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Kentucky GIS Conference 2002 Coming Up
Kentucky's 8th Annual
Geographic Information Systems Conference "GIS: Securing the Future
of Tri-State" will be held August 12 through 15 at the Drawbridge
Inn in Northern Kentucky. This year's conference is being sponsored
by the Indiana/Kentucky/Ohio Chapter of the Geospatial Information and
Technology Association. Over 500 attendees are expected.
Activities include a keynote speech by Bruce Oswald, Assistant Director
of Statewide Initiatives, New York State Office for Technology. Mr.
Oswald will discuss how GIS played a role in the aftermath of the World
Trade Center disaster. Monday and Thursday, August 12 and 15, are devoted
to educational opportunities for local GIS professionals. Tuesday and
Wednesday will feature 65 presentations on a variety of GIS topics focused
on both technical and real-world issues such as Tornado Damage Assessment,
Crime Pattern Analysis, Floodplain Mapping, and Forest Block Analysis.
The Kentucky Geography Network (KGN) will also be introduced at the
conference. KGN is the statewide clearinghouse of GIS data, in cooperation
with a national GIS initiative.
To
sign up for the conference click
here. (http://ogi.state.ky.us/conf2002/conf2002home.htm)
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