The journey towards 2011 for the 7th Symposium for the International Society for Digital Earth (ISDE) to be held in conjunction with the Western Australian Land Information System (WALIS) Forum and the State Natural Resources Management (NRM) Conference has commenced.

"The Knowledge Generation"

Please join us in Perth from 23-25 August 2011

at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre

The ISDE is a non-political, non-governmental and not-for-profit international organisation, principally for promotion of academic exchange, science and technology innovation, education, and international collaboration. The purpose of the society is to promote international cooperation on the Digital Earth vision, and enable the Digital Earth technology to play key roles inter alia, in economic and social sustainable development, environmental protection, disaster mitigation, natural resources conservation and improvement of human being's living standard.

WALIS is a dynamic partnership of government agencies working with business, education and the general community to manage and promote the State of Western Australia's (WA) geographic information.  Established by the WA Government in 1981, WALIS is responsible for coordinating across-government access and delivery of the geographic information held by state Government agencies.  WALIS achieves this through committees and the WALIS Office.

The WALIS office has won the right to host the ISDE 7 Symposium and given our experience with running the WALIS Forum Conferences, we promise to deliver a fantastic event with over 1000 delegates.  WALIS Forum was established in 1984 and has developed into one of the largest and well-known spatial events in Australia.

As one of the premier GIS conferences in Australia, it attracts over 800 delegates from a diverse range of professions.  Held every 18 months, the Forum provides an opportunity to address issues related to all aspects of location-based information.

The 2011 Western Australian Natural Resources Management Conference provides an excellent opportunity for those working in the natural environment areas to discover information about current activities and practices.  This will bring together those with a view for conservation and sustainability of the State's natural resources in the one forum.

The combination of ISDE7, WALIS Forum and the State NRM Conference will offer an exciting program to delegates.  The three industries of digital earth modellers, the spatial sciences and natural resources management industries will combine to share their ideas and insights on how we share and interact in our world

A preliminary Sponsorship Prospectus has been developed (pricing is not confimed until contracts have been signed), so if your organisation would like to be involved in the conference as a Sponsor, please view the preliminary brochure OR contact  the WALIS Office on +61 8 9273 7046 or email.

To find out more about Perth, Western Australia, please visit http://www.tourism.wa.gov.au

Dr. Marnie Leybourne, Prof. Milan Konecny (ISDE Vice President) and Prof. Guo