Has MrSID saved your bacon? We’d like to hear about that. The industry standard MrSID file format turns 20 years old this year, and one of the ways we’re celebrating is with a contest.

MrSID debuts in the ’90s, lookin’ sharp.

We’re asking you to send us your story about how MrSID has enabled you to get stuff done (or kept you out of trouble), or about your involvement with any MrSID workflow. In return, you’ll get your name entered for a chance to win an iPad.

Another old MrSID avatar.

Send your anecdote, story, homage, five-act play or other MrSID tribute to “celebrate@lizardtech.com” by July 10th, 2012. Three winners will be selected at random, the first receiving an iPad and the two runner ups each receiving a $50 Amazon.com gift card.

MG4 stands for “MrSID Generation 4″, the latest version.

We’ll announce the winners via Twitter at the Esri Conference in San Diego on July 24th. Our thanks to the geospatial industry for two decades of support!

We like talking with our customers (and our potential customers), which is why we go to a number of trade shows and other industry events throughout the year.  We’ll be exhibiting at the following shows this month:

• May 8 – 9 in Bloomington, Ind., at the 2012 Indiana GIS Conference.

• May 15 – 16 in Syracuse, N.Y., partnering with GIS Services at the New York State Geographic Information Conference in booth #20.

• May 22 – 23 in Grantville, Pa., at the 2012 Pennsylvania GIS Conference in booth #24.

• May 29 – 31 in São Paolo, Brazil, partnering with Engesat International at the MundoGeo Connect Latin America Conference in booth #28.

Oh, we’ll be there. São Paulo, Brazil. Image by Heitor CJ licensed through Wikimedia Commons under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

As always, LizardTech representatives will be available for product demonstrations, to talk shop with you and to answer any questions you have. Stop by and say hello!

To see a complete list of LizardTech’s upcoming shows, visit www.lizardtech.com/events.