The Cambridge Conference – long established as the premier meeting of senior executives from national mapping and cadastral authorities around the world – will take place from 21–24 July 2013, in Churchill College, Cambridge, Great Britain. This will be followed by the Third Session of the United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM3), which will be held from 24–26 July 2013 at the Corn Exchange in Cambridge City Centre. On 27 July 2013, a training day will take place, which is free of charge to all.
The Cambridge Conference (first hosted by Ordnance Survey in 1928) provides an opportunity for senior leaders from across the global geospatial community to discuss mapping issues and business topics, which are of international importance. Held every four years, the Cambridge Conference includes exhibitions, speeches, debates and presentations. This year, the Conference will be followed by UN‑GGIM3.
The theme of the Cambridge Conference will revolve around ‘Bringing Geographic Authority to Information’. It is expected that delegates will discuss a range of issues during the conference – from the uses of new technologies and legal and policy implications, through to new and closer ways of working together across the world.
It is expected that more than 200 international leaders from 100 nations will attend the event, which will be held in the tranquil settings of Churchill College, Cambridge.
Dr. Vanessa Lawrence CB, Chair of the Cambridge Conference and Director General and Chief Executive of Ordnance Survey, said: ‘The Cambridge Conference is a very informative and productive occasion, which brings together many of the leaders and visionaries from across the geospatial community.
‘The Conference offers a unique opportunity for delegates to network and discuss global advances in geographic information, as well as trends and directions in which the industry is heading. I am particularly pleased that the United Nations chose to couple the Cambridge Conference with UN‑GGIM3, this year, and we look forward to senior officials and ministers attending both events.’
Tracing its routes back to 1928, the Cambridge Conference has a long history of serious and topical discussion, technical innovation and dynamic resolutions.
The UN-GGIM, founded in 2011, aims to play a leading role in setting the agenda and directions of the development of geospatial information and to promote its use to address key global challenges.
The two events will be a flagship occasion for national mapping and cadastral authorities, with geographic information now playing such a prominent role in supporting national economies around the globe.
Following the two events, on 27 July 2013, Ordnance Survey has been asked – at the UN’s request – to host a training day in geospatial data collection and management, which is open to all delegates.
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For more information on UN-GGIM3, please visit: http://ggim.un.org
