PR - The Association for Geographic Information (AGI) has announced the full conference programme for their 2008 Annual Conference. The theme of AGI GeoCommunity ’08, ‘Shaping a Changing World’, is designed to address topical issues, such as such as climate change, globalisation, neogeography, mobile technology, 3D visualisations, legislative and policy drivers, business models and ROI, all of which are grounded in or central to the use of geographic information. A packed conference programme will kick off with keynote presentations from Sean Phelan, Founder of Multimap, Vanessa Lawrence, Director General of the Ordnance Survey, Charlie Pattinson of the Environment Agency and Charles Kennelly of ESRI (UK).

The event, which will take place from the 23rd to 25th of  September 2008 at 
the Holiday Inn, Stratford Upon Avon, has been the flagship  event of the UK 
geographic information industry for more than ten years,  attracting 
practitioners, academics and policy makers with a world-class  conference programme, 
showcase exhibition and networking  opportunities.
“Each year we receive a tremendous response to the  call for papers, and each 
year we wonder how the following year can get any  better,” said Chris 
Holcroft, Director and CEO of the AGI. “But each year we  receive ever more high 
quality submissions, from which the Conference Working  Group put together an 
outstanding and highly germane line-up of material.”  
The conference programme will also include senior representatives  from 
organisations such as the Office for National Statistics, University  College 
London, The Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA), HM Land  Registry, 
Halcrow, Atkins and the British Geological Survey with papers ranging  from ‘Before 
and After; Understanding the Local Impact of 2012’ to ‘Tackling  Climate 
Change – Local Planning for a Global Crisis’ and ‘Mapping Health  Information’ to 
‘Public Access to Crime Information’.
“The  combination of high calibre keynote presentations, the promise of a 
topical yet  stimulating conference programme and a showcase of the best 
technology and  services available combined with hands on workshops, lively debate and 
networking opportunities has already attracted above target delegate 
bookings  for this stage of our preparations,” continued Holcroft. “By taking our  
Early-Bird rates, delegates can ensure onsite accommodation and achieve savings 
of up to 30% on published delegate fees. However, these places are limited 
in  number so we are encouraging prompt action to prevent  disappointment.”