The themes for user presentations and forums have been announced on the Sunriver, Oregon Northwest GIS User Group Conference website.  The Conference will be held Oct 12-16, 2009.

2009 Conference early registration is open.  Full conference registration (Oct. 14-16) is $350.  Pre-conference training is available Oct. 12-13th see 2009 Conference Training Opportunities for details and pricing.

Early Registration is now open for the 2009 User Conference in Sunriver, Oregon.

Conference Registration (before Sept. 14th)

• Full Conference (10/14-10/16) $350
• Single Day (10/14 or 10/15) $200

For lodging rate and information contact Sunriver Resort directly at sunriver-resort.com or (800) 801-8765. Make sure to mention you are attending the NW GIS User Group Conference for the best rate.

Interested in presenting at the conference? Contact this year's chair Paul Ferro at geotrek_@hotmail.com

A number of excellent vendors have lined up to offer pre-conference training on October 12 & 13th.  Providers include Juniper GIS, ESRI, GeoSpatial Training & Consulting and Kessler GIS.

Training Opportunities 

Training opportunities, as well as all conference information, is up-to-date at http://sunriver2009.nwgis.org/

The theme for the 2009 Conference in Sunriver, Oregon is Doing More with Less: Applying GIS in Today's Economy.

The 2008-2009 economic downturn is unprecedented and has affected every market sector including the Geospatial/GIS industry.  Through comprehensive training sessions, open forum discussions, and networking the 24th annual NW GIS User Conference will focus on how to use your existing GIS to increase public access, improve decision support, and support highly effective business processes in today's challenging and changing business world.