Critigen confirmed as Gold Partners to Eye on Earth Summit in Abu Dhabi

Posted: 12/9/2011

Abu Dhabi, December 9, 2011: Critigen, a global leader in technology consulting and the leveraging of location data and business intelligence tools for public and private clients, is confirmed as a Gold Summit Partner tothe 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 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).  

"Critigen is proud to support the Eye on Earth Abu Dhabi 2011 Summit and the UAE's efforts to drive international urgency around the opportunities for societies to come together to leverage the convergence of technology and environmental data necessary to successfully answer to the world's shared grand challenges," said Rand Knight, Senior Vice President at Critigen

H.E. Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak, Secretary General of EAD and Eye on Earth Co-Chair, said: "The support of Critigen, a global leader in the spatial data industry, speaks to the importance and visibility of the Eye on Earth Abu Dhabi 2011 Summit where senior policy makers, global thought leaders, and the world's leading environmentalists and specialists in data gathering, management and sharing will convene to ensure better access to environmental and societal data, especially among emerging economies."

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 attendees of 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, Prof. Jacqueline McGlade, Executive Director of the European Environment Agency, Jack Dangermond, President of Esri 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.

For more information and speaker bios, please visit www.eyeonearthsummit.org

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About Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi (EAD)

The Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi (EAD) was established in 1996 to preserve Abu Dhabi's natural heritage, protect our future, and raise awareness about environmental issues. EAD is Abu Dhabi's environmental regulator and advises the government on environmental policy. It works to create sustainable communities, and protect and conserve wildlife and natural resources. EAD also works to ensure integrated and sustainable water resources management, to ensure clean air and minimise climate change and its impacts. For more information, visit www.ead.ae

About Abu Dhabi Global Environmental Data Initiative (AGEDI)
Conceived by the Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi and launched by the Abu Dhabi Government in 2002, under the guidance and patronage of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, AGEDI provides user-friendly access to high-quality environmental information, through a variety of information products. While EAD champions AGEDI locally, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) champions it regionally and globally. AGEDI's objectives include; to enhance environmental data collection and assessment, to increase data capacities for local, national, regional, and global environmental decision making, to ensure sustainable development planning is based on quality, timely, useable, and updated data and information, to provide accessibility of data and information to all stakeholders, to enhance national and international mechanisms of information processing and exchange and to enhance national capacities in information handling and communications. For more information, visit www.agedi.ae

About United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UNEP is the designated authority of the United Nations system in environmental issues at the global and regional level. UNEP's mission is 'to provide leadership and encourage partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing, and enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations'. UNEP is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. For more information, visit www.unep.org

About Critigen
Critigen is a global leader in information technology consulting and IT outsourcing. Critigen consultants leverage spatial intelligence, business analyses, and award-winning managed services to improve processes, expand capability and turn data into visual insight for public and private sector clients. Critigen's innovative solutions for its global client base integrate mature and emerging technologies including the cloud, ground breaking mobile-based applications, data management, GIS, and mapping solutions. Learn more about Critigen: critigen.com.

For media enquiries, please contact:
Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi (EAD), Sobhia Al Masry, Media Specialist, EAD Press Office, Tel:  +9712 6934-637, Mobile: +97150 442-5096,  Email: pressoffice@ead.ae

Or United Nations Environment Programme, Contact: Mia Turner, UNEP Newsdesk on Tel. +254 20 7625211, Mobile +254 710620495 or E-mail: Mia.Turner@unep.org or unepnewsdesk@unep.org

Or Eye on Earth Summit, Contact: Mustafa Alrawi, M: Communications on Mobile: +97150 657-5945 or E-mail: eyeonearth@mcomgroup.com

Or Critigen, Contact: Ty van den Akker, Technical Marketing Director, Tel:  +1 208.991.4898, Email: Ty.vandenAkker@critigen.com

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