“GIS Development and Singapore Land Authority (SLA) have teamed up to organise Map Asia 2009, the largest geospatial conference. The conference and exhibition will be held from 18 – 20 August, 2009 at Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre. This will probably be the biggest gathering in Asia of the international geospatial community with an expected attendance comprising of geospatial professionals and practitioners across the globe. This is the first time that Singapore is hosting the Map Asia conference. The organizers are delighted that the Conference is supported by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) under the ‘Business Events in Singapore’ (BEIS) incentive scheme.”