Dear UNGIWG Members and Partners,
13th UNGIWG Plenary Meeting
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The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) and the Office of Information and Communications Technology (OICT) cordially invite you to attend the 13th Plenary Meeting of the United Nations Geographic Information Working Group (UNGIWG) to be held in Istanbul, Turkey on 27 February - 1 March 2013.
Formed in 2000, UNGIWG is a network of UN professionals working in the fields of cartography and geospatial information management science to address issues of common concern. Since its inception, UNGIWG has been laying the foundations for a United Nations Spatial Data Infrastructure (UNSDI).
At its core, the UNSDI contributes substantively to the mission of the United Nations by engaging member states, regional organizations and partners in building consensus, policy and governance mechanisms to ensure that geospatial data and information sharing practices are used widely in advancing social, economic development, environmental and humanitarian agendas.
At UNGIWG-13 the Centre of Excellence for UNSDI Programme will report on its progress a year after its launch in Vienna at UNGIWG-12. Please see the provisional UNGIWG 13 Agenda for more information.
Kindly note that each participant is responsible for travel, accommodation, visa arrangements and all expenses. If participant has financial difficluties, it's possible to take cash loans online from our partners.
Please don’t hesitate to contact the UNGIWG Secretariat at contact(at)ungiwgsec.org for further information.
Looking forward to a productive UNGIWG-13 in Istanbul on 27 February - 1 March 2013.
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Group photo of the UNGIWG 13th Plenary Meeting Participants
UNGIWG Co-chairs, 2011-2013
Mr. Suha Ulgen |
Mr. Matjaz Prah |
UNGIWG Deputy Co-chair and Head of Secretariat
Ashraf ABUSHADY
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Participants
Nr. | First Name | Family Name | Organization |
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1 | Matjaz | PRAH | CTBTO |
2 | Ashraf | ABUSHADY | CTBTO |
3 | T.Suha | ULGEN | UN |
4 | Oleg | ROZHKOV | CTBTO |
5 | Mohamed | MOHAMED | UN |
6 | Paola | DE SALVO | ESRI |
7 | Gabor | REMETY-Fülöpp | HUNAGI |
8 | Gyorgy | ZSIGA | Culture Routes Society |
9 | Aaron | CEDERBERG | Culture Routes Society |
10 | Murat | ERIM | N/A |
11 | Patrick | FLORANCE | Tufts University |
12 | Christopher | BARNETT | Tufts University |
13 | Lorant | CZARAN | UNOOSA |
14 | Luc | ST-PIERRE | UNOOSA |
15 | Irem | ÖZ | Koç University |
16 | Atilla | MATAS | ITU |
17 | Hwa Saup | LEE | UNDSS |
18 | Rahmi Nurhan | ÇELIK | ITU & Spatial Informatics Initiative of Turkey |
19 | Virasouk | PHILAVONK | ITU |
20 | Denise | MCKENZIE | Open Geospatial Consortium |
21 | Steve | MCDONALD | Tufts University |
22 | Javier | NEME-LOZANO | UNGSC |
23 | Caner | GÜNEY |
Spatial Informatics Initiatives of Turkey & ITU
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24 | John | LATHAM | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) |
25 | Caroline | FINKEL | Culture Routes Society, Turkey |
26 | Paul | BOX | CSIRO |
27 | Maria | ANDRZEJEWSKA | UNEP/GRID-Warsaw |
28 | Emanuele | GENNAI | ESRI |
29 | Robert | ATKINSON | CSIRO |
30 | H.Can | ÜNEN | Istanbul Technical University |
31 | Petri | NEVALEAINEN | iMMAP |
32 | David | KAATRUD | WFP |
33 | Salem | AVAN | United Nations |
34 | Melih | BAŞARANER | Spatial Informatics Initiatives of Turkey & ITU |
35 | Necla |
ULUĞTEKIN
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Spatial Informatics Initiatives of Turkey & ITU |
36 | Ahmet Özgür |
DOĞRU
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Spatial Informatics Initiatives of Turkey & ITU |
37 | Sevda Gül | ERTÜRK | Spatial Informatics Initiatives of Turkey & ITU |
38 | Gencay | SERTER | Orman ve Su İşleri Bakanlığı |
39 | Ethem | AKGÜNDÜZ | Orman ve Su İşleri Bakanlığı |
40 | Nagehan | KAÇKA | General Directorate of GIS |
41 | Özlem | ESENGIN | General Directorate of GIS |
42 | Onur | PAŞAOĞULLARI | General Directorate of GIS |
43 | Murat | YILMAZ | Nemedya |
44 | Jeroen | TICHELER | GeoCat |
45 | Bobby | VAN DER LAAN | GeoCat |
46 | Elizabeth | ANGELL | Columbia University |
47 | Kashif | RASHID | WFP |
48 | Ömer | ATAKOĞLU | Nemedya |
49 | Karl | MORTEO | FAO |
Documents
UNGIWG - 13 Istanbul Declaration
UNGIWG13-Istanbul Declaration Document
UNGIWG - 13 Participant Presentations
Turkey's National SDI Implementation - Ministry of Environment and Urbanisation / Republic of Tureky
UNGIWG - 13 Agenda
Background Documents
General Documents
UNGIWG 1-9: Actions and Recommendations List
Investing in ICT: United Nations Secretariat Report
UNSDI Compendium and Strategy Implementation Paper
UNSDI_Compendium_13_02_2007.pdf
UNSDI_Strategy_Implementation_Paper.pdf
UNSDI Institutional Governance Framework
Interim_UNSDI_Frameworkv1_4.doc
UNSDI_Governance_Framework_v.07_DRAFT.pdf
UNSDI Technical Governance Framework
Proposed_UNSDI_Tech_Gov_Framework_v1.1.doc
Draft_Proposed_UNSDI_TechGov_Framework_ExecSum.doc
TechnGov_Framework_Data_v1.1.doc
Maps and Floor Plans
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Accomodations
In general, it is possible to find some kind of accommodation in any district of Istanbul. Here is a quick list of the districts where they are concentrated most:
- Harbiye is a popular place to stay, as in the main center of the new city on the European side, and contains a variety of international standard apartments, hotels, and moderate hotels for budget travelers. Nişantaşı and Taksim are 5 minutes from Harbiye so you can stay in Harbiye and benefit from all activities in Nişantaşı and Taksim.
- Taksim is the main center of the new city on the European side. Locals and tourists go to Taksim for shopping and entertainment, as well as moderate hotels for budget travelers. There are also two hostels in this area.
- Sultanahmet the main center for the old city on the European side. It has a selection of quality, reasonably priced hotels, many with terraces overlooking the Golden Horn, or with views of the Marmara Sea and the Blue Mosque. Most hostel-type accommodation frequented by independent travellers are located in this district, although it is possible to find a few upmarket hotels.
- Quite pricey hotels can be found in western suburbs, especially around the airport, as well as on/overlooking the banks of Bosphorus.
- With the closure of relatively central Ataköy caravan park, the place where you can tow your caravan nearest to the city is now located in Selimpaşa, a far outer western suburb of the city, though it is still a good 40 km away from central parts of the city.
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Contact
CTBTO, Vienna, Austria
Ashraf ABUSHADY (Mr.)
FIMS & COMS Officer
Policy, Planning and Operations
Office of the Director, OSI, CTBTO
United Nations Center,
P.O.Box 1200, A-1400, Vienna - Austria
E-mail: ashraf.abushady@ctbto.org
TEL: +43-1-26030-6284
FAX: +43-1-26030-8-6284
Web: http://www.ctbto.org
Office: D1035 (D wing, 10F, RM.35)