As always, the primary goal of the initiative is to provide a forum to allow University System of Georgia faculty and researchers to share GIS expertise and experience.

In addition to the 2-day core symposium, and as an added bonus this year, an Option Day will be offered on February 13th. The Option Day will allow additional participation in one of the following focused workshops (schedule/format forthcoming):

GIS for Facilities Mapping (link to past workshop for reference)
GIS for Conservation in Georgia (new topic!)

As in the past, presenters at the core symposium will represent wide ranges of discipline from across the university system and the sessions will be designed to promote information exchange among the participants. Please join your colleagues in exploring the various ways GIS is being integrated with curriculum and research.

CALL FOR PROPOSALS
To register for the core 2-day symposium, an Option Day workshop and/or to submit a proposal for presentation (deadline: Jan. 24), vist http://gisconf.gis.gatech.edu/register.php.

We look forward to seeing you.

Steve French, Ph.D., Director
Center for Geographic Information Systems
College of Architecture
Georgia Institute of Technology
276 Fifth Street, NW, 2nd Floor
Atlanta, GA 30332-0695
404.385.0900

Eric McRae, Director
Information Technology Outreach Services
University of Georgia
Chicopee Complex, Suite 2058
1180 broad Street
Athens, Georgia 30602
706.542.5308

* Food, room & board are on your own.

The 2008 symposium is sponsored by the Georgia Institute of Technology's Center for Geographic Information Systems (CGIS) and the Office of Information Technology Outreach Services (ITOS) at the University of Georgia.