7TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM AND EXHIBITION ON GEOINFORMATION (ISG 2008)
PUTRA WORLD TRADE CENTRE (PWTC), KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA
13-15 OCTOBER 2008

TENTATIVE PROGRAMME

PROGRAMME SCHEDULE

Sunday, 12 October 2008

14:00 - 19:00     : Pre-registration

Day 1, Monday, 13 October 2008

8:00 - 9:00          : Registration

9:00 - 9:10          : Arrival of VIPs

9:10 - 9:20          : Arrival of Y.B Dato’ Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin (Minister of Higher
                               Education Malaysia)

9:20 - 9:30          : Doa Recitation

9:30 - 9:40          : Welcome speech by the Organising Committee Chairman
                                Prof. Dr. Mahadzer Mahmud

9:40 - 9:50          : Speech by President of Kuala Lumpur Infrastructure University
                                College (KLIUC)
                                Prof. Dato’ Wira Ir Dr. Mohammad Noor Hj Salleh

9:50 - 10:10        : Opening Address by VVIP
                               Y.B Dato’ Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin (Minister of Higher                                          Education Malaysia).

10:10 - 10:30      : VIP Visit to Exhibition Booth and Refreshment

10:30 - 13:00      : KEYNOTE SESSION 1                               VENUE:  TDI  
                               Chairman: Y.Bhg. Dato’ Prof. Sr Dr. Abdul Kadir Taib
  
10:30 - 11:00      : Prof. Dr. Paul Cross, University College London
                               Whence, Whither and Why Geoinformation Technology?

11:00 - 11:30      : Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mamoru Mimura, Kyoto University
                                Development of Representative Soil Profile Model based on Geoinformatic
                                Database

11:30 - 12:00      : Dato’ Ir. Dr. Ashaari Mohamad, Public Work Department, Malaysia
                               Geoinformation Technology for Slope Management and Slope Information  
                               System in Malaysia

12:00 - 12:30      : Prof. Salleh Buang, Malaysia
                               Geoinformation Technology in Public e-Governance: Legal Issues &
                               Challenges

12:30 - 14:00      : Lunch Break

14:00 - 15:30      : KEYNOTE SESSION 2                               VENUE: TDI
                               Chairman: Prof. Dato’ Wira Ir Dr. Mohammad Noor Hj Salleh
  
14:00 - 14:30      : Prof. Dr. Chris Rizos, The University of New South Wales
                               The Contribution of GNSS CORS Infrastructure to the Mission of Modern
                               Geodesy
                         
14:30 - 15:00      : Dr. Mustafa Din Subari, National Space Agency of Malaysia
                               Capitalising GNSS in Malaysia: Strategies in putting up the Infrastructures

15:00 - 15:30      : Prof. Dr. Halim Setan, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
                               Geoinformation Technology for Medical Applications: from Land to Face

15:30 - 16:00      : Dr Azhari Mohamed, Survey and Mapping Department, Malaysia
                               From Stars to Satellites – The Development of Geodetic Infrastructures in
                               Malaysia

16:00 - 16:30      : Tea Break

16:30 - 18:00      : KEYNOTE SESSION 3                              VENUE: TDI
                               Chairman: Prof. Dr. Mahadzer Mahmud
           
16:30 - 17:00      : Prof. Dr. Volker Coors, Stuttgart University of Applied Science
                               On the Convergence of 3D-GIS, CAD and 3D Simulation  

17:00 - 17:30      : Prof. Dr. Hasanuddin Z. Abidin, Institute of Technology Bandung
                               Subsidence and Urban Development

17:30 - 18:00  :Pn. Fuziah Abu Hanifah, Malaysia Centre for Geospatial Data Infrastructure
                               An Approach for Service Oriented Discovery and Retrieval of  Geospatial
                               Data

20:00 - 22:30      : ISG 2008 Conference Dinner (All participants are invited)


Day 2, Tuesday, 14 October 2008

Time

Parallel Session I

Parallel Session II

Parallel Session III

Parallel Session IV

8:00-9:00

REGISTRATION

9:00–10:30

Session 1A
(GIS)

Session 1B
(Civil and Infrastructure)

Session 1C
(Remote Sensing)

Session 1D
(GPS/GNSS)

10:30-11:00

REFRESHMENT

11:00-12:30

Session 2A
(GIS)

Session 2B
(Civil and Infrastructure)

Session 2C
(Remote Sensing)

Session 2D
(GPS/GNSS)

12:30-14:00

LUNCH

14:00-15:30

Session 3A
(GIS)

Session 3B
(Urban Geoinformation & Infrastructure Development)

Session 3C
(Remote Sensing)

Session 3D
(GPS/GNSS)

15:30-16:00

REFRESHMENT

16:00-17:30

Session 4A
(GIS)

Session 4B
(Urban Geoinformation & Infrastructure Development)

Session 4C
(Photogrammetry)

Session 4D
(GPS/GNSS)


Day 3, Wednesday, 15 October 2008

Time

Parallel Session I

Parallel Session II

Parallel Session III

Parallel Session IV

8:00-9:00

REGISTRATION

9:00–10:30

Session 5A
(GIS)

Session 5B
(Survey & Mapping)

Session 5C
(Photogrammetry)

Session 5D
(GPS/GNSS)

10:30-11:00

REFRESHMENT

11:00-12:30

Session 6A
(Hydrography)

Session 6B
(Survey & Mapping)

Session 6C

Session 6D

12:30-13:00

CLOSING CEREMONY

13:00-14:00

LUNCH

14:00-18:00

SOCIAL VISIT

Organized By :


Jointly Organized By:
The Institution of Surveyors Malaysia:

Universiti Teknologi Mara Malaysia:

Universiti Sains Malaysia:

Universiti Putra Malaysia:

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia:

Malaysian Centre for Geospatial
Data Infrastructure:


Sponsored by:
LAND Surveyors Board


Kumpulan Ikram Sdn. Bhd.

© Copyright 2008 Kuala Lumpur Infrastructure University College. All Rights Reserved.