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GeoWeb 2008 Conference Organizers Welcomes Keynote and Invited Speakers
Industry leading event focused on GIS and the Internet

Vancouver, BC, CANADA, April 3, 2008 – GeoWeb 2008 conference organizers are pleased to announce GeoWeb 2008’s Keynote and Invited Speakers.

Ron Lake, CEO of Galdos Systems, Inc. says “The GeoWeb Conference is a focal point for the geospatial industry – a sort of Davos for geo-industry leaders. This year we have attracted some of the brightest and most forward looking people in the industry – representing a diversity of points of view and approaches to realization of the GeoWeb.”

The 2008 Keynote Speakers consists of:
· Dr. John Curlander, General Manager, Microsoft Virtual Earth Business Unit
· Michael T. Jones, Chief Technology Advocate, Google
· Alex Miller, founder and President, ESRI Canada Ltd.

The 2008 Invited Speakers consists of:
· Dr. Michael F. Goodchild, Professor of Geography, University of California, Santa Barbara
· Dr. Michael Kay, Technical Director, Saxonica
· Kimon G. Onuma, FAIA, President, Onuma, Inc.

"It’s these thought leaders that ignite the idea sharing process at GeoWeb, and we’re looking forward to seeing their impact on the rest of the conference." said Bob Samborski, Executive Director of GITA.

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About the GeoWeb 2008 Conference:

The GeoWeb 2008 conference is about unleashing the economic potential associated with the convergence of XML, web services, and geographic information systems, known as the GeoWeb. Organized via partnership between Galdos Systems Inc. (Galdos) and Geospatial Information Technology Association (GITA), GeoWeb welcomes both public and private organizations to meet, discuss, and learn about today’s most innovative geospatial technologies and the possibilities related to this important technological shift. The conference will include dedicated workshops on Geography Markup Language (GML), KML, MapPoint, LandXML, SVG, ebRIM, and OGC Web Services for GIS. For more information on the upcoming 2008 GeoWeb Conference, please visit www.geowebconference.org.

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