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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>Hello everyone:</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>As you know for our 5th GIS Symposium, we have
partnered with the Rocket City Geospatial Conference. This year we
anticipated a bigger and diverse event. It encompass a wide range of GIS
topics. </STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>We are fortunate this year to have Jack
Dangermond, ESRI President, as our keynote speaker.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Details about the event can be found at <A
href="http://www.rocketcitygeospatial.com/index.php">http://www.rocketcitygeospatial.com/index.php</A></FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>The call for presentations is open and the
deadline is set for <U><FONT color=#ff0000>August
31st</FONT></U>.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Details are given below.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>We look forward to your continued
support.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Regards,</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Dr. Steve Ramroop</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>For the organizing
committee,</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><STRONG><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial><FONT
face=Arial>Rocket City Geospatial </FONT></FONT>and 5th <FONT face=Arial><FONT
face=Arial>Alabama GIS Symposium 2008</DIV></FONT></FONT></FONT></STRONG></FONT>
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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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