For Immediate Release
Contact: Kathryn Hail, GITA
14456 E. Evans Ave. • Aurora, CO 80014
303-337-0513 • khail@gita.org

Exhibit Floor and Hotel Room Block at GITA’s GIS for Oil & Gas Conference Sell Out After Expanding

Aurora, Colo., Aug. 27, 2007—With just under one month to conference start, the Geospatial Information & Technology Association (GITA) is very pleased to announce that the exhibit floor and hotel room block for its 2007 GIS for Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition have sold out, with a record-breaking 72 exhibitors. That number jumped from 61 exhibitors in 2006. The exhibit floor had already been expanded to include two more booths, and the hotel room block was expanded previously as well. The event is set for Sept. 24-26, 2007, at the Marriott Westchase Hotel in Houston, Texas.

GITA has secured an overflow hotel for registrants at the Hilton Westchase Hotel, which is located across the parking lot from the host Marriott Westchase Hotel. Registrants can visit http://gita.org/events/oil_gas/07/hotel-travel.asp to get more information on the added rooms.

The Solutions Spotlight vendor track is also sold out, and will complement a solid lineup of seminars and technical sessions, which reflect some exciting trends in the geospatial oil and gas industries.

“This is a new first for this conference’s show floor to sell out a month before the conference begins,” said Henry Rosales, GITA’s deputy executive director. “We are thrilled, and look forward to hosting a busy exhibit floor and conference.”

The only event of its kind, GITA’s GIS for Oil & Gas Conference includes a series of 26 paper presentations organized into two concurrent tracks, panel discussions, the exhibition hall, four in-depth preconference seminars, and numerous networking opportunities all developed expressly for professionals in the oil and gas industry.

The early rate registration deadline, which saves attendees almost 20% on fees, is this Friday, Aug. 31st. To register or for more information, please visit gita.org/oilgas.

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