Join us on a journey from a Digital Earth to a Sustainable Townsville
You are invited to join us for an free public talk from Former UN Chief Environmental Scientist and Head of NASA’s Digital Earth Initiative Dr Tim Foresman who will share his perspectives, experiences and pivotal principles about how spatial technology, citizen scientists and social networks can prepare us and our city for climate change impacts whilst still building a prosperous future.
Where: Townsville City Council (TCC) Forecourt – 103 Walker St, Townsville City
When: Tuesday 19th January
6pm - Networking and Canapés 6:30pm – Public Talk by Dr Tim Foresman
Cost: Free
Light Refreshments will be provided
Tim Foresman is an international science, engineering, and education leader in spatial information and sustainable development. He has been active in helping organizations reach their full potential and address the challenging issues of better stewardship for managing human and ecological resources while focusing on the goals for sustainable and higher living standards.
Professor Foresman currently serves as the SIBA (Spatial Industries Business Association) Chair for Spatial Information at Queensland University of Technology where he leads a coalition of economic, academic, government, and community organisations targeting the integration of advanced technologies in engineering, planning, clean energy and operations for a prosperous and sustainable future. In 2015 he led the development of the inaugural International Pivotal2015 event in Brisbane. He has previously served as the United Nations’ chief environmental scientist with the United Nations Environment Programme in Nairobi, Kenya. He has also served at NASA Headquarters as the national manager for the Digital Earth Initiative under Vice President Al Gore, which led to many developments, including Google Earth.
Professor Foresman continues to be an advocate for the use of scientific visualization technology and spatial information systems (Earth Observation, GIS, Big Data Analytics) and engaging citizens through crowdsourcing and innovative social media for community decision support and digital democracy.
