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Welcome to URISA’s GIS-Pro 2020 — A special virtual edition for challenging times.
We invite you to review the agenda, block your calendar, and join us virtually for URISA’s 58th Annual Conference. Our community has always been resilient and eager to help each other through a crisis. Be engaged. Ask questions. Explore solutions. Make the most of this opportunity. Be safe.

Workshops will be presented ’live’ on September 23 & 24 and after GIS-Pro on October 6 & 7. Attendance at one workshop is included with full registration.

Note that all times in this online agenda are presented in CENTRAL Time (URISA’s office is in Chicago).

You must be registered to access the online platform (which is not this Sched agenda). 

Main conference site: www.gis-pro.org 
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Tuesday, September 29
 

1:00pm CDT

Bringing Appeal to Your GIS Program
This session will focus on effective data governance, quality, documentation, and evaluation to obtain management buy-in of your GIS program.

  • GIS Program Evaluation:  Choosing and Using the Right Tools
    Rebecca Somers, GISP, GIS Management Consultant, Somers-St.Claire GIS Management Consultants, Fairfax, VA
  • Baselining & Blueprinting Your GIS (Understanding Now, Next, After Next)
    Mike Chenevey, Client Relations Manager, Avineon, Inc., St. Petersburg, FL
Moderators
avatar for Thomas Fisher

Thomas Fisher

GIS Administrator, Cuyahoga County
With over 29 years in the field of GIS, Tom Fisher is currently the Enterprise Geospatial Technologies Administrator for the County of Cuyahoga in Ohio. He leads a staff of five GIS professionals in the County’s Department of Information Technology. Mr. Fisher will assume the presidency... Read More →

Speakers
avatar for Rebecca Somers

Rebecca Somers

GIS Management Consultant, Somers-St.Claire GIS Management Consultants
Rebecca is a GIS Management Consultant specializing in GIS management, program review, and strategy development.  A GIS leader for more than 25 years, she has helped dozens of organizations successfully develop their GIS programs-both as an in-house GIS manager and as a consultant... Read More →
avatar for Mike Chenevey

Mike Chenevey

Client Relations Manager, Avineon, Inc.
Mike Chenevey has over 20 years’ experience working with local and state government as an IT and GIS consultant as well as an Esri Account Executive. His work has included such diverse activities such as city, county, and state-level IT and GIS planning, IT network implementation... Read More →

Tuesday September 29, 2020 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
  GIS Leadership & Management

2:00pm CDT

Your GIS Business Model: Questions to Answer
This session will prompt GIS leaders with fundamental questions that will help refine the value propositions of a GIS business model to help evaluate the program.

  • Asking the Right Questions to Build a Business Model
    Pravin Mathur, GISP, GIS Director, Clark Nexsen, Henrico, VA
  • Dashboards for GIS Governance
    Martin Roche, GISP, Director, Services and Delivery, Avineon, Inc., Orlando, FL
Moderators
avatar for Brent Jones, PE, PLS

Brent Jones, PE, PLS

Global Manager, Land Records/Cadastre, Esri

Speakers
avatar for Pravin Mathur, GISP

Pravin Mathur, GISP

DIRECTOR GIS, Clark Nexsen
avatar for Martin Roche, GISP

Martin Roche, GISP

Director of Services and Delivery, Entrust Solutions Group

Tuesday September 29, 2020 2:00pm - 3:00pm CDT
  GIS Leadership & Management

3:00pm CDT

The Path from GIS Manager to GIS Leader
In order to maximize the impact of GIS in your organization, garner executive sponsorship for GIS, and increase your personal career potential, we have got to shift the conversation from technology to capability, and that capability is Location Intelligence (LI).

This presentation will review the 5 pillars of LI (Strategy, Organization, Data & Technology, Culture, Literacy), as well as provide real examples of GIS practitioners that are using these techniques to move up in their organizations and increase the value of their GIS program.

  • The Path from GIS Manager to GIS Leader
    Adam Carnow, Community Evangelist, Esri, Charlotte, NC
Moderators
avatar for Keri Brennan, GISP ENP

Keri Brennan, GISP ENP

GIS Consultant and President, Benchmark Geospatial LLC
Keri Brennan, GISP, ENP is a senior-level GIS Consultant and President of Benchmark Geospatial.  Keri has over 27 years of GIS experience as a consultant, trainer, and product manager with a focus on providing solutions to local, state, and federal governments, especially in the... Read More →

Speakers
avatar for Adam Carnow, AICP, GISP

Adam Carnow, AICP, GISP

Industry Specialist, Esri
Adam Carnow is the Public Works Industry Specialist at Esri. He is a keynote speaker, thought leader, and public works marketing specialist. He collaborates with his colleagues, Esri Partners and customers to lead the successful application of ArcGIS across the public works disciplines... Read More →

Tuesday September 29, 2020 3:00pm - 4:00pm CDT
  GIS Leadership & Management
 
Thursday, October 1
 

3:00pm CDT

Featured Panel: Staying Ethical
This panel discussion will review the current state of ethics and its relevance to today's GIS professional.

A brief overview of GIS ethics with a focus on the academic and philosophical foundations will be followed by a discussion of some case studies. We'll then learn about the GIS Certification Institute's Ethics processes, confidentiality, and expectations.





Moderators
avatar for Keri Brennan, GISP ENP

Keri Brennan, GISP ENP

GIS Consultant and President, Benchmark Geospatial LLC
Keri Brennan, GISP, ENP is a senior-level GIS Consultant and President of Benchmark Geospatial.  Keri has over 27 years of GIS experience as a consultant, trainer, and product manager with a focus on providing solutions to local, state, and federal governments, especially in the... Read More →

Speakers
avatar for Rev. Michael Rozier, S.J., Ph.D.

Rev. Michael Rozier, S.J., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Health Management and Policy, Saint Louis University
Rev. Michael Rozier, S.J. is an assistant professor of Health Management and Policy at Saint Louis University, with a secondary appointment in the Gnaegi Center for Health Care Ethics. Rozier received his B.A. in chemistry from SLU in 2003. In 2008, Rozier served as an ethics fellow... Read More →
avatar for Mark Salling

Mark Salling

Senior Fellow, Levln Urban College, Cleveland State University
Mark Salling, PhD, GISP is an applied urban geographer and demographer and has more than 40 years of experience in data management, dissemination, and analysis. He has been active in providing and analyzing data and has conducted studies in urban migration, poverty, housing, voting... Read More →
avatar for Martin Roche, GISP

Martin Roche, GISP

Director of Services and Delivery, Entrust Solutions Group
avatar for Eric Bohard, GISP

Eric Bohard, GISP

Technology Services Manager, Clackamas County
Eric Bohard, GISP is a GIS practitioner/manager spanning some 30 plus years working at a combination of private and public sector employers, currently working for Clackamas County, Oregon. Past URISA International Board Member. Past Oregon Chapter President and Board Member. Past... Read More →

Thursday October 1, 2020 3:00pm - 4:00pm CDT
  GIS Leadership & Management
 
Friday, October 2
 

11:00am CDT

Return on Investment for GIS
Return on Investment is a key metric that helps program managers on aspects of GIS planning to ensure the most effective results.

  • Developing Effective ROI Analysis for GIS
    Rebecca Somers, GISP, GIS Management Consultant, Somers-St.Claire GIS Management Consultants, Fairfax, VA
Moderators
avatar for Thomas Fisher

Thomas Fisher

GIS Administrator, Cuyahoga County
With over 29 years in the field of GIS, Tom Fisher is currently the Enterprise Geospatial Technologies Administrator for the County of Cuyahoga in Ohio. He leads a staff of five GIS professionals in the County’s Department of Information Technology. Mr. Fisher will assume the presidency... Read More →

Speakers
avatar for Rebecca Somers

Rebecca Somers

GIS Management Consultant, Somers-St.Claire GIS Management Consultants
Rebecca is a GIS Management Consultant specializing in GIS management, program review, and strategy development.  A GIS leader for more than 25 years, she has helped dozens of organizations successfully develop their GIS programs-both as an in-house GIS manager and as a consultant... Read More →

Friday October 2, 2020 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
  GIS Leadership & Management

11:00am CDT

Surveying and GIS – What’s Next
Accuracy is no longer in the sole domain of the surveyor.  When is it surveying and when is it positioning, or locating, or mapping?  Who can do what? When does a GIS professional cross the ‘surveying line’?  Why don’t surveyors use more GIS?  As technology continues to evolve, surveyors and GIS professionals and their respective professions will evolve as well.  What will this look like? How do we move forward?

Bring your questions, comments, and experiences for our expert panel. Expect a spirited session!

  • Surveying and GIS - Policy, Technology, and Emerging Issues
    Brent Jones, PE, PLS, Global Manager, Land Records/Cadastre, Esri, Vienna, VA
    Michael Dennis, Ph.D., PE, RLS, Geodesist/SPCS2022 Project Manager, NOAA's National Geodetic Survey, Vail, AZ 
    Timothy Burch, President-Elect-Board of Directors, National Society of Professional Surveyors
    Nancy von Meyer, PLS, PE, GISP, President, Fairview Industries, Pendleton, SC
Moderators
avatar for Brent Jones, PE, PLS

Brent Jones, PE, PLS

Global Manager, Land Records/Cadastre, Esri

Speakers
avatar for Nancy von Meyer, GISP, Ph.D.

Nancy von Meyer, GISP, Ph.D.

President, Fairview Industries, Inc.
Nancy von Meyer, PLS, PE, GISP, is vice president of Fairview Industries, Inc., specializing in developingland records information systems and developing sustainable partnerships and collaborations for shared datastewardship. Dr. von Meyer is a nationally recognized leader in land... Read More →
avatar for Tim Burch, PLS

Tim Burch, PLS

Executive Director, NSPS
Timothy W. Burch, PLS, is the Executive Director of the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS). He served as President-Elect, Vice President, and Secretary (2015-2019) of the Board of Directors and as Governor/Director representing Illinois (2007-2014). Tim has been involved... Read More →
avatar for Michael Dennis, PhD, PE, RLS

Michael Dennis, PhD, PE, RLS

Geodesist/SPCS2022 Project Manager, NOAA's National Geodetic Survey
Michael L. Dennis, PhD, RLS, PE is a geodesist at NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey (NGS) where he manages the State Plane Coordinate System of 2022 Project. He is also involved in evaluation of data processing and survey network adjustment procedures, development of standards and... Read More →

Friday October 2, 2020 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
  GIS Leadership & Management
 

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