Time for another LBS industry news roundup... this one for the week of May 30, 2012 - enjoy!   

Welcome to another busy location-technology news roundup. To begin, a couple of event related matters... Trimble has announced a call for Speakers for its annual Dimensions User Conference scheduled to take place November 5-7, 2012 at the Mirage and the Treasure Island Hotels in Las Vegas. Trimble Dimensions User Conference is a leading positioning conference that provides insight into how information technology can transform the way construction, engineering, surveying, geospatial, mapping, GIS, utilities and field service management professionals work to achieve success. Mobile developers please take note, Social-Loco Conference is just around the corner and we've teamed up again to offer you a discount on registration. The event runs June 18 in San Fran. and features top notch mobile innovators delivering keynotes along with a wide range of topic sessions selected to inform and educate you on everything social and mobile! See more details here. And speaking of Social, perhaps you're interested in tips on the latest social media tools. Here's a handy guide that describes over 70 of the most useful and practical social media tools... enjoy!

Some recent of the updates and tech tips I've shared with the community via the AnyGeo (blog.gisuser.com) this week - hopefully you've been checking the blog periodically... Portable Skills Every Recent College Graduate (and all of us) Should Have - a handy list here; 10 GIS and GeoTech Mapping apps for the iPhone Power User - a handy list of cool Geo apps; Hurricane Preparation Tips As 2012 Season Kicks Off - a useful video that could save you and your property; Data Visualizations and the Google Politics and Election Blog; iPad App Tip - Autodesk SketchBook Ink shown off in this new video. Have a great week everyone... Thanks for reading and remember that you can join us on Facebook and in our LinkedIn Group.  

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Mobile App Tip - Track Marine Debris from the Japan Tsunami - Here's details of a clever mobile app (Android) designed to help NOAA keep tabs on debris washing ashore from Japan. Recall we recently featured an update from NOAA about the Japan Tsunamis debris field that is headed towards the shoreline of North America. NOAA has made available many resources, however, there really isn't much effort (yet) to deploy a popular mobile app to help in monitoring debris that has been found