GITA's Annual Conference 29

April 23, 2006

April 23-26, 2006
Tampa Convention Center
Tampa, Florida USA
*** Find us at booth 536 ***

GITA’s Annual Conference and Exhibition is the the most highly regarded educational event for professionals involved in geospatial information technologies. Annual Conference 29 will provide you with better ways to plan, design, manage, and maintain your geospatial systems and operations.

This prestigious event will present an exciting technical program, including one-and-a-half days of in-depth seminars followed by two-and-a-half days of educational sessions.

This year's conference theme, No Barriers: Connected. Responsive. Prepared.— reflects the fact that professionals in geospatial technology must respond to growing business needs to prepare for dynamic situations.

Topics to be addressed at the conference include:

• Data aquisition and maintenance • Critical infrastructure protection and emergency response
• Internet and Web services • Work and asset management
• Organizational impacts • Project management
• Public sector • Business intelligence
• Enterprise architecture • Project management
• Mobile applications • Planning, design, and engineering
• Operations management • ROI/business case
• Technology directions • System integration

Preconference seminars will offer attendees the opportunity to concentrate on some key issues that are critical to successful project planning and implementation. Annual Conference 29 will feature 12 half-day seminars, beginning on Sunday morning and concluding on Monday.

The technical program, beginning on Monday afternoon and running through Wednesday, will feature more than 200 speakers who will present conference papers on a full spectrum of topics, from an introduction to the technology, to database design, to systems integration, to people issues.

The conference exhibition will provide a showcase for state-of-the-art information technology products and services. More than 100,000 square feet of exhibit space will house more than 150 industry vendors. Exhibitors represent a wide array of software and hardware suppliers, consultants, conversion companies, and other geospatial industry suppliers. Exhibits will be open for 14 hours, beginning with the opening ceremony on Monday afternoon and closing on Wednesday afternoon.

Full-conference attendees are invited to participate in scheduled social events: the President's Reception on Monday night and the Closing Reception on Wednesday afternoon. Continental breakfasts are included on Tuesday and Wednesday, with lunch provided on Tuesday. Other special attractions are the "Birds of a Feather" sessions for users. All social events are designed to promote networking while enhancing the overall educational experience. Full-conference attendees will also receive a complimentary copy of the conference proceedings.

Who Should Attend

Anyone who is interested in using geospatial information technologies is invited to attend. Discussion topics involve geographic information systems (GIS), information technology (IT), mobile and field computing, supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA), network operations management, work management systems, enterprise application integration, critical infrastructure protection, and other related technologies.

The conference program will address topics of interest to executives and managers in government agencies; electric, gas, and water/wastewater utilities; telecommunications companies; pipeline companies; the public sector; and other organizations interested in using geospatial information to enhance their bottom line.