*********************************************************************** Conference announcement -- GIS/EM4 -- First Circular, March 23, 2000 4th International Conference on Integrating Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Environmental Modeling (GIS/EM4) The Banff Centre for Conferences, Banff, Alberta, Canada, September 2-8, 2000 *********************************************************************** The 4th International Conference on Integrating Geographic Information Systems and Environmental Modeling (GIS/EM4) continues a highly successful set of conferences that, since 1989 have set the standard for cross-disciplinary theory and practice in the synergistic fields of GIS and computer modeling of the natural environment. But GIS/EM4 will build upon, rather than merely repeating past success. By focusing on new developments and applications and on the extension of its joint GIS/modeling approach into human-environment interations and the social sciences, the meeting will provide leadership to and "cross-pollination" among the broadest possible array of fields that may benefit from spatial methods and computer modeling. Seeking to demonstrate the sense of innovation it espouses, the 4th meeting will also set new standards in how a carefully crafted, synergistic meeting can and should be convened to better relate science and management needs and opportunities. We will meet at a state-of-the-art facility, for the first time outside the United States, in the glorious Canadian Rocky Mountains, at a most beautiful and mild time of year. We will innovatively use challenging special topic lectures, systematically related research and practice papers, diverse work-in-progress posters, instructive demonstrations, and hands-on workshops. These will be integrated using "town meetings" to monitor the "metabolism" of the meeting and to focus and add perspective in a shared learning environment. Attendees can also expect an unprecedented set of published permanent records of the contributions to, and outcomes from the meeting. Who should attend? Government, adademic and industry scientists and practitioners who deal with, or must learn about, transactional uses of both geographic information and computer models for anticipatory environmental problem solving. Students, interested scientists and others with a curiosity about, and stake in the future of spatio-temporal modeling of environment are strongly encouraged to attend the leading meeting of its kind in Banff, Alberta, Canada, September 2-8, 2000. Please visit the GIS/EM4 website (see below) for additional information. There you may preview the conference program (in early April) and register on-line for both the meeting and accomodations at The Banff Centre for Conferences. You are invited to come early and stay late but to participate actively in the intensive program we have planned. Note that space is limited so you may wish to register and reserve accomodations early. Rates are guaranteed only through July 15, 2000. Please use the following contacts for inquiries about GIS/EM4: The GIS/EM4 website (all conference-related information including on-line registration) http://www.colorado.edu/research/cires/banff/. Conference Secretariat, GIS/EM4 (program and participation) Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), CIRES Building 216, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0216 USA. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Banff Centre for Conferences (facilities and on-site lodging) Box 1020, Station 11, Banff, Alberta, Canada, TOL OCO Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED], Tel: 1 403 762 6100 (24 hours), Fax: 1 403 762 6388
