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Don’t forget that the third Georabble event will kick off on the 22nd September. Previous events have been great fun, and this next one will doubtless be just as great, with the speakers having recently been announced.

 

The speakers will include:

Angela Clark (EveryMap): “Putting Sydney on the Wiki Map”
Mapping is at the heart of the Sydney wiki and the map is the place way for people to explore the City.

 

Keith Austin (Freelance Journalist): “Looking Back, Going Forward”
In a landscape dominated by high-tech GPS, Keith Austin champions the utility and beauty of an old-fashioned map

 

Stephen Lead (Ajilon): “how to make a map which doesn’t suck”
Examples of great (and not-so-great) online maps to determine whether it’s possible to build user-friendly maps without sacrificing functionality or performance.

 

Elise McKenna (Hyder Consulting): “Geo-Whaaaat?”
How to better convey GIS to your non-spatial colleagues and friends. Removing the “Geo-what??” from society!

 

Shane Conserdyne (EICU): “Getting GIS out to the masses”
Getting GIS out the masses: Approaches used by the Spatial Information Management System (SIMS)

 

Georabble is a free, casual geospatial event that asks the speakers to leave their vendor hats at the door. The talks are short, punchy, mostly light-hearted and always entertaining. The fact that they’re presented at a bar is an added bonus.

 

Date: Thursday 22 September, 2011.

Time: Doors open 5.30pm, talks from 6.30pm.

Location: Upstairs at the The Shelbourne Hotel, 200 Sussex Street, Sydney.

Format: A series of short (10 minute) talks, followed by discussion/networking.

 

Be sure to register prior to the event at http://georabble3.eventbrite.com/