NEW! April 10 - Call for Presenters and Panel Discussions: Thank you for the excellent response to the call for papers and panel discussions! Given the tremendous response, we are thinking about adding another presentation track. If you missed the March 31 deadline and have a presentation or panel discussion you’d like to have considered for the conference please submit your abstract no later than April 10.

NEW! Map Contest Added!

Enter your best poster, map, or online mapping interactive map into the 2011 WAURISA Conference and win fame and fabulous prizes! This is an opportunity to showcase your work and inspire your peers and colleagues with your interesting projects. All contestants must be registered for the conference.

Contest Categories: Best Cartographic Design, Best Analytic Presentation, Best Data Integration, Best Student Map, and NEW THIS YEAR: Best Online Interactive Map.

Conference Keynote: 

Okay, it's not totally new news, but it's great news! The conference keynote speaker is Jack Dangermond with Esri – one of the most well-known figures in the geospatial industry. You don't want to miss this!

Conference Workshops: 

Choose from 8 excellent workshops on Monday, May 9. Workshops are filling up - Creating WebMaps with ArcServer only has 18 slots left!

Conference Track Sessions, including: 

Using LiDAR with Landslides and Sediment

3D GIS

Open Source Base Mapping

High Accuracy Handheld Data Collection
Sustainable Asset Management
Open Source LiDAR
Washington State's GIS Business Plan
Surveying and GISMapping Flood Damage and Habitat

Cartographic Standards

Vendor Exhibits,including:

AEX Aerials Maps & data

Cityworks | Azteca Systems, Inc.

CRW Systems, Inc.

Eagle Mapping Inc.

Electronic Data Solutions

EnerGov Solutions

Esri

Forge Apps

Geocortex by Latitude Geographics

GeoLine, Inc

King County GIS Center

PacifiCAD Inc.

Pictometry

Surdex Corporation

Terra GIS Ltd

The PPI Group

GISP Points:

Earn points towards your GISP certification or renewal by attending the conference: 

• Workshop Attendance - 0.2 (certification), 1.33 (renewal)
• Conference Attendance - 0.4 (certification), 2.67 (renewal)
• Workshop Presenter - 3 (certification), 9 (renewal)
• Conference Presenter - 1 (certification), 3 (renewal)
• Enter Map Contest - 1 (certification), 3 (renewal)
• Washington URISA Membership (included in conference registration) - 1 (certification), 3 (renewal)

To Register:

Register online