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Annual Conference & Exposition
October 7-10, 2008
New Orleans

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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"In this day and age of tight budgets and numerous choices of conferences to attend, why choose URISA? I can tell you why I choose URISA - because of the people, because of the networking opportunities, because of the new ideas that I learn about - in the sessions, in the exhibit area, and in the hallways!

  • Have you ever attended a conference where the ideas that are presented are new, from different parts of the world, and from people who have dealt with situations similar to those you are facing now?
  • Have you ever attended a conference where you have met someone with a great project and then when you got home, you could actually pick up the phone and call them and find out more information, AND they were happy to help you out?
This is what I have found by attending the URISA conferences. The people are great and are willing to share their knowledge. This is a professional organization with a range of practitioners from new comers to the technology to some of the "original" thought provokers (I dare not say old-timers!). 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, Crime Analyst, City of Las Vegas Metro Police Dept.

2007 Annual Conference Highlights

Go beyond basic technology and applications and contemplate issues related to designing, managing and applying information technology - at its highest and best use - to improve our urban and regional environments. Join your colleagues, peers, thinkers and doers from around the world at URISA's Annual Conference.

The URISA Annual Conference offers a unique multidisciplinary approach, with sessions led by industry leaders, powerful keynote presentations, panels, roundtable discussions and networking meetings you won't find anywhere else.

This conference is vital to professionals concerned with the effective application of information technology in all state and local government agencies, including:

  • Community & Economic Development
  • Emergency Services/Public Safety/Homeland Security
  • Environmental Management
  • Land Records
  • Public Participation
  • Public Health
  • Public Works
  • Tax Assessment
  • Transportation Planning
  • Urban Planning & Design
  • Utilities

Future Sites

URISA's 46th Annual Conference
October 7-10, 2008
Sheraton New Orleans

URISA's 47th Annual Conference
September 29 - October 2, 2009
Anaheim Marriott

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

 

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