GeoWeb 2007 Conference Welcomes Autodesk as a New Platinum Sponsor

Vancouver, B.C., May 8, 2007—GeoWeb 2007 conference
organizers are pleased to announce that Autodesk Inc., San Rafael,
Calif., has agreed to be a platinum sponsor of GeoWeb 2007, the highest
level of sponsorship for the conference.

GeoWeb 2007, which will take place on July 23-27, 2007, at the Morris J. Wosk
Centre in Vancouver, Canada, is the only conference focused exclusively
on the convergence of GIS and the Internet. The conference welcomes
both public and private organizations to meet, discuss, and learn about
today’s most innovative geospatial technologies.

In addition to sponsorship, Autodesk is actively participating in this
year’s conference. Firstly, Autodesk is instructing a six-hour
intensive workshop titled, Creating Web 2.0 Applications on an Open Source Geospatial Platform. Furthermore, Autodesk will be presenting a paper called CAD, GIS, BIM Convergence: Integrating Geospatial with Architectural, Infrastructure, and Engineering Design Data. Lastly, Autodesk
VP of Engineering, Platform Solutions and Emerging Business Division,
and VP of Global Engineering, Gary Lang, will provide a Keynote Address
on Thursday, July 26, 2007.

“GeoWeb
2007 is proud to welcome Autodesk back as a conference sponsor at the
Platinum Level, “said Bob Samborski, executive director of the
Geospatial Information & Technology Association. “A company of the
size and caliber of Autodesk brings further depth and credibility to
the event.”

The
conference is quickly building momentum with registration opening May
14 th. GeoWeb 2007 boasts a comprehensive program comprised of two and
half days of paper presentations, 13 technology workshops, two social
networking events, and a vendors exhibit and spotlight sessions.
Registration is available online at www.geoweb.org or via phone at
1.303.337.0513.

For further
information including registration, accommodations, sponsorship, and
exhibiting opportunities, please visit the conference website at www.geoweb.org.

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For media inquiries, please contact: Amielle Lake +1.604.484.2750 or email at alake@galdosinc.com

The
GeoWeb conferences are about unleashing the economic potential
associated with the convergence of XML, Web services, and geographic
information systems, known as the GeoWeb. Organized via partnership
between Galdos Systems Inc. (Galdos) and Geospatial Information
Technology Association (GITA), GeoWeb 2007 welcomes both public and
private organizations to meet, discuss, and learn about today’s most
innovative geospatial technologies and the possibilities related to
this important technological shift. GeoWeb 2007 will include dedicated
workshops on Geography Markup Language (GML), KML, MapPoint, LandXML,
SVG, ebRIM, and OGC Web Services for GIS. For information, please visit
www.geoweb.org.