The Director of GIS for the Central Informatics Organisation (CIO) in the Kingdom Of Bahrain will be delivering the opening keynote address at the inaugural PetroGIS conference, taking place from the 28th of March to the 1st of April 2009 at the Crowne Plaza in Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain.
Dr. Khalid Al-Haidan, who is responsible for establishing the National Geodetic Network and the "Geoids Model" for the Kingdom of Bahrain, will be presenting a paper on the "Implementation of National Spatial Data Infrastructure - NSDI in the Kingdom Of Bahrain".
Throughout his tenure at the CIO, Dr. Al-Haidan has worked on developing a portfolio of strategy, innovation, and research projects, including: the National Spatial Database Infrastructure (NSDI) project for the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Signage Project, and the Land Information System Project for the Real-Estate Sector, as well as establishing the Bahrain Petroleum Company's infrastructure database.
This conference, formulated with the assistance of the PetroGIS Advisory Board, will be the first-ever programme of its kind to be presented in the GCC.
The Advisory Board's Principle, Imtiaz Ahmed, GIS Group Leader, Petroleum Engineering Application Services Department (PEASD), SAUDI ARAMCO, will be exploring how his division has developed GIS within the E&P department and how to integrate E&P data and application.
The other members of the PetroGIS Advisory Board include:
- Assoc. Professor Dr Mohammed Aziz, Director of Master Program in Applied Geosciences & GIS Full Professor of Applied GIS & RS, KUWAIT UNIVERSITY, Kuwait
- Dr. M. Yagoub, Associate Professor of Remote Sensing and GIS Geography Program, UAE UNIVERSITY, UAE
- Krishna Kumar, Senior GIS Analyst, Wire line Access Network, GIS Section, Q-TEL, Qatar
- Dr. Peter Petrov, Remote Sensing Expert, REGIONAL ORGANISATION OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT, Kuwait
This conference, according to Conference Director from the organisers' IIR Middle East, Mbali Dlamini, says "the agenda is designed to allow delegates from the Oil & Gas sector to understand how they can harness the power of enterprise-wide GIS in their organisations, no matter which level of implementation they are at".
- Making the business case for the Enterprise-wide implementation of GIS
- Overcoming interoperability challenges by finding suitable data integration techniques
- Enhancing existing SOA's and web-enabled technology
- Integrating your existing / legacy IT infrastructure with new GIS software to interoperate with other stakeholders
- Using GIS applications for managing your risk, pipeline integrity, downstream distribution and your other assets
- Maximising the potential of GIS technology through education, training and change management
- Overcoming challenges and best applications of data information management and integration in the real world oil field
It is specifically designed for senior GIS and Infrastructure professionals who are responsible for making E&P GIS strategy execution a core competency across their business.
• Heads of GIS
• GIS Analysts/Developer/Implementation
• Geospatial Analysts
• Chief Information Officers
• Heads of IT and Infrastructure
• Heads of Engineering
• Heads of Data or Information Management
• Exploration and Production VP's
• Project Directors in GIS
• Directors, managers and specialist who need a better understanding of GIS
• Regulators, Municipalities and Government Officials
Networking Opportunities
The event will endeavour to ensure delegates get the most out their conference experience through:
IIR Majlis - Structured Networking Session
In this structured session delegates will have the opportunity to meet a number of people they have not met before. They will be able to exchange basic information and business cards, making it easier for them to start a conversation with these people during other networking opportunities provided by the conference.
Interactive Panel Discussions
PetroGIS offers E&P, Unit Heads and Government Officials level panel discussions. There will be "chat show" style sessions where delegates can get answers to your questions. There will not be a better chance than this to question the leading players and authorities on the industry's burning issues!
Social Networking
Networking Reception and Gala Dinner, delegates will enjoy networking with their colleagues in an informal setting.
Other Keynote Speakers include:
- Ron Lake, Founding Member Of The OGC, Chairman Of The OGC's GMLSpecial Interest Group and Original Creator Of Geography Markup Language, USA
- Gary Hunter, Associate Professor and Reader, Department of Geometrics, UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE, Australia
- Thamer Tarabzouni, Emap Division, SAUDI ARAMCO
- Dr. Baqer Al-Ramadan, Chairman, Architectural Engineering Department, GIS Unit Supervisor, College of Environmental Design, KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS, Saudi Arabia
- Salem Issa, Ph.D. (GIS/RS), Department of Geology; Faculty of Sciences, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY, UAE
- Mohsem Boussemma, Head of GIS & Cartography: Exploration Division, ADNOC, UAE
- Naresh Kumar Puripanda, GIS Project Leader, BAHRAIN PETROLEUM COMPANY (BAPCO), Bahrain
- Mohammad Mujtaba Shareef, Petroleum Engineering System Analyst, SAUDI ARAMCO, Saudi Arabia
- Ceri Carlil, Technical Director: Chief Technology Officer, BP, Norway
- Uday D Kale, VP IT, RELIANCE ENERGY LTD, India
PetroGIS 2009 sponsors include:
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