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URISA Professional Education Alert September 1-3, 2015 GIS in Transit Conference Features More than Sixty Presentations: The National Center for Transit Research, URISA and the Transportation Research Board are jointly sponsoring the 9th National GIS in Transit Conference in Washington DC. Conference Chair, Jeff Becker, Senior Manager of Service Development for the Denver Regional Transportation District is looking forward to the conference. "Service planning and asset management—performance analysis, ridership reporting and forecasting, state-of-good-repair, inventory of ROW, stations and stops—are some of the hottest topics in transit today. Do you know how GIS supports these activities? The GIS in Transit Conference has attracted over 60 presentations on these topics. Come see how researchers and practitioners analyze and visualize data to support better transit." Start reviewing the abundance of education on the schedule, along with speaker biographies, abstracts and more. Key topics being presented include:
Esri Announced as Gold Conference Sponsor! A limited number of tabletop exhibit spaces are available! October 18-22, 2015 Early registration discounts end Monday, July 27 Presented by URISA, the Northwest GIS Users' Group, the Northern Rockies & Washington URISA Chapters. There is an abundance of conferences on the geospatial calendar. That is why we are all working together for GIS-Pro & NWGIS 2015. Come to one place at one time for important vendor-neutral education and networking. The conference features important conversations, preconference workshops, comprehensive education, and opportunities to connect with experts, peers and private sector sponsors. Our featured keynote speakers are Breece Robertson, National GIS Director for the Trust for Public Land and Dr. Este Geraghty, Chief Medical Officer and Director of Health Solutions at Esri. Our Online Conference Program details all of the preconference workshops, breakout sessions, meetings, networking events and keynotes. Start reviewing the abstract submissions and speaker biographies. And explore beautiful Spokane and the brand new Grand Hotel. Take advantage of NWGIS and URISA Certified Workshops to kick off your conference. The workshops range from half-day to two-day on a variety of topics: NWGIS Workshops:
URISA Certified Workshop (included with full conference registration):
Nearly 100 presenters (so far) in sessions covering important topics including:
Solutions – Exhibitors and Sponsors Wanted! With the completion of the hotel, we now have a floorplan! Pick your spot before they’re all taken. Join Esri, DTS, Hexagon Geospatial, Cartegraph, Here, Pictometry, and many more of your industry partners in Spokane! February 22-25, 2016 Abstract submissions due September 21, 2015 URISA and the International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO) are pleased to announce the milestone 20th anniversary GIS /CAMA Technologies Conference, February 22-25, 2016 in Savannah, Georgia. The long-running conference attracts professionals in property assessment, tax administration, mapping and information technology and focuses on the integration of GIS and computer-assisted mass appraisal (CAMA) technologies. Interestingly, the very first conference was held in Savannah and the city has been a preferred venue for a number of years. The conference features an exhibition, pre-conference workshops, keynote speakers and a substantial educational program which is developed through a review of abstract submissions received. Abstract submissions are invited until September 21. For an online form and additional information, click here. And if you’d like to plan ahead: URISA’s 2016 Caribbean GIS Conference September 5-8, 2016 Barbados GIS-Pro 2016: URISA’s 54th Annual Conference October 31-November 3, 2016 Toronto, Ontario, Canada URISA Leadership Academy: watch for news on dates and locations for next year’s offering(s). The ULA in Denver last month sold out a few months before the event. It was great! Visit www.urisa.org for updates and additional educational opportunities. |
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