shrug-l: Abstracts Sought for GIS-Pro 2012: URISA's 50th Annual Conference for GIS Professionals

Tripp Corbin tcorbin at egisassociates.com
Wed Jan 18 15:28:44 EST 2012


January 18, 2012 (Des Plaines, IL) - URISA is pleased to announce its
milestone 50th year of fostering education and professional connections at
its annual conference. GIS-Pro 2012: URISA's 50th Annual Conference for GIS
Professionals will take place September 30 to October 4, 2012 in Portland,
Oregon. 

The committee welcomes the submission of individual papers, complete
sessions, luncheon presentations, panels, and lightning talks and has
proposed a list of suggested topics for consideration (note that all
abstracts received will be reviewed and considered for the conference
program regardless of the list below):

Data and Applications of GIS

*	Data storage: cloud or in-house; new methods for compression; data
de-duplication
*	Basemap updating/maintenance
*	Maps in the Cloud
*	Transportation & Transit (planning/mapping/management)
*	Addressing
*	Map communication: how to not make the "normal" mistakes

Technical

*	Open Source
*	Architecture 
*	Server Technology/Cloud Computing
*	Leveraging the Tablet Explosion
*	Mobile Applications

Leadership and Management

*	GISP Certification
*	Esri ArcGIS Certification
*	Education: how to cope with reduction in budgets and still keep your
people on top of the fast-paced changes

User and Business User

*	GIS Return on Investment (ROI)
*	Business process reengineering
*	GIS in the First Nations /Tribal Agencies
*	Reflections on the Past 50 years of URISA
*	GIS in the Social Sciences
*	"New" Uses for GIS
*	Geospatial Future
*	GIS in the Pacific Northwest

Abstract submissions will be accepted until Friday, February 17, 2012.
Abstract submissions should include a presentation title and descriptive
abstract text not to exceed 250 words. 

URISA is pleased to welcome the Northwest GIS Users <http://www.nwgis.org/>
' Group as co-host of GIS-Pro 2012.

The link to the Call for Presentations and general conference information
is:  http://www.urisa.org/gispro2012 

Wendy Nelson

Executive Director - URISA

wnelson at urisa.org   www.urisa.org    847-824-6300

 

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