

25 August 2010, 1:18pm
August 24, 2010 (Des Plaines, IL) - URISA is honored to welcome an esteemed group of industry thought leaders to participate in a panel discussion on Thursday, September 30, 2010 during GIS-Pro 2010: URISA’s 48th Annual Conference for GIS Professionals in Orlando. The moderated session will discuss such topics as:
* Where is the Industry going?
* What are the next hot trends, issues, opportunities, emerging technologies?
The participants in this session will include:
* Ossama Alami, Geo Developer Relations Manager, Google Maps and Earth
* Clint Brown, Director of Software Products, Esri
* Joel Campbell, President, ERDAS
* Donald Fenhagen, GIS Service Area Leader, IBM Global Business Services
* Microsoft Bing Maps for Enterprise – participant TBD
* Xavier Lopez, Director of Product Management, Oracle Spatial Products Group
* Geoff Zeiss, Director of Technology, Autodesk
URISA President, Kathrine Cargo GISP, ENP, GIS Coordinator for the Orleans Parish (LA) Communications District, is looking forward to the session. “What a stellar panel! The opportunity to hear from these thought leaders, all in the same place at the same time, is extraordinary. It will certainly be a highlight of GIS-Pro 2010.”
For complete program and registration details, visit the link below.

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