Fwd: Invitation to attend a free Workshop on 10 June (impact of spatial on NZ economy)
Gavin Treadgold
Begin forwarded message:
> From: John Forne <jfo...@linz.govt.nz>
> Date: 29 May 2009 16:08:32
> Subject: Invitation to attend a free Workshop on 10 June (impact of
> spatial on NZ economy)
>
>
> Dear All
> Many of you may recall having received an invitation from us to
> participate in a project to estimate the value of spatial
> information to the NZ economy - and/or one of the consultants
> contracted to undertake this study may also have been in touch with
> you regarding some of the case studies being prepared for this report.
>
> Due to the high level of interest in the project expressed by
> various respondents, we have decided to hold a Workshop on 10 June
> 2009 to which you are invited. At this Workshop, preliminary results
> of the draft report on the value of spatial information in NZ will
> be presented and discussed . And we hope to receive your feedback
> and input into important questions to be addressed in the final
> report that go to the heart of problems such as pricing, access and
> leadership to make sure NZ gets the most out of spatial information.
> Sample questions include:
>
> •
> What impact has spatial technology made in different sectors of the
> NZ economy?
> •
> How rapidly has it been adopted across the NZ economy?
> •
> What have been, and what are, the barriers to technology adoption/
> diffusion?
> •
> Where do the opportunities lie and where is growth expected to occur?
> •
> How does the industry adapt to changing business models and economic
> circumstances?
> For further details on the project and consultants (ACIL Tasman,
> Sinclair Knight, Mertz (SKM) and Ecological Associates) and/or the
> Terms of reference for the project, please visit http://www.geospatial.govt.nz/estimating-the-value-of-spatial-information-2/?stage=Live
>
> Date: Wednesday, 10 June 2009
>
> Time: 9:00am - 12:30pm
>
> Venue: Terrace Conference Centre
> St John's House
> 114 The Terrace
> Wellington
>
> Please pass this invite onto any else who may be interested in
> attending this workshop. And contact John Forne at the New Zealand
> Geospatial Office to register you interested in attending the
> workshop:
> jfo...@linz.govt.nz
>
> 04 496 5404
>
> Looking forward to seeing you -
>
> John