For Immediate Release

Contact:Anna Marie Kinerney, Marketing/Meetings Manager

301-493-0290 ext.106; akinerney@asprs.org

Contact: Curt Sumner, Executive Director, ACSM

301-493-0200 ext. 106

ACSM and ASPRS Announce Fall 2000 Conference

First Jointly Sponsored Meeting Since 1997

ASPRS: The Imaging and Geospatial Information Society and the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM) jointly announce their upcoming Fall 2000 conference, "Practical Applications in the Geospatial Information Sciences." The conference is being designed for surveyors, mappers, photogrammetrists & GIS practitioners, and will be held December 1-5, 2000 at the Rhode Island Convention Center and Westin Providence hotel complex in Providence, Rhode Island.

"ACSM and ASPRS have been discussing how we might best collaborate on another meeting that will serve both of our members as well as the broader geospatial practitioner community. This Fall 2000 conference devoted to practical application workshops is the perfect opportunity to join our efforts in the New England area," said ASPRS President, Michael Renslow.

ASPRS and ACSM have a long history of bringing current issues and developments to the practitioner; this program is no exception. Focusing on problem solving, new technology, and late breaking news, this conference touches on important applications significant to the geospatial information sciences. It is the first joint meeting of the two organizations since the ACSM/ASPRS Annual Convention in 1997.

The conference is cosponsored by the ACSM New England Section, the Connecticut Association of Land Surveyors, Maine Society of Land Surveyors, Massachusetts Association of Land Surveyors and Civil Engineers, New Hampshire Land Surveyors Association, Rhode Island Society of Professional Land Surveyors and the ASPRS New England Region. The program is being designed with focused tracks and workshops, and participants will be able to tailor sessions to their professional needs and interests.

As part of this event, there will be a contest for "Best Municipal GIS System in New England". Presentations and seminars on what it takes to develop a successful GIS system on the municipal level in New England will take place.

"ACSM is very excited about the opportunity to co-sponsor this meeting with ASPRS and five New England State surveying societies. It allows us to accomplish two goals at once; one is to interact more often with ASPRS membership; the other is to hold meetings which create closer ties with the state affiliate societies," said Curt Sumner, ACSM executive director.

Since 1941 ACSM has represented the educational and professional interests of the surveying and mapping community. The 6,000 plus members of ACSM work in the private sector, academic and government service at the local, state and federal levels.

Founded in 1934, ASPRS is an international professional organization of more than 7,000 geospatial data professionals. ASPRS members are involved in all aspects of photogrammetry, remote sensing, GIS, and related technologies.

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(16 February 2000)