RIEGL, the supplier of laser scanning technology to the mining and other industries, has announced the intial sponsors, speakers and event news of its upcoming RIEGL LIDAR 2013 International User Conference to be held in Vienna, Austria, from June 25-27. Gold sponsors are currently Applanix and Trimble; Silver sponsors AHM Airborne Hydromapping, Airborne Technologies, IGI, Diamond Airborne Sensing, Milan Geoservice, Schiebel, 3D Laser Mapping and TechNet; and Bronze sponsors PointShape, Aveva, Certainty 3D, Kubit, and PHOCAD. Moreover we are happy to welcome many international media partners supporting the event.

A number of speakers will be presenting at RIEGL LIDAR 2013. The first confirmed speakers include Dr Ilya Rylskiy from Arkon (Russia), Alastair Jenkins from GeoDigital (Canada) and Martin Isenburg from rapidlasso (Germany). The company is still inviting potential speakers to submit abstracts. At the user conference, RIEGL says it will be highlighting latest solutions and developments, offer best practice sessions and in-depth technical workshops, as well as a tour of the factory. The event will also offer an additional “Airborne Technical Tour” to visit with three Austrian RIEGL partners: Airborne Technologies, Schiebel, and Diamond Aircraft. More information can be found at www.riegllidar.com