2008 GEOTEC EVENT PROGRAMMING AND REGISTRATION

28 March 2008, 6:02pm

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
o Executive Management
o Public Policy
o 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.

www.geoplace.com/gt

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