(the Annual GRASS GIS Conference and Exhibtion Announcement)

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.