The 7th International Symposium on Digital Earth (ISDE7) is being held in Perth, Western Australia, in two weeks time.
Running from 23 – 25 August 2011, ISDE7 will provide an exciting insight into the use of digital technologies in today’s and tomorrow’s world. It will explore the role Digital Earth technology plays in economic and social sustainable development, environmental protection, disaster mitigation, natural resource conservation and improvement of human being's living standard.
Global thinking and local action will be merged in an extensive program provided by the joining of forces of ISDE, the WALIS (Western Australian Land Information System) Forum and the WA NRM (Natural Resource Management) Office. The combined communities of digital earth modellers, spatial scientists and those involved in conservation and sustainable management will come together for the first time to network and share valuable insights.
ISDE7 delegates are offered a conference rich in choices, with some ‘must see’ keynote speakers including; Chris Holmes – OpenGeo, Elizabeth Lee – Director for Projects and Development at CyArk, Ian Jackson – British Geological Survey and Dr Linlin Ge – University of New South Wales. Jack Dangermond, Esri President, will be appearing via a pre-recorded video presentation.
The conference program is available as a free a free iPad app, downloadable here. This conference program provides you with all the information you need relating to the conference, presentation streams, workshops and the conference location.
Don’t forget to follow the conference on Twitter @WALISForum and use the hashtag #ISDE7 to interact with fellow conference attendees!
