URISA will hold its 5th Annual Public Participation GIS Conference (PPGIS) in conjunction with the URISA Annual Conference on September 27-28 in Vancouver, British Columbia. The theme is: PPGIS-Engagement & Empowerment.
The PPGIS Conference invites participants with a diversity of experiences including citizens and citizens' groups, public officials, planners, technicians, librarians, policy scientists, and researchers. Presentation topics will focus on indigenous people, non-profits, sustaining public engagement, and methods and tools that facilitate public participation.
The 1.5 day program will focus on the use of GIS technology as an important tool for empowering citizen organizations and revitalizing communities.
Visit the URISA website (http://urisa.org/conferences/publicparticipation) for the complete program schedule and up to date information.
The URISA Annual Conference will take place at the same venue, September 26-29, 2006 in Vancouver, British Columbia. For information on the URISA Annual Conference visit: http://urisa.org/conferences/aboutannual
Regards, Scott Grams URISA Education Manager 1460 Renaissance Drive, Ste 305 Park Ridge, IL 60068 847-824-6300 F: 847-824-6363 sgrams@urisa.org www.urisa.org _______________________________________________ gislist mailing list gislist@lists.geocomm.com http://lists.geocomm.com/mailman/listinfo/gislist
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