The International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO) and the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) are pleased to announce the 16th Annual GIS/CAMA (Geographic Information Systems / Computer-Assisted Mass Appraisal) Technologies Conference, to be held March 12-15, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency in San Antonio, Texas.

The educational program is developed through a review of submissions received through the Call for Presentations. The committee welcomes the submission of individual papers, complete sessions, and lightning talks and has proposed a list of suggested topics for consideration (all abstracts received will be reviewed and considered for the conference program regardless of the list below):

· Modeling unstable markets using advanced techniques
· Funding assessment operations and projects
· Mobile technology in action
· Raising public understanding – New ways of showing the public what we do and how we do it
· Best practices and lessons learned
· Technology implementations
· GIS in crisis – Sharing data instantly using GIS when nature wreaks havoc
· For Better or For Worse – Keeping staff engaged in the face of cutbacks and other workforce development challenges
· ROI – Resource or technology investments that paid off
· On the Up and Up – Tales of recovery after economic or natural disaster
· The best idea we had this year was…
· Mineral rights – big business or bust?
· Public data versus privacy rights
· Utilizing GIS tools for appeals
· Going viral – using YouTube and other social media
· Parcel Numbering
· Web interfaces – from electronic submission of appeals to comparable sales maps for public use
· Statistical models for commercial property
· Personal property from PCs to wind farms
· From the Alamo to Australia –National and international valuation models
· Utilizing GIS for change detection
· Geospatial valuation tips and tricks
· GIS in the ‘Cloud’
· The value of ‘Green’ construction
· IGNITE – 5-7 minute presentations on anything and everything GIS and CAMA

Abstract submissions will be accepted until September 23, 2011. Call for Presentations and general conference information are available here.

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