2008 GeoTec Event Preliminary Program Online

Thursday March 27th 2008
Filed Under Conferences 



Contact:

Kathleen Hastings, Program Chair
2008 GeoTec Event
Phone: 225-218-9025
www.geoplace.com/gt

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

2008 GEOTEC EVENT PROGRAMMING AND REGISTRATION NOW ONLINE

Park Ridge, Illinois (March 27, 2008) – Full programming details and registration for the 2008 GeoTec Event are now online at www.geoplace.com/gt.

Sponsored by GeoTec Media, publisher of GeoWorld magazine and developer of the Web portal geoplace.com, the event is scheduled for June 2-5, 2008, at the Ottawa Congress Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Programming Highlights
The four-day conference includes eight full-day workshops, seven half-day workshops and more than 80 technical sessions.

Program Tracks
Data
Interoperability
Web-Based Mapping
Emerging Technologies
Executive Decision Support
Executive Management
Public Policy
Research and Education
Distinguished Speakers

Opening Keynote, Tuesday, June 3, 9-10 a.m., Brian Maloney, director, Geographic Information Branch for the Ministry of Natural Resources
Luncheon Keynote, Wednesday, June 4, 12-1:30 p.m., Jim Geringer, director, policy and public sector strategies, ESRI
Exhibition

More than 23,000 square feet of exhibition space in Congress Hall
Expanded non-compete exhibit time
Internet café located on show floor
Map Gallery competition
Vendor sessions on show floor
GeoRally and Win-a-Wii Contests at Booth 511
View the latest list of exhibitors and the show floor plan at geoplace.com/gt
Social Events and Networking

Exhibit Reception and “Beers of the World” Tasting, Tuesday, June 3, 5 - 7 p.m.
Casino Royale, Wednesday, June 4, 7 - 10 p.m. - A James Bond Casino Night complimentary to all registrants
International Geospatial Job Fair, open during conference exhibit hours and located near entrance to the exhibit hall floor.
Accommodations
The host hotel, Fairmont Château Laurier, located in the heart of Canada’s capital, is across the street from the 2008 GeoTec Event conference and exhibition at Ottawa Congress Centre. Attendees of the 2008 GeoTec Event will receive discounted rates on rooms.

For further conference information, visit www.geoplace.com/gt or contact Kathleen Hastings at 225-218-9025. For information about the exhibition, contact Sutton Annas at 760-318-7000 ext. 360.

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