Former Sen. Basil Ottley to Address GIS Conference
For Immediate Release No. 058-08
November 13, 2008
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Former Sen. Basil Ottley to Address GIS Conference
Lieutenant Governor Gregory R. Francis announces that former Senator Basil Ottley, in his new capacity in the Office of Insular Affairs at the US Department of Interior, will give the featured keynote address at the Fourth Annual GIS Conference which begins on Wednesday, November 19, 2008.
The conference, which will be held at the Wyndham Sugar Bay Resort on St. Thomas, is jointly sponsored by the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the National Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The theme of the conference is: Regional and Local Integration of GIS Technology through Business and Intergovernmental Collaboration.
The three-day conference will focus on how GIS (Geographic Information System) can assist local government agencies in advancing areas of public safety, infrastructure planning, preserving natural resources and agriculture. Speakers from several federal government agencies will address topics ranging from crime analysis, mangrove forest distribution and using GIS to enhance call centers related to emergency services. Dr. John B. R. Agard, a professor of Marine and Environmental Sciences at the University of the West Indies, will give a much anticipated presentation on climate change and its effects on the Caribbean region. Other workshops presented will include updates on the Territory’s current use of GIS technology.
Participants still wishing to attend the conference can register online at www.ltg.gov.vi or by calling Conference Coordinator Dr. Theresa Anduze-Parris at 773-6459 x3131.
