URISA has announced their first annual student paper competition. From the announcement:

Are you an undergraduate, graduate, or Ph.D. student? Are you interested in a career using geographic information systems, information technology, geospatial technology, planning or community development? If yes, your writing and research should be recognized and shared with your peers. Submit a paper to the first annual student paper competition sponsored by the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA).

Head over to the URISA website for find out more. Oh and papers are due by April 2, 2007.