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AutoCarto 2012 Call for Papers
Details of AutoCarto 2012 are on the AutoCarto page.
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Americans in Paris!
A significant number of US attendees went to the in Paris this July. A report of their experience is on the USNC-ICA page.
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CaGIS at ESRI International Users Conference – July 11 -15, 2011
CaGS had a significant place at the ESRI UC. Not only did we have a booth, we were able to exhibit many of the map competition winners in the Map Gallery. With Charlie Frye’s help, we had a special display island in the gallery with a banner above that could be seen from anywhere in the room. The display was always busy with many attendees grabbing cell phone photos of ideas.
This conference is the largest in the GIS industry and set a record with 15,000 attendees this year. Interestingly, about 40% of those are first-time attendees. There must be a strong sales program to support that!
Of course, the ICA was in Paris the previous week so CaGIS had fewer members than in some years. However, the booth was supported by President Kari Craun, Board members Sara Battersby, Doug Vandergraft, and Bill Mumbleau, along with Alan Mikuni, Doug
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CaGIS Scholarships
Dan Cole has taken over as chair of the scholarship committee and has released updated guidelines and form.
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Now in its 40th year, this competition is considered one of the most prestigious awards...more >
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Registration is now open! The AutoCarto 2012 symposium will be held in Columbus, Ohio, September 16-18. AutoCarto 2012 and GIScience 2012 are sharing a week in MidAmerica to maximize your travel dollar. The registration website and the link for hotel reservations are now on the AutoCarto page. Check it out!
CaGIS has submitted a bid to the ICA to host the 2017 International Cartographic Conference in Washington, D.C. The bid was developed by a committee of CaGIS members from industry, government, and academia. Significant support has been provided by Destination DC and key organizations in the DC area. ICA has announced that a total of 6 bids have been received and summaries can be seen at http://icaci.org/.
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