Milan KONECNY

Summary of professional skills and expertise

Field of Expertise:
- research, education, project preparation and management, capacity building, expert activities (evaluation of project of the 5^th Framework Program of the European Union in the fields of GIS, remote sensing, digital cartography, wireless transmission of spatial data, crises management, sustainable development and global environmental assessment)
- management of international organizations: International Cartographic Association (currently President, previously eight years as Vice-President)
- steering and advisory board committee member of Information Society Forum EU in Brussels, Digital Earth in Beijing, Global Map in Japan, GSDI in USA
- expert opinions for Czech Ministry of Informatics and Ministry of Environment
- familiar with conditions and life in Japan India, China, Africa and the Americas
- participant of three polar expeditions (Svalbard)

Summary of relevant work experience

Overview of work history:

1992 – present: Head of the Laboratory on Geoinformatics and Cartography, Institute of Geography, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic. Management, preparation, and realization of international and domestic research projects in spatial data infrastructure, GIS, cartographic visualization, mobile technologies, sustainable development, crises management, open electronic atlases and development of Information/Knowledge-based societies. Preparation of global and regional international conferences and symposia.

1984 – present: Associate Professor (docent) of cartography and geoinformatics, Institute of Geography, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University in Brno. Concentrates in teaching of the BSc., MSc. and PGS (doctoral) students, supervising of geographical projects, diploma theses and doctoral theses. Member of committees for PhD. and associate professors examining commissions, chairman or member of the scientific and pedagogical committee in geoinformatics, remote sensing and cartography at Masaryk University as well as at several other universities in the Czech Republic (including Charles University). Very important part of my activities is research and organizing teamwork in sustainable development, GIS, RS and digital cartography, especially in the programs of EU (5FP, Leonardo da Vinci, Inco-Copernicus), between the Czech Republic and developing countries (e.g. the P.R. of China), Grant Agency of the Czech Republic and local/district governments (land reform process supported by remote sensing, GIS and digital cartography technologies). Occasionally I am invited as an expert for evaluation of the projects 4th (in the past) and 5th Framework programmes and preparation of the new topics for 6th FP of the EU. I am an expert in the EU project INSPIRE and also reviewing scientific papers from abroad and the Czech Republic. I participated as the expert in the activities of FAO, "DGs" Information Society and DG Environment of European Commission in Brussels, Ministry of Informatics and Ministry of Environment of the Czech Republic. I am a representative of the Masaryk University in national activities, such as NEMOFORUM and Director of the focal GISIG point in the Czech Republic. Recently, I am a member of the editorial board for Atlas of Landscape of Czech Republic.

1976 – 1984: Senior assistant at the Institute of Geography, Faculty of Science, Masaryk (formerly Purkyne) University in Brno. Education and research, projects such as Interkosmos program, grant agencies of the Czech Republic, etc.

1975 – 1976: Assistant at the Institute of Geography, Faculty of Science, Masaryk (formerly Purkyne) University in Brno. Education and projects of grant agency of the Czech Republic.

Main Publications

Konecny M.: ICA support in Sustainability Development Process. Proceedings on GSDI-7 Conference in Bangalore. 2004.

Konecny M.: Global Spatial Data Projects Supporting Sustainable Development. In Czech with English resume). Zivotné prostredie, Vol. 37, No. 1, 10-14, 2003.

Konecny M.: Global Issues 2001. Global Issues and Cartography. Plenary Address. 17-31. In: Vol. 1. Proceedings on Mapping 21st Century. The 20^th International Cartographic Conference. ICC2001 Beijing, China. August 6-10, 2001.

Konečný M., Rais K.: Geographic Information Systems. In Czech. Folia, 196, Brno, 1985 (monography).

For subsequent publications see publications page (directly linked to Information System of Masaryk University)