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<P class=ecmsonormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0.75pt 0in 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; LETTER-SPACING: 0.75pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma"><FONT size=3><FONT color=#000000>Doing More with Less: Applying GIS in Today’s Economy <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></STRONG></P>
<P class=ecmsonormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0.75pt 0in 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT color=#000000><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; LETTER-SPACING: 0.75pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma">2009 NW GIS User Group Conference</SPAN></STRONG><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; LETTER-SPACING: 0.75pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></STRONG></FONT><STRONG><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; LETTER-SPACING: 0.75pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma"><FONT color=#000000>October 12<SUP>th</SUP>-16<SUP>th</SUP>, </FONT><A href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Sunriver+Resort,+Oregon&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=29.081881,56.337891&ie=UTF8&ll=44.14871,-121.022644&spn=0.77254,1.760559&z=9&iwloc=A"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal">Sunriver, Oregon</SPAN></A></SPAN></I></STRONG><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; LETTER-SPACING: 0.75pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma"><BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"><BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></STRONG></P>
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<P class=ecmsonormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0.75pt 0in 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT color=#000000><STRONG><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; LETTER-SPACING: 0.75pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma">Mission Statement:</SPAN></U></STRONG><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3> </FONT><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">The 2008-2009 economic downturn is unprecedented and has affected every market sector including the Geospatial/GIS industry. Through comprehensive training sessions, open forum discussions, and networking the 24<SUP>th</SUP> annual NW ESRI User Conference will focus on how to use your existing GIS to increase public access, improve decision support, and support highly effective business processes in today’s challenging and changing business world.<BR><BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<H2 style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 3.75pt"><STRONG><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; LETTER-SPACING: 0.75pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma">Training Sessions and User Presentations</SPAN></U></STRONG><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; LETTER-SPACING: 0.75pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><U>Deep Dive Open Forum Tracts</U></SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></H2>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 2.25pt -6pt"><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Times New Roman"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; LETTER-SPACING: 0.75pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Local & Regional Government <SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 3"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Mobile GIS, GPS, and Asset Management</SPAN></STRONG><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; LETTER-SPACING: 0.75pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 2.25pt -6pt"><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Times New Roman"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; LETTER-SPACING: 0.75pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Natural Resources, Environmental Sciences, & Conservation<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>ESRI ArcGIS Server API Comparison</SPAN></STRONG><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; LETTER-SPACING: 0.75pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 2.25pt -6pt"><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Times New Roman"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; LETTER-SPACING: 0.75pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>GeoVisualization/3D GIS<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 2"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 2"> </SPAN>GIS Implementation and Management</SPAN></STRONG><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; LETTER-SPACING: 0.75pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 2.25pt -6pt"><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Times New Roman"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; LETTER-SPACING: 0.75pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Finding Stimulus Grants</SPAN></STRONG><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; LETTER-SPACING: 0.75pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 2.25pt -6pt"><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Times New Roman"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; LETTER-SPACING: 0.75pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Data Sharing & Standards</SPAN></STRONG><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; LETTER-SPACING: 0.75pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 2.25pt -6pt"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; LETTER-SPACING: 0.75pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Highly Effective GIS<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></STRONG></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 2.25pt -6pt"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; LETTER-SPACING: 0.75pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Collaborative Efforts<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></STRONG></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 2.25pt -6pt"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; LETTER-SPACING: 0.75pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>ESRI Technical Sessions<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></STRONG></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 2.25pt -6pt"><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Times New Roman"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; LETTER-SPACING: 0.75pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Advances in Cartography</SPAN></STRONG></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 2.25pt -6pt"><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Times New Roman"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; LETTER-SPACING: 0.75pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"><BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"> </P></SPAN></STRONG><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; LETTER-SPACING: 0.75pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></STRONG></FONT></FONT>
<P class=ecmsonormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 16.2pt"><FONT color=#000000><STRONG><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; LETTER-SPACING: 0.75pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma">Pre-Conference Training (October 12-13)</SPAN></U></STRONG><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; LETTER-SPACING: 0.75pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in -12.15pt 2.25pt -6pt"><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Times New Roman"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LETTER-SPACING: 0.75pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></STRONG></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in -12.15pt 2.25pt -6pt"><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Times New Roman"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LETTER-SPACING: 0.75pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Introduction to Spatial Analyst for ArcGIS- <I>John Schaeffer, Juniper GIS</I>- </SPAN></STRONG><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">2 days $595</SPAN></STRONG><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LETTER-SPACING: 0.75pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 2.25pt -6pt"><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Times New Roman"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LETTER-SPACING: 0.75pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Introduction to ArcGIS Server- <I>ESRI</I> </SPAN></STRONG><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">(needs 9 students to go) - 2 days $825</SPAN></STRONG></FONT></FONT><B><BR><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=3> </FONT></SPAN></B><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LETTER-SPACING: 0.75pt"><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Times New Roman">ArcGIS Desktop III- GIS Workflows and Analysis- <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></STRONG></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 2.25pt -6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 42pt"><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Times New Roman"><STRONG><I><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LETTER-SPACING: 0.75pt">Ken Juengling, Geospatial Training and Consulting, Inc</SPAN></I></STRONG><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LETTER-SPACING: 0.75pt">. -</SPAN></STRONG><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><FONT size=3> </FONT></SPAN></STRONG><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">2 days $595</SPAN></STRONG><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></STRONG></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 2.25pt -6pt"><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Times New Roman"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LETTER-SPACING: 0.75pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Powering Your Geodatabase and ModelBuilder for Management/Analysis- </SPAN></STRONG><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></STRONG></FONT></FONT></P>
<H1 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 2.25pt 0.5in"><FONT size=2><STRONG><I><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Bruce Kessler, Kessler GIS</SPAN></I></STRONG><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">- 2 days $595</SPAN><U><o:p></o:p></U></STRONG></FONT></H1>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; LETTER-SPACING: 0.75pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma"><FONT color=#000000>Tuesday Evening Workshops<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></U></STRONG></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Times New Roman">Managing a GIS - Bruce Kessler, Kessler GIS - 3.5 hrs. $95<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></STRONG></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Times New Roman"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Understanding Projections for ArcGIS - John Schaeffer, Juniper GIS- 1.5 hrs. $free<BR>More TBA</SPAN></STRONG><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LETTER-SPACING: 0.75pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></STRONG></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT color=#000000>Conference Registration (before Sept. 14th)<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></U></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Times New Roman">Full Conference<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(10/14-10/16)…………...………$350<BR>Single Day<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(10/14 or 10/15)…...……………..$200<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Times New Roman"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LETTER-SPACING: 0.75pt">For lodging rate and information contact Sunriver Resort directly at </SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><A href="http://www.sunriver-resort.com/"><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext">www.sunriver-resort.com</SPAN></A> or (800) 801-8765. Make sure to mention you are attending the NW GIS User Group Conference for the best rate.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=ecmsonormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; LETTER-SPACING: 0.75pt"><FONT color=#000000>Interested in presenting at the conference? Contact this year’s chair Paul Ferro at </FONT><A href="mailto:geotrek_@hotmail.com"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: windowtext; LETTER-SPACING: 0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">geotrek_@hotmail.com</SPAN></A></SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><BR><BR>
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