San Jose, CA, November 9, 2005 – Metropolis New Media, Inc., a leading hosting service provider for ESRI software users, announced today that it will be a Gold Sponsor at the 12th annual CalGIS conference in Santa Barbara, California April 5-7, 2006.

The statewide conference will be held at Fess Parker's Doubletree Resort. This is the Central California Chapter of URISA 12th Annual CalGIS Conference and it builds upon the momentum of last year’s conference in Bakersfield. The 2005 conference hosted four special symposiums focusing on the topics of transportation, agriculture, homeland security, and GIS Policy. The theme for the 2006 conference will be GIS--VISION--DIRECTION--LEADERSHIP. Potential symposium areas: coastal, environment, agriculture, water resources, watershed protection, flood control, oil & gas, GIS Leadership.

CalGIS Web site: www.calgis.org

About Metropolis

Based in San Jose, CA, Metropolis New Media, Inc. is a premier provider of managed hosting solutions for organizations looking to deploy ESRI server products online. Unlike ordinary hosting providers, Metropolis is focused solely on GIS and is an authorized ESRI business partner that is dedicated to providing customers with Internet infrastructure and operations support for sharing GIS data and applications on the Internet. More information about Metropolis and its services can be obtained on the Web at www.metropolisnewmedia.com

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