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Following a successful GISHE
'96 held in Columbia MD in September 1996, the conference steering
committee was asked to organize a third GISHE symposium in the fall of
1997. In order to make it easy for both US and foreign participants to
attend, we have chosen a site close by Dulles International Airport and
have scheduled the meeting for the weekend immediately following GIS/LIS
'97.
The GISHE
'96 conference summary provides the starting point for planning this
year's workshops, papers, posters, demonstrations and discussion sessions.
GISHE '97 will specifically address those critical strategic issues in
GIS Higher Education which were identified last year. Structured with parallel
paper sessions followed by directed discussion periods, this meeting will
again culminate in a final plenary session at which a comprehensive conference
statement and action item list will be formulated by all participants.
Once again, a special one-day event will be scheduled for K-12 teachers
who wish to meet with colleagues to discuss issues related to using GIS
in their classrooms. A special track for Community College GIS educators
will be organized and if sufficient interest is shown, sessions for other
special interest groups will be included.
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