Call for Presentations

17th Annual GIS/CAMA Technologies Conference

March 4-7, 2013 - Albuquerque, New Mexico

The educational program is developed through a review of submissions received through the Call for Presentations. The GIS/CAMA 2013 Conference Committee welcomes the submission of individual papers, complete sessions, panels 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
Utilizing GIS for change detection
Geospatial valuation tips and tricks
GIS in the 'Cloud'
The value of 'Green' construction
Technology and Customer Service
Special Assessments, Surrogate Taxes, and Alternative Funding Mechanisms
Using GIS to Support Personal Property Assessments
Housing Development Trends (alternative housing, rental market, combined households, tiny houses, new development)
Nondisclosure and Property Value Discovery Techniques
Geospatial Standards Panel Discussion
Organizational models for IT and GIS services to Assessment (where do staff sit and who do they report to?)
Land Record integration with CAMA/GIS
Getting all the Building permits in a timely manner (working with all your jurisdictions)
Implementing the subparcels - what it means to CAMA and GIS
CAMA Models using SPSS, blame it on the statistics!
Zoning as a new type of neighborhood?
Multiple source data verification (imagery, GIS, CAMA) to support assessments.
Modern workflows: where we’ve come from and where we are going?

Again, this list is not comprehensive. Your abstract will be reviewed regardless of the suggested topics above.

Presentations that market specific products and services will not be accepted, nor are presentations of this nature acceptable at the conference. Case studies should be presented by the sponsoring organization, not by vendors.There are separate sponsored vendor session opportunities available for this purpose.

Presentation Format

You will be asked to indicate the presentation format that is best suited for your proposal (note that the committee may ask you to reconsider your preferred format to fit the program needs).

Single presentation—individual presentation that will be scheduled with one or two other presentations to form a cohesive session of 60-90 minutes in length. Each presenter is allotted 20-30 minutes, plus 10 minutes for questions from the attendees.
Complete session—Comprised of one subject covered by one or more presenters. The expectation is that the depth and complexity of the issue merits the longer time. A complete session is 60-90 minutes in length.
Lightning Talks—Short (5 minute) talks on a single subject. Concise and focused with few slides. The best Lightning Talks are both entertaining and educational!
Panel & Roundtable—A panel or roundtable is a 60-90 minute presentation which encourages interaction and discussion between the panelists and the audience. Panel presentations should include at least three panelists all speaking on aspects of a particular topic.

Schedule - Abstracts are due on or before Friday, October 5.

This is a 'hard' deadline as the committee will meet to review submissions and organize the program during the week of October 8. You will receive notification of your acceptance status shortly thereafter.

Proceedings and Speaker Registration

Presenters whose proposals are accepted are expected to submit written papers for publication in the Conference Proceedings. If PowerPoint or slide presentations are submitted for inclusion in the Proceedings, a narrative description must accompany them. The final version of your presentation is due on the day it is presented to attendees at the conference. It can be provided on CD Rom or by thumb drive transfer on site at the conference. All accepted presenters must register and pay the standard conference registration fee.

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