Map Asia 2008 to feature High Profile Speakers
Tuesday June 10th 2008
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PRESS RELEASE
Map Asia 2008 to feature High Profile Speakers
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 10, 2008 – Map Asia 2008 is proud to announce the Inaugural, Plenary,
Keynote and Seminar Speakers who would address the august gathering at the conference. The Seventh
Annual Asian Conference and Exhibition on Geospatial Information, Technology and Applications,
scheduled for August 18 – 20, 2008 at the famous Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Malaysia, will be a
grand event with participation from the leading industry representatives and government agencies from the
Asia Pacific region. Map Asia 2008 will also witness a large number of participants from the academic and
research community, who will contribute to knowledge generation and information sharing in a big way.
As of date, Map Asia 2008 has confirmations from the following world renowned speakers:
Inaugural Speakers
Y.B. Datuk Douglas Uggah Embas - Minister of Natural Resources and Environment (NRE), Government
of Malaysia
Prof. Said Irandoust – President, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
Suresh Prabhu – Member of Parliament, Government of India
Prof. William Cartwright – President, International Cartographic Association, Australia
Plenary Speakers
Prof. Ian Williamson – Professor of Surveying and Land Information School of Engineering, University of
Melbourne, Australia
Dr. Marc Tremblay – Vice President, Commercial Business Unit, DigitalGlobe, USA
Soh Kheng Peng – Chief Surveyor, Singapore Land Authority, Singapore
William Meehan – Utility Solutions Director, ESRI, USA
Robert Morris – Chief Executive Officer, ERDAS, USA
Dato’ Sr Dr. Abdul Kadir bin Taib – Deputy Director General, Department of Surveying and Mapping
Malaysia (JUPEM), Malaysia
Seminar Keynote Speakers
Prof. Josef Strobl – Director, Centre for Geoinformatics, University of Salzburg, Austria
Prof. Ian Williamson – Professor of Surveying and Land Information School of Engineering, University of
Melbourne, Australia
Dr. Raj Singh – Director Interoperability Programmes, Open Geospatial Consortium, USA
Seminar Speakers
William Davenhall – Global Manager Health and Human Service Solutions, ESRI, USA
Jonathan Pollack – Senior Vice President Military and Home Lands Security, GeoDecisions, USA
Diony A. Ventura - Administrator, National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA),
Philippines
Bebas Purnawan – Head, Centre of Network System and Spatial Data Standard Division, The National
Coordination Agency for Surveys & Mapping (BAKOSURTANAL), Indonesia
Sharing his views on the impressive line of Map Asia 2008 speakers, Sanjay Kumar, Chief Executive
Officer of GIS Development, the organisers of the conference said, “On behalf of GIS Development, I
welcome all our esteemed Speakers of Map Asia 2008. As experts in their respective domains, these
eminent speakers will contribute immensely to advancing the knowledge of the participating delegates and
contribute to discussions and deliberations around the conference theme (Spatially Enabled Government)
which is set to be one of the emerging applications of geospatial technologies in the coming years.”
Map Asia 2008 will host a grandiose exhibition in parallel to the conference, which will host a congregation
of key vendors with an eminent focus on Asian market and its growing economy. The exhibition would
span over an area of more then 1800 sq m. The exhibition hall will have the latest state-of-the-art facilities
conducive to the requirements standards of the national and international organizations participating in the
Exhibition.
The conference has gained the support of DigitalGlobe and ESRI as the Platinum Sponsors, Hewlett
Packard as the Gold Sponsor and SuperGeo as the Silver Sponsor. It is also being promoted by its media
partners – ASM, Geo Connexion, International Jounal of Geo-Informatics and GIM International.
About Map Asia
Founded in the year 2002, Map Asia is the largest Annual Asian Conference and Exhibition on Geospatial
Information, Technology and Applications. The conference works towards meeting the requirements of the
Geospatial community in the Asian region and raises a platform for the Asian Geospatial community to
realise, recognise, and reveal the stages of dissemination of Geospatial Information. Map Asia leverages
an international initiative aimed to provide an apt platform for the convergence, sharing and use of
Geospatial technologies.
www.MapAsia.org
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 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.MapAsia.org
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