The XXII Congress of the ISPRS wraps up

By on 3 September, 2012
 
The once-every-four-years congress of the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) has finished up, with the closing ceremony running on Saturday, 1st September.
 
Attracting 2,000 visitors from across the world – including around 500 from Australia – the Congress ran for a week from 25 August at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, and included over 700 presentations from the many special and themed sessions, as well as a thorough technical program.
 
The opening ceremony even included a few 3 metre tall bouncing kangaroos – actually people in suits on bouncy stilts – as well as some real live snakes and crocodiles – a definite highlight for some of the international guests.
 
In a special session organised by ISPRS and GSDI, which was chaired by GSDI president professor Abbas Rajabifard and supported the Joint Board of Geospatial Information Societies (JBGIS), the audience received a progress report on the concept of the Spatially Enabled Society.
 
There were also a number of social events enjoyed by participants throughout the Congress, including watching an AFL Match, participating in an indoor soccer match, a theatre & cultural evening, a restaurant evening, a foundation function, and, of course, the congress dinner.
 
The next ISPRS Congress will run from the12th to the 19th July, 2016, in Prague, Czech Republic.
 

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