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<title>Directions Magazine - Upcoming Events</title>
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<description>Upcoming GIS Events and Conferences</description>
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	<date>2010-03-29</date>
	<startdate>2010-03-29</startdate>
	<enddate>2010-03-31</enddate>
	<title>AWRA GIS &amp; Water Resources Conference</title>
	<link>http://www.directionsmag.com/events/detail_event1.php?id=2793</link>
	<description>Geographic Information Systems (GIS) have become a fundamental tool for the analysis, planning and management of environmental and water resources systems. This Specialty Conference continues the AWRA biennial tradition of surveying the state of knowledge in the field, following the 2004 conference in Nashville, 2006 conference in Houston and 2008 conference in San Mateo. Because of its interdisci</description>
	<city>Orlando</city>
	<state>FL</state>
	<country>USA</country>
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	<date>2010-06-21</date>
	<startdate>2010-06-21</startdate>
	<enddate>2010-06-25</enddate>
	<title>WORLD LEGAL SYSTEMS AND CONTRACTS IN OIL AND GAS</title>
	<link>http://www.directionsmag.com/events/detail_event1.php?id=2792</link>
	<description>This 5 day training course will provide you with a comprehensive overview of the legal issues within the global energy business. You will learn the key principles of the laws and contracts that regulate oil and gas activities. This will include a section that describes the economic terms related to oil and gas fiscal systems. 

 

After developing an understanding of the terms under which priv</description>
	<city>LONDON</city>
	<state></state>
	<country>UK</country>
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	<date>2010-03-22</date>
	<startdate>2010-03-22</startdate>
	<enddate>2010-03-26</enddate>
	<title>WORLD FISCAL SYSTEMS IN OIL AND GAS</title>
	<link>http://www.directionsmag.com/events/detail_event1.php?id=2791</link>
	<description>World Fiscal Systems for Oil and Gas is a 5 day computer-based interactive training course. It is based on a work book with examples and exercises. Participants will receive, free of charge, the petroleum fiscal software used during the course. This provides a “starter-kit” to solve fiscal issues after completing the course.  

Furthermore, the interaction of participants from governments, compa</description>
	<city>SINGAPORE</city>
	<state></state>
	<country>SINGAPORE</country>
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	<date>2010-06-08</date>
	<startdate>2010-06-08</startdate>
	<enddate>2010-06-11</enddate>
	<title>COM.Geo 2010: 1st International Conference and Exhibition on Computing for Geospatial</title>
	<link>http://www.directionsmag.com/events/detail_event1.php?id=2790</link>
	<description>The explosion of computing driven location based applications in the past few years has revolutionized the way we live and work. COM.Geo is an international conference and exhibition on computing for geospatial, which focuses on the latest computing technologies for multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary research and development that enables the exploration in geospatial. This is an exclusive event t</description>
	<city>Washington</city>
	<state>DC</state>
	<country>USA</country>
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	<date>2010-04-22</date>
	<startdate>2010-04-22</startdate>
	<enddate>2010-04-22</enddate>
	<title>Expedition 2010: Navigate Location Intelligence</title>
	<link>http://www.directionsmag.com/events/detail_event1.php?id=2789</link>
	<description>DMTI Spatial\'s Annual Customer and Partner Conference</description>
	<city>Toronto</city>
	<state>Ontario</state>
	<country>Canada</country>
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<item>
	<date>2010-04-19</date>
	<startdate>2010-04-19</startdate>
	<enddate>2010-04-23</enddate>
	<title>PROJECT ECONOMICS AND DECISION MAKING ANAYSIS IN OIL AND GAS</title>
	<link>http://www.directionsmag.com/events/detail_event1.php?id=2788</link>
	<description>This is a five day training course designed to provide participants with a hands-on know how of project economics and decision analysis in order optimise the economic value from development and operation of oil, gas and power resource production and processing operations.

The training course will empower participants with skills to face day-to-day decisions, by reinforcing their analytical capa</description>
	<city>HOUSTON</city>
	<state></state>
	<country>USA</country>
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	<date>2010-04-12</date>
	<startdate>2010-04-12</startdate>
	<enddate>2010-04-23</enddate>
	<title>OIL AND GAS MINI MBA</title>
	<link>http://www.directionsmag.com/events/detail_event1.php?id=2787</link>
	<description>This 10 day training course presents the ‘core curriculum’ covered in most graduate business programs. The knowledge acquired will provide you with a strong business foundation and enable you to function more effectively and efficiently in today’s competitive oil and gas business environment. 


This management school for global oil and gas executives – middle to senior managers – offers an int</description>
	<city>LONDON</city>
	<state></state>
	<country>UK</country>
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	<date>2010-03-22</date>
	<startdate>2010-03-22</startdate>
	<enddate>2010-03-26</enddate>
	<title>NIGERIA'S OIL AND GAS LEGAL SYSTEMS</title>
	<link>http://www.directionsmag.com/events/detail_event1.php?id=2786</link>
	<description>This course will provide you with a comprehensive overview of the legal and fiscal systems that govern Nigeria\'s oil and gas industry with references to crucial lessons learned around the world.
You will address issues in the current system and look at the options for change in Nigeria and the legal and commercial restraints on making these changes.
Experts from the Nigerian and international o</description>
	<city>LAGOS</city>
	<state></state>
	<country>NIGERIA</country>
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	<date>2009-12-04</date>
	<startdate>2009-12-04</startdate>
	<enddate>2009-12-04</enddate>
	<title>Snowflake Software Webinar: Introducing a brand new, free database publishing tool - GO Publisher Community Edition!</title>
	<link>http://www.directionsmag.com/events/detail_event1.php?id=2785</link>
	<description>Introducing GO Publisher Community Edition

This webinar will allow you to familiarise yourself with the newly launched GO Publisher Community Edition.

This entry level solution breaks down the barriers to enable you to benefit from the powerful publishing and translation capabilities of the GO Publisher product suite. Provided at no cost and without time restriction, it still offers the most</description>
	<city></city>
	<state></state>
	<country></country>
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	<date>2010-03-23</date>
	<startdate>2010-03-23</startdate>
	<enddate>2010-03-25</enddate>
	<title>CTIA Wireless 2010</title>
	<link>http://www.directionsmag.com/events/detail_event1.php?id=2784</link>
	<description>The International CTIA WIRELESS® show represents a $1 trillion global marketplace that brings together wireless and converged communications, wireless broadband, applications, mobile web and data.

For 25 years, International CTIA WIRELESS® has been THE premier marketplace for all things wireless. Don\'t miss 2010-guaranteed to be another crucial and groundbreaking event for the industry. Join u</description>
	<city>Las Vegas</city>
	<state>NV</state>
	<country>USA</country>
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<item>
	<date>2010-03-15</date>
	<startdate>2010-03-15</startdate>
	<enddate>2000-03-18</enddate>
	<title>OIL &amp; GAS Fundamentals, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA.</title>
	<link>http://www.directionsmag.com/events/detail_event1.php?id=2783</link>
	<description>Description:

This course will provide oil and gas professionals with a unique opportunity to broaden their understanding of the technical and commercial fundamentals of the oil and gas industry.



 BY ATTENDING THIS COURSE YOU WILL:

•	Fast track your understanding of the oil &amp; gas value chain
•	Boost your comprehension of the legal and commercial structures supporting upstream and down</description>
	<city>JOHANNESBURG</city>
	<state>JOHANNESBURG</state>
	<country>SOUTH AFRICA</country>
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<item>
	<date>2010-03-03</date>
	<startdate>2010-03-03</startdate>
	<enddate>2010-03-05</enddate>
	<title>OZRI / APUC 2010</title>
	<link>http://www.directionsmag.com/events/detail_event1.php?id=2782</link>
	<description>The 2010 OZRI / APUC Conference incorporates the 2010 ESRI Asia Pacific user conference and ESRI Australia’s national client conference OZRI.  Visit http://ww.esriaustralia.com.au/ozri2010 for more information.</description>
	<city>Gold Coast</city>
	<state>QLD</state>
	<country>Australia</country>
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<item>
	<date>2009-12-07</date>
	<startdate>2009-12-07</startdate>
	<enddate>2009-12-09</enddate>
	<title>LNG - Understanding the Strategic and Commercial Fundamentals</title>
	<link>http://www.directionsmag.com/events/detail_event1.php?id=2781</link>
	<description>The LNG business is currently facing considerable challenges in response to the global economic crisis, gas  supply availability and squeeze on third party finance This course will provide you with an intensive and comprehensive overview of LNG. 

You will gain insight into the strategic thinking when considering a plant in terms of reserves, technology, costs, contractors, shipping and storage.</description>
	<city>PERTH</city>
	<state></state>
	<country>AUSTRALIA</country>
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<item>
	<date>2009-11-27</date>
	<startdate>2009-11-27</startdate>
	<enddate>2009-11-27</enddate>
	<title>Cost effective reuse of spatial infrastructure</title>
	<link>http://www.directionsmag.com/events/detail_event1.php?id=2779</link>
	<description>1Spatial is pleased to invite you to a free event dedicated to this topic on 27th November 2009 at Oracle Scotland offices in Edinburgh.

This event is aimed at GIS managers, data custodians, IT managers and IT directors who want to learn more about methods and tools for achieving cost effective reuse of their spatial infrastructure. The day will take the form of presentations and a workshop, wi</description>
	<city>Edinburgh</city>
	<state></state>
	<country>United Kingdom</country>
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<item>
	<date>2010-02-03</date>
	<startdate>2010-02-03</startdate>
	<enddate>2010-02-05</enddate>
	<title>IMAGINA</title>
	<link>http://www.directionsmag.com/events/detail_event1.php?id=2777</link>
	<description>3D City &amp; Territory Modeling: Issues and Perspectives
Green building: 3D simulation at the service of sustainable architecture</description>
	<city>Monaco</city>
	<state></state>
	<country>Monaco</country>
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<item>
	<date>2009-12-08</date>
	<startdate>2009-12-08</startdate>
	<enddate>2009-12-18</enddate>
	<title>One Day Workshop on Climate Change Impacts and Weather Modification Technologies</title>
	<link>http://www.directionsmag.com/events/detail_event1.php?id=2776</link>
	<description>
During the one day workshop following topics will be covered Average annual change in climate and Global warming Impact of regional climate change over Asian countries Impact of climate change on Agriculture Environmental models in environmental science and GIS Vegetation mapping and monitoring Biodiversity mapping and modeling Ecosystem process modeling Impact of climate change on human health </description>
	<city>Bangkok</city>
	<state></state>
	<country>Thailand</country>
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<item>
	<date>2010-03-02</date>
	<startdate>2010-03-02</startdate>
	<enddate>2010-03-03</enddate>
	<title>XCES</title>
	<link>http://www.directionsmag.com/events/detail_event1.php?id=2772</link>
	<description>Geospatial and Commercial surveying products and services for the construction and engineering industry</description>
	<city>Esher</city>
	<state>Surrey</state>
	<country>UK</country>
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<item>
	<date>2010-04-27</date>
	<startdate>2010-04-27</startdate>
	<enddate>2010-04-28</enddate>
	<title>Spatially Enabled Government Asia</title>
	<link>http://www.directionsmag.com/events/detail_event1.php?id=2759</link>
	<description>Spatially Enabled Government Asia will focus on the strategies for data management and data sharing. The conference will draw on local case studies from countries across the Asian region to showcase the different geospatial applications for a variety of governmental purposes viz. health, urban planning, transport, Defence, environment and others.

The conference will focus on speakers and delega</description>
	<city>Singapore</city>
	<state></state>
	<country>Singapore</country>
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<item>
	<date>2010-06-01</date>
	<startdate>2010-06-01</startdate>
	<enddate>2010-06-01</enddate>
	<title>Consumer Telematics Show</title>
	<link>http://www.directionsmag.com/events/detail_event1.php?id=2771</link>
	<description>The Consumer Telematics Show (CTS),January 6, 2010, Las Vegas, NV (strategically placed 1 day prior to the International CES) is the most hotly anticipated and innovative conference for the consumer electronics and telematics industry!  CTS will provide the vital intelligence and unrivalled networking opportunities to kick start your 2010 business opportunities, whether or not you attend CES after</description>
	<city>Las Vegas</city>
	<state>Nevada</state>
	<country>USA</country>
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	<date>2010-07-06</date>
	<startdate>2010-07-06</startdate>
	<enddate>2009-07-09</enddate>
	<title>GI_Forum 2010</title>
	<link>http://www.directionsmag.com/events/detail_event1.php?id=2770</link>
	<description>The Geoinformatics Forum Salzburg 2010 focuses on an international GIScience audience, communicating in English and sharing an interest in translating new methods and techniques into a broad range of application domains in geoinformatics.</description>
	<city>Salzburg</city>
	<state></state>
	<country>Austria</country>
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