2009 International ESRI User Conference - July 13–17, 2009, at the San Diego Convention Center in California - ESRI customers across the globe are invited to attend the world's largest gathering of GIS professionals. If you have ESRI UC related news, details of a presentation, special event, contest, SIG or ? be sure to send details to press at gisuser.com so we can help spread the word!

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GISuser Spotlight... Twitter clients for the Google G1 and Android mobile smart phones - I’m currently using the G1 as my main/only mobile device - it’s a perfect time for such a challenge because I’m also traveling and away from the office so there are always hiccups and glitches that can occur under such circumstances - a perfect time for a test!

GISuser Social Spotlight... Setting up Corporate Twitter messaging or a Team Twitter - Twitter has many uses and is valuable to many users in many different ways. Once great use of Twitter is to use it for quick, convenient messaging for a team or corporate use. Imagine a team of developers spread out all over the country or perhaps a baseball team that needs to get notices about a rain-out or change in game time etc… consider a team Twitter account. See also, 10 Things A Company Should Consider when starting their Twitter social media presence

GeoCortex Essentials, insights from the Latitude Geographics GeoCortex User Conference - During the last week of April in Victoria, BC, Canada, Latitude Geographics hosted a number of users and business partners at their annual GeoCortex User conference, an educational events designed to inform, educate, and stimulate users of the company's web-based mapping solutions.

The 2009 NAVTEQ LBS Challenge a look at the semi finalists, the Winning apps, and the LBSzone picks! At the CTIA Wireless event  in Las Vegas, NAVTEQ held the award ceremonies for their 6th LBS Challenge, a competition designed to stimulate interest in location services and encourage developers to create innovative location-aware applications. We look at the state of LBS, the TOP apps, the winners, and our own top picks!

GISuser Spotlight... 12 Great Social Media Tools for the Technology Event Planners - For an event organizer to truly embrace social media and make it useful for conference attendees and non-attendees, every event should at the very least consider these 12 useful tips provided here...

GISuser Spotlight on Data... the 2009 State GIS Spatial Data Clearinghouse Directory -  Enter our 2009 State GIS Data Clearinghouse Directory - if you have a pointer to a better State resource than listed here please share with us so we can update the directory.

Adding geo location to your facebook via fire eagle friends on fire app - I stumbled onto an update from the Yahoo! Fire Eagle project this morning that enables facebook users to integrate more geo location functionality into their account courtesy of the friends on fire applet.

Connecting with facebook and Twitter from the map - IRL Connects users via Google maps - Enter IRL Connect, the latest social networking map mashup that just might make some HUGE noise.  Read on for details of this Beta test in Geo Social networking.

Economic Stimulus Project areas that may create GIS/Geo Tech Opportunities - Like many of you, we haven't really had time to go through the entire 1,071 page Detailed List of Spending - you can view and download the entire document at ProRepublica. We did take a little time, however, to go through this fine summary.

GISuser Spotlight... Tip - GIS Companies and Geo Twitters To Add To Your Social Bookmarks - There's lots of cool things about Twitter including a TON of third-party add-ons but what makes it very useful is the people!

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• ESRI Business GIS Summit, July 12-15, 2009 · San Diego, CA - This combination provides an unprecedented opportunity to learn how GIS addresses today's business challenges. If you're interested in business GIS as a manager, executive, or user, there's no better event to attend.vealed.
• ESRI International User Conference, July 13-17, 2009 · San Diego, CA - ESRI customers across the globe are invited to register to attend the world's largest gathering of GIS professionals.
  
• Webinar: Google Earth For Your Government Agency - Join Google and DLT an informative webinar on Tuesday, June 30th from 2-3 ET to learn more about how the Google Earth Enterprise solution is helping government agencies to collaborate, and take faster, more informed action.
  

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