[UW-GIS-L] FW: 2006 Washington GIS Conference

[Luke Rogers]

Dear Washington State 
GIS Colleagues:
  
The 2006 Washington State GIS Conference, "Putting GIS to Work for
Washington State," will be held May 8th - 10th at the new Greater Tacoma
Convention & Trade Center.  WAURISA - the Washington State Chapter of the
Urban & Regional Information Systems Association - has arranged speakers
from all corners of the State to share their experiences and ideas on how we
can all get more out of GIS.
 
On Monday, WAURISA will host a series of pre-conference workshops which will
be presen! ted by ESRI, Integral GIS, Safe Software, and other regional GIS
companies.  These workshops will focus on GIS Development, Data
Interoperability, Geoprocessing and Scripting, and Open Source GIS and
provide you an opportunity to gain an in-depth knowledge of cutting edge
technology.  Watch for more details on our website.
 
On Tuesday, the conference kicks into full swing with a keynote address by
S.J. Camarata, who currently serves as a Director of ESRI and focuses on
worldwide global corporate strategies and directions. S.J. will speak about
exciting new trends in GIS and the implications, challenges and
opportunities from putting Geospatial technology to work.  Following the
keynote, the 'GIS Person of the Year' will be announced and speaker sessions
will begin.  
 
We are excited to have speakers covering a variety of session this year
including:

.         LiDAR
.         Small Government
.         Crime Analysis
.         GIS Management
.         Utilities
.         Transportation
.         Web Solutions
.         GIS Management
.         County & City GIS Panel Discussions
.         Tribal Government
.      &nbs! p;  Student Topics
 
In addition to speaker sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday, we will also have
poster displays and a map competition to showcase some of the great work
being accomplished around the State.  Vendors will be on hand to demonstrate
their products and answer any questions about services they offer.  Your
registration also includes lunch each day.
 
The Tuesday night Social will be a 'Night at the Ballpark' at Cheney Stadium
where we will enjoy a BBQ, hold a raffle, and watch the Tacoma Rainiers!
With your ticket to the ball game, you will receive a baseball shirt with
your raffle number on the back, a classic BBQ feast - hot dogs, hamburgers,
salad, baked beans, chips and ice cream - and you'll get to watch the Tacoma
Rainiers battle Round Rock Express from Texas, while socializing with your
peers in a relaxed environment.  Everyone who attends the game will be
entered into a raffle for a chance to walk away with a 4GB iPod Nano.  You
and up to 4 guests are invited t! o attend - and it's a steal at only
$25/ticket. 
 
For 2006 Washington GIS Conference registration information, please visit
our website http://www.waurisa.org/conferences/index.html 
 
We hope to see you in Tacoma in May!
 
WAURISA
The Washington State Chapter of URISA
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