Navigating the change:
Taking a closer look at the role of spatial information and analysis in supporting improved agricultural research and development
~AGENDA~
| Tuesday 8 June—Business as UNusual Day! | |
| Morning Session- CSI Business Meeting (Closed meeting) | |
| Afternoon Session- AGCommons Workshop | |
| 1:30- 2:00 | Introduction to AgCommons
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| 2:00-3:30 | - A look at the Quick-win projects:
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| 3:30-4:00 | REFRESHMENT BREAK |
| 4:00-4:30 | Presentations from partners
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| 4:30-5:00- | Launch of the AgCommons platform
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Wednesday 9 June- Understanding our own location! |
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| 9:00- 10:00 | Official opening the AAGW week:
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| 10:00-10:30 | Who’s in the room? |
| 10:30-11:00 | REFRESHMENT BREAK |
| 11:00-12:30 | 4 presentations (approx. 15 minutes each) plus brief Q&A
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| 12:30-2:00 | LUNCH |
| 2:00- 3:30 | 4 presentations (approx. 15 minutes each) plus brief Q&A
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| 3:30- 4:00 | REFRESHMENT BREAK |
| 4:00- 5:00 | 4 presentations (approx. 15 minutes each) plus brief Q&A
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| 5:00-5:30 | Synthesis exercise—what do we offer as a CSI community? |
| 5:30 – 6:30 AAGW COCKTAIL RECEPTION @ ILRI RECREATION CLUB | |
Thursday 10 June –Charting unknown waters! |
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| 9:00-9:30 | Setting the scene keynote speech (TBC)
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| 9:30-11:00 | Presentations and discussions[1] in 5 topic working groups:
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| 11:00-11:30 | REFRESHMENT BREAK |
| 11:30-1:00 | Repeat- Presentations and discussions[2] in 5 topic working groups (choose different group)
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| 1:00-2:00 | LUNCH |
| 2:00- 3:00 | Presentation of results from working groups |
| 3:30- 4:00 | REFRESHMENT BREAK |
| 4:00- 5:00 | Plenary Discussion and Wrap-up |
| 5:00-5:30 | Prize Giving Ceremony |
Friday 11 June- Training day |
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| 9:00- 5:00 | with refreshment breaks and lunch: |
| ESRI | The workshop will cover the new features coming with ArcGIS Server 10, how to use your data to make maps and share them with others by publishing them on a server.ArcGIS offers several options for building web applications. Participants will learn how to quickly and easily use configurable web applications to leverage maps from ArcGIS.com as well as their own data. Participants will also learn about the different types of web applications that can be built with the different ArcGIS APIs. The workshop will also focus on the new web editing capabilities of ArcGIS Server 10. This functionality enables to create a variety of web applications for collaboration.The workshop will cover a complete step by step process: from authoring your maps effectively for web editing, enabling web editing capabilities in ArcGIS Server, and selecting the appropriate end client application to support different editing workflows.
Featured technology:
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| This workshop is to learn how Google’s geo tools relate to each other and can be used for scientific investigations, resource management, monitoring deforestation, and also as powerful communication tools.
Featured products:
All of which to be presented in a context of applied agriculture in order to facilitate discussions in the spirit of the theme of the event. |
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| OpenStreetMap
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The workshop will start with a general introduction to OpenStreetMap, introduce surveying with GPS and satellite imagery digitization, and use of the OpenStreetMap.org website. It’ll cover editing and tagging with the editors, JOSM and Potlatch. We’ll look at how OSM data can be used on the web, and in other GIS tools from ESRI, Google, and others. The day will close with a survey of advanced topics like API rendering, filtering, and imports. |
| aWhere | The half-day session will provide an introductory look at Agricultural Information System – Weather Surfaces (AIS) and, aWhere desktop software – a lightweight GIS designed specifically for non-GIS specialist use. The AIS provides historical, forecasts and round-the-clock access to the most comprehensive, continuously updated and cleansed weather database available critical for agri-business. |
| Saturday 12 June – WhereCamp Day: the third gathering of WhereCamp Africa | |
| 8:30–9:00 | Coffee & Attendees Arrive |
| 9:15–9:45 | Keynote Speaker |
| 9:45–10:15 | Snacks and Session Proposals |
| 10:15–12:30 | Sessions |
| 12:30–1:30 | LUNCH |
| 1:30–5:00 | Sessions |
| 5:00–7:00 | REFRESHMENTS (TBC) |
NB: Please note that WhereCampAfrica will be held at the iHub (Upper Hill Estate, George Padmore Lane Nairobi)
Download the agenda in pdf format: AAGW Navigating the Change – Agenda
[1] First session-
- Participants to choose a topic cluster to join (approximately 20-40 people per cluster, depending on total)
- (Up to 4) brief (10 min each) presentations given in each cluster
- At least 30 minutes of discussion to identify:
- 5 key priority items within this topic
- 3-5 key methods or tools that are being used or could be used in this topic area
- 3 opportunities for using spatial information to advance this topic
[2] Second session:
- Participants choose a different topic cluster to join
- Repeat- (Up to 4) brief (10 min each) presentations given in each cluster
- At least 30 minutes of discussion to review lists from previous group and discuss these. Can provide additional or alternative lists. Additionally, identify:
- Major players/actors in this topic
