BEGIN:VCALENDAR CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-TIMEZONE;VALUE=TEXT:US/Pacific METHOD:EXPORT PRODID:-//Apple Computer\, Inc//iCal 1.0//EN X-WR-CALNAME;VALUE=TEXT:Where 2.0 Conference 2006 X-WR-RELCALID;VALUE=TEXT:WHERE2006 VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:US/Pacific LAST-MODIFIED:20050803T074125Z BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20050403T100000 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20051030T020000 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060612T110000 SUMMARY:"Google Geo Developer Day" (Room: Googleplex) LOCATION:Googleplex DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9408 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060612T190000 DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSpeaker(s): ; \nTrack: \nRoom: Googleplex URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9408 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060612T193000 SUMMARY:"Pixie Hunt: Cameraphone Scavenger Hunt" (Room: ) LOCATION: DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9462 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060612T220000 DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSpeaker(s): ; \nTrack: \nRoom: URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9462 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T090000 SUMMARY:"Tuesday Welcome" Nathan Torkington Brady Forrest (Room: Imperial Ballroom) LOCATION:Imperial Ballroom DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9269 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T091500 DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSpeaker(s): Nathan Torkington; Brady Forrest\nTrack: \nRoom: Imperial Ballroom URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9269 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T091500 SUMMARY:"The Geospatial Web: A Call to Action" Mike Liebhold (Room: Imperial Ballroom) LOCATION:Imperial Ballroom DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9015 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T094500 DESCRIPTION:Description: The first-generation Internet and Web generated a huge amount of economic energy\, and so will a geospatial web. In this talk\, Liebhold presents a sober and unhyped assessment of where we are\, and what we still need to do to enjoy the economic and creative benefits of a Geospatial Web.\nSpeaker(s): Mike Liebhold; \nTrack: \nRoom: Imperial Ballroom URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9015 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T094500 SUMMARY:"OpenStreetMap" Steve Coast (Room: Imperial Ballroom) LOCATION:Imperial Ballroom DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9058 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T100000 DESCRIPTION:Description: OpenStreetMap is a wiki map of everywhere and editable by anyone. It creates data using community-submitted GPS traces because many feel restricted by current APIs and heavily copyrighted data. The potential for community-edited maps is huge and Coast's talk charts OSM's past\, present\, and future.\nSpeaker(s): Steve Coast; \nTrack: \nRoom: Imperial Ballroom URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9058 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T100000 SUMMARY:"Geo-community" Stephen Lawler (Room: Imperial Ballroom) LOCATION:Imperial Ballroom DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9383 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T101500 DESCRIPTION:Description: Geo-communities can allow for an enriched user experience where the user truly interacts with information and environment providing implicit context and filtering. This session will talk through a vision for a shared geo-community enabling people to truly discover "what it's like to be there" by leveraging the knowledge of the local community in a rich and immersive online environment. \nSpeaker(s): Stephen Lawler; \nTrack: \nRoom: Imperial Ballroom URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9383 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T110000 SUMMARY:"GeoHacking That Scales: OGC Standards Connect "Big" Science and "Little" Hacks" Raj Singh (Room: Imperial Ballroom) LOCATION:Imperial Ballroom DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9075 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T111500 DESCRIPTION:Description: This talk describes OGC's vision of how government and commercial databases\, dynamically sensed information (environmental monitoring devices\, security cameras\, etc.)\, and personal repositories (travel journals\, GPS logs\, etc.) will weave together in the future to create the Geospatial Web. \nSpeaker(s): Raj Singh; \nTrack: \nRoom: Imperial Ballroom URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9075 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T111500 SUMMARY:"GeoRSS" Mikel Maron (Room: Imperial Ballroom) LOCATION:Imperial Ballroom DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9274 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T113000 DESCRIPTION:Description: GeoRSS bridges the practices of GIS professionals and amateurs\, web map hackers\, and numerous services that enable location-based content. Maron introduces the format and looks at the current state of development\, the collaborative process at georss.org\, and the services and tools utilizing the format.\nSpeaker(s): Mikel Maron; \nTrack: \nRoom: Imperial Ballroom URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9274 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T113000 SUMMARY:"Platial" Di-Ann Eisnor (Room: Imperial Ballroom) LOCATION:Imperial Ballroom DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:8524 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T113500 DESCRIPTION:Description: The availability of citizen media and geospatial tools enabled the creation of a Collaborative Atlas\, a social geo Platform to bridge people\, neighborhoods\, and nations. Eisnor shares the results of all of the Atlas' experiments in the form of a case study documenting development\, usage\, and data and business models.\nSpeaker(s): Di-Ann Eisnor; \nTrack: \nRoom: Imperial Ballroom URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/8524 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T113500 SUMMARY:"Living Life Like You Are on Vacation" Josh Petersen (Room: Imperial Ballroom) LOCATION:Imperial Ballroom DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9371 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T114000 DESCRIPTION:Description: When we travel\, our senses are wide open to new sights\, sounds\, and sensations. How can we bring this sense of exploration to the places we visit everyday? This talk will address some of the business and design issues 43places.com has tackled in building a user-created "glocalized" web site that blurs the boundaries of local living and global travel.\nSpeaker(s): Josh Petersen; \nTrack: \nRoom: Imperial Ballroom URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9371 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T114000 SUMMARY:"Where TV meets Terra Firma" Mike Tatum (Room: Imperial Ballroom) LOCATION:Imperial Ballroom DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9466 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T114500 DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSpeaker(s): Mike Tatum; \nTrack: \nRoom: Imperial Ballroom URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9466 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T114500 SUMMARY:"Building a 3D Model of the Globe" John Hanke Brad Schell (Room: Imperial Ballroom) LOCATION:Imperial Ballroom DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9385 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T120000 DESCRIPTION:Description: Cue the Snowcrash references: Google Earth and Sketchup; MS and Pictometry/Vexcel; A9; Immersive Media. The race to build a photorealistic 3D model of the planet is heating up.\nSpeaker(s): John Hanke; Brad Schell\nTrack: \nRoom: Imperial Ballroom URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9385 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T133000 SUMMARY:"Wilderness Navigational Planning Using Advanced GRASS GIS Analysis and Free Geographic Datasets" Dylan E. Beaudette (Room: Imperial Ballroom) LOCATION:Imperial Ballroom DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9344 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T134500 DESCRIPTION:Description: Case-study approach to the usage of various GRASS functions to prepare specialized maps and reports relevant to planning a wilderness hike. Examples will be used to show how several aspects of terrain analysis can be used to transform information into new sources of geographic data. \nSpeaker(s): Dylan E. Beaudette; \nTrack: \nRoom: Imperial Ballroom URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9344 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T134500 SUMMARY:"Introducing Zopto Addresses" Ben Nolan (Room: Imperial Ballroom) LOCATION:Imperial Ballroom DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9377 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T140000 DESCRIPTION:Description: An introduction to the Zopto network—a platform for providing a physical location to anything online. The Zopto network provides a unique url for every address in the U.S. and Australia. On top of this address system we have built a community-mapping site that is easily extensible by third party developers.\nSpeaker(s): Ben Nolan; \nTrack: \nRoom: Imperial Ballroom URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9377 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T140000 SUMMARY:"Social Data Face-Off" Nathan Torkington Di-Ann Eisnor; Ben Nolan; Josh Petersen (Room: Imperial Ballroom) LOCATION:Imperial Ballroom DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9352 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T144500 DESCRIPTION:Description: The last twelve months have seen an explosion in pushpin apps\, consumer-facing web sites that let users mark\, describe\, and share places on a map. In this session\, conference co-chair Nat Torkington asks the tough questions on money\, viability\, privacy\, and growth. You'll learn who's doing what\, why\, and who has the best chances of succeeding. \nSpeaker(s): Nathan Torkington; Di-Ann Eisnor; Ben Nolan; Josh Petersen\nTrack: \nRoom: Imperial Ballroom URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9352 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T144500 SUMMARY:"From the Labs: MetaCarta" John R. Frank Schuyler Erle (Room: Imperial Ballroom) LOCATION:Imperial Ballroom DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9310 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T150000 DESCRIPTION:Description: MetaCarta's natural language geographic text parsing makes geographic search global and rich with nuanced information. In addition to its standard enterprise products\, MetaCarta will demonstrate experiments from its Labs: a new Web mapping toolkit for exploring geoparsed documents and a set of APIs for developers on the public Web.\nSpeaker(s): John R. Frank; Schuyler Erle\nTrack: \nRoom: Imperial Ballroom URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9310 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T150000 SUMMARY:"It's Place, Not Space" Nikolaj Nyholm Claus Dahl (Room: Imperial Ballroom) LOCATION:Imperial Ballroom DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9349 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T151500 DESCRIPTION:Description: Location is not about geography. The most important thing isn't the space you're in -- the coordinates -- but the place you're in -- the people\, ideas\, and interactions between them. Learn how Shoutpod is taking the direct route to place: using Bluetooth and the mobile internet and hooking proximity networks into the global Internet. \nSpeaker(s): Nikolaj Nyholm; Claus Dahl\nTrack: \nRoom: Imperial Ballroom URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9349 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T151500 SUMMARY:"New Features of Google Maps API and Google Earth KML" Lars Rasmussen Brian McClendon (Room: Imperial Ballroom) LOCATION:Imperial Ballroom DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9386 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T153000 DESCRIPTION:Description: A feature review of the latest enhancements to Google's lineup of map making and map data sharing tools.\nSpeaker(s): Lars Rasmussen; Brian McClendon\nTrack: \nRoom: Imperial Ballroom URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9386 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T161500 SUMMARY:"Geolocation Using GSM Cells" Christopher Schmidt (Room: Imperial Ballroom) LOCATION:Imperial Ballroom DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9351 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T162000 DESCRIPTION:Description: The GSM cell network has thick penetration in all urban areas\, and much of the rest of the country as well. Providers have the ability to determine the location of a cellular device -- as required by law in the United States. Learn how\, by using a GPS receiver and a single cell phone\, it's possible to map out the areas covered by these towers in order to provide this information to end users.\nSpeaker(s): Christopher Schmidt; \nTrack: \nRoom: Imperial Ballroom URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9351 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T162000 SUMMARY:"GumSpots & GSPS: GumSpots Positioning System" Jason Kaufman (Room: Imperial Ballroom) LOCATION:Imperial Ballroom DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:8645 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T162500 DESCRIPTION:Description: Kaufman describes the Flash-based GumSpots personal data system that provides a customizable visual interface enabling access to a wide range of services. GSPS (GumSpots Positioning System) is one of the unique services that lets one enter and view hidden data on city sidewalks via SMS/MMS or Flash Lite.\nSpeaker(s): Jason Kaufman; \nTrack: \nRoom: Imperial Ballroom URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/8645 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T162500 SUMMARY:"TBD" (Room: Imperial Ballroom) LOCATION:Imperial Ballroom DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9437 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T163000 DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSpeaker(s): ; \nTrack: \nRoom: Imperial Ballroom URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9437 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T162500 SUMMARY:"Pixie Hunt Results" Jordan Schwartz (Room: Imperial Ballroom) LOCATION:Imperial Ballroom DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9461 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T163000 DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSpeaker(s): Jordan Schwartz; \nTrack: \nRoom: Imperial Ballroom URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9461 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T163000 SUMMARY:"Knowing Where We Live: Gridded Population, Poverty, and Urban Data" Greg Yetman (Room: Imperial Ballroom) LOCATION:Imperial Ballroom DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9382 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T164500 DESCRIPTION:Description: Gridded socioeconomic data are useful not only for visualization of the human environment; they also allow the integration of natural and social science data in analysis. In support of a number of global development activities\, such as the Millennium Development Goals\, the Millennium Ecosystem Gridded socioeconomic data are useful not only for visualization of the human environment; they also allow the integration of natural and social science data in analysis. Using example applications and web mapping services\, this talk will explain how CIESIN transformed census and survey data to a regular grid. \nSpeaker(s): Greg Yetman; \nTrack: \nRoom: Imperial Ballroom URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9382 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T164500 SUMMARY:"Privacy" Lauren Gelman (Room: Imperial Ballroom) LOCATION:Imperial Ballroom DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9353 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T170000 DESCRIPTION:Description: The Geospatial Web promises a wealth of cool new applications that will map people and objects from real space into cyberspace--an exciting proposition but it poses significant privacy risks. If the builders of geospatial tools fail to embrace privacy-promoting design\, the potential of next-generation web applications may never be realized. This talk will explain aspects of current U.S. law that protect users' location and online privacy\, and areas where the law fails and technology must step in.\nSpeaker(s): Lauren Gelman; \nTrack: \nRoom: Imperial Ballroom URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9353 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T170000 SUMMARY:"Map Spam 2008: A Sanity Check" Michael Bauer (Room: Imperial Ballroom) LOCATION:Imperial Ballroom DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9247 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T171500 DESCRIPTION:Description: The eutopian view of a world where social networking\, geo-location\, and mobility converge to deliver a rich\, multimedia database of micro-local content is debunked. All in the spirit of fun\, this presentation will apply a dose of reality to a ubiquitous mobile world. The realities of spam\, tag abuse\, and predictive following apps are profiled\, to highlight the issues we ignore at our peril.\nSpeaker(s): Michael Bauer; \nTrack: \nRoom: Imperial Ballroom URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9247 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T171500 SUMMARY:"O Brother, Where Art Thou?" Felix Petersen (Room: Imperial Ballroom) LOCATION:Imperial Ballroom DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9308 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T173000 DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSpeaker(s): Felix Petersen; \nTrack: \nRoom: Imperial Ballroom URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9308 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T173000 SUMMARY:"Google Earth and Second Life Mashups: Virtual Worlds Meet Geospace" Jerry Paffendorf (Room: Imperial Ballroom) LOCATION:Imperial Ballroom DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9342 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T174500 DESCRIPTION:Description: In a nutshell: I love Second Life. I love Google Earth. I want them to marry each other and have babies. I want a 3D avatarized gameSpace map of the planet: the convergence of Neal Stephenson's metaverse and David Gelernter's mirror worlds. I want my Where 3pointD!\nSpeaker(s): Jerry Paffendorf; \nTrack: \nRoom: Imperial Ballroom URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9342 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T174500 SUMMARY:"The Rise of Social Networking" Walt Doyle (Room: Imperial Ballroom) LOCATION:Imperial Ballroom DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9379 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T175000 DESCRIPTION:Description: Social Networking is expanding and will likely be more than just something people do online. Already\, the cellular industry is jumping in and starting up services that offer social networking capabilities on cell phones. In response to this demand\, uLocate\, a leading provider of consumer location-based applications and services\, created WHERE.com -- a service that lets you snap and share photos\, chat\, and find out what's going on from your cell phone or the Web. \nSpeaker(s): Walt Doyle; \nTrack: \nRoom: Imperial Ballroom URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9379 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T175000 SUMMARY:"Mobile-enabling the Rabble of the World" Shawn Conahan (Room: Imperial Ballroom) LOCATION:Imperial Ballroom DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9444 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T175500 DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSpeaker(s): Shawn Conahan; \nTrack: \nRoom: Imperial Ballroom URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9444 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T175500 SUMMARY:"Have Phone. Must Tag" Michael Sharon (Room: Imperial Ballroom) LOCATION:Imperial Ballroom DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9387 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T180000 DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSpeaker(s): Michael Sharon; \nTrack: \nRoom: Imperial Ballroom URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9387 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T180000 SUMMARY:"Reception Sponsored by Microsoft, Google and Autodesk" (Room: Regency Ballroom) LOCATION:Regency Ballroom DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9365 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T193000 DESCRIPTION:Description: Where 2.0's exhibit hall will showcase state-of-the-art systems\, apps\, and services in the location space. Mingle with fellow conference participants at the Exhibit Hall Reception and see from exhibitors and sponsors what location-aware technologies have to offer. Refreshments will be served. Meet the Authors at the O'Reilly Bookstore Come to the O'Reilly booth in the exhibit hall during the sponsor reception to meet the authors of these great books: Google Map Hacks - Rich Gibson & Schuyler Erle Web Mapping - Tyler Mitchell Mapping Hacks - Schuyler Erle\, Rich Gibson & Jo Walsh\nSpeaker(s): ; \nTrack: \nRoom: Regency Ballroom URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9365 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T193000 SUMMARY:"Where Fair" (Room: Regency Ballroom) LOCATION:Regency Ballroom DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9311 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T213000 DESCRIPTION:Description: The Where Fair is back! This hands-on\, demo-licious evening event showcases the most exciting location-aware tools\, apps\, and hardware that are emerging from garages and university labs. Fair-goers can discuss the ideas behind the demos with the creators\, and learn how these unconventional new technologies can be adapted into existing business strategies. Where Fair projects will be selected from research\, academia\, and yet-to-be-discovered entrepreneurs. The Where Fair complements the conference's exhibit hall\, which will showcase state-of-the-art systems\, apps\, and services in the location space.\nSpeaker(s): ; \nTrack: \nRoom: Regency Ballroom URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9311 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T193000 SUMMARY:"Geo Microformats BOF II: Developing a "directions" Microformat" (Room: Paseo Room) LOCATION:Paseo Room DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9406 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T203000 DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSpeaker(s): ; \nTrack: \nRoom: Paseo Room URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9406 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T193000 SUMMARY:"MIT Locative Projects" Allan Doyle (Room: Imperial Ballroom Foyer) LOCATION:Imperial Ballroom Foyer DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9438 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T213000 DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSpeaker(s): Allan Doyle; \nTrack: \nRoom: Imperial Ballroom Foyer URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9438 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T193000 SUMMARY:"Onomy Labs Tilty Twisty Table" Dale MacDonald (Room: Imperial Ballroom Foyer) LOCATION:Imperial Ballroom Foyer DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9441 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T213000 DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSpeaker(s): Dale MacDonald; \nTrack: \nRoom: Imperial Ballroom Foyer URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9441 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T193000 SUMMARY:"Cabspotting" Michal Migurski Eric Rodenbeck (Room: Imperial Ballroom Foyer) LOCATION:Imperial Ballroom Foyer DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9442 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T213000 DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSpeaker(s): Michal Migurski; Eric Rodenbeck\nTrack: \nRoom: Imperial Ballroom Foyer URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9442 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T193000 SUMMARY:"Geospatial Solutions for Humanitarians: Challenges, Current Projects and Next Steps" (Room: Plaza Room) LOCATION:Plaza Room DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9471 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T203000 DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSpeaker(s): ; \nTrack: \nRoom: Plaza Room URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9471 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T193000 SUMMARY:"Geotagthings" Julian Bleecker Will Carter (Room: Imperial Ballroom Foyer) LOCATION:Imperial Ballroom Foyer DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9473 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T213000 DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSpeaker(s): Julian Bleecker; Will Carter\nTrack: \nRoom: Imperial Ballroom Foyer URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9473 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T193000 SUMMARY:"NetBEAMS - Sensor Management Framework (SMF)" Bill Long huynh (Room: Imperial Ballroom Foyer) LOCATION:Imperial Ballroom Foyer DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9500 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T213000 DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSpeaker(s): Bill Long huynh; \nTrack: \nRoom: Imperial Ballroom Foyer URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9500 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T193000 SUMMARY:"On-Demand High-resolution Mapping using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)" Stephen Morris (Room: Imperial Ballroom) LOCATION:Imperial Ballroom DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9490 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T213000 DESCRIPTION:Description: The MLB Company has been developing and testing small (less than 25 lb) UAVs which automatically gather high resolution (3inch/pixel) geo-referenced imagery for aerial mapping. Using teams of UAVs operating autonomously it is possible to gather 2000 square miles of imagery per day at very low cost. We will be showing results from our experiments and our UAV hardware.\nSpeaker(s): Stephen Morris; \nTrack: \nRoom: Imperial Ballroom URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9490 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T193000 SUMMARY:"SmackBook" Justin Gregg (Room: Imperial Ballroom Foyer) LOCATION:Imperial Ballroom Foyer DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9491 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T213000 DESCRIPTION:Description: Use the accelerometer in Apple PowerBooks as a unique input device controlling virtual desktop switching.\nSpeaker(s): Justin Gregg; \nTrack: \nRoom: Imperial Ballroom Foyer URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9491 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T193000 SUMMARY:"Where East meets West: The Virtual Geography of Second Life" Kara Jordan (Red Linden) (Room: Imperial Ballroom Foyer) LOCATION:Imperial Ballroom Foyer DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9494 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T213000 DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSpeaker(s): Kara Jordan (Red Linden); \nTrack: \nRoom: Imperial Ballroom Foyer URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9494 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T193000 SUMMARY:"Poly9 Mashups" Greg Sadetsky Samuel T. Cossette; Denis Laprise (Room: Imperial Ballroom Foyer) LOCATION:Imperial Ballroom Foyer DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9495 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T213000 DESCRIPTION:Description: Poly9 Group presents a selection of two-dimensional mashups from the past year\, and introduces a gateway to the third dimension for mapping developers.\nSpeaker(s): Greg Sadetsky; Samuel T. Cossette; Denis Laprise\nTrack: \nRoom: Imperial Ballroom Foyer URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9495 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T193000 SUMMARY:"Ning" Gina Bianchini (Room: Imperial Ballroom Foyer) LOCATION:Imperial Ballroom Foyer DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9501 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T213000 DESCRIPTION:Description: Ning is an online platform for creating and sharing social web applications\, or apps that empower people to match\, connect\, and communicate around any location\, interest\, topic\, hobby\, or activity. \nSpeaker(s): Gina Bianchini; \nTrack: \nRoom: Imperial Ballroom Foyer URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9501 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T203000 SUMMARY:"A look at a geospatial mobile platform for communities generated information" (Room: Redwood Room) LOCATION:Redwood Room DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9264 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T213000 DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSpeaker(s): ; \nTrack: \nRoom: Redwood Room URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9264 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T203000 SUMMARY:"OSGeo Foundation" (Room: Plaza Room) LOCATION:Plaza Room DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9374 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T213000 DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSpeaker(s): ; \nTrack: \nRoom: Plaza Room URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9374 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T213000 SUMMARY:"Geo-tools in the University Classroom: Applications and New Developments" (Room: Redwood Room) LOCATION:Redwood Room DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9496 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T223000 DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSpeaker(s): ; \nTrack: \nRoom: Redwood Room URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9496 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T213000 SUMMARY:"Loki/Skyhook Funk Band & Beer Bash" (Room: ) LOCATION: DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9413 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T235500 DESCRIPTION:Description: /images/logos/loki_logo.gif \nSpeaker(s): ; \nTrack: \nRoom: URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9413 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T213000 SUMMARY:"The Pragmatic Future of Social Place Sharing Services" (Room: Paseo Room) LOCATION:Paseo Room DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9469 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060613T223000 DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSpeaker(s): ; \nTrack: \nRoom: Paseo Room URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9469 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060614T090000 SUMMARY:"Wednesday Welcome" Nathan Torkington (Room: Imperial Ballroom) LOCATION:Imperial Ballroom DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9309 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060614T091500 DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSpeaker(s): Nathan Torkington; \nTrack: \nRoom: Imperial Ballroom URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9309 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060614T091500 SUMMARY:"From Mash-ups to Dash-ups" Jack Proehl (Room: Imperial Ballroom) LOCATION:Imperial Ballroom DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9388 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060614T093000 DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSpeaker(s): Jack Proehl; \nTrack: \nRoom: Imperial Ballroom URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9388 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060614T093000 SUMMARY:"NASA World Wind" Patrick Hogan (Room: Imperial Ballroom) LOCATION:Imperial Ballroom DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9459 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060614T094500 DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSpeaker(s): Patrick Hogan; \nTrack: \nRoom: Imperial Ballroom URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9459 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060614T094500 SUMMARY:"Open Source Mash-ups" Brent Owens Arnulf Benno Christl (Room: Imperial Ballroom) LOCATION:Imperial Ballroom DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9389 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060614T100000 DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSpeaker(s): Brent Owens; Arnulf Benno Christl\nTrack: \nRoom: Imperial Ballroom URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9389 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060614T100000 SUMMARY:"The Best Geo Hacks of the Last 2,000 Years" Chris Spurgeon (Room: Imperial Ballroom) LOCATION:Imperial Ballroom DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9315 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060614T101500 DESCRIPTION:Description: Innovation in the location-related fields is nothing new\, it's been going on for thousands of years! This fun talk will explore some of the cleverest\, most brilliant geo hacks ever created.\nSpeaker(s): Chris Spurgeon; \nTrack: \nRoom: Imperial Ballroom URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9315 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060614T110000 SUMMARY:""Opening" the Possibilities: API's and Open Source Code" Gary Lang (Room: Imperial Ballroom) LOCATION:Imperial Ballroom DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9390 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060614T111500 DESCRIPTION:Description: With open source code at its fingertips\, the mapping development community is on the verge of explosive growth. Everything from map coordinates to electrical grid schematics will be on demand to project stakeholders in dynamic\, easy to understand\, and highly accurate images. In doing so\, geospatial technology will continue to build off the amazing foundation laid by Google Earth and reach ever higher planes of innovation.\nSpeaker(s): Gary Lang; \nTrack: \nRoom: Imperial Ballroom URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9390 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060614T111500 SUMMARY:"OSSIM" Mark Lucas (Room: Imperial Ballroom) LOCATION:Imperial Ballroom DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9403 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060614T112000 DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSpeaker(s): Mark Lucas; \nTrack: \nRoom: Imperial Ballroom URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9403 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060614T112000 SUMMARY:"Geospatial Data Access with GDAL/OGR" Frank Warmerdam (Room: Imperial Ballroom) LOCATION:Imperial Ballroom DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9404 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060614T112500 DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSpeaker(s): Frank Warmerdam; \nTrack: \nRoom: Imperial Ballroom URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9404 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060614T112500 SUMMARY:"MapGuide" Robert Bray (Room: Imperial Ballroom) LOCATION:Imperial Ballroom DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9405 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060614T113000 DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSpeaker(s): Robert Bray; \nTrack: \nRoom: Imperial Ballroom URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9405 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060614T113000 SUMMARY:"The Disappearing Data Problem" Steve Morris (Room: Imperial Ballroom) LOCATION:Imperial Ballroom DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9059 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060614T114500 DESCRIPTION:Description: Digital data is\, by its nature\, fragile. Geospatial data\, with all of its complexities\, is particularly difficult to maintain over time. The challenge of keeping today's data around to support temporal analysis tomorrow will be addressed in the context of a partnership with the Library of Congress.\nSpeaker(s): Steve Morris; \nTrack: \nRoom: Imperial Ballroom URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9059 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060614T114500 SUMMARY:"The Architecture of Participation in Local – Moving from Theory to Practice" Paul Levine (Room: Imperial Ballroom) LOCATION:Imperial Ballroom DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9354 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060614T120000 DESCRIPTION:Description: Last year you learned about Yahoo's innovative strategy for encouraging participation -- from users\, merchants\, developers\, and publishers -- and how it is manifest in Yahoo!'s local services. This new space is changing and taking shape rapidly – get an understanding of how Yahoo! Local has led the effort of bringing a participatory model to the masses.\nSpeaker(s): Paul Levine; \nTrack: \nRoom: Imperial Ballroom URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9354 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060614T120000 SUMMARY:"OSGeo presents: What is Driving Open Source Adoption in GIS Today?" (Room: ) LOCATION: DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9493 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060614T130000 DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSpeaker(s): ; \nTrack: \nRoom: URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9493 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060614T133000 SUMMARY:"Mobile Social Games" Gregory Trefry (Room: Imperial Ballroom) LOCATION:Imperial Ballroom DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9411 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060614T133500 DESCRIPTION:Description: Games have great potential to engage people and drive innovation in technology and entertaiment. A good location-based game opens people up to new experiences and changes the way people view technology and the world around them.\nSpeaker(s): Gregory Trefry; \nTrack: \nRoom: Imperial Ballroom URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9411 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060614T133500 SUMMARY:"Big Games & the Real World (the Whole World)" Kevin Slavin (Room: Imperial Ballroom) LOCATION:Imperial Ballroom DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9460 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060614T134000 DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSpeaker(s): Kevin Slavin; \nTrack: \nRoom: Imperial Ballroom URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9460 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060614T134500 SUMMARY:"The Future of Data Industry" Tim O'Reilly Steve Coast; Kim Fennell; David Nevin; Rob Shanks (Room: Imperial Ballroom) LOCATION:Imperial Ballroom DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9355 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060614T143000 DESCRIPTION:Description: The geospatial industry has a mature data business. Established players like TeleAtlas sell ground truth street data\, companies like GlobeXplorer sell imagery\, and aggregators like Telcontar integrate these sources into consistent APIs for sale to enterprise and government. This stable industry is poised for upheaval\, though\, as mashups platforms remove the perceived cost of basic mapping services and aerial imagery\, consumer-facing Web 2.0 startups gather new layers of user data\, and grassroots efforts work to offer basic map data for free. This session\, moderated by Tim O'Reilly\, explores the coming changes.\nSpeaker(s): Tim O'Reilly; Steve Coast; Kim Fennell; David Nevin; Rob Shanks\nTrack: \nRoom: Imperial Ballroom URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9355 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060614T143000 SUMMARY:"Location is Omnipresent" James Greiner (Room: Imperial Ballroom) LOCATION:Imperial Ballroom DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9357 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060614T144500 DESCRIPTION:Description: Jim Greiner\, VP and GM of MapQuest will discuss how LBS is involved in everything we do. From presenting information\, such as search results\, to spatially orienting applications - LBS is in all mediums from hand held devices\, to developer tools and more. Learn how MapQuest is integrating into the 4C's of Web 2.0 and embracing all the platforms to deliver LBS services. \nSpeaker(s): James Greiner; \nTrack: \nRoom: Imperial Ballroom URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9357 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060614T153000 SUMMARY:"Submerged: How GPS Technology Helped Emergency Responders in the Aftermath of the Hurricanes" Donald Cooke (Room: Imperial Ballroom) LOCATION:Imperial Ballroom DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9394 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060614T154500 DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSpeaker(s): Donald Cooke; \nTrack: \nRoom: Imperial Ballroom URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9394 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060614T154500 SUMMARY:"GIS on the Web: Going Beyond Geographic Exploration" Jack Dangermond (Room: Imperial Ballroom) LOCATION:Imperial Ballroom DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9395 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060614T160000 DESCRIPTION:Description: GIS on the Web is evolving beyond mapping to enable the publishing and sharing of powerful GIS services that solve complex business problems and answer tough questions. Dangermond will discuss how the GeoWeb is evolving to support true internet-based GIS services that go beyond geo-mashups\, maps\, and directions\, and allow us to understand relationships across many kinds of data\, and perform online analysis.\nSpeaker(s): Jack Dangermond; \nTrack: \nRoom: Imperial Ballroom URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9395 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060614T160000 SUMMARY:"The Science of Prediction: How Next Generation Traffic Services Will Impact Location-Based Applications in 2006" Oliver Downs (Room: Imperial Ballroom) LOCATION:Imperial Ballroom DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9358 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060614T161500 DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSpeaker(s): Oliver Downs; \nTrack: \nRoom: Imperial Ballroom URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9358 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060614T161500 SUMMARY:"Loki: A Case Study in Developing a "Mass Consumer" LBS Application" Jed Rice (Room: Imperial Ballroom) LOCATION:Imperial Ballroom DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9257 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060614T163000 DESCRIPTION:Description: Rice presents a case study and leads an interactive discussion of Loki\, a Location-Based Internet Search and Navigation application that uses Skyhook's Wi-Fi Positioning System (WPS) to automatically incorporates a user's current physical location into their internet session. \nSpeaker(s): Jed Rice; \nTrack: \nRoom: Imperial Ballroom URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9257 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060614T163000 SUMMARY:"Cartography Commando Style, FEMA's Field GIS" Ron Langhelm (Room: Imperial Ballroom) LOCATION:Imperial Ballroom DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9396 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060614T170000 DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSpeaker(s): Ron Langhelm; \nTrack: \nRoom: Imperial Ballroom URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9396 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060614T170000 SUMMARY:"Wrap-up" Nathan Torkington Brady Forrest (Room: Imperial Ballroom) LOCATION:Imperial Ballroom DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9397 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060614T171500 DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSpeaker(s): Nathan Torkington; Brady Forrest\nTrack: \nRoom: Imperial Ballroom URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9397 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20060614T173000 SUMMARY:"Yahoo! Happy Hour" (Room: ) LOCATION: DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z UID:9446 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20060614T193000 DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSpeaker(s): ; \nTrack: \nRoom: URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9446 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR