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font-weight:normal'><a href="http://sunriver2009.nwgis.org/"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>2009 NW GIS User Group Conference</span></a></span></strong><strong><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";letter-spacing:.75pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class=ecmsonormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:.75pt;margin-right:
0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;background:white'><strong><i><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";letter-spacing:.75pt'>October
12<sup>th</sup>-16<sup>th</sup>, Sunriver, Oregon</span></i></strong><b><i><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";letter-spacing:.75pt'><br>
</span></i></b><b><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";letter-spacing:.75pt'><br>
</span></b><strong><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";letter-spacing:
.75pt;font-weight:normal'>Doing More with Less: Applying GIS in Today’s
Economy</span></strong><strong><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
letter-spacing:.75pt'><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class=ecmsonormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:.75pt;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:white'><strong><span
style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:red;letter-spacing:.75pt'>Call for
Presentations--</span></strong> Are you doing something more with less? We are
looking for interesting and innovative GIS users to present at the Twenty-Fourth
Annual NW GIS User Group Conference in <strong><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Comic Sans MS";letter-spacing:.75pt'><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>.
Please submit an abstract along with a brief biography by September 3<sup>rd</sup>
<strong><span style='letter-spacing:.75pt;font-weight:normal'>to Paul Ferro at <a
href="mailto:geotrek_@hotmail.com">geotrek_@hotmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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line-height:110%;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext;letter-spacing:
.75pt'>Suggested Topics for Presenting</span></u></strong><strong><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:windowtext;letter-spacing:.75pt'> </span></strong><strong><i><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:windowtext;letter-spacing:.75pt;font-weight:normal'> (</span></i></strong><strong><i><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:110%;color:windowtext;letter-spacing:.75pt;
font-weight:normal'>Don’t see the topic you want to present on? Suggest
one; We’re open to ideas!)</span></i></strong><i><span style='color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></i></h2>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:2.25pt;background:white'><strong><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;letter-spacing:.75pt;font-weight:normal'> Local &
Regional Government Mobile
GIS, GPS, and Asset Management</span></strong><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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style='font-size:9.0pt;letter-spacing:.75pt;font-weight:normal'> Natural
Resources, Environmental Sciences, & Conservation ESRI ArcGIS
Server API Comparison</span></strong><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
letter-spacing:.75pt'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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style='font-size:9.0pt;letter-spacing:.75pt;font-weight:normal'>
GeoVisualization/3D GIS GIS
Implementation and Management</span></strong><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
letter-spacing:.75pt'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:2.25pt;background:white'><strong><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;letter-spacing:.75pt;font-weight:normal'> GIS &
Engineering GIS
in Education</span></strong><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;letter-spacing:
.75pt'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:2.25pt;background:white'><strong><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;letter-spacing:.75pt;font-weight:normal'> Finding
Stimulus Grants</span></strong><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;letter-spacing:
.75pt'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:2.25pt;background:white'><strong><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;letter-spacing:.75pt;font-weight:normal'> Data Sharing
& Standards</span></strong><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;letter-spacing:
.75pt'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:2.25pt;background:white'><strong><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;letter-spacing:.75pt;font-weight:normal'> Highly
Effective GIS</span><o:p></o:p></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:2.25pt;background:white'><strong><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;letter-spacing:.75pt;font-weight:normal'> Collaborative
Efforts<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:2.25pt;background:white'><strong><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;letter-spacing:.75pt;font-weight:normal'> Open Source
Technology<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:2.25pt;background:white'><strong><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;letter-spacing:.75pt;font-weight:normal'> Advances in
Cartography</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;letter-spacing:.75pt'><br>
<br>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Conference
Registration (before Sept. 14th)<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
line-height:150%'>Full Conference
(10/14-10/16)…………...………$350<br>
Single Day (10/14 or
10/15)…...……………..$200<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:.75pt;
font-weight:normal'>For lodging rates and information contact Sunriver Resort
directly at </span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><a
href="http://www.sunriver-resort.com/">www.sunriver-resort.com</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></p>
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style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:red;letter-spacing:.75pt'>Registration
is now open! Visit us at <a href="http://sunriver2009.nwgis.org/"><span
style='font-weight:normal'>http://sunriver2009.nwgis.org/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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