The Illinois Geographic Information Systems Association will be holding its nineteenth annual Fall Conference on October 5-6, 2009, at the campus of Northern Illinois University (NIU Naperville) in Naperville, Illinois. The era of innovation and integration has influenced the GIS Community forcing new methodologies, solutions and creativity to keep up with this constantly demanding world in which we live.   Join us as ILGISA moves into the future…New Beginnings for GIS—throughout the state of Illinois!  This event will feature structured workshops, technical sessions, panel discussions, technology demonstrations, project updates, as well as national and state speakers.