Symposium Structure 
The conference will begin on the evening of Thursday, October 30 with an opening plenary followed by a sponsored reception. Friday and Saturday will have a combination of plenaries and parallel sessions. Saturday's paper sessions will end with focus group discussions, followed by a brief plenary and a social event to give us a reward for our hard work. The meeting will conclude on Sunday morning with a breakfast buffet followed by small working groups and a final plenary to draft the conference summary and action items list. Workshops and demonstrations will be scheduled within the program or on Thursday and Sunday afternoons, depending on the offers we receive from potential presenters. 
Special Events 
K - 12 Day - Although the conference focus is higher education, K-12 teachers are again invited to attend a special one-day workshop. This special session will allow teachers to share their accomplishments in using and teaching GIS and to express their needs. Sessions on GIS education directions, the use of new technologies, and hands-on demonstrations and vendor feedback will be scheduled. 

Community College Track - a special track for Community College educators will be organized to allow discussion of problems unique to this educational sector. 

International Education Workshop - Plans are underway for a special workshop on International Education at which we will consider issues of particular importance to participants from developing or newly independent countries, but which will also be relevant to US participants who teach courses in foreign countries. 

Demonstrations - In addition to paper sessions, demonstrations of multimedia, on-line courseware, and other computer-based materials will be scheduled throughout the program. 
Exhibit Information 
The conference will feature an exhibit area for commercial organizations offering products of interest to this international group of GIS educators. If you would like information about exhibiting at the conference, please contact: 

Dr. John M. Morgan III
Department of Geography and Environmental Planning
Towson State University, Baltimore, MD 21204-7097
Phone: 410-830-2964
Fax: 410-830-3888
E-mail: morgan@towson.edu