Abstracts Sought for 2012 GIS/CAMA Technologies Conference

The International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO) and the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) are pleased to announce the 16th Annual GIS/CAMA (Geographic Information Systems / Computer-Assisted Mass Appraisal) Technologies Conference, to be held March 12-15, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency in San Antonio, Texas.

The educational program is developed through a review of submissions received through the Call for Presentations. The committee welcomes the submission of individual papers, complete sessions, and lightning talks and has proposed a list of suggested topics for consideration (all abstracts received will be reviewed and considered for the conference program regardless of the list below):

Modeling unstable markets using advanced techniques
Funding assessment operations and projects
Mobile technology in action
Raising public understanding – New ways of showing the public what we do and how we do it
Best practices and lessons learned
Technology implementations
GIS in crisis – Sharing data instantly using GIS when nature wreaks havoc
For Better or For Worse – Keeping staff engaged in the face of cutbacks and other workforce development challenges
ROI – Resource or technology investments that paid off
On the Up and Up - Tales of recovery after economic or natural disaster
The best idea we had this year was…
Mineral rights – big business or bust?
Public data versus privacy rights
Utilizing GIS tools for appeals
Going viral – using YouTube and other social media
Parcel Numbering
Web interfaces - from electronic submission of appeals to comparable sales maps for public use
Statistical models for commercial property
Personal property from PCs to wind farms
From the Alamo to Australia –National and international valuation models
Utilizing GIS for change detection
Geospatial valuation tips and tricks
GIS in the ‘Cloud’
The value of ‘Green’ construction
IGNITE – 5-7 minute presentations on anything and everything GIS and CAMA

Abstract submissions will be accepted until September 23, 2011. The link to the Call for Presentations and general conference information is: http://www.urisa.org/conferences/2012gis_cama