Geomatics News 2

25 Years Saint Mary’s University, Halifax Geomatics Atlantic News Service Vol. 2 June 12‐14, 2012 www.geomaticsatlantic.com Where the news is. Where it happens. CONTENTS: GA2012 CELBRATION INCLUDES COGS RECOGNITIONS: MEDIA EXPECT TO HEADLINE SESSION lanyrd.com/cgkkt COGS TO HOST CELEBRATION In recognition of COGS turning 25, we WELL KNOWN GA SPEAKER RETIRES are planning a celebration on THE TIMES ARE A CHANGING? Wednesday evening, 13 June 2012, GEOMATICS EDUCATION THRIVES during Geomatics Atlantic. @geoAtlantic BITS AND PIECES‐ THINGS TO KNOW There will be • Speakers reminiscing their recollections over the years • Music provided by Cassie & Maggie BREAKING NEWS: MacDonald • Finger foods • and the via GANS GroupEXECUTIVE EDITOR expectation that celebrations will HEADLINES GA2012: continue afterward (at your choice of The Executive Editor venue)the most well‐knownand popular sectornews service, Directions Magazine will present a challenging andthought‐provoking speech for delegates at GA2012. Adena Schutzberg will be A bit of history: during Graduation talking about the future of geomatics in Exercises in August of 1986, the her speech on trends we are afraid to previous Nova Scotia Land Survey think about! Ms. Schutzberg, a Institute (NSLSI) name was retired and geographer, comes to Geomatics the College of Geographic Sciences Atlantic for the first time, but has stated (COGS) was created. Fast forward to she is excited to meet everyone and to today, and we’ve had 25 years of the visit Nova Scotia. In a related COGS moniker! More history details are development, GA2012 has partnered at http://bit.ly/COGSGrads2012with Directions Magazine to provide more coverage of the event through the Here are a few ways you can take part:readership of the magazine. Delegates • Attend, listen and partake  best will have many opportunities to talk way!• Can’t make it? Send me a brief with Ms. Schutzberg and to provide paragraph by 11 June; we’ll assemble a their views for publication live via the revolving PowerPoint • Participate in conference site. an online “where are the grads now” Don’t forget, if you have stories or a picture map … details to follow • If you are or image you would like to display in the interested in a twitter approach, let us GANews online, to tell from the last 25 years know. Follow this news, the COGS of Geomatics Atlantic, send: jcboxall @dal.ca mailing list and our Geomatics Atlantic or post them on our twitter @geoAtlantic twitter feed for more details to come. G A COME JOIN US AS: WWW.GEOMATICSATLANTIC.COM N WE’LL SEE YOU AT GA2012 IN HALIFAX JUNE 12‐14 S

25 Years Saint Mary’s University, Halifax Geomatics Atlantic News Service Vol. 2 June 12‐14, 2012 Where the news is. Where it happens. www.geomaticsatlantic.comIN THE NEWS: Have you GOODCHILD TO RETIRE: At the HOW MANY EDUCATIONAL noticed the news lately? end of May, one of the most PROGRAMS IN GEOMATICS IN Recent announcements popular Geomatics Atlantic ATLANTIC CANADA?: More than indicate that this is becoming a speakers is retiring from the you think. It may be of use to have a very exciting year in the global University of California‐Santa GA list of all the courses, programs Barbara. Michael F. (Mike) and instructors – that would be geomatics community. The Goodchild has not only been a interesting for Geomatics Atlantic. purchase of Google Sketch Up by Trimble certainly signifies a recurring speaker at Geomatics change in both the direction of Atlantic, but has also been a the social net‐working giant, frequent guest throughout the region. Mike never turned and recognition that more down an opportunity or request accuracy and reality is needed to come to Atlantic Canada to And not all of these have degree within the “public” domain of meet colleagues and talk about programs, or even diplomas, but visualization, social media and the deep issues, questions and 3D. Also, there seems to be each has a strong geomatics grand challenges affecting our community of their various some discussion about sector. Trivia about Mike? Has campuses, and we see students mergers of GeoEye and Digital‐ an Undergrad Physics degree, wander from program to program Globe. Could it be that some taught at University of Western and place to place gaining rich very key parts of the sector are Ontario (doctoral supervisor of experiences with geomatics to consolidating? The question our own Dr. Bob Maher), over support their career development here (a little editorial) is: How 500 presentations; over 500 and the enhancement of the sector this will impact the sector in academic papers (that’s at least in our region.the Atlantic Canada region? 10 000 pages or 2 000 000 Can we expect more of these, words); 6 000 000 miles of air and if so, will anything happen travel with 12 000 flights; and here? This may well be a topic $55 million in research grants. to come up in a session with Best wishes Mike!Elaine MacEachern. One thing . Need a place to stay? Think is for sure , based on media If you meet students during about the SMU Residence. reports through our partner, There are so many options that GA2012, introduce yourself and Directions Magazine, these are you are sure to find reasonable chat about their future plans and interesting times. Is it a accommodations at a budget‐ what they see happening in the pattern from the global sector. You might be surprised; you conscious price! And the economy, or specific to our will certainly enjoy it. chance to mix mingle in the sector? GA2012 will be a common rooms should not be chance to voice opinions and Did you notice yet? The masthead? over looked. It’s a tradition Yes, the acronym does turn out to be talk with friends to figure out over the years that we locate GANS – your host. But you knew that!the new landscape. on University campuses. COME JOIN US AS: WWW.GEOMATICSATLANTIC.COM WE’LL SEE YOU AT GA2012 IN HALIFAX JUNE 12‐14

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