Fwd: [Geonet] FW: GeoConnections Webcast - Environment & Sustainable Development Opportunities - Sept. 20, 11 am EDT

[Scott Mitchell]

May be of interest to many in the Ottawa / ENST / GEOM areas...

Begin forwarded message:

> From: "Gillespie,Ian [Burlington]" <Ian.Gillespie at ec.gc.ca>
> Date: 19 September 2006 12:23:45 GMT-04:00
> To: geonet at ecmail4.cmc.ec.gc.ca
> Cc: tony.turner at nrcan.gc.ca
> Subject: [Geonet] FW: GeoConnections Webcast - Environment &  
> Sustainable Development Opportunities - Sept. 20, 11 am EDT
>
> FYI:
>
> Just relaying this notice of an upcoming webcast from our  
> colleagues at GeoConnections and the Geomatics Industry Association
> of Canada (GIAC) designed to promote awareness of the environment  
> and sustainable development priority for GeoConnections.
>
> Please feel free to pass this along to other interested colleagues.
>
> Cheers.
>
> _________________________________
> Ian Gillespie
> Geographic Information Officer / Conseiller en information géomatique
> Chief Information Officer Branch / Direction du dirigeant principal  
> de l'information
> Environment Canada / Environnement Canada
> Telephone / Téléphone : 905-336-4527
> Fax / Télécopieur : 905-336-4906
> Email / Courriel : Ian.Gillespie at ec.gc.ca
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Turner, Tony [mailto:Tony.Turner at CCRS.NRCan.gc.ca]
> Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 3:17 PM
> Subject: GeoConnections Webcast - Environment & Sustainable  
> Development Opportunities - Sept. 20, 11 am EDT
>
> To: Potential partners of GeoConnections working on environment and  
> sustainable development issues
> You are invited to a webcast presentation on the environment and  
> sustainable development priority area of GeoConnections. The  
> presentation has been organized by the Geomatics Industry  
> Association of  Canada (GIAC).
> The presentation will include:
> *  a brief introduction to GeoConnections
> *  explaining "information for decision-making"
> *  environment and sustainable development (E-SD) priorities
> *  GeoConnections funding opportunities and E-SD priorities
> *  strategic partnerships
> *  the E-SD advisory committee
>
>
> For the uninitiated a webcast is essentially a teleconference with  
> slides. You dial in to the teleconference through the telephone  
> line as you would normally. Through your computer you also register  
> and log-in to a special site to view the presentation in real time.  
> Questions are typed in. My answers are verbal over the phone  
> connection.
>
> The details are below:.
> Topic: GIAC/GeoConnections Webcast Series
> GeoConnections Environment / Sustainable Development Overview &  
> Opportunities
> Presenter: Tony Turner, Environment and Sustainable Development  
> Advisor, GeoConnections Program
> Date and Time: September 20, 2006 11:00 am - 12:00 pm , Eastern  
> Daylight Time (GMT -04:00, New York)
> Event Number: 714 721 034
>
> To Register go to: https://giac.webex.com/giac/onstage/g.php? 
> d=714721034&t=a
>
> Teleconference: Call-in toll-free number (US/Canada): 866-469-3239  
> Call-in number (US/Canada): 650-429-3300
>
> Looking forward to your participation.
>
> **************
> Tony Turner
> Program Advisor, Environment and Sustainable Development  /  
> Conseiller de programme, environnement et développement durable
> GeoConnections  / GéoConnexions
> Natural Resources Canada/Ressources naturelles Canada
> 615 Booth St, 6th Floor / 615 rue Booth, 6e étage
> Ottawa, ON, K1A 0E9
> Email: tony.turner at NRCan.gc.ca
> Phone / Téléphone: (613) 992-1407
> Fax / Télécopieur: (613) 947-2410
> www.geoconnections.org / www.geoconnexions.org
>
>
> GeoConnections is a national partnership program to evolve and  
> expand the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI). The CGDI  
> provides Canadians with on-demand access to geographic information  
> (e.g. maps, satellite images) and related services and applications  
> in support of sound decision making.
>
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