URISA to Present Fifth Caribbean GIS Conference in Trinidad

For Immediate Release

June 14, 2010 (Des Plaines, IL) – URISA - The Association for GIS Professionals - is pleased to announce the Fifth Caribbean GIS Conference, taking place December 6-10, 2010 in Trinidad. The conference program is developed through a Call for Presentations which will be issued shortly. URISA is pleased to note that CARILEC, the Caribbean Electric Utility Service Corporation - an association of electric utilities, suppliers, manufacturers and other stakeholders operating in the electricity industry in the Caribbean, will be a partner in the 2010 conference.

The objectives of URISA's Caribbean GIS Conference are:

• To inform broad cross-section of Caribbean users about GIS technology and applications
• To share experiences regarding GIS implementation and management issues
• To establish new relationships with the vendor/consultant community
• To provide workshops and sessions that are application driven, and are relevant to the Caribbean community of GIS users
• To foster a Caribbean GIS network
• To assess the state of readiness of national and regional Spatial Data Infrastructures

Previous Conferences

•     URISA's Fourth Caribbean GIS Conference - August 25-29, 2008 - Grand Cayman
•     URISA's Third Caribbean GIS Conference -  October 29 – November 1, 2006 - Bahamas
•     URISA's Second Caribbean GIS Conference - September 13-17, 2004 - Barbados
•     URISA's First Caribbean GIS Conference - September 9-12, 2001 - Jamaica

 
For more information, contact Wendy Nelson at URISA, wnelson@urisa.org