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URISA Announces Third Annual Student Paper Competition

Park Ridge, IL - January 13, 2009 - The Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) is sponsoring its third annual student paper competition. The objective of the competition is to challenge undergraduate and postgraduate students to demonstrate development and effective use of information systems in both their field of study and the community. The competition is open to all eligible students but particularly those interested in careers using geographic information systems, information technology, geospatial technology, planning and/or community development.

The deadline for submissions is May 1, 2009.
URISA will award students cash prizes for best student-authored papers. Winners will be recognized at the URISA Annual Conference in Anaheim, California, September 29-October 2, 2009.

Prizes:

First Place
$500 cash. Free conference registration and recognition at the URISA Annual Conference in Anaheim, CA. Paper may be published in the URISA Journal.

Second Place
$300 cash. Free conference registration. Paper may be published in the URISA Journal.

Third Place
$150 cash. Free conference registration. Paper may be published in the URISA Journal.

The following types of papers are encouraged:

Application areas of particular interest to URISA members include, but are not limited to, the following: The URISA Student Paper Committee reviews all papers. Winners will be notified in July 2009.

Only papers meeting the evaluation criteria will be considered. Further information regarding eligibility, submission criteria, prizes, and policies are available on the URISA website at http://www.urisa.org/student_paper_competition.

URISA promotes the effective and ethical use of spatial information and information technologies for the understanding and management of urban and regional systems.


Contact:

Wendy Nelson
Executive Director - URISA
Tel.: 847-824-6300
E-mail: Email Contact
Web.: www.urisa.org


Mark Your Calendar:

GIS/CAMA Technologies Conference - February 8-11, 2009 - Charleston SC
URISA's GIS in Public Health Conference - June 5-8, 2009 - Providence RI
URISA/NENA Addressing Conference - August 4-6, 2009 - Providence RI
URISA's 47th Annual Conference - September 29-October 2, 2009 - Anaheim CA
GIS in Transit Conference - November 10-12, 2009 - St Petersburg FL