be four seminars,
four theme-based symposia, three forums, as well as various technical sessions and workshops. In
addition, there will be panel discussions, technology shows, user meets and social programmes. State-ofthe-
art technologies and applications will be showcased throughout the 3000-square-metre grand
exhibition hall, which will be central to the Forum.
About GIS Development
GIS Development is an organisation dedicated to developing a Global Geospatial Communications
Network. It strives to promote and propagate the use of geospatial technologies in various application
areas for economic and social development. It remains dedicated to foster the growing network of those
interested in geo-informatics worldwide and particularly in Asia. Through its activities - Magazine, Portal,
Conferences, Training, Education and Research - it assists communities and governments in developing
capabilities, policies and programmes as well as facilitates knowledge transfer to grassroot level.
For more information about the Jane Goodall Institute and the Roots & Shoots program, please
visit www.janegoodall.org and www.rootsandshoots.org.
For media queries contact:
Megha Datta
Senior Manager - Marketing and Communications
GIS Development
Map World Forum Secretariat
A-145, Sector-63, Noida
U.P, India
Tel: +91 120 4260800 to 808
Fax: +91 120 4260823 & 824
Mobile: +91-9810009587
Email: megha.datta@gisdevelopment.net
Websites: http://www.GISdevelopment.net, http://www.MapWorldForum.org