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August Update

Well what a month! SSC2009 is well on track to achieving our target of 800 delegates, and with nearly all exhibitor opportunities filled it’s never too soon to get your organisation involved in this event. It’s a great opportunity to involve yourself in the industry, promote your products and services, and to network with like-minded individuals who are as passionate about surveying and spatial sciences as you are.

And if that hasn’t already enticed you, we have a great array of important speakers.

Invited Speakers Conference Welcome Address

> His Excellency Rear Admiral Kevin Scarce AC CSC RANR Governor of South Australia

Keynote Speakers

> Kristen Kurland, Carnegie Melon University College of Fine Arts, USA
> Ed Parsons, Google, UK
> Kevin D. Pomfret, Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), USA

Invited Speakers

> Andrew Campbell, Triple Helix Consulting, Australia
> Dr Steve Carver, School of Geography, University of Leeds, UK
> Prof Mark Daniel, School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia
> Dr Graham Harris, Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, England
> Professor Henry Nix, Australian National University
> Dr Russell Priebbenow, Department of Natural Resources and Water, Queensland, Australia
> Richard Thackway, Bureau of Rural Sciences, Canberra, Australia

SSC2009 is only 61 day’s away.

If you haven’t put it in your diary, do it now!!

Only 61 day’s to go before this year’s prestigious spatial industry conference kicks off. There has been a lot of interest from the industry regarding international guest speakers, the special symposiums streams, refereed papers and posters. Furthermore there has been an overwhelming interest in the Map Competition from our professional industry. This is a fantastic opportunity to showcase your work to the rest of the industry. It’s FREE TO ENTER and special prizes will be awarded in three categories.

There will be four major social events during the week, which you will not want to miss.
The Welcome Night – A great way to meet your professional colleagues in the exhibition hall.
Gala Dinner – Celebrating diversity in our industry over fabulous food and wine from South Australia
Young Professional Cocktail Evening – An opportunity to catch-up with our future professionals
Women In Spatial Breakfast – Find out the secret to succeed from an international speaker

There are still places in our workshop program. If you wish to expand your knowledge and share ideas, attend one or more of the unique workshops in the two days leading up to the conference. You may be interested in finding out how to work ‘GPS in GIS’, ‘Object Based Image Analysis Theory’ or ‘3D Visualisation’. Download the registration brochure to find out more, or keep an eye out for more workshops and user groups coming soon on the SSC09 website.

Remember if you are bringing your partner or family. There are several tours available through the conference or make your way to SA Tourism to find out what’s happening in Adelaide and the nearby hills.

Welcome to the SSC 2009 Event Blog

Well it’s been a busy time as we head closer to the SSC 2009 event – the SSSI’s Biennial International Conference. To keep everyone up to date with the event organising committee’s progress, how you can register for the event, and where to go to for information on sponsorship and exhibition space, we’ve created this Blog space to keep you up to date.