<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div style="text-align:left"><b style="font-family:"courier new",courier,monaco,monospace,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-align:center"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">NATIONAL <span class="m_2166473401956840836gmail-il">SYMPOSIUM</span> <span class="m_2166473401956840836gmail-il">ON</span> <span class="m_2166473401956840836gmail-il">INDUSTRY</span><wbr> ACADEMIA COLLABORATION FOR GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGIES – 2017</span></b></div><b style="font-family:"courier new",courier,monaco,monospace,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-align:center"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></b></div><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><b style="font-family:"courier new",courier,monaco,monospace,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-align:center"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">DURING 15-16 DECEMBER 2017</span></b><br><div style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"> </span></div><b style="font-family:"courier new",courier,monaco,monospace,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-align:center"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">INVITATION LETTER</span></b><br><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:4pt;text-align:justify"> </span><br><span lang="EN-US" style="text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Dear All,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span><br><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;text-align:justify"> </span><br><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;text-align:justify">Greetings</span><br><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.3333px"><br></span></font><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;text-indent:27pt;text-align:justify">I take this opportunity to introduce CEPT University, Ahmedabad which is a leading institution offering Under-Graduate, Post-Graduate and Doctoral programme in the areas of natural and built environment related disciplines in Architecture, Planning, Technology, Design, and Management. The University engages in academic, research, consultancy and outreach activities. It organizes national and international events periodically for the knowledge exchange, dissemination as well as networking for the young students.</span><br><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.3333px"><br></span></font><span lang="EN-US" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">This December, CEPT University is organizing a ‘National <span class="m_2166473401956840836gmail-il">Symposium</span> <span class="m_2166473401956840836gmail-il">on</span> <span class="m_2166473401956840836gmail-il">Industr<wbr>y</span> Academia Collaboration for Geospatial Technologies – 2017’ during <span class="m_2166473401956840836gmail-aBn"><span class="m_2166473401956840836gmail-aQJ">15-16 December 2017</span></span>. The details <span class="m_2166473401956840836gmail-il">on</span> the events are available </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"courier new",courier,monaco,monospace,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:27pt"><a href="https://geomaticsindia-cept.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://<wbr>geomaticsindia-cept.org</a>. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The <span class="m_2166473401956840836gmail-il">s<wbr>ymposium</span> will focus <span class="m_2166473401956840836gmail-il">on</span> setting out innovative trends and technology driven attitude through the ideas shared by <span class="m_2166473401956840836gmail-il">industry</span> and academia experts. Focus will be made in understanding the concepts of Geospatial technology and how it can be useful in bringing the world together through participation of both academia and <span class="m_2166473401956840836gmail-il">industry</span>.</span><br><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.3333px"><br></span></font><span style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">Experts from academia and <span class="m_2166473401956840836gmail-il">industry</span> will join hands and discuss about the emerging trends in geospatial those goals</span><b style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><span style="color:red"> </span></b><span style="text-align:justify;text-indent:27pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><span class="m_2166473401956840836gmail-il">industry</span> and the role of academia in reaching. Vision <span class="m_2166473401956840836gmail-il">on</span> GIS industries and trends, deciding roadmaps in GIS and have better visibility in working together for the benefit of both academia and <span class="m_2166473401956840836gmail-il">industry</span>. A special session is organized for the <span class="m_2166473401956840836gmail-il">industry</span> to discuss with the students and the academia <span class="m_2166473401956840836gmail-il">on</span> their requirements and the respective changes needed in the academic system.</span><br><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.3333px"><br></span></font><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;text-indent:27pt;text-align:justify">This event is open for geospatial </span><span class="m_2166473401956840836gmail-il" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;text-indent:27pt;text-align:justify">industry</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;text-indent:27pt;text-align:justify">, academia, government and NGO. It is expected to provide an excellent platform for the discussion </span><span class="m_2166473401956840836gmail-il" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;text-indent:27pt;text-align:justify">on</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;text-indent:27pt;text-align:justify"> need, limitations, challenges and opportunities for establishing the collaboration between the geospatial </span><span class="m_2166473401956840836gmail-il" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;text-indent:27pt;text-align:justify">industry</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;text-indent:27pt;text-align:justify"> and the academia, the scientists, and the government. The University expects large number of participants from geospatial </span><span class="m_2166473401956840836gmail-il" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;text-indent:27pt;text-align:justify">industry</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;text-indent:27pt;text-align:justify">, academia and government. Two days long discussion will open the opportunities to the geospatial industries, through interaction, sharing of innovations and showcasing the products and respective upgrades to the core group of academia, students, government officials, scientists and other interested groups.</span><br><span lang="EN-US" style="text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span><span style="text-align:justify;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;text-indent:27pt">This <span class="m_2166473401956840836gmail-il">symposium</span> is intended to open the gates for the collaboration and strengthening the ecosystem of Geospatial Technology</span><br><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.3333px"><br></span></font><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;text-indent:27pt;text-align:justify">I am very glad to personally invite you to participate in 2-Day event. Please block the dates for these events. We shall be happy to welcome you in Ahmedabad</span><br><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.3333px"><br></span></font><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;text-indent:27pt;text-align:justify">May I request you to kindly circulate this information to your colleagues.</span><br><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.3333px"><br></span></font><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;text-indent:27pt;text-align:justify">Thanking you</span><br><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;text-align:justify">With best regards.</span><br><font face="courier new, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><br></span></font><b style="font-family:"courier new",courier,monaco,monospace,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Prof. Anjana Vyas, Ph D</span></b><br><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">Executive Director,</span><br><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">Centre for Advanced Geomatics, CRDF</span><br><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"> </span><br><font color="#888888"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div><br></div></font></span></div></blockquote></div></div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:small"><div style="font-size:12.8px">-------------------------------------------------</div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">What has CODATA delivered recently? 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