International Workshop on Foundations and Challenges in Geographic Information Science

Programme on 15 May 2013

May 15, 2013 (Wednesday) Venue: Room 303, Fok Ying Tung Remote Sensing Science Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
09:00 - 09:30	Registration
*Session Chair: Prof. Hui Lin*
09:30 - 09:45	Welcome Session
09:45 - 10:30	Keynote Speech From GI Systems to GI Science: An Overview of the History of the Field Prof. David Mark Director, Buffalo site of NCGIA
10:30 - 10:50	Tea Break and Photo Taking
*Session Chair: Prof. Lin Liu*
10:50 - 11:20	Space-Time Representation and Analytics Prof. May Yuan Brandt Professor and Kinney Edith Gaylord Presidential Professor at the University of Oklahoma
11:20 - 11:50	Spatial Sampling and Statistical Inference: Theory and Practice Prof. Jinfeng Wang Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
11:50 - 12:20	Conceptualization, Cultural Differences, and GIScience Prof. David Mark Director, Buffalo site of NCGIA
12:20 - 14:00	Lunch Time
*Session Chair: Prof. Bo Huang*
14:00 - 14:30	Virtual Geographic Environments – Towards the Geo-process Modeling Prof. Hui Lin Director, Institute of Space and Earth Information Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
14:30 - 15:00	Knowledge Transfer for Geographical Simulation and Analysis Prof. Xia Li Director, Center for Remote Sensing and GIS, Sun Yat-sen University
15:00 - 15:30	Crime Analysis and Simulation Prof. Lin Liu Dean, School of Geography and Planning, Sun Yat-sen University
15:30 - 15:50	Tea Break
*Session Chair: Prof. Xia Li*
15:50 - 16:20	Spatial Intelligence: An Advance in Geographical Information Science Prof. Bo Huang Associate Director, Institute of Space and Earth Information Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
16:20 - 16:50	Geocomputing in the Digital World: A New Paradigm? Prof. Axing Zhu Professor, Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin-Madison
16:50 - 17:20	Time, Space, and Accessibility: A Look at Urban Dynamics and Healthy Foods Prof. Michael Widener Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, University of Cincinnati
*Session Co-Chairs: Prof. Hui Lin and Prof. Lin Liu*
17:20 - 17:30	Closing Session

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