Software systems developed for environmental modeling, protection and research tasks have grown steadily in sophistication, complexity and usefulness in the recent past. Environmental information systems (EIS) are a major focus of environmental research, decision support and policy formulation. The subject of EIS is multi-disciplinary, and must adapt quickly to new computing resources and environments. Our peers in EIS research and development face major challenges in maintaining our individual and collective knowledge-base as the need for EIS continues.
ISESS, the International Symposium on Environmental Software Systems, was initiated in 1995 as a forum in which to present and discuss the fundamentals, progress and actual trends in this area in terms of methods, tools and state-of-the-art applications. Over the years, it has also evolved into an important networking tool for academics, environmental professionals, and other interested parties.
ISESS 2009 is part of a series organized by IFIP (International Federation for Information Processing) Working Group 5.11 “Computers and Environment”, and is managed by the University of Guelph's Computing Research Laboratory for the Environment (CRLE). The purpose of the symposium is to present and discuss the progress and trends in Enviromatics, which is operationally defined as the application of information technology to environmental science, engineering, and management.
Planning for ISESS 2009 is well underway. In the past ISESS has been held in May, in 2009 we are moving the date to October 6-9. This was done in order to hold the conference in the beautifully restored Palazzo Cavalli Franchetti in Venice, Italy. This venue is associated with the Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti.
This conference was held at the Palazzo Cavalli Franchetti, Venice, Italy from October 6 - 9, 2009.
ISESS 2009 Presentations from the conferenceThe conference will be held at the Palazzo Cavalli Franchetti in Venice, Italy. The Istituto Veneto has two buildings in the heart of the city where many of the main Venetian cultural institutions are based: the Palazzo Loredan (academic headquarters) and the Palazzo Cavalli Franchetti (the new premises used for cultural promotions).
In its first three centuries, from the mid-fifteenth century to the mid-eighteenth century, the palazzo was shared by various branches of illustrious Venetian families: the Marcello, Gussoni and Cavalli families. In the1840s, Archduke Frederick of Austria reunited the property and embarked on a complex modernisation project, which was to give the palazzo its distinguishing air of modernity. In 1847 the palazzo was bought by the Count of Chambord - Henry V to the French legitimists- who entrusted restoration work to Giambattista Meduna. In 1878 Baron Raimondo Franchetti bought the building, which remained in his family until September 1922 when it was sold to the Istituto Federale di Credito per il Risorgimento delle Venezie by Franchetti's widow, Satrah Luisa De Rothschild. It was in this period that the name of the architect Camillo Boito was first associated with the palazzo. He carried out major alterations and designed the monumental staircase. On 8 September 1999, the Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti took over the Palazzo Franchetti with the aim of making it one of the most active and prestigious centresof cultural life in the city and the country.
The Palazzo Cavalli Franchetti does not have guest rooms; accommodation options will be posted shortly.
