PGSC-5 DAY 1 – 11th August 2020
Venue: Virtual
Participation: Open
Rapporteur: PGSC Partnership Desk
Please note that these virtual sessions are available through ZOOM Application. Meeting ID and password will be provided by the meeting moderators. All meeting times and dates are based on Fiji Local Time.
| 10 AM Link Participants, Sound Test, Morning Tea Host: Dr Andrew Jones, PGSC Partnership Desk | ||
| 11.00 AM | Welcome and Meeting Procedures by Dr. Andrew Jones, SPC
Opening Prayer by Reverend James Bhagwan |
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| 11.10 AM | Opening AddressesPacific Geospatial & Surveying Council Chair Ms. Rosamond Bing
Pacific Community (SPC) Director General Dr. Stuart Minchin United Nations – Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) Dr. Greg Scott International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) Professor Dr. Rudolf Staiger |
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| 11.40 AM |
Working Group Reports Leadership, Resourcing & Communications Positioning Geospatial Policy & Data Management Capacity Development |
Mr. Vaipo Mataora, Cook Islands Mr. Faatasi Malologa, Tuvalu Ms. Meizyanne Hicks, Fiji Mr. Viliami Folau¸ Tonga |
| 12.30 | Discussion | Mr. Zulfikar Begg, SPC |
| 1.00 PM | PGSC Partnership Desk Report
Activity report from the PGSC Partnership Desk |
Mr. Andrick Lal, SPC
Ms. Merana Kitione, SPC |
| 1.15 PM |
PGSC Strategy and Capacity Report Regional Progress and Capacity Mapping Analysis |
Ms. Molly Powers-Tora, SPC |
| 1.30 PM | Impacts of COVID-19: Challenges and Opportunities for Geospatial and Survey Professionals | Mr. CheeHai Teo, UN-GGIM |
| 1.45 PM | Discussion | Mr. Jens Kruger, SPC |
| 2.00 PM | Closing | Dr. Andrew Jones, SPC |