The QMRG are pleased to be sponsoring the following event. A number of the
limited places available are reserved for QMRG members on a first come,
first served basis.
Can I also take this opportunity to remind you that the deadline for
abstracts for our postgradudate and modelling social systems and
complexity sessions at this year's RGS-IBG conference is Jan 31. Further
information about the sessions can be found in the January archives of
this list service at www.jiscmail.ac.uk/quant-geog where you will also
find information about postgradudate bursaries for GISRUK 2006.
Best wishes, Rich
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CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT
Spatial Literacy in Teaching: Communicating GIScience
A one-day knowledge transfer conference for educators, young researchers
and all interested practitioners.
Sponsored by the Splint Centre of Excellence in Teaching and Learning*,
and the Royal Geographical Society (Quantitative Methods Research Group,
GIScience Research Group and Postgraduate Forum).
Venue: The Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, London SW7
2AR,
Date: February 24th 2006.
To celebrate the launch of www.spatial-literacy.org, this one day
conference will showcase some recent developments in spatial analysis,
software and pedagogy. It will be followed by a publisher reception for
three recent books in the area. Confirmed speakers include:
- Professor Paul Longley (UCL)
- Professor Don Janelle, (University of California, Santa Barbara)
- Professor David Maguire (ESRI Inc., Redlands, CA)
- Professor Mike Batty (UCL)
- Professor Michael Goodchild (University of California, Santa Barbara)
- Professor Richard Webber (UCL)
- Vice-Chancellor David Rhind (City University)
A full programme can be found at:
https://secure.symphonyem.co.uk/spatialliteracy/
Registration is free but will be strictly limited to 150 participants.
A quota of places will be reserved for members of the RGS Quantitative
Methods and GIScience Research Groups and members of the RGS-IBG
Postgraduate Forum.
To register your interest in attending this event and to view the full
conference programme please visit:
https://secure.symphonyem.co.uk/spatialliteracy/Book.aspx, remembering
to state any relevant RGS affiliation.
Please note that due to the anticipated level of demand, early
registration for this event is by INVITATION ONLY.
Places will be confirmed by email at latest by 15th February.
For further information please contact Wendy Tester, E: [log in to unmask]
*'Spatial Literacy in Teaching' (Splint) is a joint initiative of
University of Leicester, UCL (University College London) and University
of Nottingham to:
- enhance approaches to the learning and teaching of spatial literacy,
through innovative curricula drawing on new technologies, and
- disseminate the principles and techniques, management and application
of spatial literacy across the UK Higher Education sector and beyond.
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