[GRASS5] GIS Speaker Request

[Mike Stagg]

Hi!

I'm a GRASS user in Lafayette, Louisiana, USA. I'm also the seminar 
track coordinator for TechSouth, a two-day technology summit and expo 
now in its second year of existence. TechSouth is a regional technology 
conference, drawing participants from the northern Gulf of Mexico 
region, roughly from Houston, Texas, to Pensacola, Florida. This year's 
conference is being held on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 19-20. You can 
learn more about the conference at our website: www.techsouth.org

We have added a GIS track to the conference in response to inquiries 
from attendees and businesses. ESRI has signed on as an exhibitor. But, 
we are also working to include an open source presence where possible.

So, we are seeking a seminar leader who can deliver a session on GRASS 
in our GIS track. That track is scheduled to run on Tuesday, April 19, 
but we have enough flexibility to make this work on Wednesday, April 20 
as well.

We can pay travel and lodging. The final day of the conference is also 
the opening night of Festival International, a four-day music and 
culture festival now in its 19th year. Here's the URL for the Festival: 
www.festivalinternational.com

Last year, we had just over 1,000 registrants for TechSouth. We expect 
to beat that record this year. The majority of the attendees are 
business, government, and IT decision makers. Considering the great 
interest in GIS, this could be a significant opportunity to make these 
decision makers aware of GRASS and its utility.

I'm pretty much a newbie at this, having worked only a couple of 
projects with GRASS, so having someone with a higher level of expertise 
is necessary. If anyone in Texas or any of the Gulf Coast states would 
be interested in this opportunity, please contact me directly.

Thank you for your consideration of this request.

Mike Stagg, Coordinator
TechSouth Seminar Tracks
337.962.1680

TechSouth • Lafayette,  LA
April 19-20, 2005
www.techsouth.org