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Thursday, December 22nd, 2011

Call for papers–Knowledge Commons: Conference in Belgium Next September

It is my pleasure to announce that the call for papers for the 1st Global Thematic IASC Conference on the Knowledge Commons is nowlaunched: extended deadline 31st of January 2012 for the abstract submission (deadline for full paper submission 31st of July 2012).

Thursday, December 22nd, 2011

Mix of Technologies Can Realise a Clean Economy by 2050 in The Netherlands

The Netherlands is capable of achieving an 80 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. This is possible by implementing a mix of reduced energy demand, use of biomass, carbon capture and storage, and clean electricity generation accompanied by an increased share of electricity in final energy demand.  Read More

Thursday, December 22nd, 2011

Blom Releases v 3.1 of BlomDESKTOP Viewer, a Desktop Application for Geospatial Data

Following development of the BlomURBEX API, v3.1 of the BlomDESKTOP™ Viewer is now available. BlomDESKTOP Viewer is Blom’s stand alone geospatial data viewer and offers advanced measurement and interrogation capabilities. The latest release has largely focused on the addition of new features and the integration of BlomSTREET™, powered by Cyclomedia, ground level imagery technology.

Thursday, December 22nd, 2011

CryoSat Ice Satellite Rides New Waves

ESA’s CryoSat mission has been gathering detailed information on the thickness of Earth’s ice since its launch in 2010. Through international collaboration, this state-of-the-art mission is soon to be used to monitor conditions at sea for marine forecasting. CryoSat was built to measure tiny variations in the thickness of Earth’s ice. As a result, the mission

Thursday, December 22nd, 2011

DSSAT 2012 – International Training Program

The University of Georgia, in collaboration with Washington State University, the University of Florida and various other institutions,will host a Training Program on DSSAT entitled “Assessing Crop Production, Nutrient Management, Climatic Risk and EnvironmentalSustainability with Simulation Models” from May 14 through May 19, 2012 at the University of Georgia Campus in Griffin, Georgia, USA. The overall goal of the

Thursday, December 22nd, 2011

GI_Forum 2012 – Symposium and Exhibit

Second Call for Papers – Audience. The interdisciplinary GI_Forum focuses on an international audience, communicating in English, and sharing an interest in translating theory, methods and techniques into a broad range of GI application domains. Young researchers are especially invited to contribute and discuss their research; together with established scientists they will find a vibrant community

Thursday, December 22nd, 2011

Bentley Publishes The Year in Infrastructure 2011

Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for sustaining infrastructure, today announced that the digital version of The Year in Infrastructure 2011 is immediately available at www.bentley.com/YearInInfrastructure, and print copies can be requested at www.bentley.com/2011yearbook.

Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

Acquisition of Satcom Provider Vizada by EADS Group’s Astrium Completed

The takeover of satellite communicatuions service provider Vizada by aerospace communications company Astrium has now been completed, and Vizada’s activities will now be integrated into EADS Group company Astrium Services. Vizada comprises Vizada Americas, Vizada Networks, Vizada EMEA & Asia Pacific and Marlink.  Read More

Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

The Council Adopted Conclusions on the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020

The Council adopted conclusions on the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 focusing on the concrete measures required to achieve its main targets: protect species and habitats, maintain and restore ecosystems among others. In addition, Environment Ministers also adopted conclusions on the Roadmap to a Resource-Efficient Europe proposal.

Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

Rapiscan Uses Autodesk Vault to Effectively Collaborate on Security Products

Rapiscan Systems — a world leader in security screening and the official supplier of security systems for the London 2012 Olympics — is using Autodes +0.10% software to enable its engineers to collaborate more efficiently in the creation of the company’s innovative and powerful security products. With 14 major locations around the world, Rapiscan’s highly