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<P class=title_3>Microsoft Keynotes on Cloud Computing & Spatial
Data Streaming at COM.Geo 2010</P>
<P>Interested in cloud computing and what it means for your company?
Attend Microsoft’s Key note session, titled Applications for Cloud
Computing. This session will establish a baseline for discussions
around what cloud computing is, what it isn’t and how it should be
applied to real world applications. <BR>In Microsoft’s key note
session, Spatial Data Streaming Or Streaming Spatial Data: Just
Stream It the Way You Like, you’ll learn about several geospatial
directions at Microsoft, e.g., SQL Server Spatial, Virtual Earth,
SQL Server, Business Intelligence(BI), and SQL Spatial Library. The
key note will cover the "Future of Geospatial": geostreaming and,
more specifically, geostreaming in the cloud. <FONT size=2
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<P class=title_3>Take Microsoft Cloud Computing Survey, Get
Changes for Interview with Microsoft Team at COM.Geo</P>
<P>Are you interested in Cloud Computing? Please take this
opportunity to help shape future cloud computing services by taking
this short online survey by the Microsoft Business Platform
Division. <A
href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/com-geo-cloudcomputing"><STRONG>Please
Click here</STRONG></A>. Also, you will have an opportunity to
participate in an in-person interview and discussion on cloud
computing with Microsoft Development/Product Team while at the
conference. <FONT size=2 face=Arial><A
href="http://www.com-geo.org/"><STRONG>>></STRONG></A></FONT></P>
<P class=title_3>9 Wonderful Keynotes from Microsoft, USGS,
MIT...</P>
<P>9 wonderful keynotes are delivered by Microsoft Azure, Microsoft
SQL Server, Oracle, MIT, USGS, U.S. DOT, OGC, Purdue, ORNL.
<FONT size=2 face=Arial><STRONG><A
href="http://www.com-geo.org/keynote_speakers.htm">>></A></STRONG></FONT></P>
<P class=title_3>100 Key Speakers - Innovative Research and
Application Technologies are the Brightest Spotlights </P>
<P><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Innovative research and application
technologies are the brightest spotlights at COM.Geo conference.
100+ key speakers from governments, academia, and leading
industries, such as Microsoft, Oracle, Nokia, MIT, Stanford,
USGS, NASA, DOJ, DOE, USDA, DOT, FEMA, etc., have contributed
their great work to the conference with their latest technologies,
such as </FONT></P>
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<LI><FONT size=2 face=Arial>cloud computing</FONT>
<LI><FONT size=2 face=Arial>geosensor and sensor web</FONT>
<LI><FONT size=2 face=Arial>spatial data streaming</FONT>
<LI><FONT size=2 face=Arial>mobile GIS</FONT>
<LI><FONT size=2 face=Arial>location-based services</FONT>
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<P class=title_3>Governments Looking for Potential Collaborators at
the conference</P>
<P><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Some governments and industry
organizations will be looking for potential collaborators at the
conference. <A
href="http://www.com-geo.org/"><STRONG>>></STRONG></A></FONT></P>
<P class=title_3><SPAN class=style23>Free</SPAN> Courses by
Microsoft and Oracle Experts</P>
<P>COM.Geo 2010 Conference provides FREE admissions to Microsoft SQL
Server SteamInsight and Oracle Spatial & Business Intelligence
courses at the conference. This is a very good opportunity for you
to not only get insides of Microsoft and Oracle software but also
directly interact with these people from the software giants. <A
href="http://www.com-geo.org/reg_free_courses.htm">Register</A>
<A
href="http://www.com-geo.org/reg_free_courses.htm"><STRONG>>></STRONG></A></P>
<P class=title_3><SPAN class=style23>Free</SPAN> iExhibit - Demo
Show for Attendees</P>
<P>COM.Geo 2010 provides Free iExhibit - Demo Show for all the
attendees. It aims to save time and cost to improve marketing
efficiency and increase profit for advertisers, improve work
efficiency in product inquiry and collaboration seeking for
customers. <FONT size=2 face=Arial><A
href="http://www.com-geo.org/exhibit_sponsor.htm">Register
</A><STRONG><A
href="http://www.com-geo.org/exhibit_sponsor.htm">>></A></STRONG></FONT></P>
<P class=title_3>Register for Conference NOW </P>
<P><SPAN class=style23><STRONG>Only Two Weeks!</STRONG></SPAN> <A
href="http://www.com-geo.org/registration.htm"><STRONG>Register
NOW</STRONG></A> for the conference and book your hotel to save the
money and ensure your first choice of accommodations. <A
href="http://www.com-geo.org/venue.htm"><STRONG>>></STRONG>
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<P class=title_3>Official Travel Guide to Washington DC</P>
<P>Conference hotel Hyatt Regency Bethesda sits on top of the
Bethesda Metro Stop on the Red Line to Washington D.C.'s monuments,
museums, attractions, and Reagan National Airport-DCA. Explore
sightseeing, museums, attractions through this official guide.
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<P><A href="http://www.com-geo.org/registration.htm"><STRONG><SPAN
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<P><SPAN class=style23><STRONG>(2 weeks Only)</STRONG></SPAN></P>
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<P><A href="http://www.com-geo.org/index.htm">Conference
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<P><A href="http://www.com-geo.org/program.htm">Schedule</A></P>
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<P><A
href="http://www.com-geo.org/keynote_speakers.htm">Keynotes/Featured
Notes</A></P>
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<P><A href="http://www.com-geo.org/program_fullpapers.htm">Full
Papers</A></P>
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<P><A href="http://www.com-geo.org/program_shortpapers.htm">Short
Papers</A></P>
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<P><A href="http://www.com-geo.org/program_techtalks.htm">Tech
Talks</A></P>
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href="http://www.com-geo.org/program_invitedsessions.htm">Invited
Sessions</A></P>
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href="http://www.com-geo.org/program_courses.htm">Courses</A></P>
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<P><A href="http://www.com-geo.org/exhibit_sponsor.htm">Sponsor
& Exhibit</A></P>
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<P><A href="http://www.com-geo.org/venue.htm">Venue</A></P>
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<P class=style22><STRONG>About COM.Geo 2010</STRONG></P>
<P class=style21>COM.Geo 2010 is the 1st international conference and
exhibition on computing for geospatial research and application with a
focus on the latest computing technologies for multidisciplinary research
and development that enables the exploration in geospatial areas. COM.Geo
Conference is an exclusive event that connects researchers, developers,
scientists, and application users from academia, government, and industry
in both computing and geospatial fields. Innovative research and
application technologies are the brightest spotlights at COM.Geo
conference. </P>
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