URISA Announces Caribbean GIS Conference

The Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) is pleased to announce a new specialty conference focusing on the effective application of GIS and other information technologies in Caribbean government. With the theme of "GIS—The Currency for Modern Governments," the conference will take place September 9-12, 2001, at the Wyndham Rose Hall in Montego Bay, Jamaica.

The objectives of the conference are

To inform broad cross-section of Caribbean users about GIS technology and applications
To share experiences regarding GIS implementation and management issues
To establish new relationships with the vendor/consultant community
To provide workshops and sessions that are application driven, and are relevant to the Caribbean community of GIS users
To foster a Caribbean GIS network
To assess the state of readiness of national and regional Spatial Data Infrastructures

For more information, visit www.urisa.org or contact URISA headquarters (tel.: 847-824-6300, e-mail: info@urisa.org).

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