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Event Chair: Dan Jellinek, Editor E-Government Bulletin

09.30 - 10.00

Registration and refreshments

10.00 - 10.05

Opening Remarks

10.05 - 10.20

An introduction to the AGI INSPIRE Working Group
Robin Waters, AGI INSPIRE Working Group Chairman

10.20 - 10.55

Keynote Address: "Is Government Inspired"
A government view on what INSPIRE means jointly presented by Defra and the Local Government Association.
David Lee, Defra INSPIRE project team and Dr Gesche Schmid, Principal Consultant Atkins Geospatial working on behalf of the Local Government Association and the IDeA

10.55 - 11.30

Architectural Overview of INSPIRE Services Types and Implementing Rules
Graham Vowles, Principal Consultant, Ordnance Survey

11.30 - 12.00

Networking & refreshments

12.00 - 13.00

A choice of workshops on:

A: - GIS in Government

Mo Shahkarami, Department for Transport and Nigel Robbins, Managing Director GeoSolveIT Limited

B: - GIS and the Police

Malachi Rangecroft, GIS Manager, West Yorkshire Police

13.00 - 14.00

Lunch & networking

14.00 - 15.00

Three parallel workshops on:

C: - Tackling Climate Change: local planning for a global crisis

Alun Jones, Managing Director of the Geoinformation Group.

D: - How is geographic information being used to support policy?

Dr Tom Smith, Director, Oxford Consultants for Social Inclusion (OCSI)

E: Online mapping for the general public
Dane Wright, IT Strategy & Service Development Manager, Brent Council

15.00 - 15.20

Networking & refreshments

15.20 - 15.40

Workshop Summaries & Feedback

15.40 - 16.15

End Plenary: Is the Public Sector Ready?
Andrew Trigg, Chief Geographic Information Officer, Land Registry