Tag Archives: conference


Aug 11

To Geo Lecture Or To Geo Debate?

Although it’s a sweeping generalisation, conferences tend to polarise to one of two extremes. On the one extreme, there’s the lecture approach, where the audience sits in quiet appreciation whilst they listen to people on stage talk at them. But … Continue reading

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Apr 11

Communicating To The Communicators (At The CIPR Social Media Conference)

Regular readers of this blog will be aware of my comfort zones when it comes to speaking at conferences. If there’s maps, geography or location involved, however tenuous the connection, I’m well within my comfort zone. But speaking to a … Continue reading

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Dec 10

Society of Cartographers Redux

To be filed under the “slightly self promoting” department, earlier this year I was invited to speak at the Society of Cartographers Summer School in Manchester, UK. It’s always great to be invited to speak at a conference but I … Continue reading

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Oct 10

Finding Inspiration And Teaching Myself Location History At The BCS Geospatial SG

With GeoBabel firmly put to rest, I was looking for inspiration when Andrew Larcombe asked me back to the British Computer Society’s Geospatial Specialist Group to speak. After a week of drawing a blank, with Andrew sending gentle messages of … Continue reading

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Oct 10

Talking GeoBabel In Three Cities (And Then Retiring It)

You’re invited to speak at a conference. Great. The organisers want a talk title and abstract and they want it pretty much immediately. Not so great; mind goes blank; what shall I talk about; help! With this in mind, my … Continue reading

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