E/CONF.96/INF.3

Economic and Social Council Distr.: General 21 July 2005

Original: English/French/Spanish

Eighth United Nations Regional Cartographic Conference for the Americas 27 June-1 July 2005

LIST OF DELEGATIONS LISTE DES DELEGATIONS LISTA DE LAS DELEGACIONES

President: Mr. Mario Reyes (Mexico)

Vice-Presidents: Mr. Luis Alegría (Chile) Mr. Eduardo Nunes ()

Rapporteur: Ms. Jean Cooper ()

NOTE: Delegations are requested to send their corrections to the following list in writing to the Secretary, Eighth United Nations Regional Cartographic Conference for the Americas, Room S-2950 G, or fax to (212) 963-5935.

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A. States Members of the United Nations AUSTRALIA Representatives Mr. Peter HOLLAND, General Manager, Spatial Information Industry Advice & Facilitation, Geospatial and Earth Monitoring Division Mr. Abbas RAJABIFARD, Deputy Director and Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Spatial Data Infrastructures and Land Administration, Department of Geomatics, The University of Melbourne

BANGLADESH Representative H.E. Iftekhar Ahmed CHOWDURY, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations Deputy representatives Mr. Iftekhar Ahmed CHOWDURY, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations Ms. Ishrat Jahan AHMED, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations

BOLIVIA Representative Mr. Raúl VIRREYRA MONTERO Deputy representatives

Mr. Daen Remberto SILES VÁSQUEZ Mr. Dim Eduardo VÁSQUEZ MOYA Mr. Mario SANDOVAL SANDOVAL

BRAZIL Representative Mr. Eduardo Pereira NUNES, President, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica

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Deputy representatives Mr. Luiz Paulo Souto FORTES, Deputy Director of Geosciences, Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica Mr. Benedicto Fonseca FILHO, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Brazil to the United Nations Mr. Marcos ALMEIDA, Deputy Military Adviser, Permanent Mission of Brazil to the United Nations

CANADA Representative Ms. Jean COOPER, Director-General, Geomatics Canada – Mapping Services Branch, Natural Resources Canada Deputy representatives Mr. Jeff LABONTE, Director, Geo-Connections Secretariat, Natural Resources Canada Mr. Kuma GUPTA, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations Mr. Karine MORIN, Manager, International Relations, International Division, Earth Sciences Sector, Natural Resources Canada Mr. Fraser TAYLOR, Professor and Director, Geomatics and Cartographic Research Centre, Carleton University

CHILE Representative

Mr. Luis A. ALEGRÍA , Director of the Military Geographic Institute

CUBA Representatives Mr. Eloy L. ALUM ORTIZ, Head of the National Office of Hydrographic and Geodesy Mr. Cándido REGALDO GÓMEZ, Head of the Department of Military Geodesy

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Ms. Tatiana DELGADO FERNÁNDEZ, Head of the Department of Geo-Informatica Mrs. Juana Elena RAMOS RODRÍGUEZ, Counsellor, Permanent Mission

EL SALVADOR Representatives Mr. Carlos José HURTADO FLORES, Director de Tecnología de la Información, Centro Nacional de Registros Mr. Héctor Enrique CELARIÉ, Colonel, Fuerza Armada, Mision Permanente Mr. Rafael BARRIENTOS TUNA, Asesor Técnico, Ministerio de Economía Ms. Gracia MORENA PEÑA, Directora del Instituto Geográfico y del Catastro Nacional del Centro Nacional de Registros Mr. Roberto LÓPEZ MEYER, Asesor Técnico de la Dirección Ejecutiva, Centro Nacional de Registros Mr. Ronald Jeovany CONTRERAS, Coordinador de Operaciones/sección fronteras, Centro Nacional de Registros Ms. Emma Dinorah FLORES ROMERO, Gerente de Sistemas Territoriales, Dirección del Instituto Geográfico y Catastro Nacional, Centro Nacional de Registros Mr. Jorge PLEITEZ, (GIS) System Development Manager, Centro Nacional de Registros Mr. Carlos A. HERNÁNDEZ, Gerente de Planificación-Centro Nacional de Registros

FINLAND Representative

Mr. Jarmo RATIA, Director-General, National Land Survey of Finland

Deputy representative Mr. Risto KUITTINEN, Director-General, Finnish Geodetic Institute, Finnish Geodetic Institute Expert Ms. Heli URSIN, Coordinator of International Affairs, National Land Survey

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GERMANY Representative Mr. Albrecht VON DER HEYDEN, Minister Plenipotentiary, Permanent Mission to the United Nations Deputy representative Mr. Jörn SIEVERS, Deputy Head Geoinformation, Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy Advisers Ms. Astrid NEUBERT, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission to the United Nations Mr. Hagen GRAEFF, President, German Association for Geodesy, Geoinformation and Land Management (DVW e.V) Mr. Gottfried KONECNY, University of Hanover

GUATEMALA Representative Mr. Jorge Mario GONZÁLEZ SETT, Director General, Instituto Geográfico Nacional

HOLY SEE Representative Prof. Walter PETROVITZ, Permanent Observer Mission to the United Nations

HONDURAS

Representatives

Mr. José Ernesto LEVA BULNES, Director General de Catastro y Geografía, Presidente IPGH Sección de Honduras Mr. Miguel TOSTA APPEL, Presidente de la Comision Especial de Demarcación RREE, Vice Presidente, IPGH Sección de Honduras

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INDIA Representatives Mr. Gopal Rao MOCHERLA, Surveyor General of India Mr. Sanjiv NAIR, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Science and Technology (DST)

INDONESIA Representative Mr. Rudolf W. MATINDAS, Head of the National Coordination Agency for Surveys and Mapping (BAKOSURTANAL) Deputy representative Mr. Bebas PURNAWAN, Head of Centre for Network System and Spatial Data Standardization (BAKOSURTANAL) Advisers Mr. SSO PUNTODEWO, Head of Centre for Topographic Base Mapping and Spatial Planning Base Mapping (BAKOSURTANAL) Mr. Agus PRIJANTO, Head of Bureau for Planning and General Affairs, National Coordination Agency for Surveys and Mapping (BAKOSURTANAL) Mr. Samsul HADI, Head of Land and Mapping Division: DKI Jakarta Province Mr. Miftah RUYANI, Head of Land Surveying Sub Division; DKI Jakarta Province

JAMAICA Representatives

Mr. Dwight MYERS, Manager Mapping Services, National Land Agency Mr. Stenneth MCLEAN, Chief Cartographer, National Land Agency

JAPAN Representative Mr. Hiromichi MARUYAMA, Director, Geographic Department, Geographic Survey Institute, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport

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MALI Representative Mr. Cheick Sidi DIARRA, Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the United Nations Deputy representatives Mr. Coulibay ISSA Mr. Coulibay ALIOU, Directeur de la Production de l’Institut Géographique du Mali Mr. N’Golo FOMBA, Third Counsellor, Permanent Mission to the United Nations

MEXICO Representative Mr. Gilberto CALVILLO VIVES, President, Instituto Nacional de Estadística Geografía e Informática (INEGI) Deputy representatives Mr. Mario Alberto REYES IBARRA, Director-General de Geografía, Instituto Nacional de Estadistica Geografia e Informática (INEGI) Mr. Francisco HANSEN ALBITES, Director de Geodesia e Imágenes, Instituto Nacional de Estadística Geografia e Informática

MOROCCO Representatives Mr. Rachid SOULAY, Ingénieur Géometre Topographe, Agence Nationale de la Conservation Foncière du Cadastre et de la Cartographie (ANCFCC)

Mr. Younes HMAMOUCHI, Chef de Service de cartes topographiques de base

NETHERLANDS Representatives Mr. Menno-Jan KRAAK, Chairman of the Department of Geo-information Processing of the International Institute for Geo-Information, Science and Earth Observation (ITC) Mr. Paul van der MOLEN, Kadaster, International Director Cadastre, Land Registry and Mapping Agency

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PANAMA Representative Mr. Carlos E. LAGUNA NAVAS, Director-General Instituto Geográfico Nacional “Tommy Guardia”

PARAGUAY Representatives Mr. Oscar Antonio NÚÑEZ GODOY, Dirección del Servicio Geográfico Militar Mr. Lorenzo CENTURIÓN CARMONA, Dirección del Servicio Geográfico Militar

PERU Representative M r. F r a nci sc o VA RG A S VA CA

RUSSIAN FEDERATION Representatives Mr. Ilya ROGACHEV, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mr. Dmitry SUBBOTIN, First Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy representative Ms. Anna LYUBALINA, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission

SAUDI ARABIA

Representatives

H.E. Fawzi A. SHIBIKSHI, Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mr. Mohamad Nasir ALRAJHI, Director-General for Surveying and Mapping, Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs Mr. Abdullah M. ALRASHEED, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations

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SWEDEN Representative Ms. Margareta LINDQUIST, National Expert, Special Advisor, Ministry of Sustainable Development

TOGO Representative Mr. Kpapou NIKABOU, Directeur de la Cartographie télédétection –SIG- Géodesie

UGANDA Representative Mr. Kakeeto JACKSON, Principal Staff Surveyor

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Representatives Mr. Khalifa Mohamed THANI AL-ROMAITHI, Director, United Arab Emirates Military Survey Department Mr. Khalid BEN DESMAL, Aerial photo and R.S. System Manager, United Arab Emirates Military Survey Department

UNITED KINGDOM Representative Ms. Julie M. EVENDEN, United Kingdom Liaison Officer for Geospatian Information, British Defence Staff

Mr. Neil ACKROYD, Director of Data Collection and Management, Ordnance Survey, Great Britain

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Representative Ms. Leslie ARMSTRONG, Deputy Director, Federal Geographic Data Committee, Geological Survey (FGDC)

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Advisers Mr. John GATES, Branch Chief, Latin America Division, National Geospatial- Intelligence Agency Ms. Lynne Mersfelder-LEWIS, International Affairs Specialist, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

ZAMBIA Representative Mr. George KWENDA, Research Scientist, Scientific and Industrial Research and Development Centre (SIRDC) Deputy representative Mr. S. CHIKOORE, Department of Metrological Services

B. Associate members U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS Representative Mr. Corbin CARLYLE, Minister of State, Government House

C. Specialized agencies Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Mr. Ergin ATAMAN, Geographic Information Systems Manager, Sustainable Development Department

Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO)

Mr. Manuel VIDAURRE, Information Systems Specialist of the Measurement and Health Information Systems Unit (AIS/MI) of the Pan American Health Organization World Bank Mr. Frederic de DINECHIN, Senior Land Administration Specialist, Rural Development, Latin America and Caribbean region, the World Bank World Health Organization Mr. Steve Ebener, Project Manager, STK, e-Health

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D. Intergovernmental agencies Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network (IABIN) Mr. Iván VALDESPINO, Executive Director, Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network (IABIN) Pan-American Institute for Geography and History (PAIGH) Mr. Santiago BORRERO, President, Cartographic Commission Permanent Committee on GIS Infrastructure for Asia and the Pacific (PCGIAP) Mr. Peter HOLLAND, President, Permanent Committee on GIS Infrastructure for Asia and the Pacific Dr. Abbas RAJIFARD, Research Coordinates (PCGIAP), Working Group 3 (cadastre) Mr. Bebas PURNAWAN, Head of Centre of Network Systems and Spatial Data, Indonesia Mr. Hiromichi MARUYAMA, PCGIAP Secretariat, GSI, Ministry of Land and Infrastructure, Japan Permanent Committee on Spatial Data Infrastructure for the Americas (PC-IDEA) Mr. Mario Alberto REYES IBARRA, President of Permanent Committee on Spatial Data Infrastructure for the Americas (PC-IDEA) and Director-General de Geografía del Instituto Nacional de Estadística Geografía e Informática (INEGI) Mr. Francisco HANSEN ALBITES, Executive Secretary of Permanent Committee on Spatial Data Infrastructure for the Americas (PC-IDEA), United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names (UNGEGN) Mr. Jörn SIEVERS, Deputy Head Geoinformation, Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy (BKG)

E. International scientific organizations International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) Mr. Santiago BORRERO, Representative of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics to the Cartographic Office of the United Nations

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International Cartographic Association (ICA) Dr. Carmen Reyes GUERRERO, Directora General of the Centro de Investigación en Geografía y Geomática “Ing-Jorge L. Tamayo” Mr. Menno-Jan KRAAK, Chairman of the Department of Geoninformation Processing of the International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) International Steering Committee for Global Mapping (ISCGM) Mr. D.R.F. TAYLOR, Professor and Director, Geomatics and Cartographic Research Centre, Carleton University Mr. Hiromichi MARUYAMA, Director, Geographic Department, Geographical Survey Institute, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) Prof. Stig ENEMARK, Vice-President, International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) Prof. John PARKER, FIG Representative International Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) Prof. Ian DOWMAN, President, International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Dept. of Geomatic Engineering Prof. Stan MORAIN, Treasurer, International Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Earth Data Analysis Center Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI) Mr. Harlan Onsrud, President Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI) Mr. Allan Doyle, Business Director, GSDI Association

F. Invited speakers

Mr. Neil ACKROYD, Director of Data Collection and Management, Ordnance Survey, Great Britain Mr. Luis A. ALEGRÍA, Director of the Military Geographic Institute of Chile Mr. Ergin ATAMAN, GIS Manager, Sustainable Development Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Mr. Yves BAUDOUIN Département de Géographie, UQAM, Montreal, Quebec

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Mr. Santiago BORRERO, Secretary-General, Cartographic Commission, Pan-American Institute for Geography and History (PAIGH) Ms. Carmelle J. CÔTÉ, International Relations and Federal Account Manager, Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) Mr. Frederic de DINECHIN, Senior Land Administration Specialist, Rural Development, Latin America and Caribbean region, World Bank Mr. Ian DOWMAN, President, International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS), Professor of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, University College of London Mr. Allan DOYLE, Business Director, Global Spatial Data Infrastructure Association (GSDI) Mr. Hermann DREWES, Director, German Geodetic Research Institute (DGFI) Mr. Steve EBENER, Project Manager, World Health Organization Prof. Stig ENEMARK, Vice-President, International Federation of Surveyors (FIG), Department of Development and Planning Mr. K. EREN, Chief Executive Officer, Geo Tech Group, USA-Turkey Ms. Tatiana Delgado FERNÁNDEZ, Servicio Hidrográfico y Geodésico de la República de Cuba Dr. Mohamed Hassimiou FOFANA, Cartographe á l’Institut Géographique National (IGN), Guinea Mr. Luiz Paulo SOUTO FORTES, Deputy Director of Geosciences, Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) Dr. Carmen Reyes GUERRERO, Directora General, Centro de Investigación en Geografia y Geomática México, International Cartographic Association Mr. Ignacio GUERRERO, Executive Vice-President, Intergraph Mapping and Geospatial Solutions Mr. Peter HOLLAND, Permanent Committee on GIS Infrastructure for Asia and the Pacific, International Affairs Office, Geographical Survey Institute, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ms. Jean COOPER, Natural Resources Canada Mr. Gottfried KONECNY, Professor, University of Hanover Prof. Dr. Menno-Jan KRAAK, International Institute of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), Department of Geo-Information Processing, the Netherlands

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Ms. Shelley McCONNELL, Senior Associate Director, Americas Program, The Carter Center (Global 2000) Mr. Paul van der MOLEN, Kadaster, International Director Cadastre, Land Registry and Mapping Agency Mr. Eduardo Pereira NUNES, President, Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) Mr. John PARKER, International Federation of Surveyors Dr. Abbas RAJABIFARD, Deputy Director and Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Spatial Data Infrastructures and Land Administration, Department of Geomatics, the University of Melbourne Mr. Mario REYES, President, Permanent Committee on Spatial Data Infrastructure for the Americas (PC-IDEA) Mr. Jörn SIEVERS, Deputy Head Geoinformation, Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy (BKG) Prof. Fraser TAYLOR, Chairperson, International Steering Committee for Global Mapping (ISCGM) Mr. William TEFFT, Publishing Manager, Map Link and International Map Trade Association, Santa Barbara Ms. Heli URSIN, Coordinator of International Affairs, National Land Survey Mr. Iván VALDESPINO, Executive Director, Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network (IABIN) Mr. Manuel VIDAURRE, Information System Specialist, Health Analysis and Information Systems Area (AIS), Office of the Deputy Director, Pan-American Health Organization Mr. Nigel WATERS, Professor of Geography, University of Calgary

G. Observers Mr. Russell GUY, Vice-President, OMNI Resources Mr. David RAIN, University of Maryland, USA Mr. Raymond MARTINEZ, Baker Engineering & Energy, Mexico Mr. Richard JORDAN, ECOSOC non-governmental representative, International Council for Caring Communities

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Ms. Brenda H. BROOKES, Map Librarian, Department of Public Information, United Nations

H. United Nations Secretariat Mr. Amor LAARIBI, Substantive Secretary, United Nations Statistics Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNSD/DESA) Ms. Sangeeta SHARMA, Executive Secretary of the Conference, Political Affairs Officer, ECOSOC Affairs Branch, Department for General Assembly and Conference Management

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