Tuesday, March 4, 1997 Planery Sessions Session L: Al-Majlis Conference Room Chairperson Sheikh Ali Bin Nasser Al-Thani, Director, Civil Engineering Department Ministry of Municipal Affairs & Agriculture 07:30a.m. - 08:20 a.m. Potential of GIS in the Gulf region Dr. Gottfried Konecny Professor, Hannover University Hannover, Germany. 08:20a.m. - 09:10 a.m. Acquiring GIS Skills Through Formal Means Dr. James Linders Professor, Department of Computing and Information Sciences, University of Guelph Guelph, Ontario, Canada. 09:10 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Visions of the Information Industry - Dreams or Nightmares? Dr. Tina Cary President, American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Maryland, USA. 10:00a.m. - 10:30a.m. Tea/Coffee Break Session M: Al-Majlis Conference Room Chairperson Sheikh Ali Bin Nasser Al-Thani, Director, Civil Engineering Department Ministry of Municipal Affairs & Agriculture 10:30a.m. - 11:20 a.m. The Role of the GIS in the Development Planning of the Islamic Capitals & Cities Amr Ali El Sabban Technical Director, OICC Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 11:20 a.m.. - 12:10 a.m. Passport to The Future: The New GIS Program at University of Qatar, College of Technology Prof. Steven Rose GIS Professor, University of Qatar, College of Technology Doha, Qatar. 12:10 a.m. - 01:00 p.m. GIS Implementation in Developing Countries - A United Nations Perspective Terry Standley Senior Regional Advisor, Asia Region United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (UNCHS) Bangkok, Thailand.   CONTENTS NEXT PAGE