Geo Message (August 2011)

September CPD session

SSSI�& WIS Tasmania warmly invite you to join them for breakfast from 7.30 - 9.00am on Tuesday September 6 at the Hobart�Midcity Hotel

to hear surveyors Amy Peterson and Katherine Graham from the Northern Territory�Department of Lands and Planning, Land Information Division discuss

their roles and the professional challenges they�encounter in their region.

Cost is $25.00 per person and includes a full breakfast

Registrations are now open through the SSSI website http://www.sssi.org.au/Events/WIS-Breakfast/eid/238.htm.

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October 27 2011

Spatial Innovation Showcase

The Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute has joined forces with the Tasmanian Spatial Information Council (TASSIC) the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment (DPIPWE) to host� Tasmania's inaugural Spatial Innovation Showcase at

Wrest Point Convention Centre, Hobart on 27 October 2011.

The theme for this year's event is to ‘get a new outlook on the world . . why location REALLY matters for Tasmania's future'.

In line with this theme, the event organisers have brought together an impressive line-up of presentations that aim to present the big picture, showcasing relevant national and international ideas and initiatives for addressing multiple business needs and achieving operational efficiencies through the use of spatially referenced information in day-to-day operations.

Registrations are now open through the SSSI website http://www.sssi.org.au/index/region/8.html.

More information can be obtained at www.tassic.org.au or contact Caroline Palfreyman on 03 6216 4476