CARIS VP Named Chairman of PAIGH ITIC Commitee

For Immediate Release

Fredericton, NB, Canada - July 29, 2008 - CARIS is please to announce the appointment of Paul R. Cooper, Vice President of CARIS USA as Chairman of the Institutional Strengthening and Technical Cooperation Committee of the US National Section of the Pan American Institute of Geography and History (PAIGH).

The PAIGH (www.ipgh.org) is a specialized organization of the Organization of American States. Members and observers include 25 states in the Americas and Europe.

The objectives are to encourage, coordinate and publicize cartography, geophysics, geography and history studies ad to promote and carry out studies, work, training and technical cooperation in those fields of activities.

There are four commissions: Cartography, Geophysics, Geography, and History which are subdivided into committees and working groups. The Cartography Commission develops projects in the areas of Fundamental Geospatial Data (SIRGAS, Geographic Names, Nautical Charts), Institutional Strengthening and Technical Cooperation (Geospatial Data Infrastructure), Thematic Applications, (Prevention of and Mitigation of Disasters), and Standards (Data Exchange and Digital Cartography).

The National Sections are established in each member state for the accomplishment of the aims of the PAIGH on the national level. PAIGH Secretary General is located in Mexico City.

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Established in 1979, CARIS is a leading developer of geomatics software. In addition to its Canadian headquarters, CARIS has offices in The Netherlands and the United States. There are also more than 40 resellers bringing sales and support of CARIS brand software to more than 75 countries. CARIS products and services are continually selected number one by esteemed military agencies, survey contractors, ports and harbours, municipalities, land administrators and academia among others. For more information about CARIS visit www.caris.com.

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