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| October 2, 2014 |
| 2014 NEURISA Day Keynote Speaker
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Greg Babinski, GISP
| Finance & Marketing Manager,
King County GIS Center, Seattle, WA
Chair, URISA GIS Management Institute
Past President, URISA
NEURISA is proud to welcome 2014 NEURISA Day Keynote Speaker Greg Babinski. Mr. Babinski is a highly successful advocate for the use of GIS to improve all aspects of local government business practices, and is internationally recognized as a prominent
contributor to several effective efforts to advance the cause of the profession. In his tenure as President of URISA, Mr. Babinski led the expansion of the organization into the international realm, adding several new chapters around the world. As the current
Chair of URISA’s GIS Management Institute, Mr. Babinski is dedicated to developing resources that advance professional best practices and standards for the management of GIS operations.
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| NEURISA Day Conference Agenda - Monday, November 3, 2014
Old Sturbridge Village, MA
Agenda Subject to Change
7:30 - 8:30 Exhibitor Setup
7:45 - 8:45 Registration
8:45 - 9:00 Introduction, Chris Akin, NEURISA President
9:00 - 9:45 Keynote, Mr. Greg Babinski, GISP, King County GIS Center & URISA Past President
9:45 – 10:15 Exhibitor Shout Out
10:15 - 10:30 Break
10:30 - 11:45 Room 1/Session 1 – New Technology - Moderator: Michael Olkin, Town of Amherst, MA
- Using Online GIS Tools to Map Spatial Narratives, Victoria Beckley, Smith College Spatial Analysis Lab
- ArcGIS Pro - Getting Started and Lessons Learned, David Shortman, CDM Smith
- Python+Geo - Guido Stein, AppGeo
10:30 - 11:45 Room 2/Session 1 – Online Maps in Government & Infrastructure - Moderator: Steve Sharp, VT Center for Geographic Information
- Streamlining Municipal Operations in Rockport, MA, Matthew Barrett, Town of Rockport, MA
- Integrating GIS & IWMS to Create an Effective Space Planning Tool, Niels la Cour, UMass Amherst
- Using Intelligent Maps to Engage Communities and Create Responsive Government, Kate Hickey, AppGeo
11:45 - 1:15 Exhibitor Visit / Lunch / Raffle
1:15 - 2:45 Room 1/Session 2 – Looking Towards the Future- Moderator: Erin Jacque, Tighe & Bond
- Statewide Standardized Tax Mapping: Lessons Learned, Future Prospects, Neil MacGaffey, MassGIS
- NOAA Digital Coast: Improving Coastal Resilience, Jamie Carter, NOAA Office of Coastal Management
- Brownfields Assessment Program, Amy Vaillencourt, Tighe & Bond
1:15 - 2:45 Room 2/Session 2 - Technology Trends - Moderator:Brett Horr, Town of York, ME
- A Roundtable Discussion about the State of the GIS Industry, Chris Akin, FM Global
2:45 - 3:15 Break & Visit with Exhibitors
3:15 - 4:30 Room 1/Session 3 – Hands On Workshop - Moderator: Shane Bradt ,UNH Cooperative Extension
- Census Data Access Workshop, Alexandra Barker, US Census Bureau
3:15 - 4:30 Room 2/Session 3 – Professional & Technical - Moderator: Chris Akin, FM Global
- GIS Management Institute, Greg Babinski, URISA
- Precision Street Panoramas in GIS, Paul Smith, Cyclomedia Technology
4:30 Conference Adjourned
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Registration is Open!
Monday, November 3, 2014
Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, MA
The New England Chapter of the Urban & Regional Information Systems Association (NEURISA) will host its annual NEURISA
Day conference on Monday, November 3, 2014. This one day conference will include a keynote session, exhibitors, and presentations from professionals in the GIS community.
We are excited to announce that new for 2014 we will have a second concurrent track in order to offer more for our attendees!
In addition to networking and hearing relevant presentations, conference attendees will get to spend a few minutes in one-on-one
conversations with participating geospatial exhibitors as a means to build introductions and discover mutual business or professional interests.
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New England Chapter of URISA International
"The Association for GIS Professionals"
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