WVAGP/EPan GIS Event Agenda 2011
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This document provides an agenda for a two-day GIS conference taking place on June 14-15, 2011 at the US Fish and Wildlife Service's National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. Day 1 includes hands-on training sessions on coordinate systems, ArcGIS 10, internet mapping, and census data. Day 2 consists of presentations on linking databases, remote sensing, ArcGIS parcel tools, and the West Virginia GeoExplorer project, followed by a business meeting. Breaks and lunches are provided each day. An evening social is scheduled for Day 1. Lodging information and maps of the area are also included.
WVAGP/EPan GIS Event Agenda 2011
- 1. AGENDA June 14, Tuesday - Day 1 (Trainings) Breaks Provided by: Region 9 Planning and Development Council ESRI Doctor’s Office at Entry Auditorium (Day 1 Only) 7:30am-8:00am Registration (Entry Auditorium) 8:00am-5:00pm Understanding Coordinate Systems and Best GPS Practices (G30 Instructional East, hands-on) Christine Iksic, Precision Laser & Instrument Inc. 8:00am-5:00pm What to Know About ArcGIS 10 (G24 Instructional East, hands-on) Kevin Kuhn, West Virginia GIS Technical Center 8:00am-12:00pm Internet Mapping Overview – What You Need To Know To Get Started (Entry Auditorium) Frank LaFone, West Virginia GIS Technical Center 12:00pm -1:00pm LUNCH (Provided Onsite by WVAGP) 1:00pm-5:00pm Census Data Boot Camp (Entry Auditorium) Laura Waggoner, US Census Bureau 6:00pm-9:00pm WVAGP/EPan Mixer – Blue Moon Café in Shepherdstown June 15, Wednesday - Day 2 (Presentations/Business Meeting) Breaks Provided by: Jefferson County GIS/Addressing Office 7:30am-8:00am Registration (Entry Auditorium) 8:00am-9:00am Welcome and Introductions Jim Willis, Deputy Director - US Fish & Wildlife Service’s National Conservation Training Center Robb Shaffer, President - West Virginia Association of Geospatial Professionals Matthew Mullenax, Eastern Panhandle West Virginia GIS Users Group 9:00am-9:30am When Domains Collide: Linking Databases to Determine Pupil Generation Rates Jessica Gormont, Jefferson County GIS/Addressing Office Tori Myers, Jefferson County Assessor’s Office Mark Schiavone, Jefferson County Department of Capital Planning and Management 9:30am-10:00am Remote Sensing and the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill John Amos, SkyTruth 10:00am-10:15am BREAK 10:15am-10:45am ArcGIS 10 Parcel Management Tools Jake Skinner and Brad Songer, ESRI 10:45am-11:15am The West Virginia GeoExplorer Project Keith Alexander and Christy Toms, Shepherd University 11:15am-11:45am Information Exchange *** Winner of Map Gallery Competition Announced*** 11:45am -1:00pm LUNCH (Provided Onsite by WVAGP) 1:00pm -4:00pm WVAGP Annual Membership Meeting 4:00pm -5:00pm WVAGP Board Meeting
- 2. Tuesday Wednesday June 14 June 15 Location - Entry Auditorium G24 - Instructional East G30 - Instructional East Entry Auditorium 7:30am Registration Registration 8:00am Welcome and Internet Mapping Understanding Introductions What To Know About Overview - What You Coordinate Systems ArcGIS 10 9:00am Need To Know To Get and Best GPS Practices (hands-on) Pupil Generation Rates Started (hands-on) RS & Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill 10:00am Break – By Region 9 Break – By Region 9 Break – By Jeff. Co. GIS ArcGIS 10 Parcel Management Tools WV GeoExplorer Project 11:00am (continued) (continued) (continued) Information Exchange 12:00pm Lunch – Commons Lunch – Commons Provided by WVAGP Provided by WVAGP 1:00pm Census Data Boot WVAGP Business (continued) (continued) Camp Meeting 2:00pm Break – By Region 9 Break – By Region 9 Break – By Jeff. Co. GIS 3:00pm (continued) (continued) (continued) (continued) 4:00pm WVAGP Board Meeting 5:00pm WVAGP/EPan Mixer - Blue Moon Cafe in Shepherdstown - 6:00pm-9:00pm
- 3. EVENT INFORMATION Registration Register for the 2011 WVAGP/EPan Annual Meeting online at http://www.wvagp.org. Pre-registration is mandatory for both days, including support staff and presenters. There will be no walk-ups and no event day registration available. Our host site is a secure, federal facility that requires advance notice of attendee names. Map/Poster Competition There will be a map competition with the top three winners receiving prizes! Please submit your name, entry title and a .pdf file (optional) of your map to Jessica Gormont at [email protected]. You MUST bring your own hard copy to the event for display. Event day entries will be accepted. Maps will be hung on the first day in the Entry Auditorium between 7:30am-8:00am. Voting will begin on Tuesday and conclude after the morning break on Wednesday. Winners will be announced just before lunch on the second day. Direct any questions you have to Jessica Gormont. Location The 2011 WVAGP/EPan Annual Meeting is being held June 14-15, 2011 at the US Fish & Wildlife Service’s National Conservation Training Center (NCTC) campus, 698 Conservation Way, Shepherdstown, WV. After entering on the campus proceed until reaching the guard shack. Stop at the stop sign and the guard will check off your name on the list. The guard may ask to see a photo ID. Once cleared, park in the Blue Lot (see NCTC Campus Map). Please register at the Entry Auditorium, pick up your name tag and head toward your scheduled event. Lodging WVAGP has a block of rooms at the following hotels near the event site (see Shepherdstown Area Map): Comfort Inn (22 room block, 10 room block Wednesday night) Clarion Hotel & Conference Center (18 room block) ($82 per night) ($99 per night, $82 per night w/ government ID) 70 Maddex Square Drive 233 Lowe Drive Shepherdstown, WV 25443 Shepherdstown, WV 25443 (304) 876-3160 (304) 876-7000 NOTE: Reserve early, the WVAGP group rate and room block expires May 13, 2011. When booking, mention the group name, "WVAGP". If seeking government rate, you must present ID at time of check-in. If planning to stay three days, please consider staying at the Comfort Inn. Other lodging in the area includes: Bavarian Inn Comfort Suites Holiday Inn Express 164 Shepherd Grade Road 1937 Short Road 681 Flowing Springs Road Shepherdstown, WV 25443 Martinsburg, WV 25401 Ranson, WV 25438 (304) 876-2551 (304) 263-8888 (304) 725-1330 Restaurants There are a number of restaurants in the Shepherdstown area, especially downtown. Refer to the Shepherdstown Restaurant Map for their names, locations and phone numbers.
- 4. Evening Social On Tuesday evening from 6:00pm-9:00pm those who are interested can join other WVAGP/EPan members at the Blue Moon Café in Shepherdstown. There will be live music as you eat on the shores of Town Run, right across from the famous “Little House.” Free parking is also across the street in Lot A of Shepherd University. SHEPHERDSTOWN AREA MAP