I haven't seen any news on this list for the IRE CAR conference, which
will be next month next door in Cincinnati. We still have a week to
register without a late fee. For students, membership + registration is
only $125. More details follow. Judi
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IRE’s Annual CAR Conference
March 11-14, 2004
Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza Hotel

Conference details at http://www.ire.org/training/cincy04/

For CAR beginners, special panels will be coordinated with specific
hands-on classes. The combination will give participants a mini-boot
camp experience with plenty of opportunity to apply what they learn. For
broadcasters, a special "Start to Finish" track will focus on broadcast
needs and issues in doing CAR. For educators, special workshops will
focus on teaching CAR.
Sessions for advanced practitioners will be offered Thursday from 1 to 5
pm.

Timely issues to be addressed:
Campaign finance        Census  Bridges, roads and dams
Military        Federal contracts and international data        Covering accidents and
disasters Key topics include:
Crime   Environment     Local government        Business
Sports  Health  Education       Managing and editing the CAR story
Hands-on classes:
Cover basic to advanced skills in spreadsheets, database managers, using
the Internet, building your own database, mapping, statistics, social
network analysis, SQL and more.

To attend this conference, you must be an IRE member through 04/01/04.
 $50 for Professional Academic Associate or Retiree membership.
 $25 for student membership.
*Registration Fee
 $150 for Professional Academic Associate or Retiree member.
 $100 for a student.
 $25 Late fee for registrations submitted after Feb. 27.