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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>To Whom It May Concern:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'>Please post on your website events calendar and/or other
appropriate locations:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><u><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Sixteenth Annual <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on">Pennsylvania</st1:State></st1:place> GIS Conference Announced<o:p></o:p></span></font></u></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The Pennsylvania GIS Conference will convene again for the
16<sup>th</sup> year on May 14-15, 2008 at the <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Radisson</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Penn</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Harris</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Hotel</st1:PlaceName> and Convention Center in <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Camp Hill</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">PA.</st1:State></st1:place>
This year’s theme is <b><i><span style='font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>“Sustaining
and Leveraging Our Geospatial Investment.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Geospatial technology moves ahead, offering us more and more
methods and tools for geospatial analysis and information management. Our
geospatial assets continue to grow as local governments and private industry
invest in data, people, and services. And the Commonwealth continues to
build the framework of a Spatial Data Infrastructure through programs like
PAMAP. The 2008 PA GIS Conference will explore the challenges and
benefits of these continuing trends.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>On-line conference registration opens on February 1,
2008. Exhibitor registration opened December 1, 2007. Interested parties
should check the website often as the conference agenda evolves over the
winter. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Website: <a href="http://www.pagisconference.org/"
title="blocked::http://www.pagisconference.org/">http://www.pagisconference.org</a>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>For information contact Jennifer Wootsick, Conference Operations, at <a
href="mailto:jlw61@psu.edu" title="blocked::mailto:jlw61@psu.edu">jlw61@psu.edu</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>Brady M. Stroh, Geospatial Director<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>Center for Geospatial Information Services<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>Penn</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font size=2><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType> <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Harrisburg</st1:City></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>777 West <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Harrisburg</st1:City></st1:place>,
PA 17057<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>Phone: 717.948.6428<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>Fax: 717.948.6306<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>Email: <a href="mailto:bms16@psu.edu"
title="blocked::mailto:bms16@psu.edu">bms16@psu.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>Website: <a href="http://www.pagisconference.org/"
title="blocked::http://www.pagisconference.org/">http://www.pagisconference.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Jennifer Wootsick</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Conference Operations Manager</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on"><font size=1
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Pennsylvania</span></font></st1:State></st1:place><font size=1
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'> GIS Conference</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><font size=1 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Penn</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
size=1 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Harrisburg</st1:City></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>777 West Harrisburg Pike<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=1
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Middletown</span></font></st1:City><font size=1 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>, <st1:State
w:st="on">PA</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">17057</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Phone: 717-948-6558 <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Email: <a
href="file:///C:\Documents%20and%20Settings\jwootsick\Application%20Data\Microsoft\Signatures\jlw61@psu.edu">jlw61@psu.edu</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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