The launch of GeoRabble South Africa will take place in Gauteng & Cape Town on 10 & 17 July respectively.  Here follows the details for both events:

GeoRabble Gauteng #1, University of Pretoria

The first GeoRabble Gauteng will take place at the University of Pretoria on 10 July 2013.

Place: University of Pretoria, Geography 1-2

Time: 17:30 – 19:30

Format: A handful Geoinspired speakers, 10 mins each.

Confirmed Speakers and topics: 

• Roger Blewett – MC and “Thinking out of the Workspace”
• Peter Shmitz – Geoforensics
• Marius van der Merwe – GIS in the Cloud
• Samy Katumba – GIS and Renewable Energy Planning
• Stuart Martin – Seeing beyond the Picture
• Victoria Rautenbach – Spatial Cognition and Perception

Registration: Attendance is free, but for catering purposes we need you to register!

Register at http://georabble-gauteng.eventbrite.com/

GeoRabble Cape Town #1, Mowbray

The first GeoRabble Cape Town event will take place at the Mowbray Golf Course on 17 July 2013 at 17:30 for 18h00.

Format: A handful Geoinspired speakers, 10 mins each, followed by open discussions, networking, food and drinks.

Confirmed Speakers:

• Chris Tanner – 3D Modeling
• Sebastien Wenger – Low-cost 3D mapping of an urban environment using Structure from Motion
• Wilhelm Herbst – Optimizing asset management with mobile GPS
• Mike Steyn – The Moore’s affect in GIS
• Chlodwik Rossouw – Is GIS a profession or a tool?
• All – Open floor discussions

Place: Mowbray Golf Course, 1 Raapenberg Road, Mowbray, Cape Town, 7450, South Africa – Map

Time: 17:30 – 20:00 (Proceedings will start at 18:00)

Registration: Attendance is free, but for catering purposes we need you to register!

Register at http://georabble-capetown.eventbrite.com/

We’re pleased that AAMGroup have come on board to sponsor both South African events, thank you!