Defence Geospatial Intelligence (DGI) 2010 Conference & Exhibition, January 25-28, 2010, London

The Defence Geospatial Intelligence (DGI) 2010 event, taking place at the QEII Conference Centre, London from 25th - 28th January, is set to explore the most interesting, successful and innovative ways GIS is used in current military action and in war on terrorism. The three-day conference and exhibition will feature project case studies, stakeholder-driven panels, peer-to-peer roundtables, executive level dialogue, product testing and networking opportunities to help attendees overcome the current and future challenges in GIS capabilities implementation. With over 600 participants from 36 international countries, DGI has become Europe’s largest and most comprehensive gathering for military and national security geospatial intelligence.

Military and their civilian counterparts from national security organisations will be debating and sharing experiences of using GIS in mission critical situations. London 2012 Olympic Games are one of the core subjects for discussions. Presentations from European Ministries of Defence, Ordnance Survey, British Transport Police, The Metropolitan Police and many of their colleagues from USA, Canada, and Europe will form the conference sessions.

Key speakers include:

• Robert (Bob) Burkhardt, Geospatial Information Officer, US Army
• John Teufert, NC3A Geo-Officer, C3 Agency, NATO
• Maj. General Jerry Thomas, Assistant Chief Of the Defence Staff (Intelligence Capability), UK MoD
• Col. Neil Thompson, Director Geospatial Intelligence, Chief Defence Intelligence National Defence, Canada
• Stuart Haynes, Director, Defence Geographic Centre, Intelligence Collection Group, UK MoD
• Col. Jean-Armel Hubault, Chief of Joint Geographic Department, Joint Senior Staff, MoD France
• Neil Ackroyd, Director Of Data Collection & Management, Ordnance Survey, UK
• Brian Routledge, Head of Operations Support, EU Satellite Centre
• Richard Smith, Force Information Manager, British Transport Police
• Patrick Brooijmans, GIS Consultant, Netherlands MoD
• General Sir Rupert Smith, Former Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe