North Carolina Property Mappers Association

Fall Conference

NCPMA 2009 Fall Conference
September 29 - October 2, 2009
Sheraton Imperial Conference Center
Durham/RTP, NC

2009 Conference Theme: "Harriet Plotter & the Magic of Mapping"
Conference Logo
Logo by Kevin Locklear, Durham County

Pre-Conference Workshops

Conference Program

Awards Banquet

Hotel Location Map

Exhibitor Registration

Exhibitor Links

2009 Fall Conference Chair

Lenora Melton

lmelton@personcounty.net

336-597-7431

2009 Fall Conference Co-Chair

Kevin Locklear

klocklear@co.durham.nc.us

919-560-0333

2009 Exhibitors Coordinator

Joy Edwards

joy.edwards@ncmail.net

252-534-5941

2009 Poster Session Coordinator

Tammy Spencer

spencetw@forsyth.cc

336-703-2376

2009 Workshops Chair

Steve Randone

srandone@brunsco.net

910-253-2390

2009 Registration Fees

Early-Bird Regular
NCPMA Member $145$160
Non-Member $175$190

Registration includes Pre-Conference Workshops and one ticket to the Thursday Night Banquet.

Conference registration deadline September 4th!
Register before August 7th and get the "Early Bird" Rate.

Fall Conference Printable Registration Form

Pre-Conference Workshop Printable Registration Form

Make checks for registration payable to NCPMA and mail to:
Lenora Melton
Person County GIS
325 S. Morgan St. Suite D
Roxboro, NC 27573
or fax registrations to Kevin @ 919-560-0414

Hotel Accomodations

The NCPMA has reserved a block of guest rooms at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Convention Center (pictured above) in Research Triangle Park, NC. Guest room reservations are the individual responsibility of conference attendees. To make your reservations, call the hotel directly at (919) 941-5050 or Sheraton Central Reservations at (800) 325-3535 and be sure to identify yourself as an NCPMA conference attendee to receive the group rate of $115 per night (plus 13% in sales and occupancy taxes) for single or double standard occupancy accomodations. (club level rate is $172)

New for 2009! Make your Fall Conference room reservations online via a Sheraton RTP Group Rooms Reservations Site customized for our NCPMA Group. Rooms will automatically book at the group rate with online reservations, but only if booked through this site.

The group rate will be offered until September 7th. After that date, accomodations will be subject to room and rate availability. It is strongly suggested that you make your room reservations early, as October is the busiest month of the year at this property.

The Sheraton Imperial is located at Exit 282 (Page Road) off of I-40 in RTP. (map)

What should I wear?!?!

Appropriate dress for the NCPMA Conference Meetings is business casual. Suggestions include: khaki slacks, button-up or golf-style shirts, blazers or sweaters and comfortable shoes. Remember that the hotel auditorium and conference rooms can become cool and personal comfort zones vary. To ensure your comfort, it is recommended that you bring a sweater or jacket to conference sessions.

The Annual Banquet (held Thursday evening at 7pm) is a formal business dress event.

President's Reception

Again this year at the President's Reception on Wednesday night, we will have a Map Gallery along with good music and lots of fun. The poster session will give conference attendees an opportunity to display their maps and to view what others around the state are creating. Bring a sample of your work and show it off! If you are interested in participating, contact Tammy Spencer spencetw@forsyth.cc. Three awards will be given: one for "best analytical map", one for "best cartographic design", and one for "best digital presentation" (you must provide your own laptop for digital entries).

Any types of maps are fine, the only restriction is that they be no larger than 36"x36". (If you have a special product that is larger than this, talk to Tammy and something may be able to be worked out for you.)

If you're working toward your GISP Designation, remember that participating in a poster session is worth 1 point and an additional point if you win an award!

Fall Conference Presentations

While talking about participation, we would love to see more presentations from our members at Fall Conference. What's going on where you are? Have you undergone a conversion, switched from hand to automated mapping, implemented a public access or internet site, or used GPS for mapping purposes? Any of these and many other topics would make a presentation that would be interesting, and who knows, maybe helpful to our members. If you are interested in doing a presentation, contact the conference chair as listed above. The sooner you do so the better so that our committee members can work to provide you an informative, interesting conference.

Previous Fall Conference Pages

2008 RTP
2007 RTP
2006 RTP
2005 RTP
2004 RTP
2003 RTP
2002 RTP

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