The 9th Annual GRASS GIS User's Conference and Exhibition Announcement
Sponsered by the Open GIS Foundation, Hosted by the Soil Conservation Service, March 13-18,'94 Reston Virginia. You are invited to present a technical paper or poster in the Conference and Exhibition. The theme is "Open GIS: Interoperability in Development and Applications". The following topics are particularly
encouraged: Land and Env. Management, Military Engineering Applications, Social Sciences, Resource Management, Computer Science & GIS. Abstracts should be
received by January 15, '94. Contributers should submit a 200 word abstract
that includes the paper title, a summary, the author's name, address, phone
number, fax, and internet address (if avail.) to the Open GIS Foundation,
1 Kendall Sq. Bldg. 200 Suite 2200, Cambridge MA 02139, or email the information
to cashman@crsa.bu.edu. The Conference Schedule is as follows: Sunday, March 13-
Workshops 9:00a.m.-12:00p.m. (Intro to GRASS, LTPlus, SQL Database & GRASS),
1:30-4:30p.m. (Advanced GRASS, XGRASS,Cartographic Output, Projections &
Coordinate Systems); Monday, March 14- Workshops 8:00a.m.-11:00a.m.(Intro to
GRASS, Advanced GRASS, GRASS & Soils Databases, Data Development),12:00-3:00p.m.(SQL Databases & GRASS, Image Processing & GRASS,Administraion of GRASS Systems,Data Issues);GPS Workshop & Field Trip, Field Trip toUSGS GIS Lab, Opening
Plenary Session, Reception, Exhibit Hall; Tuesday, March 15- Paper Sessions,
Posters, Exhibit Hall; Wednesday, March 16-Paper Sessions, Posters,Exhibit Hall,GRASS Banquet; Thursday, March 17- Exhibit Hall, Panel Discussions:(Open GIS,
GIS Application Integration, Information Infrastructure & Federal Activities),
Closing Plenary Session; Friday, March 18- Birds of a Feather Meeting-SCS, NPS, GIACC Meeting. Full Registration includes all paper and poster sessions, plenarysessions, panel discussions, field trips, the opening reception and access to
the exhibit hall. To Register Send for form at: The Open GIS Foundation, One
Kendall Square, Bldg. 200, Suite 2200, Cambridge, MA 02139. Registration will
be confirmed by mail within 4 weeks of the receipt of registration form. Directinquiries to Pamela Cashman, Conference Coordinator (617) 621-7025. RegistrationFees are as Follows: Full Registration- $250, Daily Registration- $100, Student Registration- $50, Workshops- with full regis.- $75 each, Workshops only- $125
each, Banquet- $25. Accommodations: a block of rooms is being held at the
conference hotel, the Hyatt Regency Reston. The Conference rate is $103 single,$123 Double, which is within the government perdiem for Reston. Call (703) 709-1234 or 800-233-1234 for reservations. This rate is only valid until Feb.18 '94.
Other Conference Contacts Include: Doug Brooks (Vendor Coordinator)USA CERL
(217) 373-4433, (217) 373-4421 or email brooks@cecer.army.mil; Ed Escowitz
(Program Co-Chair)USGS (703) 648-6505, (703) 648-5464 or email
ece@bob.er.usgs.gov; Quentin Ellis (Program Co-Chair) PCI,Inc. (703) 243-3700,
(703) 243-3705, or email ellis@pci.on.ca.