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<p align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><img width=385 height=77 id="_x0000_i1025"
src="http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/ifwis/nwgis08/userfiles/image/resources/longscream3.png"
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;text-align:center'><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>October 20 - 24, 2008<O:P></O:P></span></font></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><O:P></O:P><font
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<strong><b><font face="Times New Roman">!! Early Registration Ends in Two Weeks
!!</font></b></strong></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The last day to
register early is September 20. It is important to register by then, not just
to save you the extra cost of registering late, but we will be looking at
the registration numbers then to determine if the program needs to be adjusted
or if workshops need to be cut. You can <a
href="https://www.htfsolutions.com/forms/GIS/"><font color="#810081"><span
style='color:#810081'>register online</span></font></a> or <a
href="http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/ifwis/nwgis08/userfiles/file/2008RegistrationForm.pdf"><font
color="#810081"><span style='color:#810081'>download a form</span></font></a>
that you can mail in. <o:p></o:p></span></font><u1:P></u1:P></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><strong><b><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Updated Web site
information</span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The <a
href="http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/ifwis/nwgis08/">2008 Northwest GIS User
Conference Web site </a>now has titles and descriptions of all of the <a
href="http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/ifwis/nwgis08/pub.aspx?id=techsessions">Technical
Sessions </a>available on Wednesday afternoon, October 22. The sessions focus
on the conference's theme of using server- and Internet-based GIS technologies.<br>
<br>
</span></font><b><font size=4><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold'>User
Presentations and Posters</span></font></b><u1:P></u1:P><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>We are now posting
<a
href="http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/ifwis/nwgis08/pub.aspx?id=userpresentations">user-presentation
abstracts</a> on the conference Web-site. These are the presentations that
have been submitted to date. Check the <a
href="http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/ifwis/nwgis08">conference Web site</a>
regularly, because we will continue to update it as more information becomes
available. There is also room remaining for more user-presentations or posters.
Share your work with you colleagues from across the <ST1:PLACE u2:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Pacific Northwest</ST1:PLACE></st1:place> by submitting a <a
href="http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/ifwis/nwgis08/pub.aspx?id=callforpresentations">presentation</a>
or <a href="http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/ifwis/nwgis08/pub.aspx?id=posters">poster</a>
now.<u1:P></u1:P><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><font
size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold'><u1:P></u1:P>Training</span></font></b><u1:P></u1:P><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Pre-conference workshops
run on October 20 - 21. The workshops cover ArcGIS Desktop II, ArcGIS
Desktop III, Model-builder, Spatial Analyst, <span class=spelle>ArcPad</span> ,
and Python. In addition, there are four Tuesday evening sessions, some of them
free. They cover projections, emergency mapping, photo link and managing a GIS.
Get the full <a
href="http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/ifwis/nwgis08/pub.aspx?id=program">workshop
descriptions</a> and <a
href="http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/ifwis/nwgis08/pub.aspx?id=register#conference">prices</a>
on the conference Web site. These workshops are a great way to get ESRI
training at a reduced rate. <u1:P></u1:P><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><u1:P></u1:P>Full
conference information and registration materials are available on the <a
href="http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/ifwis/nwgis08/default.aspx">conference Web
site</a>.<u1:P></u1:P><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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