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UPDATED 9/18/08: Because some have expressed interest in only attending one day, a 1-day registration option has been added (fee of $100) which you can sign up for either on-line or on-site. 
The 5th International Conference on Geographic Information Science (GIScience '08) is being held September 24-26th at the Yarrow Resort in Park City. The focus of this conference is the latest research developments across all sectors of geographic information science, and over 100 presenters and 200 participants from around the world in academic, industry and government will be attending to explore and discuss the latest findings and advancements.
The conference and all associated workshops are open to everyone, and this is the last week to register at the early rate ($320 standard, $115 student, $80 per workshop -- deadline 8/22/08). This is great opportunity to get exposed to basic geographic information research from major centers across a host of disciplines including local a few local stars like Brandon Plewe from BYU, as well Scott Bridwell and Tetsuo Kobayashi from the U of U who will be presenting. Information regarding the current schedule of events and the list of presentations and posters is available at the conference website (http://www.giscience.org ). If you have any questions about the conference contact:
Tom Cova, Program Chair
Department of Geography
University of Utah
GIScience 2008 is the follow-up meeting to the highly successful, pan-global conference series that began in 2000 with over 300 researchers attending each time. GIScience brings together scientists from academia, industry, and government to explore emerging topics and basic research findings across all sectors of geographic information science. The conference program aims to attract leading GIScience researchers from all fields to reflect the interdisciplinary breadth of the field including cognitive science, computer science, engineering, geography, information science, mathematics, philosophy, psychology, social science, and statistics. Featured Speakers Workshop Titles and Descriptions |
