1. Report on GDIN 2001 conference Peter Holland General Manager AUSLIG, Australia’s national mapping agency peterholland@auslig.gov.au

2. Held in Canberra Australia, 21 to 23 March 2001 Theme “Scoring Goals” - getting the right information in the right place at the right time 173 delegates from 20 countries Paper presented on GSDI Overview http://home.ema.gov.au/docs/gdin/index.htm

3. Combined Executive/Policy Committee Academia Working Group Communities Working Group GIS and Remote Sensing Group Industry Working Group Infectious Disease Working Group Information Facilitator Working Group NGO Working Group Asia-Pacific Regional Working Group Communications Working Group Pilot Projects Working Group Committee and Working Groups

4. Canberra Statement “Improving the flow of disaster information from those who have it to those who urgently need it” Increased international cooperation required Requires active participation by stakeholders Significant progress over 3 conferences Washington DC 1998, Mexico City 1999, Ankara 2000 Agreement to: –Business plan –Formalise organisation –Attract funding –Foster regional networks Significant progress in working groups Larry Roeder, State Department USA, re-elected Executive Director Next conference Rome, June 2002

5. Report on GDIN 2001 conference Peter Holland General Manager AUSLIG, Australia’s national mapping agency peterholland@auslig.gov.au