ACM SIGGRAPH serves 6,015 members promotes the generation and dissemination of information on computer graphics and interactive techniques. Their purpose is to foster a membership community whose core values help to catalyze the innovation and application of computer graphics and interactive techniques.

ACM SIGCHI, the ACM's Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction, brings together people working on the design, evaluation, implementation, and study of interactive computing systems for human use. ACM SIGCHI provides an international, interdisciplinary forum for the exchange of ideas about the field of human-computer interaction (HCI).

BC Technology Industries Association (BC TIA) is a not-for-profit, member-funded organization that represents the technology industry of British Columbia. Its diverse membership encompasses companies in all sectors of technology ranging from BC's most prominent technology companies to early-stage and SME's. As the largest and most influential technology association in the province BCTIA provides the leadership, connection and action needed to foster the continued growth and success of the technology industry in BC.

The Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI) is a not-for-profit national business association that represents the Canadian defence and security industries. Formerly the Canadian Defence Industries Association, CADSI represents over 430 member companies selling to the defence and public security markets. CADSI member companies are of all sizes and offer a wide spectrum of goods and services to its customers, and to business partners in Canada, the United States, and internationally.

NewMedia BC was launched in June 1998 through combined funding from IRAP/NRC, the Telus New Media and Broadcast Fund, and BC Film. The founding sponsors recognized the importance of a strong association to the development of the new media industry. Through networking events, advocacy work, and marketing, New Media BC is building the new media community locally and promoting it abroad. New Media BC currently represents over 140 member companies, covering all sectors of the new media industry, from video game development to netcasting. The 130% growth in the association's membership and the record number attendance levels for its over 30 events over the past year indicates the industry's need for an organization devoted to its growth and promotion.

The U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation is a Virginia-based nonstock, not-for-profit corporation that is applying for a Section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status. The foundation is dedicated to promoting the geospatial-intelligence tradecraft and developing a stronger community of interest between government, industry, academic and professional organizations and individuals who share a mission focus around the development and application of geospatial intelligence data and geo-processing resources to address national security objectives. For more information on the foundation, visit www.usgif.org.

Collaborative Operation Planning System (COPlanS) is joint initiative led by the Canadian Director General of Joint Force Development. The program is also sponsored by the Directorate of Air Force Requirements, Air Force Command and Control Information Systems (AFCCIS) and managed by Defence Research Development Canada (DRDC).

Developed primarily by Thales Systems Canada and Neosapiens Inc, COPlanS provides the ability to plan an operation in a net-centric environment with integrated collaborative tools. COPlanS is an integrated flexible suite of planning, decision-aid and workflow management tools aimed at supporting a distributed team involved in the Military Operations Planning Process.

Read more about IDELIX and COPlanS.

The Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration (CWID) is a US programme with participation by Australia, Canada, NATO (SHAPE), New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. Additional participants in 2005 include South Korea and some of the 'partners for peace' nations.

The role of CWID is to demonstrate and evaluate new, evolving and commercially available low risk technologies that improve Joint, Combined or Coalition interoperability, or that enhance C4ISTAR capability and information provision through the use of networked communication Information Systems (CIS).

Find out more about IDELIX at CWID 2005.

As high bandwidth penetration continues to increase and Internet-based applications grow, there is an accelerating demand for IDELIX's PDT-based Internet solutions. IDELIX partnered through the GeoInnovations program of GeoConnections to integrate PDT within an Internet Client. GeoConnections is a Web-based initiative, led by Natural Resources Canada, to develop the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI). The CGDI is available to users worldwide.

Find out more about the PDT Web Map Client.

The SoftCopy Search program sponsored by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) was established to integrate commercial technology for the imagery analysis task of broad area search. The program will move the agency from its hardcopy image analysis search and exploitation processes toward a digitized solution. Established as a two-year development and procurement process, the NGA expects to implement the softcopy imagery analysis capability into its National System for Geospatial Intelligence (NSGI) by mid to late 2005.

Read more about IDELIX and the Kodak Consortium for Softcopy Search.