GIS in the Rockies 2009 – 22nd Annual Conference

September 16-17, 2009 at The Ranch, Loveland, CO

Denver – July 30, 2009 – As the importance of geospatial technology continues to increase, professionals, educators, and students will gather at the 22nd annual GIS in the Rockies Conference, to be held at “The Ranch” – Larimer County Fairgrounds – in Loveland, Colorado, September 16-17, 2009*.

GIS in the Rockies is the intermountain west’s premier geospatial information and technology conference. The conference offers opportunities for industry professionals to learn more about geospatial technology issues and business-centric strategies supporting every vertical market touched by the geospatial industry.
 
With the ever-shifting economic climate, there are many reasons that 2009 feels like a turning point and a year for re-evaluation, transformation, and new beginnings. At the 2009 GIS In the Rockies Conference, we will be doing just that: Evaluating Spatial Solutions for the New Economy. This year’s conference will focus on how geospatial industries can create innovative and effective solutions for the local and world economy. The many challenges facing us today require the geospatial industry to focus both on our foundations, but also on innovation and collaboration towards systemic solutions. GIS in the Rockies brings professionals from many different geospatial sectors to do just that through inter-related services, products, and solutions.

*Optional pre-event conference workshops are being held Tuesday, September 15th, tours of regional GIS organizations offered Friday, September 18th

More information, including the agenda, can be found in a 136Kb PDF HERE