URISA Announces Call for Presentations for GIS-Pro 2016 in Toronto

Des Plaines, IL (January 5, 2016) URISA is pleased to announce the Call for Presentations for GIS-Pro 2016: URISA’s 54th Annual Conference in Toronto, Ontario. The conference will take place at the Westin Harbour Castle, October 31-November 3, 2016.

The GIS-Pro 2016 Conference Committee invites your presentation proposals. This year’s conference will once again bring together an international audience of your peers to present, discuss, analyze, and share their experiences, insights, solutions and yes, frustrations in the geospatial arena. Help us get the dialogue going. Presenting at GIS-Pro is rarely a one-way process… your presentation will just be the start of the discussion.

There are numerous presentation formats to fit your style…from formal speaking slots and panel discussions to casual luncheon presentations and IGNITE talks. The Conference Committee has provided the following list to consider as possible presentation topics. The list is not meant to be restrictive, but is provided to stimulate ideas. Feel free to think outside the box. Consider innovations, trends, technical and management topics. Propose ideas geared to GIS beginners, mid-career managers or the leaders in the field. All proposals received will be reviewed and considered for the conference program.

Addressing
Advocacy
Aerial Photography, Remote Sensing, & LIDAR
Agency Collaboration
Application Development
Architecture & Integration
Best Practices, Certifications, & Continuing Education
Big Data
Capital Asset Management
Career Advancement
Cartography & Map Design
Census
Civic Engagement & Public Participation
Developing quality RFPs and measuring ROI
Education, particularly K-12 and post-secondary
Emerging Technologies and the Cloud
Environmental Conservation and Management
First Nation GIS
GeoDesign
GIS and 911; Emergency Response; Hazard Mitigation, Fire Management; Earthquake or Flood Response
Map Publication Systems and Applications
Mobile Applications & GPS
Natural Resource Management
Open Data
Open Source GIS
Private Sector Innovations
Program Management & Planning
Projects, Implementations, & Strategies
Public Health
Renewable Energy & Climate Change
Smart Cities
Soft Skills Development
Surveying
3D GIS
Transportation and Transit
Urban Planning
Utilities – Water, Wastewater, Electrical, Gas, Stormwater, Phone, Broadband, etc.