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Advisory Board Announced for Geo Week 2025 in Denver CO

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Geo Week Advisory Board is set to help deliver critical insights to geospatial and built world professionals.

PORTLAND, Maine, Oct. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Portland, MaineUSA, October 1, 2024 – Organizers of Geo Week, the premier event that champions the coming together of geospatial technologies and the built world, have announced an impressive list of influential leaders within the geospatial and built world industries who will be participating on the 2025 Advisory Board. The Advisory Board is responsible for recommending conference topics and speakers, reviewing submitted abstracts, consulting on the program, and acting as a resource to develop different aspects of the event. Geo Week 2025 takes place February 10-12, 2025, in Denver, Colorado.

“Geo Week brings together experts and academics across the whole spectrum of the geospatial community. This allows attendees to see what is new and is being developed in terms of technology, methods, and ideas, all in one place,” – Andrew Brenner, NV5 Geospatial.

“Geo Week brings together experts and academics across the whole spectrum of the geospatial community. This allows attendees to see what is new and is being developed in terms of technology, methods, and ideas, all in one place,” said Geo Week Advisory Board member Andrew Brenner, Director, Government Geospatial Growth Initiatives at NV5 Geospatial.

Members of the 2025 Advisory Board include:
Dr. Qassim Abdullah, Woolpert, Inc.
Aaron Addison, World Geospatial Industry Council (WGIC)
Dan Bellissemo, GIS Surveyors, Inc.
Andrew Brenner, NV5 Geospatial
Matthew Byrd, Reality Capture Network
Martin Flood, GeoCue
Robert Hanson, MAPPS
Thomas Haun, Turner Staffing Group
Shawana Johnson, Global Marketing Insights, Inc.
Christopher Kercheval, TopKerv Consulting
Kourosh Langari, Caltrans
Dr. Derek Lichti, ISPRS
John McCombs, ASPRS
Jonathan Murphy, GoGeomatics Canada
Danielle O’Connell, Skanska
John Russo, USIBD
Claire L. Rutkowski, POWER Engineers
Ronda Schrenk, USGIF
Scott Simmons, Open Geospatial Consortium
Jason Stoker, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Bios can be found here.

Registration will open in October. Geospatial and built world professionals are encouraged to register early to secure discounted conference pricing and to fill out the Attendee Inquiry form for event updates.

About Geo Week

Geo Week, presented by Geo Weeks News, was created in response to the changing needs of the built world and geospatial professionals and to acknowledge the increasing convergence of technology. Geo Week’s conference program and tradeshow floor feature commercial applications of 3D technologies, innovations, and case studies in the built environment, advanced airborne and terrestrial remote sensing solutions, smart products for a full project team, and more. Multiple strategic partnerships, including Conference and Event Partners ASPRS and Reality Capture Network, plus Event Partners ISPRS, MAPPS, USGIF, USIBD, and WGIC strengthen Geo Week. Geo Week occurs February 10-12, 2025, at the Colorado Convention Center, Denver, CO. For more information, visit https://www.geo-week.com/.

Geo Week is produced by Diversified Communications’ technology portfolio, which also includes Commercial UAV News; Geo Week, Geo Week Newsletter, 3D Technology Newsletter, AEC Innovations Newsletter, Geo Business (UK) and Digital Construction Week (UK).

For more information about exhibiting at the Geo Week, visit the Exhibitor Information page or contact Casey Reynolds, Sales Manager, at creynolds@divcom.com or (207) 842-5624 or Dominique Caron, Account Executive, at dcaron@divcom.com or (207) 842-5404. For Attendee Inquiries, visit the Attendee Inquiry page or email info@geo-week.com

Questions?

Lora Burns,
Geo Week Senior Marketing Manager,
lburns@divcom.com

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Therap’s Latest Updates to Appointments and Calendar Modules Elevate Functionality and Accessibility, Facilitating Efficient Healthcare Management for Caregivers

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TORRINGTON, Conn., Oct. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Therap Services, the leading organization providing HIPAA-compliant electronic documentation software to caregivers supporting individuals in HCBS, LTSS, and other human services settings, has made significant upgrades to its Appointments and Calendar modules, enhancing both functionality and user experience. These updates are intended to streamline processes and improve accessibility for users, ensuring more efficient management of healthcare services.

The newly updated Appointments Calendar now features a grid layout on the ‘Month’ tab, replacing the previous bullet point format. This change allows for a more organized and visually accessible presentation of appointment-specific information, making it easier for users to manage their schedules effectively. Additionally, the ‘Week’, ‘Day’, and ‘List’ tabs have been enhanced to display appointment details across multiple lines instead of a single line, facilitating better visibility and understanding of complex information.

Therap’s Calendar feature is designed to meet the operational needs of support staff and agencies. It allows for the creation of reminders, appointments, events, meetings, and upcoming activities as calendar slots. Users have the flexibility to assign individuals, programs, and staff to these slots, enhancing organizational coordination.

The Appointment module is perfect for tracking past appointments with healthcare providers, and for keeping track of future appointments and entering appointment results. The Appointments feature within the Health tab or the Individual Home Page tab helps keep track of upcoming appointments, enables the creation of new appointments, and adds follow-ups. Scheduled appointments for individuals will appear in a calendar format, available in Month, Week, Day, and List modes, making it easier for users to navigate and plan ahead effectively.

The Calendar Slots, created from Health Tracking appointments, feature a direct link labeled ‘Health Appointments’, directing users to the relevant ‘Appointments’ form. This facilitates seamless navigation and ensures data coherence. Enhancements also include visible calendar icons for users and a detailed Note field within the Calendar Slots. This field captures essential information from the Appointment Status, Consultant, Hospital, Specialty, and other relevant fields, further enhancing user experience and operational efficiency.

For more information on Therap’s comprehensive eSolution for Person-Centered services, please visit: https://www.therapservices.net/products/comprehensive-electronic-health-records-for-service-providers/ 

About Therap

Therap’s comprehensive and HIPAA-compliant software is used in human services settings for documentation, communication, reporting, EVV and billing.

Learn more at www.therapservices.net.

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Rockefeller Foundation and Thailand International Cooperation Agency Celebrate 60 years of Partnership during AsiaXchange 2024

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BANGKOK, Oct. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The Rockefeller Foundation’s AsiaXchange 2024 commenced in Bangkok, today, bringing together over 250 stakeholders to accelerate Asia’s equitable green transformation. Over the course of three days, “Accelerating Asia’s equitable green transformation: Taking a systems approach for climate action” features practical discussions on harnessing a systems approach, driven by synergies between individuals, communities, governments, the private sector, and financiers. This convening also celebrates The Rockefeller Foundation and the Thailand International Cooperation Agency’s sixty-year partnership. The goal of this convening is to inspire, connect, and accelerate investment in climate solutions for the region.

During her opening remarks, Deepali Khanna, Vice President of The Rockefeller Foundation’s Asia Regional Office, emphasized the 111-year-old philanthropic organization’s ambition to bring a transformative shift in climate action. She said, “Asia has a unique opportunity to lead global climate action. With its ambitious commitments, extraordinary leaders, and advanced technologies, the region can build a green, inclusive, resilient future. We’re committed to helping our partners realize this vision by ensuring innovative climate solutions reach the frontline communities that need them most.”

Elizabeth Yee, Executive Vice President of Program Strategy at The Rockefeller Foundation, inaugurated the convening and set the stage by highlighting Asia’s rich opportunity landscape for positioning itself as the leader in climate action. She was joined by Ho Ren Hua, CEO of Thai Wah Public Company, and Albert Park, Chief Economist at the Asian Development Bank, during the opening session discussing Asia’s roadmap for balancing the region’s economic growth with environmental resilience.

Post the session, the Hon’ble Deputy Prime Minister, Prasert Chantararuangthong, The Government of Thailand, the Chief Guest, at the event, addressed the convening. He highlighted that Thailand, like many countries in the region, understands the urgency of climate action. The country has been advancing its climate action agenda under the climate law (currently under parliamentary review) and through its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by up to 40% with adequate international support by 2030, phase-out coal generated power by 2030, carbon neutrality by 2050; and net zero emissions by 2065. To achieve this mission, the Hon’ble Deputy Prime Minister, Prasert Chantararuangthong, Government of Thailand, said, “This is timely for all representatives from across all sectors in Thailand and the region to discuss practical solutions and how to finance them. AsiaXchange shows how philanthropic organizations can play an important role in supporting coordinated, high impact climate action. Thailand stands ready to work with both regional and global partners to share our sustainable development vision. Your expertise, resources, and networks will complement our national climate goals.”

He further highlighted the importance of digitization in shaping a sustainable economy and society. He said, “The role of leveraging data in climate resilient planning and in public and private investments is key. Thailand has laid down a 4.0 economic vision for digital transformation across all industries. An example is the establishment of Thailand National Digital Platform, an initiative designed to facilitate the collection, analysis and dissemination of climate related data, enabling informed policy decisions, and targeted interventions.”

The morning sessions also featured immersive discussions on green and resilient growth in Asia, led by Zou Ji, CEO of Energy Foundation China, Frank Rijsberman, Director General of Global Green Growth Institute, and Cassady Walters, Managing Director of Power & Climate at The Rockefeller Foundation.

A “Vox Populi” session brought together Asia’s formidable voices for COP 29, featuring insights from leaders like CK Mishra, Former Secretary of India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, and Lin Yang, Deputy Executive Secretary of UNESCAP. The afternoon sessions covered a range of climate topics such as climate-informed health action, exploring ways to scale local investments through blended finance; and sharing experiences on net-zero journeys. The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific led a compelling session on multiplying inclusive and sustainable business models. Plan International facilitated an important dialogue on youth voices in climate action across the Asia-Pacific region.

The first day concluded with a welcome dinner, celebrating The Rockefeller Foundation and the Thailand International Cooperation Agency’s sixty years of partnership. The Foundation, with over a century of work in Thailand, continues to lead transformative initiatives across the region through its Asia Regional Office in Bangkok.

Over the next two days, through a series of dialogues and discussions, stakeholders will dive deeper into how to drive climate efforts anchored on people-first approach & systemic collaboration and mobilize domestic, regional & international finance that works for Asia.

About The Rockefeller Foundation
The Rockefeller Foundation is a pioneering philanthropy built on collaborative partnerships at the frontiers of science, technology, and innovation that enable individuals, families, and communities to flourish. We make big bets to promote the well-being of humanity. Today, we are focused on advancing human opportunity and reversing the climate crisis by transforming systems in food, health, energy, and finance. For more information, sign up for our newsletter at www.rockefellerfoundation.org/subscribe and follow us on X @RockefellerFdn and LI @the-rockefeller-foundation.

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MOSTLY AI Launches Synthetic Text to Overcome AI Training Plateau and Unlock High-Value Proprietary Data

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As the world runs out of public data to train AI, the new functionality safely unlocks proprietary text data to accelerate LLM development for the deployment of high-quality generative AI solutions

VIENNA and NEW YORK, Oct. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — MOSTLY AI, a pioneer in structured synthetic data, has launched a synthetic text functionality, expanding the power and potential of synthetic data to train AI models as global entities struggle to leverage proprietary data assets because of privacy concerns. With this new functionality, enterprises can unlock the vast amount of proprietary text collected, such as emails, customer support transcripts, and chatbot conversations, without compromising privacy, to train and fine-tune large language models (LLMs) for faster innovation and better decision-making.

“Today, AI training is hitting a plateau as models exhaust public data sources and yield diminishing returns,” said Tobias Hann, CEO of MOSTLY AI. “To harness high-quality, proprietary data, which offers far greater value and potential than the residual public data currently being used, global enterprises must take the leap and leverage both structured and unstructured synthetic data to safely train and deploy forthcoming generative AI solutions.” 

By 2026, Gartner predicts that 75% of companies will use generative AI to create synthetic customer data, up from less than 5% in 2023. MOSTLY AI is enabling this mass adoption by expanding its platform to include synthetic text, which solves three major enterprise challenges today:

Real text data often contains sensitive information, such as personally identifiable information (PII), posing a risk of unintended exposure when used in LLMs.The available text data may not be optimal for LLM training as it often lacks diversity, and manually creating this specialized data is labor-intensive and can yield low-quality results.Companies are shifting focus from public to proprietary data. However, text data is never standalone; it comes intertwined with other structured data about their customer base.

Synthetic data is set to become the driving force behind LLMs. Leveraging advanced tools to unveil deep insights hidden in proprietary data is paramount for strategic, informed decision-making across operations. MOSTLY AI provides companies with a synthetic representation that reflects both the text and the structured insights they hold. By uniquely integrating structured and unstructured data, MOSTLY AI enables enterprises to safely create a complete and statistically accurate picture of their proprietary data assets to fine-tune and deliver high-quality, bespoke generative AI solutions in a safe and compliant way.

In addition to safety and compliance, a critical factor to consider with synthetic text is its quality. When training a downstream text classifier, synthetic text generated by the MOSTLY AI Platform delivers performance improvement as much as 35% compared to text generated by prompting GPT-4o-mini providing either no or just a few real-world examples. This significant boost demonstrates MOSTLY AI’s ability to produce high-quality, impactful synthetic data.

With this launch, enterprises can take any model from Hugging Face and fine-tune it with proprietary text data to generate synthetic data, streamlining a process that is typically complex and time-consuming. This innovation by MOSTLY AI makes it extremely convenient for large organizations to harness the power of creative, private, high quality synthetic text.

“Being able to seamlessly leverage open source models like our own Viking-7B on MOSTLY AI’s platform underlines the transformative potential of synthetic data,” said Peter Sarlin, CEO of Silo AI. “With the ability to privacy-preserving fine-tune models using proprietary text data, we’re moving beyond the sheer quantity of data to a focus on quality, which is critical for the future of AI training.”

“Bringing almost a decade of deep technical expertise, MOSTLY AI delivers superior quality and reliability, and is backed by a highly experienced team and industry-leading technological excellence,” said Christoph Hornung, Partner at Molten Ventures, investor in MOSTLY AI. “With the platform’s expansion into synthetic text, MOSTLY AI is well-positioned to support any enterprise with its sensitive data and LLM needs.”

Founded in 2017, MOSTLY AI works with global enterprises and partners including AWS, Databricks, O2 Telefónica, and more. To learn more about the company’s synthetic text functionality or get in touch with the team, please visit mostly.ai.

About MOSTLY AI
MOSTLY AI pioneered the creation of synthetic data for AI model development. Datasets generated by the MOSTLY AI platform look just as real as a company’s original customer data with just as many details, but without the original personal data points – helping companies comply with privacy protection regulations such as GDPR and CCPA. The fast-growing company currently works with multiple Fortune 100 insurers and banks in Europe and North America. Its team has the deepest expertise in helping companies get business value out of synthetic data.

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