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GIS/SIG
17th Annual
Spatial/Digital
Mapping Conference
Tuesday
April
22, 2008
Burgundy
Basin Inn
1361 Marsh Road
Pittsford, New
York 14534
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Morning
Keynote Address
Presented by
Adena Schutzberg
Executive Editor,
Directions
Magazine
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Adena Schutzberg is Executive Editor of Directions Magazine and
contributes to its widely-read weekly electronic newsletters and
website. Before joining Directions Magazine, Schutzberg founded
and edited GIS Monitor for nearly five years.
She is also the Principal of ABS Consulting Group, Inc., a GIS
consulting firm providing services to clients including GIS software,
data and imagery companies.
Before opening her own company, Schutzberg headed
U.S. operations for UK-based Cadcorp, and held several positions
at ESRI over eight
years. She began her career heading Arthur D. Little’s CAD/GIS
lab and teaching college geography. She holds a BA in Chemistry
from the University of Chicago and an MS in Geography from Pennsylvania
State University.
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Afternoon
Keynote Address
Presented
by
John Calkins
Corporate Technical Evangelist,
ESRI
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John Calkins
has been with ESRI for 18 years and focuses on special projects
that cut across the diversity of GIS applications and
solutions around the world. Throughout the years he has focused
on natural resources (forestry, petroleum), government, defense,
intelligence, and science solutions. In 2000-01, he also consulted
to CBS for the television series “The District” which
was the first ever prime time television series utilizing a geographic
information system. Other notable projects include establishing
GIS in Antarctica at McMurdo Station and producing ESRI’s
User Conference plenary sessions. Prior to joining ESRI, Mr. Calkins
worked for Tenneco Oil Exploration and Production as a geological
engineer.
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Other Presentation Topics to include: Customization,
Education,
Local Government Implementation,
LIDAR, Technology, and Utilities
The
Map Contest held during the GIS/SIG Conference will feature two
categories: Professional and Student.
The winner of the Professional map contest will win a GPS unit.
In its effort
to promote education in GIS, GIS/SIG will present the winner
of the Student map contest with a $100 Scholarship Award at
the end
of the Conference. Entering the Map Contest is easy--simply circle "YES" to
the Map Contest when you send in your registration form. Be sure
to cast your vote for your favorite maps at the Conference!
Don't
miss "Geojeopardy” during lunch!
Lunch at the GIS/SIG conference will again feature "Geojeopardy".
If you would like to submit an image for "Geojeopardy",
please send your image and related question to gis-sig@gis-sig.org.
Thank You to Our Conference Sponsors:

If your company would like to sponsor or exhibit
at this conference please contact Jeff Volpe, GIS/SIG President
at jvolpe@bergmannpc.com.
Conference Agenda
(pdf)
Registration
Form (pdf)
Job Table Guidelines
Directions
to the Burgundy Basin Inn
Burgundy
Basin Inn Site Plan
Accommodations:
Brookwood Inn
Mention the Burgundy Basin Inn when you reserve your room
for a $5.00 discount, and be sure to ask about their free shuttle
to the Burgundy Basin Inn.
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