ACRS 2015: The 36th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing to be organized  from 19 to 23 October, 2015 at the Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines.

ACRS 2015 will represent a major event in the long series of successful ACRS conferences. The theme of the conference is “Fostering Resilient Growth in Asia”.

From 20 – 21 October 2015 – Esri Malaysia will be hosting the country’s only Esri User Conference. The conference will be held at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre and features an action packed program – including presentations and demonstrations from some of the world’s leading GIS experts. Early bird registration is now open – but only until 27 August. To secure your ticket, register today!

The International Map Industry Association endorses the International Map Year 2015 – 2016 as proposed by the International Cartographic Association as a valuable means to promote the importance of maps and Geoinformation.

Brisbane’s GIS Day events, created by GIS People, are the largest in the world! Bringing people together from across Australia – government, professionals, businesses, uni students and everyone in between – it is an awesome event that connects the geospatial industry to potential or existing users and clients. This year, Brisbane GIS Day also runs the day after the International Map Industry Association (IMIA) Asia Pacific Conference, creating an epic 3-day geospatial event celebrating International Map Year!

International GIS Day, created by Esri Inc. in 1999 as part of Geography Awareness Week, is an annual event that celebrates and promotes Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and its associated spatial technologies

Brisbane’s GIS Day events, created by GIS People, are the largest in the world! Bringing people together from across Australia – government, professionals, businesses, uni students and everyone in between – it is an awesome event that connects the geospatial industry to potential or existing users and clients.

This year, Brisbane GIS Day also runs the day after the International Map Industry Association (IMIA) Asia Pacific Conference, creating an epic 3-day geospatial event celebrating International Map Year!

Nepal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (NICS), and Nepal Remote Sensing and Photogrammetric Society (NRSPS) are jointly organizing International Workshop on the “Role of Land Professionals and SDI in Disaster Risk Reduction: in the context of ‘Post 2015 Nepal Earth Quake’ from November 25-27, 2015 in Kathmandu, Nepal (www.workshopnepal2015.com.np). The workshop is a joint event of the Commission 2 of the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG), and Technical Commission IV, WG 4 of the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS).

We are pleased to inform you that the twenty-second session of the Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF-22) will be held from December 1-4, 2015 in Bali, Indonesia, under the theme of “Sharing Solutions through Synergy in Space.” APRSAF-22 will be jointly organized by the Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education of Indonesia (RISTEK-DIKTI), the National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN), the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (MEXT), and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). APRSAF-22 will consist of plenary and working group sessions. During APRSAF-22, we will also have progress reports on the APRSAF initiatives, i.e. Sentinel Asia (disaster management support system in the Asia-Pacific region), SAFE (Space Applications For Environment), and Kibo-ABC (Asian Beneficial Collaboration Through “Kibo” Utilization). In conjunction with APRSAF-22, there will also be SAFE workshop and Kibo-ABC workshop on November 30.

Event Name: – GRASF & MEGF 2016.

Place: – Dubai UAE

Dates: – 25-27 January 2016

The 2^nd Asia Pacific Forum on Urban Resilience and Adaptation

in conjunction with

The 16^th International Convention on Melaka Twin Cities

Building Local Resilience towards Liveable Cities

2-4 March, 2016 | Melaka, Malaysia

After achieving great success from Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific 2015, ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability, South Asia is back with its second Asia-Pacific Forum on Urban Resilience and Adaptation – Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific 2016 scheduled to be held at Hotel Equatorial, Melaka from 2-4 March, 2016.

“Melaka as a “Green City-State” is the first state in Malaysia to prepare a GHG emissions inventory and implement an action plan to contribute to the national climate change mitigation target. We are now progressing towards addressing climate resilience and hosting the “2nd Asia Pacific Forum on Urban Resilience and Adaptation” is an important milestone in the process”, said YAB Datuk Seri Ir.Hj.Idris bin Hj. Haron, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Melaka, Malaysia.

The event will be hosted by Melaka State Government in collaboration with Melaka Historic City Council and IMT-GT. ICLEI South Asia will be organizing the event, which suppose to have about 500 delegates from all over the world attending the conference.

The main objective of the program is to create a space for local governments, institutions and communities where they can come together to discuss climate resilience in urban areas.

According to Judith Rodin, the President of Rockefeller Foundation, “Tackling climate change challenges may require radical new approaches, new ways of thinking and perhaps even an entirely new discipline around the idea of planetary health”.

Previous year, the event had taken place in Bangkok and this time it is ready to land in World heritage city, Melaka. This extraordinary conference will feature many expert speakers on urban resilience development.

“Developed from its flagship Big Data & Analytics Innovation summit in APAC, Innovation Enterprise will launch the inaugural Smart Cities Innovation Summit this year in the worlds smartest nation Singapore, on March 2 & 3 at Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel.

This unique 2-day event offers the most sought after speakers, intimate networking opportunities and insightful opinions sharing. It will cover all aspects of the development and future of smart cities and sustainability, exploring the ecosystem in which a smart city can be implemented as well as the social and societal requirements needed in place.

Hear from speakers from:

– Top energy companies: EDF and DNV GL

– Leading technology companies: Schneider Electric, Panasonic, Philips, NVIDIA, and Sony Mobile

– Prestigious research institutions: NUS, ESSEC, A*STAR and ITU (International Telecommunication Union)

– The most innovative architecture firm: NBBJ (whose clients include Google, Amazon, Samsung, Microsoft and Tencent)

and many more …

Register today and enjoy a 20% off discount dedicated for ASM readers, please quote “ASM20” when you get your ticket here. “

The world is changing, fast. We are witnesses in the shift to a new economic structure, an evidence-based world, where data underpins our decision-making.

THIS IS THE MOMENT THAT WILL DEFINE AUSTRALIA’S ROLE IN A DATA-DRIVEN WORLD

At Data61, we are creating our data-driven future. We’re bringing people from Australia and around the world into a connected ecosystem of talent, resources and innovation.

Join us on March 30 where we bring our connections to life at Data61’s inaugural showcase event LIVE, and find out how you can arm your organisation for the future