Highlights from GIS-Pro 2011: URISA's 49th Annual Conference for GIS Professionals

November 1-4, 2011
Indianapolis, Indiana

GIS-Pro 2011: URISA's 49th Annual Conference for GIS Professionals took place November 1-4, 2011 at the brand new J.W. Marriott in Indianapolis, Indiana.

This was your INvitation to be:

•   INspired
•   INvigorated
•   INformed
•   INvolved
     ... in INdianapolis!

Attendees took full advantage of the education and events at the conference including the "All Things Geospatial" evening Ignite session, Lightning Talks, an OpenStreetMap Lab, DevMeetUp, Esri Technical Workshops and User Group Meeting, in addition to full-day URISA Certified Workshops, peer presentations and invited speakers and panelists.

We recognized the 2011 GIS Hall of Fame inductees, Exemplary Systems in Government and URISA Service Award winners during the Awards Breakfast; GISPs and Young Professionals networked during their receptions; and attendees expanded their professional networks at the various social events during the conference.

View the Opening Keynote Address by Vincent Hoong

View the Closing Plenary Address by Sean McGrath and Several Ignite Presentations

Tweeters were busy!

Listening in...

URISA President, Cy Smith, sets the tone.

Allen Ibaugh talks about URISA's GISCorps successes.

Speed Networking was fun!

Luncheon presentations were again a big hit!

Peyote Moon supplied the great entertainment during the Networking Reception.

Bill Huxhold remarks about his induction into the GIS Hall of Fame.

Barry Wellar talks about his Hall of Fame recognition.

Huge progress made on a Geospatial Management Competency Model. Stay tuned for more!

And then there were the Ignite sessions! Always entertaining and informative!

Even Pam Sig sent in a video Ignite talk...from an airport in the
Northeast (snowed in): Click here

GIS-Pro 2011 Conference Program - see what you missed!

Complete program details with event and session descriptions, abstracts and speaker profiles.

Conference Onsite Program - downloadable PDF (large file)

Conference Committee - None of this would be possible without the dedication of the URISA members who volunteered to participate on the Conference Committee. We owe them all a huge thank you!

Why Attend GIS-Pro?

We introduced a mobile app for the conference this year: