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Oregon & SW Washington URISA wins the URISA Outstanding Chapter of the Year Award for 2010 - On Wednesday, July 21st the URISA Chapter Relations Committee announced that OR-URISA won the Outstanding Chapter of the Year Award. Congratulations to everyone for your involvement in the local chapter and for making this achievement possible.
Dick Bolen receives "The Duke": Dick Bolen received the Oregon and S.W. Washington URISA chapter's Distinguished Services Award for his contributions to the chapter and to the GIS profession. The award was named after Ken Dueker who was one of the founders of URISA International and the award's original recipient. The Duke was presented to Dick at the GIS In Action Conference by Dean Anderson; the only other recipient of the award. Read the Full Award Presentation
2010 URISA/NENA Addressing Conference: The only conference where GIS professionals, addressing coordinators, 9-1-1 and emergency response specialists come together for education and networking. August 16 - 18 in Charlotte. Conference Details
GIS-Pro: URISA's Annual Conference for GIS Professionals - Join your colleagues, peers, thinkers and doers from around the world at GIS-Pro, URISA's Annual Conference for GIS Professionals. September 28 - October 1, 2010 in Orlando. Learn more about GIS-Pro 2010.