Invited Speakers for 2007
23rd Annual New York State GIS Conference
Monday's Keynote Speaker: Joseph K. Berry
Dr. Joseph K. Berry is the Principal of Berry & Associates // Spatial Information Systems (BASIS), consultants and software developers in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology. He is a contributing editor and author of the Beyond Mapping column for GeoWorld magazine and has written over two hundred papers on the analytic capabilities of GIS technology. He is the author of the popular books Beyond Mapping, Spatial Reasoning, Analyzing Precision Ag Data, Analyzing Geo-Business Data, Analyzing Geo-Spatial Resource Data, The Precision Farming Primer (online) and Map Analysis: Procedures and Applications in GIS Modeling (online). He serves as the Keck Scholar in Geosciences at the University of Denver and Special Faculty at Colorado State University.
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Monday's State of the State Address: Bill Johnson
Bill Johnson is Assistant Deputy Director & CIO for the New York State Office of Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructure Coordination. He functions as Operations Manager for the agency, overseeing both GIS and Cyber Security. He also Chairs the 18-member NYS GIS Coordinating Body which oversees the Statewide GIS Coordination Program. Previously, Bill was CSCIC's Manager of Geographic Information and Critical Infrastructure Coordination.
Monday evening Banquet Speaker: Ross S. Whaley
Ross S. Whaley has over 30 years experience as a university teacher, researcher and administrator. He also served as Director of Economics Research for the United States Forest Service for 6 years. He holds a bachelor’s degree in forestry and a Ph.D. in natural resource economics from the University of Michigan.
Since 1984, Whaley has been associated with the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, 16 years as its President and subsequently as University Professor. As Professor his interest focused on the political economy of sustainable development.
