SpatialNews Press Release
Preparations Underway for ESRI's Eighth Annual GIS User
Conference in Latin America
www.esri.com
Redlands, California-ESRI, the leading developer of geographic information system (GIS)
software, is pleased to announce that the Eighth Annual ESRI/ERDAS Latin American User
Conference will be held November 28-30, 2001, at the Hotel Quito in Quito, Ecuador.
In addition to a visionary keynote address by ESRI President Jack Dangermond, the
conference will feature a wide variety of activities including plenary sessions, software
presentations, workshops, user presentations, and a poster exhibit. Product specialists will
demonstrate ESRI's GIS software and the ERDAS remote sensing and geographic imaging
software products.
Of special interest is the number of GIS classes that will be taught prior to the conference,
which will focus on ESRI's latest software release ArcGIS, geodatabase management, and
ArcObjects programming with VBA. All classes will be taught in Spanish.
Sponsors of the conference include software developers ESRI and ERDAS and distributors
IDS-Ecuador and Prosis S.A.
Comments Jose Ortega, managing director of IDS, "We are very pleased to have the
opportunity to host this important GIS event here in Ecuador. We anticipate a very stimulating
conference with distinguished specialists, GIS distributors, and users sharing their expertise
regarding GIS implementation and management."
For further information or to register, please contact the conference organizer and ESRI's
distributor in Ecuador, IDS, by e-mail at indesis@uio.satnet.net or visit the Web site at
www.idsecuador.com.
For more than 30 years, ESRI has been the leading developer of GIS software with more than
300,000 clients worldwide. ESRI also provides consulting, implementation, and technical
support services. In addition to its headquarters in California, ESRI has regional offices
throughout the United States, international distributors in more than 90 countries, and more than
1,200 business partners. ESRI's goal is to provide users with comprehensive tools to help them
quickly and efficiently manage and use geographic information to make a real difference in the
world around them. ESRI can be found on the Web at www.esri.com.
ESRI, the ESRI globe logo, GIS by ESRI, ArcGIS, ArcObjects, www.esri.com, and @esri.com are trademarks,
registered trademarks, or service marks of ESRI in the United States, the European community, or certain other
jurisdictions. Other companies and products mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their
respective trademark owners.
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