Peter F. Eastwood, a civil engineer at Central Hawke’s Bay District Council, took part in the September 2008 debate about the Esri user conference. He argued that a broader event would be easier for council staff to justify attending and that New Zealand’s market was too small for each supplier to sustain a separate conference.
Sources and further reading · 3
- NZEUG GISList discussion, The future of the NZ ESRI User Group Conference, including council and Hawke's Bay regional responses
- Chapter 23 · Council GIS
- Chapter 29 · The GIS profession