[OSGeo BC] CANADIAN GEOSPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNICAL WORKSHOP (Vancouver, British Columbia Friday, July 24)

[Sampson, David]

CANADIAN GEOSPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNICAL WORKSHOP 

SFU Harbour Centre - Room 1430 515 West Hastings Street Vancouver,
British Columbia Friday, July 24, 2009 

Event: GeoConnections is sponsoring a Canadian Geospatial Data
Infrastructure (CGDI) technical workshop to be held Friday, July 24
immediately preceding the GeoWeb 2009 conference. 

Purpose: The workshop will gather together CGDI technical stakeholders
to foster dialogue related to current CGDI technical activities and
future directions for the CGDI. 

Key Objectives: 

		** To communicate recent GeoConnections activities in
the areas of standards, community-specific architectures, and technology
development; 

		** To develop recommendations regarding specific
strategies to sustain the CGDI, with a focus on standards and emerging
technologies; 

		** To provide a meeting and networking opportunity for
stakeholders and partners. 

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A high-level agenda is provided below: 

		9:00 - 10:00 Introduction and GeoConnections update 

		10:00 - 12:00 Invited stakeholder presentations 

		12:00 - 13:15 Lunch 

		13:15 - 15:00 CGDI sustainability: facilitated
discussion 

		15:00 - 15:30 Wrap-up 

To register for this free event, please send an e-mail to Afonso Malungo
Afonso.Malungo at NRCan.gc.ca by July 3rd, indicating your intention to
participate and your language of choice. 

Note: Registrants will be sent a detailed agenda closer to the date of
the workshop. We look forward to your participation. 

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