AGI GeoCommunity '12: Another bumper crop of paper abstracts

Once again AGI GeoCommunity has proven popular with interested conference speakers.

This year the conference community has received no less than 92 paper abstracts for consideration. This is more than double what can usually be accommodated in the AGI GeoCommunity conference programme.

"We are extremely pleased at the level of interest shown in AGI GeoCommunity by speakers" said Chris Holcroft, AGI Director & CEO. "It reflects the currency and relevance of the event format and its popularity as a platform for the sharing of experience, innovation and best practice. I would like to thank everyone who has submitted an abstract and wish them the best of luck during the forthcoming marking and programme setting process.

The AGI GeoCommunity '12 conference committee, (chaired by Jeremy Morley of the University of Nottingham), will gather in Nottingham at the end of May to agree and construct this year's programme and is busy in the meantime marking all the abstracts received. The conference programme will be published in early June.

More about AGI GeoCommunity 

AGI GeoCommunity '12: Sharing the Power of Place will be held at East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham on 18 - 20 September 2012.

AGI GeoCommunity is the largest and most comprehensive independent conference in the UK digital mapping and geospatial calendar. The conference provides real insight and leadership in current geographic information and location based issues via a range of keynote addresses and conference papers as well as by hands on training and face to face delegate networking.

The AGI GeoCommunity series has a proven reputation as a 'must-attend' event for a range of service delivery managers and information management and technology professionals. Previous delegates and speakers have been drawn from Central and Local Government, Utilities, Health, Emergency Services, Infrastructure, Insurance, Marketing, Business Intelligence, Finance and Technology sectors.

AGI GeoCommunity '12 will open on the 18th September with the popular pre-conference 'Icebreaker' evening event and offer two full days of thought leadership, practical education, knowledge transfer and real world best practice and case studies.

AGI GeoCommunity ‘11 attracted 450 delegates. The residential format, introduced in 2007, is now well established and the event has proven its growth and sustainability. Feedback from last year’s delegates indicated that 97% of those polled thought the event offered value for money and 89% felt it fulfilled their expectations. 97% said the venue was ‘good’ or ‘excellent. A full report of delegate feedback is available on the AGI website.

AGI GeoCommunity '12 will also offer a select number of sponsorship spaces to showcase new products and services and network with delegates both at the sponsors' exhibition pods and in the conference sessions and social events. Prices are frozen for existing sponsorship packages and a new category has been created for Small Business and Education Members, plus companies that are AGI members can get additional booking discounts. The conference format will offer our sponsors an unrivalled opportunity to meet and network with the key practitioners and influencers across government and the commercial sectors.

AGI GeoCommunity Website: www.agigeocommunity.com