The upcoming GIS/CAMA Technologies Conference will take place Feb. 25-28 at the Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront Hotel in Portland, Oregon and a $189 single/double hotel room rate will be available until February 1 (or until the room block is depleted).
Registration and additional information about the conference is available through the URISA website and can be reached at www.iaao.org/giscama. Conference fees are $615 for IAAO and URISA members and $765 for nonmembers until February 22. One-day and student registrations are also available.
The agenda includes keynote addresses (including a discussion on the Geospatial Data Act and a comprehensive look at the effects of legal marijuana in jurisdictions), professional development and networking events, and the abundance of concurrent breakout sessions in focused program tracks.
CONFERENCE TRACKS
The 2019 conference will focus on the following program tracks:
• GIS Technologies
• Modeling and Valuation
• Planning, Administration and Leadership
• Technology Showcase
WORKSHOPS
In a new addition this year, one full or half-day workshop is included with registration. The workshops on Monday February 25th are:
• Improving Appraisal Performance: Intuitively Understanding and Enhancing Sales Ratio Studies with GIS
• Introduction to GIS for Assessment Professionals
• Preparing for GISP Certification
• Parcel Fabric (half-day)
• RECENTLY ADDED - Extending the Capabilities and Offerings of your GIS: A guided tour of Esri’s Developer Resources
Programs of note include “Getting Started with Modeling”; “Planning and Implementing your CAMA System”; “High Definition Imagery for Any Size Jurisdiction”; and “Go Big with Data: Automating and Accelerating Data Capture.”