Spatial Knowledge and Information - Canada

Hello All,

 

Due to circumstances beyond our control, we have decided to cancel this year's Spatial Knowledge and Information Canada. But we look forward to a robust program next year, back in British Columbia.

Come one, come all to submit your abstracts to SKI!

The deadline for submitting abstracts has been extended to November 1. You have a little extra time to submit your abstract so you can present among your colleagues and enjoy the snow in QC.

till abstracts are due, on October 21!

 

Spatial Knowledge and Information – Canada is happy to announce its 4th conference. For the first time we will be visiting Quebec. The conference will be held in the stunning Charlevoix region at the Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu on March 8-11, 2012.

This conference convenes Canadian leaders in GIScience research with a focus on celebrating the research of tomorrow’s GIScience scholars.

Important Dates:

Registration and Abstract Submission Open: August 15, 2011

Second Call for Abstracts: September 13, 2011

Deadline for Submitting Abstracts: October 21, 2011

Notification of Acceptance: December 9, 2011

Early Registration Deadline: December 15, 2011

Revised Abstract Due: February 3, 2012

Registration Closes: March 2, 2012. You cannot register after this date, except by a special permission.

 

For more information check this site website

Executive Committee

Scott Bell

Nadine Schuurman

Renee Sieber

Thanks everyone for a fantastic conference. It's a lot of work but is so rewarding when the presentations are high quality and the company is excellent.

 

Congratulations again to our award winners.

 

It's After Hours presentations, where the faculty are finally allowed to present (and attempt to stay within the same 10 minutes as the students!). Many ruminations by the grey (and not so grey) eminences.

The 2011 Spatial Knowledge and Information Canada Conference has just announced its student award winners. They span the many themes in GIS, RS, Geomatics, and spatial analysis.

 

Fiona Lawson for her presentation on Evaluating Potential Spatial Access to Trauma Centres in Canada using Geographic Information Systems.

 

David Birkigt for his presentation on A field based depth correction algorithm for submerged aquatic vegetation spectra.

 

Genevieve Reid for her presentation on Territorial representations and collective participation in the planning process: A case study in suburban Dakar.

 

Britta Ricker for her presentation on Digital globes gone mobile: implications for spatial cognition.

 

Jed Long for his presentation on Sports, Time Geography, and Mobility Data

 

Alan Mc Conchie for his presentation on Digital networks and the geoweb. This is the second award for Alan, now a PhD student. He won an award for his presentation at the 2008 conference, which was out of his Masters research.

 

and

honorable mention to Mike Martin for his presentation on Where does OSGeo and Rural Development Intersect? Education and Mentorship. This is the second award for Mike, now a Masters student. He won an award for his presentation at the 2008 conference, which was out of his undergraduate research.

 

And all student presenters received a travel award. All awards were generously provided by GEOIDE.

 

Congratulations winners!

We've now moved into discursive GIS, the communication, the memes, and the crowd sourced. Social change, anyone?

Geospatial research into health, from Vancouver to Capetown