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this remarkable episode in my career. While organising this
XIXth ISPRS Congress | had the benefit of the good advice
of several famous predecessors: Gottfried Konecny, Shun-
ji Murai, Larry Fritz and Karl Kraus. Of course, having fa-
mous predecessors can be a mixed blessing: when | was
asked to become the Rector of ITC and thus the succes-
sor of Schermerhorn and van der Weele, a colleague of
mine, A.PA. Vink, who knew the Institute well, exclaimed
that he would not recommend this job even to his worst of
enemies. Little did he know what would be involved when
becoming an ISPRS Congress Director!
While this is one of these jobs requiring ninety per cent
perspiration and ten per cent inspiration, | must also de-
clare my positive overall feeling at the end of this project,
mostly because of the wonderful interaction with the many
dedicated, intelligent and good humoured colleagues,
world wide, with whom | had the opportunity to interact.
Today we reach the finish of this ‘tour de force’, such as
the cyclists in the Tour de France, who are reaching Paris
today, or the finals of a football championship, which,
when following up on this metaphor I strongly believe this
time The Netherlands did not lose during the penalty shoot
outs.
The following statistics can be derived from this Congress:
Congress Director's Report
K.J. Beek
| Structure of Presentation (Spas
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Congress Duration
Congress Focus and Theme
Congress Registration
Scientific PFogramme
Exhibition
Hotels
Publication and Communication
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This XIX Congress
e duration of 7 days
* additional 3 days for Tutorials, Workshops
and General Assembly/Welcome Reception
Shorter than previous ones
Council, TCP’s and LOC agreed on Technical
Sessions based on themes, with more emphasis on
broad inter-commission sessions.
The programme was established after Cie IV
Symposium in Wildbad, Germany, Sept. 1998 after
receipt of the abstracts.
About 1075 of sessions was re-adjusted after
receipt of full papers after 1 May 2000, with some
communication difficulty between LOC and TCP's.
| Congress Theme: Impact on ISPRS ISPRS
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The LOC appreciates the many positive
reactions on the Congress Theme
“Geoinformation for All” and its introduction
during the Opening Plenary Sessions and
exposure during the technical/special
sessions.
We hope that as a result the *message" from
the user community will have a lasting impact
on the activities of the ISPRS, in consequence
with the Strategic Plan presented by President
Larry W. Fritz.
CONGRESS REGISTRATION
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