URISA
The Association for GIS Professionals
URISA
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Suite 680
Des Plaines,
IL
60016
(847) 824-6300
GIS-Pro: URISA's Annual Conference for GIS Professionals
September 28 - October 1, 2010
Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek
New Name...New Opportunities...Amazing Value
Call for Presentations - abstracts due February 23
Since 1963, URISA members and friends from around the world have convened annually to learn about, share and discuss all things geospatial. Whether you are an established or emerging GIS Professional, the GIS-Pro Conference is for you.
Along with the new conference name, URISA has listened to you, our members and conference attendees. Through a series of surveys, interactive discussions, and a challenge set forth by Dr. Barry Wellar (2009 keynote speaker), URISA presents a series of exciting new conference themes. These themes are designed to truly reflect what GIS Professionals are looking for in a modern conference. Gone are restrictive conference tracks - what's in are coordinated themes, designed to move the conversation forward and interactively share information among conference participants.
Dig deeper...go beyond basic technology and applications and contemplate issues related to policy, information and technology management. The Conference offers a unique multidisciplinary approach, with participation from all levels and agencies of government, academia, consultants, developers, technology providers...so you receive the benefit of a variety of viewpoints and experiences.
You likely have a preferred provider for technical training...make URISA your preferred provider for GIS professional development and management training.
Join your colleagues, peers, thinkers and doers from around the world at GIS-Pro, URISA's Annual Conference for GIS Professionals.
Learn more about GIS-Pro 2010 - click here.
"This is what I have found by attending URISA. The people are great and are willing to share their knowledge. This is a professional organization with a range of practitioners from newcomers to the technology to some of the "original" thought provokers. These conferences have helped me to form professional networks, as well as life-long personal friendships that span the globe. The URISA conferences provide me with an opportunity to step back from my day-to-day work and look at the big picture. They give me the chance to revitalize my creative energies and I return to my work brimming with new ideas and vision - refreshed, motivated, and with a whole new outlook!"
-Sandi Majewski, GISP, Crime Analyst, City of Las Vegas Metro Police Dept.
Future Sites
URISA's 48th Annual Conference
September 28 - October 1, 2010
Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek
Conference Site History
URISA (the organization) emanated from conferences held from 1963 through 1966 called Annual Conference on Urban Planning Information Systems and Programs. URISA was formed in 1966 and the first URISA conference was held in 1967.
| Year | Conference Location |
| 1967 | Garden City, NY |
| 1968 | Clayton, MO |
| 1969 | Los Angeles, CA |
| 1970 | Louisville, KY |
| 1971 | New Orleans, LA |
| 1972 | San Francisco, CA |
| 1973 | Atlantic City, NJ |
| 1974 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| 1975 | Seattle, WA |
| 1976 | Atlanta, GA |
| 1977 | Kansas City, MO |
| 1978 | Washington, DC |
| 1979 | San Diego, CA |
| 1980 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 1981 | New Orleans, LA |
| 1982 | Minneapolis, MN |
| 1983 | Atlanta, GA |
| 1984 | Seattle, WA |
| 1985 | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| 1986 | Denver, CO |
| 1987 | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 1988 | Los Angeles, CA |
| 1989 | Boston, MA |
| 1990 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| 1991 | San Francisco, CA |
| 1992 | Washington, DC |
| 1993 | Atlanta, GA |
| 1994 | Milwaukee, WI |
| 1995 | San Antonio, TX |
| 1996 | Salt Lake City, UT |
| 1997 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 1998 | Charlotte, NC |
| 1999 | Chicago, IL |
| 2000 | Orlando, FL |
| 2001 | Long Beach, CA |
| 2002 | Chicago, IL |
| 2003 | Atlanta, GA |
| 2004 | Reno, NV |
| 2005 | Kansas City, MO |
| 2006 | Vancouver, BC Canada |
| 2007 |
Washington, DC - 2007 Annual Conference Highlights - DC |
| 2008 |
New Orleans, LA - 2008 Annual Conference Highlights - New Orleans, LA |
| 2009 | Anaheim, CA - 2009 Annual Conference Highlights - Anaheim, CA |
