January 6, 2003

Ohio Geospatial Technology Conference for Agriculture and Natural Resource Applications

March 24-26, 2003
Holiday Inn Worthington Convention Center
Columbus, Ohio

http://geospatial.osu.edu/conference

Call for Posters - Deadline February 14, 2003

Sponsored By

The Ohio State University Geospatial Program for Agriculture and Natural Resources, College of Food, Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, OSU School of Natural Resources, Ohio State University Extension, All Ohio Chapter of Soil and Water Conservation Society, Ohio Geographically Referenced Information Program, Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI), Ohio NASA Space Grant Consortium, Ohio Agricultural Technologies Association, and several other Ohio Universities, state/federal agencies, and Industry Partners.

Special Features of Conference

• A keynote address will be provided by Dr. Fred Limp, Director, Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies (CAST) Professor of Anthropology & Adjunct Professor of Geography University of Arkansas.
  
• A special session on the second day of the conference will address "Implications of Geospatial Technologies for Agriculture and Natural Resource Inventory and Homeland Security Measures."
  
• Pre-conference workshops on remote sensing, geographic information systems, and ESRI products.
  
• Interactive trade show and poster session.
  
• More than 24 selected presentations on topics around soil mapping, land use planning, water management, precision agriculture, forestry, water quality, NPDES / storm water runoff, watersheds and riparians, Lake Erie Coastal management, fish and wildlife, nature conservancy and wetlands, inventory and monitoring, and natural resource management.
  
• Evening awards banquet with keynote presentation by Kathryn D. Sullivan, COSI President and CEO.
  
• 10 different repeated mini-workshops on last day of conference on various topics to take home and apply.
  
• CD-ROM Proceedings to all registrants.
  
• Visual Image and Design Competition
  
• Networking opportunities with other geospatial professionals.
  

Conference Theme

The conference theme is built around geospatial technologies that have been successfully implemented and used for agriculture and natural resources planning and management in Ohio or with applications to Ohio. Come and interact with others and learn about how tools such as remote sensing, GIS, and geospatial data sets are used for making management decisions.

Special Poster Session

Do you have a success story to share that supports the conference theme? Submit your poster on the conference web site by February 14, 2003.

Who Should Attend?

This workshop is designed for agriculture and natural resource land managers, consultants, agri-industry representatives, Extension professionals, NRCS and Soil and Water Conservation District personnel, watershed coordinators, Vo-Ag Instructors, educators, researchers, and University students.

Contact

Visit http://geospatial.osu.edu/conference or contact Nathan Watermeier, 614-688-3442, Watermeier.2@osu.edu for entire program, registration, poster submission, exhibitor information, and other conference details.