GSDI Council Meeting in Trinidad

Bas Kok, President-elect of GSDI Association reports on the professional content of the GSDI-11. Image: HUNAGI Visuals resource, 2oo8
Chaired by outgoing President Jarmo Ratia, the Council Meeting gave the opportunity to report on the activities of the Working Groups, Committees, Actions and Liasions. The following presentations were delivered:
Technical WG by Greg Yetman (CIESIN, Columbia University)
Legal and SocioEconomic WG Roger Longhorn (indpendent expert)
communication Committee, Mark Reichardt (OGC)
Sponsored Projects Carmelle Terborgh (ESRI)
Conference Planning Committee Al Stevens, ret. (FGDC)
GI Knowledge Network Prof.Harlan Onsrud (Executive Director, GSDI)
CEOS WGISS and GEO/GEOSS Gabor Remetey-Fülöpp (HUNAGI)
The GSDI-11 Conference will be opened at the University of West Indies here in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago tomorrow.