Google, Inc. is confirmed as a Silummit Partner to the Eye on Earth Abu Dhabi 2011 Summit. The Summit will convene world experts to facilitate greater access to environmental and societal information – especially for emerging economies.
To be held December 12-15, 2011 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, the Summit is hosted by Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD), facilitated by Abu Dhabi Global Environmental Data Initiative (AGEDI) and held in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
“Google is committed to improving access to information about our planet, for all people. The Eye on Earth Summit, is another significant step forward in helping the world better access the data it needs. We are pleased to support the UAE’s efforts,” said Mr. Ed Parsons, Google, Inc.
Cathrine Armour, Programme Manager, AGEDI and Programme Director, Eye on Earth, said: “Google has been at the forefront of technological advances in recent years in the way people share and access data and information and I am happy to welcome them as Silver Partners to the Eye on Earth Summit. Their support is critical to the growth of the Eye on Earth movement.”
The Eye on Earth Abu Dhabi 2011 Summit will convene world leaders and experts in environmental and societal information networking to reach consensus on solutions to greater data accessibility and encourage stakeholders to collaborate to strengthen existing data access initiatives and launch new ones. A goal of the Summit is the environmental and societal data community’s adoption of the Eye on Earth Summit Declaration – a document that will provide input to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20)to be held in June 2012.
Confirmed speakers at the Eye on Earth Abu Dhabi 2011 Summit include UAE leadership, President Bill Clinton, Achim Steiner, UNEP Executive Director and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, Dame Jane Morris Goodall, Philippe Costeau, Jr. and Lelei Lelaulu, Chairman, Foundation for the Peoples of the South Pacific International (FSPI).
An Eye on Earth Exhibition will showcase the latest developments in environmental information and technology.
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