URISA's 50th Annual Conference was a great success! Thanks to all who made it possible: speakers, sponsors, exhibitors, conference committee volunteers, Oregon URISA, the Northwest GIS Users Group and all of the attendees.

The education was top-notch and the professional connections and discussions were invaluable. We've prepared an online overview and will soon be adding videos of the keynote sessions, the awards ceremony and Ignite presentations.

We're currently evaluating proposals for GIS-Pro 2013. Stay tuned!

From preconference workshops and classes (including URISA's GIS Program Management and Open Source GIS workshops) to a High Level Caribbean Geospatial Information Management Meeting, the conference convenes the best of GIS in the region.
Three important keynote addresses will be featured:

• Vanessa Lawrence - Ordnance Survey, U.K.
• Georg Gartner - International Cartographic Association
• E.G. Hunter - National Works Agency

A GIS poster competition, in memory of long-time committee member and friend Dr. Edsel Daniel, and dozens of educational sessions make this the best opportunity for GIS education in the Caribbean.

But don't delay...the preconference registration fee increases by $50 after November 2. (A helpful hint: you can register by November 2 to secure the lower rate and bring payment onsite.)

We thank our sponsors in advance including Platinum Sponsor, Thomson Reuters and Gold Sponsors, Esri and Spatial Innovision.

For details and registration visit http://www.urisa.org/carib2012

Join us May 13-17, 2013 at the Hyatt Regency located directly on the famed Riverwalk. An ideal location to immerse yourself in GIS leadership discussions.

• "I learned so much in one week, it's a miracle. I have immediately started work on a GIS Strategic Plan."
• "This was the best week of training I have ever had, and you can quote me on that."
• "Leadership has no title."
• "Even though I am not the manager, I can be a leader for my organization in GIS and be an agent of change."

100% of post-event survey respondents would recommend the ULA to a colleague or coworker!

 

 Register by December 31, 2012 to take advantage of significant discounts. Click here for more information. 

Over the past several months, URISA past presidents and other leaders have collaborated, under Dr. Barry Wellar's supervision, to create this Special Publication in Celebration of URISA's 50th Anniversary Conference. The Foundations publication was a big seller at the conference. It is available, for free, as a downloadable publication here or contact URISA to purchase a hard copy - $10 URISA International member price/ $20 for nonmembers plus shipping and handling fee of $10 for US orders; $15 for Canadian orders.