20th New York State Geographic Information Systems Conference

GIS -- Connecting By Location

Conference Program
Registration Brochure (This is a .pdf of the Registration Brochure. Registration forms are available on the Registration Page)
Presentation Abstracts
Workshop Abstracts
Poster Abstracts
Featured Speaker Abstracts
Pre-Conference: Sunday, October 17, 2004
12:00pm Meet for Golf Tournament
12:30pm Golf Tournament Tee Off
3:00-5:00pm Exhibitor Set Up
7:00 - 9:00pm Social Hour in the Lobby Bar
   
Day 1: Monday, October 18, 2004
8:00am Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00am
Concurrent Sessions and Workshops
Duchess
Sullivan
Hudson
Columbia
Ulster
Session 1A
Vertical Datums Workshop 
Session 1B
Linear Referencing Systems and Dynamic Segmentation Workshop
Session 1C
GIS Grant Funding
for Local Governments Workshop
Session 1E
Asset Management
10:00am Exhibits Open
The Doctor's Office Opens
AM Break in Ballroom B and C (Exhibit Area)
10:30am
Concurrent Sessions and Workshops
Duchess
Sullivan
Hudson
Columbia
Ulster
Session 2A
Horizontal Datums
Workshop
Session 2B
ALIS
Session 2C
Mobile GIS
Session 2D
Land Use
Land Cover
Session 2E
3D GIS
12:00pm Lunch and Awards in Ballroom A
Presentation on regional highlights by Herb Hekler, former Planning Director for Ulster County
1:00 - 2:00 pm
 Manhattan Theater Keynote and Plenary Sessions:
Conference Welcome: Lee Herrington, Chair, NYS GIS Steering Committee
Program Highlights: Austin Fisher, Steering Committee Member
Keynote Presentation: A Bold Step for the National Spatial Data Infrastructure: The National Geospatial Programs Office by Hank Garie, Acting Program Coordinator for The National Map

NYS GIS/LIS Association Presentation, Sam Wear, GIS Manager, Westchester County and
Michael Crino, GIS Specialist, Baker Engineering NY, Inc.

State of GIS in New York State by William F. Pelgrin, Director, NYS Office of Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructure Coordination (NYS CSCIC)
2:00 - 2:15 pm
2:15 - 3:00 pm
3:00pm PM Break in Ballroom B and C (Exhibit Area)
3:30pm
Concurrent Sessions and Workshops
Duchess
Sullivan
Hudson
Columbia
Ulster
Session 3A
Geocoding Workshop
Session 3D
NYS GIS LIS Meeting
Session 3E
Programming Workshop

LULC Meeting (Orange)
5:15pm Reception and Poster Session
6:30pm Optional Banquet Dinner (Tickets are $25 each) in Grand Ballroom A
7:30pm Speaker: John Cloud, NOAA, Uncovering the Layers: The Complex Origins of GIS
8:30pm Comedian P.J. Walker
   
Day 2: Tuesday, October 19, 2004
7:30am Continental Breakfast in Gallery
8:00am Exhibits Open
The Doctor's Office Opens
8:30am
Concurrent Sessions and Workshops
Duchess
Sullivan
Hudson
Columbia
Ulster
Session 4A
Cartography Workshop
Session 4B
GPS Workshop

Session 4C
Water
Session 4E
Local Government Advisory Meeting
10:00am AM Break in Ballroom B and C (Exhibit Area)
10:30am
Concurrent Sessions and Workshops
Duchess
Sullivan
Hudson
Columbia
Ulster
Session 5A
DEC Workshop: Hydraulic Models

Session 5B
Homeland Security Workshop
Session 5C
Databases
Session 5E
Standards & Data Coordination Work Group
12:00pm Lunch in Ballroom A and "Birds of a Feather" Topics
1:30pm

Exhibits CLOSE

Concurrent Sessions and Workshops
Duchess
Sullivan
Hudson
Columbia
Ulster
Session 6A
Census Data
Workshop
Session 6B
Web
Development
Session 6D
Vendors
Session
Session 6E
Cancellation

Education Work Group Meeting (Orange)
3:00pm Conference Concludes