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Every year, AGI presents a set of industry awards. This is just one of the ways in which we encourage best practice. It is also a great way for our members to get actively involved and be recognised for all their efforts and achievements.
Each Award is announced and presented at the AGI Annual Awards Ceremony, which takes place this year from 12.00 - 18.00 on Tuesday 27th November 2012. The award categories ensure a spread of entries from across central and local government, the private sector, research and education.
To submit a nomination, please click on one of the links below.
The AGI Innovation & Achievement award categories are:
•Private Sector Award - Sponsored by GiStandards Ltd
•Central Government Award - Sponsored by GIS247.com
•Local Public Services Award - Sponsored by Ordnance Survey
•Business Case & ROI Award - Sponsored by ConsultingWhere Ltd
•Charitable Status Award
•AGI Student of the Year Award
•Best Conference Paper Award - Sponsored by Informed Solutions
•Volunteer of the Year Award
•Directors Award
Deadline
The deadline for nominations is mid-day Friday 5th October. Any applications received after this date will not be accepted.
Programme
Lunch
Awards ceremony
Series of activities throughout the afternoon
Geodrinks
Venue
Ordnance Survey
Adanac Drive
Southampton
SO16 0AS
Registration
Members £49 + VAT
Non members £149 + VAT
If you would like to register for this event please click <<HERE>>.
Share Article Following the imminent departure of Chris Holcroft, the current AGI Director and CEO, to his new post as CEO at the Royal Meteorological Society, AGI is pleased to be able to announce that Peter Capell will be joining the AGI as Director and CEO for an interim period. This will ensure that AGI continues to champion our mission to maximise the use of geographic information whilst providing continuity in our membership service and undertaking a recruitment process to seek a long term repleacement. Peter is a former Chair of the AGI and a well-respected figure within the geospatial Industry. We are grateful to Peter for agreeing to take on this position. With Peter’s excellent knowledge of the AGI's GeoCommunity, it means it will be ‘business as usual’.
Peter said ‘I am very pleased for Chris but he will be very much missed as AGI Director and CEO as he has done a terrific job for the AGI over the past years. I am very conscious that he will be a hard act to follow but I am looking forward to taking on the position as Interim Director/CEO and working with the AGI Team and with Council until a new Director is appointed. I look forward to attending this year's Conference, which looks very exciting, and I hope to have the opportunity to meet as many members as possible over those days.’
Peter will officially take up the role of Director and CEO in October.
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Six places will become vacant on AGI Council at the end of 2012. These places will be open to contest by election if the number of nominations received exceeds the number of places available.
Those AGI Council members whose terms are coming to an end this year are as follows:
* Eligible to restand.
AGI now welcomes nominations from any paid-up AGI member interested in standing for AGI Council. The period of service is for 3 years starting from 1st January 2013. Those successful in joining AGI Council will also be invited as guests to the final AGI Council meeting of 2012 which will be held on 10th December 2012.
The Nomination Form is simple to complete and available HERE. Each nominee needs a proposer and seconder. Also required is a short 350 word (maximum) supporting statement written by the nominee.
The closing date for the receipt of completed Nomination Forms is Wednesday 31st October 2012.
If an election is necessary this will be held from Monday 5th November until Noon on Friday 16th November.
Joining AGI Council is a great opportunity, so please get involved. This is your AGI and you can make a difference!
Thank you.
Alan Wilks
Chief Operating Officer
Share Article The AGI is extremely pleased to announce that the final plenary session of the AGI GeoCommunity '12 conference will be presented jointly by speakers from LOCOG, Transport for London and the Olympic Delivery Authority. The three speakers will address GI and London 2012 from their respective positions.
"London 2012 fired up massive enthusiasm around the globe, AGI GeoCommunity delegates can hear first-hand the role played by GI in all this. It is terrific to get these three speakers involved." said Chris Holcroft, AGI Director.
The three plenary speakers are as follows:
Shaun Bennett - GIS Manager, LOCOG
Shaun Bennett oversees all mapping production for spectators, athletes, press and media and for the support LOCOG functional areas in their operational planning. He leads a team of GIS Analysts, CAD technicians, cartographers and graphic designers producing spatial datasets, detailed designs and mapping for public communications to support the delivery of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in London. Shaun trained as a cartographer at Ordnance Survey before moving on to work as a GIS analyst for a transport consultancy where he worked on planning for sporting events including Wembley and the Emirates Stadium.
Richard Hartley - Games Geographical Information Manager, Transport for London
Richard Hartley is the Games Geographical Information Manager at Transport for London, with responsibility for leading a team of GIS specialists to support the delivery and operation of TfL’s Olympic and Paralympic workstreams. In this role, Richard led on the production of operational maps, spatial analysis and GIS datasets for the Olympic Route Network within London and for the crowd and traffic management measures associated with the Games Road Events and Central London Zone. Richard has worked at TfL since 2005, starting on the transport planning graduate scheme before specialising in GIS. He holds an MSc. in Applied GIS from Kingston University.
Carl Turner - Spatial Data Manager, ODA
Since 2008, Carl has worked as Spatial Data Manager for the ODA Transport, managing the spatial database and CAD and GIS systems, which are shared with users from TfL and LOCOG. He is responsible for ensuring effective data sharing with key stakeholders, as well as carrying out complex spatial analysis tasks across a range of projects. Carl completed an MSc in Geographical Information Systems, in 2005, at the University of Leeds. He spent time working as a GIS Developer for Oxford Retail Consultants and Arup, before joining the ODA.
More about AGI GeoCommunity '12
AGI GeoCommunity '12: Sharing the Power of Place will be held at East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham on 18 - 20 September 2012.
AGI GeoCommunity is the largest and most comprehensive independent conference in the UK digital mapping and geospatial calendar. The conference provides real insight and leadership in current geographic information and location based issues via a range of keynote addresses and conference papers as well as by hands on training and face to face delegate networking.
The AGI GeoCommunity series has a proven reputation as a 'must-attend' event for a range of service delivery managers and information management and technology professionals. Previous delegates and speakers have been drawn from Central and Local Government, Utilities, Health, Emergency Services, Infrastructure, Insurance, Marketing, Business Intelligence, Finance and Technology sectors.
AGI GeoCommunity '12 will open on the 18th September with the popular pre-conference 'Icebreaker' evening event and offer two full days of thought leadership, practical education, knowledge transfer and real world best practice and case studies.
AGI GeoCommunity ‘11 attracted 450 delegates. The residential format, introduced in 2007, is now well established and the event has proven its growth and sustainability. Feedback from last year’s delegates indicated that 97% of those polled thought the event offered value for money and 89% felt it fulfilled their expectations. 97% said the venue was ‘good’ or ‘excellent. A full report of delegate feedback is available on the AGI website.
AGI GeoCommunity Website: www.agigeocommunity.com
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