International Geographical Information Systems Conference and Exhibition
''GIS Odyssey 2004'', 30th of August to 3rd of September 2004
Croatia: Trogir, Split, Kornati

Organisers

GIS Forum, Croatia
Hydrographic Institute of the Republic of Croatia
Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Croatia
University of Silesia – Faculty of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Engineering, Poland

Co–organisers
National Library, Warszawa, Poland & Town of Trogir, Croatia

FINAL PROGRAM

Honorary Committee

• Dr.Zvonko Gržetić, Hidrographic Institute of the Republic of Croatia, Croatia
• Dr.Ivona Marasović, Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Croatia
• Dr. Stefan Miedziński, National Library, Poland
• Prof. dr. Bonawentura Maciej Pawlicki, Cracow University of Technology, Poland
• Prof. dr. Janusz Janeczek, University of Silesia, Poland
• Prof. dr. Jacek Jania, University of Silesia, Poland
• Prof. dr. Zygmunt Wróbel, University of Silesia, Poland
• Branko Škokić, Mayor of the Town of Trogir, Croatia

Scientific Committee:

• Prof. dr. Andrzej Jankowski, University of Silesia, Sosnowiec, Poland
• Prof. dr. Andrzej Szewc, University of Silesia, Sosnowiec, Poland
• Prof.dr. Hans Knoop,Technical University of Braunschweig,Hannover,Germany
• Prof.dr. Miljenko Lapaine,University of Zagreb, Faculty of Geodesy, Zagreb, Croatia
• Prof. dr. Vesna Dušak, University of Zagreb,FOI Varaždin, Croatia
• Prof.dr. Wojciech Wilkowski, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
• Prof. dr Anka Mašek, University of Osijek, Faculty of Economics, Osijek, Croatia
• Prof. dr. Edward Nowak, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland
• Prof. dr. Stanisław Ostaficzuk, University of Silesia, Sosnowiec, Poland
• Prof. dr. Grażyna Szpor, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University, Poland
• Dr. Mirjanka Lechthaler, Technical University of Vienna, Austria
• Dr. Nada Vučetić,University of Zagreb, Faculty of Geodesy, Zagreb, Croatia
• Dr. Andrzej Michalski, Silesian Technical University, Katowice, Poland
• Dr. Martin Schneider – Jacoby, EURONATUR, Germany
• Dr. Andrzej J. Zmyslowski, Silesian Technical University, Gliwice, Poland
• Mr. Peter Halls, University of York, Great Britain
• Jerzy Zieliński, Manager of the Provincial Centre for Geodesic and Cartographic Documentation, Katowice, Poland

Organising Committee

• Chairman: Davorin Kereković, GIS Forum, Zagreb, Croatia
• Tea Duplančić Leder, Hidrographic Institute of the Republic of Croatia, Split, Croatia
• Dr. Vlado Dadić, Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Split, Croatia
• Dr. Urszula Myga-Piątek, University of Silesia, Sosnowiec, Poland
• Dr. Małgorzata Gajos, University of Silesia, Sosnowiec, Poland
• Mirna Čondrić,Andrija Lerotić, City Bureau for Land Register and Geodetic Works, Zagreb,Croatia
• Dr. Damian Absalon, Dr Grzegorz Jankowski, Dr Mieczysław Leśniok, Mgr. Maria Styblińska, University of Silesia, Sosnowiec, Poland

Main conference topics

• GEOINFORMATICS
• SYSTEMS OF INFORMATICS IN GIS
• GLOBALISATION, DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSITION PROCESS
• GEODESY AND CARTOGRAPHY
• SPACE AND INFORMATICS’ LAW
• STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE GEOGRAPHICAL ENVIRONMENT
• CULTURAL AND NATURAL HERITAGE MANAGEMENT
• POST – WAR AND POST – DISASTER RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
• FORMATION AND PROTECTION OF THE CULTURAL LANDSCAPE
• PROTECTED REGIONS – SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
• MUNICIPAL SPACE MANAGEMENT
• AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
• WATER AND SEA MANAGEMENT
• EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
• OTHERS

Paper will be published on CD and in book.
The working language of the Conference will be English.

Authors’ guide

The deadline for sending abstracts is 15 th of January 2004
The deadline for sending papers is 30 th of May 2004

Programming Committee reserves the right to select papers and adapt their form to presentation. All accepted papers will be published on CD and printed in textbook.

Main Events

FIRST DAY - MONDAY 30. 08. 2004
	10.00 Opening ceremony and official speeches
	11.15 Session I: GEODESY AND CARTOGRAPHY
	12.15 Exhibition and poster session
	13.00 Session II: MUNICIPAL SPACE MANAGEMENT
	15 00 Session III: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE GEOGRAPHICAL ENVIRONMENT
	17.00 The Young GIS Expert  Session
	
SECOND DAY - TUESDAY 31. 08. 2004
	 9.05 Session IV: GEOINFORMATICS AND INFORMATICS' SYSTEMS
	11.30 Session V: GLOBALISATION AND SOCIAL-ECONOMIC PROBLEMS
	14.30 Session VI: SPACE AND LAW
	16.00 National Library of Poland Exhibition
	18.00 Session VII: PROTECTION OF LANDSCAPE CULTURAL HERITAGE
	
THIRD DAY - WEDNESDAY 1. 09. 2004
	 8.00 Full Day Sea Session: Protection of Sea Resources
	      Organised by Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries Split
              & Hydrographic Institute of the Republic of Croatia
	12.00 Session: Ecology in Practice
	19.00 End of  the Session
	
FOURTH DAY - THURSDAY 2. 09. 2004
	 8.00 Full Day Open Sea Session: Kornati
	      Organised by Hydrographic Institute of the Republic of Croatia
	      & Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries Split
	12.00 Session VIII: The New Tasks for Modern Navigation and Cartography
	20.00 End of the Session
	
FIFTH DAY - FRIDAY 3. 09. 2004
	 9.00 Session IX: Other Topics
	13.00 The closing ceremony