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OGC Innovation Days 2023 brings together diverse members of the climate, disaster, and emergency resilience and response communities to explore what OGC-enabled geospatial technologies have made possible and to ask: what do we need to do next? This multi-day event will benefit anyone interested or involved in climate resilience, disaster response, or emergency management by providing an opportunity to learn about the latest geospatial data and technology developments from the OGC community, contribute to shaping future work, and interact with stakeholders from industry, government, research, and the private sector. OGC has for many years been developing solutions that support climate and disaster resilience and response, from supporting the development of FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) climate resilience information systems, to empowering first responders with the information they need, when they need it. But to most effectively address the multi-faceted challenges of the changing climate and associated disasters, we want to hear about the problems being faced by city-managers, community members, first responders, climate scientists, insurers, government bodies, and others, as they respond to the changing climate and associated disasters – so that we can use OGC’s collective expertise to address them. By bringing the climate, disaster, and emergency communities together, OGC Innovation Days 2023 provides a unique opportunity for attendees to meet people facing similar challenges to their own and learn about the solutions that worked for them, while guiding OGC towards creating impactful free and open solutions where none currently exist. Join us at American Red Cross Headquarters in Washington, DC to tackle climate, disasters, and emergencies together using FAIR geospatial data and systems. The event is free for OGC Members - visit this page on the OGC Portal for your discount code. Discounts are also available for select non-member participants. Register for Innovation Days 2023 Event Information: Note that Thursday, December 7 is a closed session by invitation only. See below for the full agenda, venue information, and special accommodation rates. If you have any questions regarding the event or your registration, email info@ogc.org. Did you miss the 2022 event? Watch this recap of Innovation Days 2022 or view the 2022 event agenda and summary here. Register for Innovation Days 2023 Full Agenda December 5, Climate and Disasters inputs and outputs 8:00am - 9amRegistration OpenCoffee and Light Breakfast Available9:00am - 9:20amOpening and WelcomeDr. Ingo Simonis, OGCDr. Kasie Richards, Sr. Director, Situational Awareness and Decision Support - American Red Cross  9:20am - 9:50am Keynote: Disaster Resilience and Emergency Response at Speed and Scale: what’s needed now and for the future To serve the communities who are most directly impacted when extreme events strike, everyone working within disaster response and emergency management, from policymakers to teams on the ground, must have the confidence to act with speed and at scale. The data needed to inform this action is plentiful: earth observation data is regularly updated, and socio-economic and demographic information is available from authoritative government sources and industry-generated datasets. In this keynote talk, Craig Fugate, Former Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency of the United States, will provide insight into what is necessary to accelerate decision making and enable the reactions needed immediately following a disaster and, going beyond the immediate response, how organizations of all types can engage with the broader and longer-term impacts of increasingly severe and frequent disasters. Providing a call to action, this talk will push you to think beyond current practice and historic precedent and focus on changing the outcomes of disasters and emergencies for all the people they affect.Keynote SpeakerCraig Fugate, Former Administrator - Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)9:50am - 11amDisaster Response and Emergency Management PanelThis panel brings together experts to share their views on the gap between the data and tools we have and the ones we need, how we move from raw data to insights, and their successes, challenges, and what to do next. Join the panel for the latest insights as they reflect on their own work and the outcomes of the OGC Disaster Pilot 2023 and explore how organizations can collaborate to better support immediate and longer-term disaster response efforts today and in the future.ModeratorJonathan Duran, Deputy Director at Arkansas GIS Office; Past President - National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC)SpeakersDr. Kasie Richards, Sr. Director, Situational Awareness and Decision Support - American Red Cross Alan Leidner, Board of Directors - NYC GISMODr. Shanna McClain, Disasters Program Manager - NASANorman Speicher, Program Manager - Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology Directorate11:00am - 11:30amBreak and Networking11:30am - 12:40pmWildfire PanelEarth Observation data plays a critical role in the assessment and modeling of risks of wildfires, while the integration of geospatial data on factors from population density to road network connectivity is essential to our understanding of their impacts. Panelists will dive into their own work, as well as the outcomes of 2023 OGC Disaster Pilot. Hear how geospatial standards can drive better decision-making through improved interoperability, meeting critical needs as climate change alters the patterns of these phenomena. Come with your questions and participate in the debate on if and how the toolkits and solutions developed for one region can be adapted for another, as we work together to address the challenges posed by wildfires.ModeratorRyan Ahola, Environmental Scientist - Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)SpeakersScott Kaplan, Civil Applications Committee - USGS / Civil Air PatrolEverett Hinkley, National Remote Sensing Program Manager - United States Forest Service Jonathan Gadoury, Data Science Specialist - Weather and Climate, Intact Financial CorporationShayna Solis, CEO, Navteca12:40pm - 2:00pmLunch and Networking2:00pm - 3:20pmClimate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction PanelPanelists will lead a discussion around how to bring together the data, systems, and thinking used across climate and disaster communities to make more informed, accountable, and robust decisions. Discussion will focus on how we can learn from one another and create more interoperable systems as both how we think about and engage with ‘disasters’ and ‘emergency’ are reshaped by the changing climate.ModeratorDr. Nils Hempelmann, OGCSpeakersDavid Herring, Communication, Education and Engagement Division Chief - NOAA Climate Program Office  Dr. Angel Lopez Alos, Data Stores Team Manager - ECMWFRachel Martin, Research Manager - Conservation X LabsDave Borges, Director CEOS Systems Engineering Office - NASA Dr. Alex Zvoleff, Senior Director - Resilience Science, Conservation International3:20pm - 3:50pmBreak and Networking3:50pm - 4:50pmAI PanelThis forward-looking panel will grapple with how we can collaborate to design the geospatial AI data models and systems our global community needs to increase our collective climate resilience and ensure that OGC-supported initiatives and standards are built on principles of data equity, trustworthiness, and responsibility, as we work to accelerate innovation through open standards and FAIR, fit-for-purpose, tools.ModeratorEldrich L. Frazier, Senior Advisor for Geospatial Technology - Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC)SpeakersRyan Ahola, Environmental Scientist - Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)Matt Webster, Chief Technology Officer - BarbaricumTom Landry, Business Analyst Specialist - Product Owner, Intact Financial CorporationJim Antonisse, Senior Technology Advisor, WiSC4:50pm - 5:00pmClosing remarksDr. Ingo Simonis, Chief Technology Innovation Officer - OGC5:00pm - 7:00pmReceptionHeld at the Red Cross December 6, Demonstration Day 8:00am - 9:00amRegistration OpenCoffee and Light Breakfast Available9:00am - 9:10amOpening and WelcomePrashant Shukle, Chair of the OGC Board of Directors9:10am - 10:00amOGC Impacts: Standards, Innovation, and Funding ActivitiesSpeakersDr. Ingo Simonis, Chief Technology Innovation Officer, OGC10:00am - 10:30amKeynote: Raven: Tactical Intelligence at Mission SpeedDale Hogan, General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT)10:30am - 11:00amBreak and NetworkingVisit the RAVEN Mobile Command Center11:00am - 12:30pmDemonstration Spotlight: Geospatial Climate and Disasters Open TopicIndustry presentations:Antonio Correas, Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer –SkyManticsAjay Gupta, CEO – HSR HealthDean Hintz, Senior Analyst – SAFE SoftwareBrian Goldin, Founder & CEO – Voyager SearchJason MacDonald, Senior Project Engineer/Project Manager - Compusult Limited12:30pm - 2:00pmLunch and NetworkingVisit the RAVEN Mobile Command Center2:00pm - 3:30pmDemonstration Spotlight: The role of AI in climate and disastersIndustry Presentations:Jeremy Shaffer, Vice President - Bentley SystemsMay Casterline, Principal Solutions Architect – NvidiaJuliette Murphy, CEO & Co-founder - FloodMappShayna Solis, CEO & Co-founder - NavtecaVictoria Baxter, Head of Climate & Crisis Response, Social Impact Partnerships - Google3:30pm - 4:15pmOpen Discussion and Next StepsAll attendees 4:15-4:30pmClosing RemarksDr. Ingo Simonis, Chief Technology Innovation Officer - OGC December 7, BY INVITATION ONLY - OGC Executive Planning Committee, Strategic Member Advisory Committee, and Special Guests 8:00am - 9:00amRegistration Open9:00am - 9:20amOpeningOpening and welcome:OGCRed Cross9:20am - 11:00amRound Table DiscussionOngoing activities, new inputs, and lessons learned from Innovation Days 1 and 211:00am - 11:30amBreak11:30am - 1:00pm Round Table DiscussionAgency and Industry synergies, OGC priorities, and next steps for 2024 in Climate and Disasters Register for Innovation Days 2023 https://youtu.be/Z5K8tuLqM3s Thank You Sponsors and Supporters: The OGC Innovation Days would not be possible without the support of organizations across the globe. Thank you: Register for Innovation Days 2023 2022 Participating Organizations

The Second OGC Stack Winter School organized by GISE hub, IIT Bombay along with IIIT Hyderabad, IIT Tirupati and IIT Kharagpur will be held from 10th to 23rd December 2023 in Hyderabad. Details of the Winter School are available here.

OGC’s 128th Member Meeting is scheduled. Join us at TU Delft, where we will continue to connect location, show why standards matter, and share how interoperable technologies are crucial to sharing geospatial information. This one-week event filled with technology showcases, dozens of Working Group meetings to improve standards and domains, special sessions, workshops, and keynotes, will show the value of the consortium's community of experts. The OGC Collaborative Innovations and Solutions program will also be in attendance sharing the latest concepts in climate, space, aviation, and more: all powered by our community.

OGC’s 129th Member Meeting is scheduled. Join us in Montreal, where we will continue to connect location, show why standards matter, and share how interoperable technologies are crucial to sharing geospatial information. This one-week event, filled with technology showcases, dozens of Working Group meetings to improve standards and domains, special sessions, workshops, and keynotes, will show the value of the consortium's community of experts. The OGC Collaborative Innovations and Solutions program will also be in attendance sharing the latest concepts in climate, space, aviation, and more: all powered by our community.

ISO/TC 211 57th Plenary meeting will be held in New Delhi, India. It is a hybrid event.

InGARSS is aimed at providing a platform for sharing knowledge and experience on recent developments and advancements in geoscience and remote sensing technologies, particularly in the context of earth observations, and disaster monitoring, relevant to the Indian subcontinent, and others.

This year, as we convene >25,000 attendees from 100+ countries in San Francisco for AGU23, our theme is: Wide. Open. Science. 2023 might be the official year of Open Science but we also see it as an opportunity to affirm AGU’s overarching values and beliefs. It is message for all of us to carry as we come together to share, inspire, collaborate, engage and most of all rededicate ourselves as a united community grounded in wide open science.

SIGGRAPH Asia will be heading to Sydney for its 2023 conference and exhibition, bringing together the world’s most respected technical and creative minds, and further building New South Wales’ position as a leading global knowledge hub for creative industries.

Geo Week, February 11-13, 2023, in Denver, is the learning and networking nexus of the geospatial and built worlds. Professionals from a wide variety of industries and disciplines convene to advance digital technologies in these sectors. It combines 3 previous event brands (in AEC, 3D and Lidar) and important collocated user meetings (ASPRS, USIBD, MAPPS, WGIC and more to be announced). The 2022 event had 2,121 registrants, and hosted 1,889 verified delegates from 48 nations. Geo Week 2023 will convene 2,500+ attendees from 6 continents.  Use code SAVE100 for a $100 discount and/or FREE Expo. www.geo-week.com Geo Week is the premier event for increased integration between the built environment, advanced airborne/terrestrial technologies, and commercial 3D technologies, bringing together former stand-alone events AEC Next Technology Expo & Conference, International Lidar Mapping Forum, and SPAR 3D Expo & Conference, and powerful partnership events including ASPRS Annual Conference. Geo Week was created as a response to the changing needs of built world and geospatial professionals, and to acknowledge the convergence of technology taking place currently. New technological innovations, the need for remote workflows, and hardware breakthroughs are redefining expectations across teams, organizations, and entire industries. Geo Week is at the center of it all.

FICC 2024 aims to provide a forum for researchers from both academia and industry to share their latest research contributions and exchange knowledge with the common goal of shaping the future of Information and Communication. Join us, April 4 & 5, 2024, to explore discovery, progress, and achievements related to Communication, Data Science, Computing and Internet of Things.

The EUnet4DBP, together with several relevant organisations, is organising the “Second International Conference on Digital Building Permit” to dive into the current status of research, developments and implementations, and to provide the opportunity for several digital building permit actors to meet and discuss.

Locate is the Geospatial Council of Australia’s national conference. This successful annual event attracts over 700 delegates from across the geospatial industry, from surveying, to GIS, to earth observation, allied industries, and more. As Australia’s premier geospatial event, Locate provides both our members and the broader geospatial community a fantastic opportunity to come together to learn about the latest trends and applications in geospatial science, see the newest technologies in our exhibition and create meaningful connections with like-minded professionals. The conference also provides the opportunity to celebrate the best and brightest in our industry, with the oceanic winners of the Geospatial Excellence Awards announced at the gala dinner each year.