16th Annual GIS/CAMA Technologies Conference - Tuesday Details

San Antonio, Texas
Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Opening Session
8:30–10:00 AM

Danielle Simpson, 2012 Conference Chair, will welcome attendees and talk about conference highlights and not-to-miss events. IAAO and URISA leaders will report about association activities and the importance of this annual event.

We are honored to welcome Michael Amezquita, Chief Appraiser of the Bexar Appraisal District as our keynote speaker. His presentation, “Let the River Run…San Antonio’s Economic Engine,” will cover the history of the San Antonio Riverwalk and its economic impact on the city.

Michael A. Amezquita was born and raised in Austin, Texas. He possesses an Associate Degree in Property Tax Appraisal which he acquired at Austin Community College in 1986.  He received his Registered Professional Appraiser Designation in 1987 from the Board of Tax Professional Examiners.  He became a Certified Tax Administrator in 1995 through the Texas Association of Assessing Officers.
 
Since June 16, 2003, Mr. Amezquita has served as Chief Appraiser of the Bexar Appraisal District.  Prior to that, he served as Chief Appraiser of the Cameron Appraisal District from February 1995 through June 2003.
 
Mr. Amezquita served as a Board Member of the Board of Tax Professional Examiners from 1999 - 2006, serving as past Chairman of the Board for the 2003-2004 term.  He also served as part of the Technical Advisory Committee Property Tax Division for the Comptroller of Public Accounts from 1995- 2001.  He served as President of the Texas Association of Appraisal Districts in 2005; and serves on statewide legislative committees.

He is happily married to Mrs. Patricia Amezquita and has one son, Nicholas.  In his spare time, he enjoys golf, golf, and most of all, golf.

To close the session, the conference committee has organized a 'Breakout Session Preview' to help you figure out which sessions to attend. Each breakout session will be summarized and presented succinctly as a Lightning Talk. This should be both helpful and very entertaining!

Breakout Sessions  
10:30-12:00 Noon    

Get It Done 
“What” is as Important as “Where”
Reviewing existing guidelines and evaluating modern land records implementations will support the assessment operations and sharing of information, data and image management, geo-auditing, integration with other local government administration systems.

Moderator: William Stephenson, Washington County, Fayetteville, AR

• Modern Land Records Implementations
  Bill Wetzel, CIAO, The Sidwell Company, St Charles, IL

• The What is Just as Important as the Where!
  Peirce Eichelberger, gDBMS, Inc., Collegeville, FL
  Ed Crane, Esri, Topeka, KS

Run the Numbers  
Statistics Made Easy
Do you feel lost when someone talks about the terms: COD, r-squared and z-score?  We will explain these concepts so that you can understand them and communicate them to others.

Moderator: Christine Schluter, Bruce Harris & Associates Inc., Gainesville, FL

• Danielle Simpson, Boulder County, Boulder, CO
• Lorene Bayan-Wilson, Jackson County, Kansas City, MO
• Cindy South, CCI, Fort Collins, CO

Serve It Up
Treasure Hunting for Hidden Messages/Answers in your Data
Wait till you see this!  Recent innovations in interactive mapping technology, as well as improvements in rich user interface technology and novel design, have ushered in a new area of powerful GIS/CAMA data visualization. Combine these improvements with simple parcel-based live integration and you can ensure current and accurate data with intuitive graphical thematic mapping and charting.

Moderator: Chris Woodruff, Weld County Assessor, Greeley, CO

• Enhanced Data Visualization through Simplified Live GIS/CAMA Integration
  Mike Kaufman, and Ko Clifton, CCI, Fort Collins, CO
  Steve Brown, Douglas County, Castle Rock, CO
  

Roundtable Luncheon
12:00 Noon-1:30 PM

Enjoy a buffet lunch while discussing the pressing topics facing professionals today.

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Breakout Sessions  
1:30-3:00 PM

Get It Done
Mobile Appraisal Technology
Increase the efficiency in your office with  mobile appraisal/sketching, field data collection and paperless GIS/CAMA integration using mobile computers, digital pens and other tools.

Moderator: Jay Graber, Apex Software, San Antonio, TX

• Digital Pens for Appraisal Data Collection
  Rob Turner, CFA, Hillsborough County Property Appraiser, Tampa, FL

• The Mobile Appraiser: Implementing Remote Data Collection
  Alan Smith and  Carly Wantulok, Ada County, Boise, ID

• GIS/CAMA Integration and Mobile Appraisal/Sketching
  Bonan Li, ZillionInfo, LLC, Columbia, SC

Run The Numbers
Modeling How-To with GIS Enhancements
Have you wondered how to get started with modeling and have the results displayed and edited on a map?  This is the session where it will be discussed and demonstrated live using real data and COTS software.

Moderator: Lorene Bayan-Wilson, Jackson County, Kansas City, MO

• Modeling How-To with GIS Enhancements
  Michael Ireland, CAE, City of Bloomington Township, Bloomington, TX
  Patrick O’Connor, ASA, Consultant, Plano, TX

Serve It Up
Ask Before You Act!
Do you know what your users/constituents really are seeing on your website and what they’re doing with your data?  Having the courage to examine old practices and then changing when it’s needed takes effort.  Learn how to manage the process of working with new groups, both inside and outside your organization for better integration.

Moderator: Josephine Lim, IAAO Past-President, Victoria, BC, Canada

• Refreshing your Website: How to Keep your Public Partners Involved
  Dorothy Jacks, AAS, Palm Beach County Property Appraiser, West Palm Beach, FL

• Is Your Web Site Working For You? Creating a Two-Way Street With Your Customers
  Michael Prestridge, CCF, CFE, Orange County Property Appraiser , Orlando, FL

Breakout Sessions  
3:30-5:00 PM

Get It Done
Smorgasbord of Ideas to Savings
Data-visualization tools, on-line filing, self-hosting oblique imagery can all be used to streamline processes and increase your return-on-investment.

Moderator: Danielle Simpson, Boulder County, Boulder, CO

• GIS/CAMA Smorgasbord
  Tom Durrant, CRA, Washington County Assessor's Office, St. George, UT

• An Examination of the Success of Finding Government Agencies to Share Costs of Oblique Imagery
  Scott Sherwood, Pictometry International, Rochester, NY

•  Reassessing Real Property Without Existing Data
  Brian Fontenot, Lafayette Parish, Lafayette, LA

Run The Numbers
Solving International Challenges  
Find out how jurisdictions in Iceland and Canada have implemented new processes to solve common challenges facing global markets.

Moderator: Dick Ward, CAMA Consultant, Toledo, OH

• Using Unconventional Data to Model Distressed Markets
  Thorsteinn Arnalds, MSc, Registers Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland

• Population Based Ratio Studies
  Brian Guerin and James Ellens , MIMA, Municipal Property Assessment Corporation, Pickering, ON, Canada
  Bob Gloudemans, Almy, Goudemans, Jacobs & Denne, Phoenix, AZ
  

Serve It Up
Managing What You Have to Get What You Need
Cutting edge approaches to managing software development using an agile organizational structure and effective client-vendor collaboration.

Moderator: Scott Sherwood, Pictometry, Rochester, NY

• Truly Collaborating with Your Vendor on GIS Integration to Get What You Need
  Greg Daniels, CAE, City of Lynchburg, Lynchburg, VA
  Cynthia Williamson, Manatron, Inc, Indianapolis, IN
  Doug Bennett, Manatron, Inc, Beavercreek, OH

• Effective Agile Management in the Workplace
  Lori Burge and Ryan Garner, CCI, Fort Collins, CO
  Patrick Berner, CCI, Fort Collins, CO

Evening Activities

The committee is busy putting together a list of optional activities in which you might be interested.

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