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<DIV align=center><FONT face="Arial Black" size=5><U>GIS SYMPOSIUM
ATTENDEES</U></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=center><U><FONT face="Arial Black" size=5>5th GIS
Symposium</FONT></U></DIV>
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<DIV align=justify><FONT face="Arial Black">We have decided to partner with
Rocket City Geospatial Conference for our 5th GIS Symposium. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=justify><FONT face="Arial Black">Please note that the academic
content of our Symposium will be maintained and attendees will have the
opportunity to also attend the other tracks which the Rocket City Geospatial
Conference has to offer. The details of the conference is given
below.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=justify><FONT face="Arial Black">We look forward to your submission
of presentations.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=justify><FONT face="Arial Black">Thank you for your continued
support and interest in our meeting.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=justify><FONT face="Arial Black">Regards,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=justify><FONT face="Arial Black">Steve Ramroop</FONT></DIV>
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<H2 align=center><A
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size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">In conjunction with the 5th Alabama GIS
Symposium</SPAN></FONT></FONT></H2>
<DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">The Premier GIS
Conference in the Southeast</SPAN><BR></DIV>
<H2 align=center><FONT style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal" face=Tahoma size=4><FONT
size=5>November 18-20, 2008 -- Huntsville, Alabama</FONT></FONT></H2>
<H2 align=center><A
href="http://newsletter.directionsmag.com/link.php?M=111563&N=390&L=13634"><FONT
face=Tahoma size=4><FONT size=5><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,153)">Call for
Presentations</SPAN></FONT></FONT></A></H2>
<DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">The Rocket City
Geospatial Conference 2008 will join with the Alabama GIS Symposium in 2008 and
we are now calling for presentations for the event. We invite you to participate
by submitting an abstract on a broad spectrum of topics related to GIS
applications in Alabama and the Southeast. </SPAN>Special topics to consider
include:<BR><BR>** Building Information Models and GIS integration<BR>** Drought
Management issues in the Southeast<BR>** Critical Infrastructure
Protection<BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">...and
others:</SPAN><BR> * Visualization and Analysis Tools for Geospatial
Decision Support<BR> * Homeland Security: Emergency
Preparedness & Response<BR> * Metadata, or lack thereof:
"The largest crisis in GIS today"<BR> * Interoperability &
OGC Specifications<BR> * Mobile Geospatial Solutions and Field
Service Management<BR> * Transportation & Utility
GIS<BR> * Web Services for Geospatial
Information<BR> * GIS Certification, Job Classification,
Workforce development - Have a jobs board set up at the exhibit
hall<BR> * GIS Data Integration (i.e. Intergraph, ESRI,
Bentley, Autodesk, MapInfo and others working together<BR> *
Social and policy issues relating to privacy in regard location
tracking<BR> * Technology transfer from DoD to civilian
use<BR> * Partnerships with DoD, SMDC, and other federal
agencies<BR> * Airborne Digital Camera Technology for
Orthophotography and Photogrammetry<BR> * Statewide
applications related to image acquisition<BR> * Environmental
GIS: Enterprise-wide applications, Environmental Assessments, and the price of
ignoring both<BR> * Examples of cooperative enterprise in GIS,
successes, problems, solutions - COGS and other cooperative
arrangements<BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Please </SPAN><A
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"
href="http://newsletter.directionsmag.com/link.php?M=111563&N=390&L=13634">submit
your abstract </A><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">anytime between now and August
31.</SPAN> Please also designate if you would want the presentation considered
specifically for the Alabama GIS Symposium as we will have a separate track of
the conference dedicated to topics covered in past symposiums. Designate this in
"LINE #2" of the Presentation Title on the Presentation Proposal
Form.<BR><BR>Just as last year, the conference will be held at the Huntsville
Marriott which is adjacent to the U.S. Space and Rocket Center. Workshops will
be offered and we expect that each will provide continuing education
credits.<BR><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">Students!</SPAN> We will have a
special poster session for students wishing to offer their research and we will
be offering awards to the best posters as judged by the organizing committee.
Those wishing to submit a poster can email their 200-word abstract to <A
href="mailto:nora.parker@directionsmag.com">Nora Parker</A>.<A
href="mailto:tim.heinse@us.army.mil"></A><BR><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">Exhibitors!</SPAN> If you wish to
reserve your booth, we will have a similar layout as last year. <A
href="http://newsletter.directionsmag.com/link.php?M=111563&N=390&L=18945">Download
the exhibitor prospectus</A> or contact Jane Elliott by <A
href="mailto:jane.elliott@directionsmag.com">email</A> or at 847-242-0412 for
more information. All booths were reserved early last year so, please indicate
your preferences - first come, first serve!<SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><BR><BR></SPAN>Thanks very much for your interest and
we hope to see you in November.<SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><BR>Joe
Francica<BR></SPAN>Directions Media Vice Publisher & Conference
Chairman<BR>256-650-0205<SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><BR></SPAN></DIV>
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