January 29, 2009 -- Toronto, ON – ESRI Canada is pleased to announce the 2009 Regional User Conferences. As one of Canada's most important and growing annual events for the GIS community, ESRI Canada's annual Regional User Conferences provide an opportunity to discover exciting new developments with ESRI GIS technology and network with fellow ESRI users. This year, ESRI Canada is hosting seven Regional User Conferences in the spring and ten in the fall at various locations across Canada.

The 2009 ESRI Regional User Conferences provide an open platform for ESRI Canada customers to see how others are using GIS technology to make their organizations successful. This year’s events are timely since they provide a unique opportunity for users to discover how they can counter the economic downturn by streamlining workflows, increasing efficiencies and delivering more tangible benefits.

Each conference includes comprehensive briefings on ESRI solutions and a chance to learn first-hand, the interesting and innovative ways organizations have incorporated GIS into their everyday operations. Keynote speakers will provide a vision of the future of GIS and members of the Technical Support team will be available at the Technical Support Island during a number of these events to provide users with personal, one-on-one support for ESRI products.

Many of ESRI Canada’s conferences will also include pre and post-conference workshops on a variety of topics, allowing GIS users to extend the learning opportunities of the conference.

For more information about the 2009 ESRI Canada annual Regional User Conferences and to register, visit www.esricanada.com/events/eruc2009. Early bird registration discounts are now available.

About ESRI Canada
Established in 1984, ESRI Canada is a Canadian owned company specializing in geographic information systems (GIS) solutions. ESRI Canada distributes the world's leading GIS software including solutions from ESRI Inc., Miner and Miner, I.S.M. International Systemap Corp. and Azteca. In order to provide organizations with complete industry-specific solutions ESRI Canada has established an extensive business partner program that includes more than 130 Canadian organizations. ESRI Canada also provides professional services including consulting, training, technical support, and enterprise GIS implementation. ESRI Canada is a leader in providing world-class enterprise GIS solutions for many industries including public works, land management, utilities, defence, public safety, business demographics, education, natural resources and transportation. ESRI Canada has sixteen regional offices across the country, with headquarters in Toronto, Ontario. For more information, please visit http://www.esricanada.com/ or call 1-800-447-9778.

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