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Featuring Luncheon Speaker...
Rob Glazier, Healthcare Planning & Research, Walgreens
"GIS from a Business User's Perspective"
Most GIS professionals can point to the value they provide across the public sector but how many are aware of the reach they can have within the private sector?
From a business user's perspective Rob Glazier, Manager of Healthcare Planning & Research at Walgreen Co, will discuss the many applications of GIS he and his team use on a daily basis and why "spatial thinkers" are so important to growth minded businesses.
Ignite Spatial!
New this year:
What is Ignite Spatial, you ask? Check it out here!
(Sometimes called Pecha Kucha.) 5 minute presentations: 20 slides, 15 seconds each!
View the Ignite presentation: "Why and How to Give an Ignite Talk"
Exciting! Dynamic! Give it a try!
Morning
Registration and Coffee
FREE - REGISTRATION REQUESTEDCOFFEE SPONSOR: Anodyne Coffee Roasting Company
BREAKFAST SPONSOR: Einstein Bros. Bagels
TIME: 8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
LOCATION: American Geographical Society Library,
Golda Meir Library, 3rd floor East Wing
Intro to GIS Videos
FREE - REGISTRATION REQUESTEDTIME: 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
LOCATION: American Geographical Society Library,
Golda Meir Library, 3rd floor East Wing
Map Gallery
FREE - REGISTRATION REQUESTEDTIME: 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
LOCATION: American Geographical Society Library,
Golda Meir Library, 3rd floor East Wing
FOCUS: Student Projects and GIS Professional Projects
Mapping the Qualitative Spaces of Dance, Sarah Bennett, UW-Madison
Safari Urbis, Verónica Perales Blanco, Fred Adam, University of Murcia
Maps by mbrickmaps, MichaelBricknell, mbrickmaps
United States Foreign Service Posts and Department of State Jurisdictions, September 2011, Iain Crawford, U.S. Department of State
South Sudan, Leo Dillon, U.S. Department of State
Flights of Terror: The Attacks of September 11, 2001, Phillip D. Goins, UNC-Charlotte
Penn State Campus Maps: More than just Visitor Maps, Michael Hermann, Penn State University
The Columbia River System, Daniel Huffman, somethingaboutmaps.com
The Essential Geography of the United States of America, David Imus, Imus Geographics
Mapping of Insecure At Last: A Political Memoir, Alicia Iverson, Humboldt State University Winner of the 2011 NACIS Student Poster Competition
Reading Isthmus Roads and Rides, Bobby Marshment-Howell, UW-Madison
FIFA World Cup Historical Bests, Sam Matthews, UW-Madison
Madison, Jonathan Munetz,UW-Madison
The Nuclear Energy and Waste Dilemma in the United States, Kelly Muth, Humboldt State University
Distance to a Full Service Grocery Store, Patrick Nehring, UW-Extension Waushara County
An updated 1:24,000-scale Geologic Map of the Core Visitation Area of the Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve Including 38 Points of Geologic Interest, John H. Niles, San Francisco State University, and Douglas E.Owen, Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve
The Geography of Wisconsin Coffee Shops, Tyler Perrenoud, UW-River Falls
Scale-specific Automated Map Line Simplification by Vertex Clustering on a Hexagonal Tessellation, Paulo Raposo, Penn State University
Mapping Our Shared Environment, Karen Richardson, Commission for Environmental Cooperation of North America
The Wallowa / Grande Ronde River Guide, Jim Rounds, US Bureau of Land Management
LiDAR at Aztalan, Ann Runyard and Mark Dudzik, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Derivation of a Polynomial Equation for the Natural Earth Projection, Bojan Savric, University of Ljubljana
Map for Bicyclists: Dane County, Wisconsin, Dan Seidensticker, Madison Area Transportation Planning Board
Save Our Sequoias, Chandler Sterling, UW-Madison
Multivariate Symbology of Colorado Ecoregions, Stella Todd, and Brandy Whalen, Metro State College of Denver
Archaeological Sites of the French Contact Period in the Western Great Lakes AD 1600-1800, Heather Walder, UW-Madison
Bostonography, Tim Wallace, UW-Madison
Bogus Art Maps, Tim Wallace, UW-Madison, and Andy Woodruff, Axis Maps
UWM Student GIS Project Competition Judging
TIME: 10:00 AMLOCATION: Bridge to American Geographical Society Library,
Golda Meir Library, 3rd floor East Wing
Morning Workshop
FREE - REGISTRATION REQUESTEDTIME: 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
W1: Beginning Python Scripting for ArcGIS 10, Jeffrey Arp, Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee
LOCATION: GML Classroom B
Learn some basic Python programing skills, allowing you to automate geoprocessing tasks. Learn how to load the ArcGIS Geoprocessor object into Python, manage program flow and decision-making, and make your script available from a custom arc toolbox. We will work through a tutorial and brainstorm ways to implement Python scripts into your own projects.
Rotating Sessions
FREE - REGISTRATION REQUESTEDMORNING TIMES: 9:30,10:15 AND 11 AM
LOCATION: Golda Meir Library, 4th floor Conference Center
SS1: GIS Approaches in Public Health Research, Kirsten Beyer, Medical College of Wisconsin;
SS2: GIS Speak: GIS Vocabulary for Human Resources, Andy Tillman, City of Milwaukee;
SS3: Going Mobile: Getting Started Building Mobile Apps, Quinn Madson, UWM University Information and Technology Services;
SS4: New Features of Python in ArcGIS 10, Brett Ketter, UWM Geosciences Department;
American Geographical Society Library Tour
FREE - REGISTRATION REQUESTEDMORNING TIME: 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
LOCATION: American Geographical Society Library,
Golda Meir Library, 3rd floor East Wing
Jovanka Ristic
Vendor/Information Tables
FREE - REGISTRATION REQUESTEDTIME: 10:00 AM-4:00 PM
LOCATION: Golda Meir Library, 4th floor Conference Center Center for Transportation Education and Development
GIS Certificate Program, UW-Milwaukee
GIS Club at UW-Milwaukee
GITA, Wisconsin Chapter
Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee
Lunch and Keynote
Complimentary Pizza Lunch
FREE - REGISTRATION REQUESTEDSPONSOR: GITA, Wisconsin Chapter
TIME: 11:30 AM-1:15 PM
LOCATION: Golda Meir Library, 4th floor Conference Center
Student Project Competition Awards
Keynote Speaker:
Rob Glazier, Healthcare Planning & Research, Walgreens
"GIS from a Business User's Perspective"
FREE - REGISTRATION REQUESTEDTIME: 1:15 PM-2:15 PM
LOCATION: Golda Meir Library, 4th floor Conference Center "Welcome to Ignite Spatial,"
"TBA," Jeff Arp, Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee
"GIS in Search and Rescue," Todd Clausen, Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee
"LiDAR anyone? A quick look at aerial LiDAR use and application," Bill Shaw, Milwaukee County
"Solar Analysis for Siting the UWM Campus Gardens," Kate Nelson, UWM Sustainability Coordinator, Greg Latsch, GIS Certificate Student, and Jason Tilidetzke, Urban Planning Student
"GIS in Transit On-line," Ken Woodall, UWM School of Continuing Education
"2010-2011 GIS Salary Survey," Bill Huxhold, UWM Urban Planning Department
"Aerial Patrols in the Cloud," Eric Fowler, American Transmission Co.
GIS, mobile devices and cloud technology for the completion of annual aerial patrol inspections, as used by American Transmission Co.
Afternoon
American Geographical Society Library Tour
FREE - REGISTRATION REQUESTEDAFTERNOON TIME: 2:30 PM- 3:30 PM
LOCATION: American Geographical Society Library,
Golda Meir Library, 3rd floor East Wing
Jovanka Ristic
Rotating Sessions
FREE - REGISTRATION REQUESTEDAFTERNOON TIMES: 2:30, 3:15 AND 4 PM
LOCATION: Golda Meir Library, 4th floor Conference Center SS5: UWM Sustainable Measures Web Map, Kate Nelson, UWM Sustainability Coordinator, and Chris Brannin, UWM GIS Certificate Student;
SS6: Spatial Skills Required in the Private Sector, Rob Glazier, Walgreens;
SS7: Ozaukee County Municipal GIS Website, Cristina Richards, Ozaukee County
Afternoon Workshops
FREE - REGISTRATION REQUESTEDTIME:2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
W2: Intro to GIS, Ken Jenkins, URS
LOCATION: AUP 194
Introduction to the basics of geographic information systems using ESRI ArcGIS 9.3.1, internet mapping applications such as Map Milwaukee and DNR WebView, and hands-on learning exercises kick-start you on your path to GIS proficiency.
W3: Intro to Map Mashups, Kurt Meingast and Melissa Mann, Urban Planning
LOCATION: AUP 158
After a brief introduction to mashups [web applications that combine content from more than one source], learn how to create your own Maps mashup using either Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps or Google Maps. You'll be amazed at how fast and easy it is!
W4: Intermediate Python, Brett Ketter, Geosciences
LOCATION: GML Classroom B
Explore some of the new functionality available in the ArcPy package including the mapping and spatial analyst modules. Write scripts to get map feature information and change map elements on-the-fly.
Social Meet-up
TIME: 4:30 PM -LOCATION: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Union, Gasthaus