Spatial Innovations Queensland - Advancing Queensland's Spatial Innovation, Research and Development Seminar - Closed.

Date:	07/07/2006
Time:	8.30am - 1.30pm
Venue:	Multi-purpose Room
Address:	Upper Plaza Level 33 Charlotte St
City/Town:	Brisbane
Max Attendees:	150
RSVP Date:	06/28/2006
Cost:	$0/person
Organised by:	Queensland Spatial Information Infrastructure Council

Spatial Innovations Queensland - "Advancing Queensland's Spatial Innovation, Research and Development" Seminar

This seminar will bring together Queensland universities, other educational institutions, private industry members and government professionals to discuss the current and future Spatial Innovations, Research and Development within Queensland.  The outcomes of this seminar will be fed into a Department of State Development application for a Queensland Spatial Information Industry research, innovation and development 'entity' currently proposed as 'Spatial Innovations Queensland'.

The draft agenda for the seminar is:

8.30am-9am          Arrival and registration

Session 1 - The State Focus on Spatial Information, Innovation, Research and Development

9am-9.05am         Introduction  
                         Tim Barker - Queensland Spatial Information Office

9.05am-9.20am     Spatial Innovations Queensland
                          Steven Jacoby - QSIC Chair

9.20am-9.45am     R&D in the Smart State - Challenges for the Spatial Industry
                          Profesor Peter Andrews - Queensland Chief Scientist

Session 2 - The National Focus on Spatial Information, Innovation, Research and Development

9.45am-10am        Spatial Innovation in Australian Government, a Geoscience Australia Perspective
                          Peter Holland - Geoscience Australia

10am-10.15am      The latest developments in Spatial Information Research
                          Peter Woodgate - CRC-SI

10.15am-10.30am  Morning Tea

Session 3 - Overview of Academic Research Spatial Portfolios

10.30am-10.45am  Spatial Information - Technology, Governance and Legal Regulation
                                 Professor Brian Fitzgerald - Queensland University of Technology

10.45am-11am      Engagement Research through USQ
                          Frank Young - University of Southern Queensland

11am-11.15am      Spatial Innovations at Griffith University: Examples from our Riverine Landscapes and Urban Research 
                                Programs
                          Andrew Brooks - Griffith University
                          Jago Dodson - Griffith University

Session 4 - Experiences in Collaborative Innovation, Research and Development Projects

11.15am-11.30am  Timelines, budgets and grants: needs alignment for research and public sector development
                          Ross Jenkins - University of the Sunshine Coast

11.30am-11.45am  Queensland Nanotechnology Alliance: The Ecosystem Enabling Tomorrow
                          Peter Kambouris - Future Materials

Session 5 - Developing and Incubating Innovative Spatial Practices

11.45am-12pm      Empowerment through Education
                          Bob Peever - Tropical North Queensland TAFE

12pm-12.15pm      Industry School Engagement Strategy
                          Laurie Campbell - ICT Learning Innovation Centre

Session 6 - The Private Sector Development Spatial Industry Challenges

12.15pm-12.30pm  Spatial Information Research - A Broader Industry Perspective
                          Jack de Lange - ASIBA

12.30pm-12.35pm  Challenges of Research in Spatial Information
                          Les Searle - Searle Consulting

A light lunch will be served from 12.35pm-1pm.

An agenda outline can be downloaded here   (PDF size 593KB).

Part 2 of this seminar will be held as a workshop in the afternoon from 2pm-4.30pm. Numbers are strictly limited to 50 participants.  You must register separately for this workshop. Further information and registration details for this workshop.

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